New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-01
right to interruptthe reading Of the report.


President Of this body is actingin in opposition
to military order to-day received from
General. Grant. and shall not yield this
floor for any business until that. order is
read.
The President called the gentleman to
order
Mr. sambola rose to protest against the
action of the President, and insisted on be-
ing heard, and was several times called to
order by the President. ga
Mr. Darrell rose to ask if persons unqual-
fed were to interrupt the proceedings Of
this House.
Some confusion here prevailed, but order
was finally restored by Messrs. sambola and
Jewell being induced by their friends to
yield the floor.
The report Of the comm ttee was then
read, and was as follows:
SENATE COMMITTEE ON )
ELEoTIoNa AND RETU eNs
New Orleans, June 50, 1868. }
Your committee would respectfully report
in the case of Hugh j. Campbell that it ap.
pears by a certificate ofsthe Board Of Regis
tration that Hugh j. Campbell had 1897 votes,
and that A. Sambola had 1894, and that
.huBn GslOhulpD6ll was uuly elbCleQ IIOm
the Second Senatorial District; and your
committee would also sfate that the said A.
Sambola did offer to submit evidence that
he was duly elected; therefore your
committee would respectfully recommend
that the said Hugh j. Campbell be allowed
70 take his seat in this body, and that the
said A. Sambola be allowed to contest the
same; your Committee not recoenizirg the
authority Of the Commanding General. TO
change the returns of the said rtgistrars, that
were duly appointed according to the acts
of Congress known as the Reconstruction
sActs.n} g-u
Respectfully submitted.
MORG AN F. SMITH,
| Chairman of Committee.
Mr.. Ray moved that MI. Blackman be now
permitted to make his statement to the
House. The motion was seconded by MI.
Beares. S
MIR. Lynch desired to know whether the
statement of Mr.. BIackman would not
be of the same force after action
was had upon the report of the committee
as before. He wished to be fair in this mat
ter. The case rader consideration was diff
ferent from that of any other contestant.
Two sets of Credentials, one from the COM
mander of the Fifth Military District, and
one from the Board of Registration, were
presented to the committee. The commit
tee had, as he thought, properly decided
that the member holding credentials from
the Board of Registration shoald take
his seat in, the Senate, and that the
other should be the Contestant. When the
permanent Committee on Elections is ap-
pointed the contestant will have a fair
hearing. On that committee he hoped both
sides of the House would be represented.
Nothing could be gained at present by .
discussion Of the case. He therefore moved
that the report of the committee be
adopted.
The motion was seconded.
Mr.. Ray said that his previous motion
that Mr.. Blackburn be heard had been sec
Onded.
Mr.. Beares said he had seconded the mo,
tion of Mr.. Ray.
Mr.o'Hara moved to lay the motion o.
DTrs Ray on the table.
The motion was seconded.
Mr.. Ray called for the yeas and nays.
Seconded by Mr.. Beares.
The roll was called with the following re
suit,
Yeas: Coupiand, Darrell. FRANCOIS, Har
ris. Kelso. Lewis, Lynch, Monette, O'Hana,
Packard. Poindexfer, Pollard, Smith, Whit
ney, Wilcox, Wittgenstein-l6.
Nays: Beares, jerks, Ray-3.
Mr.. Lynch as his name was called said
Recognizing the credentials Of the Board Of
Registration as superior to the military
authorities, vote yea. a
The motion was therefore laid on the ta
bic.
Mf. SaRbola supposed that when q max
held in his hand his credentials he hat
a right to speak. He aAked to explain th'
matter that his constituents might knoW-
The President said the gentleman wasou
of brder. Being sawyer, he must know
perfectly well If injustice was done him th'
proper resources for redress. gia3
The motion to adopt the report of th
!, Committee on ELECTIONS and Returns rs
carriet. a.s6u fsle els38 &
Mr. wittgeustein moved that Mr.. oampbel
], be sworn in.
Mr., sambols again rose to protest, Stain
!. that he had witnesses TO prove the validit
his credentials. t99
The Presideat--If you have Witnessed Che
will be heard before the proper committed
! Iswish the geltledaan to understand that
have no disposition to be unfair with him
but as the Chairman Of this body mus
, keep ORDER II ! err there Is redress.
have heard that threats have been mad
against my life on account of the position
thought 1t was my duts to take yesterday
but neither these nor any disorderly gonduc
on the part of gentlemen viii sway me fror
the discharge Of my duts IS understand Il
Mr.. Lynch-I think Ispeak the sentiment
OF the entire quorum when / say that v
J have uo desife 70 parsue auy coarse say
that which ID founded on right aud justict
fwas pleased b thespirtt Of the remsrke Z
! Andsrson) allat heBcaforth We should la
the dead past bury It's dead, aud com
hers having ia view only the interests {
: the State Of Leaisisna aud dtschaEge u
~ duties Whi1h those interests require ID aucl
4 manner that We shall never hays g 2
regret or y a.ham Of the record We haT
! l0adh If Mr. Campben e sworn 10 1o'
~ eAmboiA can go before NE Con Uitte
!, on Eisetipns when ierm eat organazs
!. tio1 Is sen4afDd and present be Qeqce, y
that coHamittea i hlIe Us side Of the hopa
will be Iepreaented fsifly and ably. fw
: reports will then be pltAeHted aad Fs CO
act iatelhesnflF. i therefore second th
I 7aotion that ar, Casdphell be sWoFn IS. So
= call f0r tha yeas asid uayss
The Secretary csiled lhe roll sad the M
{ tiun was adopted --geas 10; nays mono.
3 HnLynch moved t Feconsiderasion
the vote 81 which tde motion az Henati