New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-09
THE LEGIsLATURE,
tcoSrrSUED FROM YIRsr rAez.l

They rerort that Frank Borge, whose cleo
ton as representative has been announced
By the commander of the Fifth Military
District, is disqualified from holding said
office by reason of having been registered
enemy of the United States.
That article eighteen of the constitution
OF the State of Louisiana provides that
Every elector under this constitution shall
be eligible to seat in the House of Repre-
sentatives,n yet Frank Borge has not pro
duced evidence showing that he has COM
piled with the conditions prescribed In arti-
Gle ninety-nine OF the State constitution, to
wit: "That no person who, prior to the first
of January, 1868, favored the execution OF
the laws of the United States, popularly
known as the reconstruction acts OF Con
gress, and openly and actively assisted the
loyal men of the State in their efforts to re-
store Louisiana to her position IN the
| Union, shall be held to be included among
those herein excepted aud hence was not
an elector under the constitution at the
| time of his election.
And they do further report that the con-
| testant, Augustine Maurice, has not pro-
duced sufficient evidence of fraud to entitle
him to a seat as Representative OF the
Eighth Representative District OF the parish
of Orleans.
The vote in the Eighth Representative
District stood as follows:
Frank Borge received. ........... ga votes
| Augustin Maurice received ..... 62S votes
Majority for Borge. ........,. SAG votes
Wherefore, the premises considered, we
respectfully recommend that new election
be ordered in said Representative district.
Respectfully submitted.
P. JONES YORKE.
Chairman;
JAMES S. MATHEWS,
HAIRY LOTT.
DENNIS BURREL.
Messrs. Lott and Morris called for the
yeas and nays.
MI. Holland, OF Tensas, moved to ad.
ourn-lost.
Yeas and nays ordered, resulting as
follows:
Yeas: Abbot, Brewster, Burrel, Bergeron,
Collins Carr, Cuny, Crawford. Demarest,
Faulkner, Gair, Gray, Haskell. Hanlon,
Hutchinson, Heidenhain, Isabelle, Kent,
Lee, Leroy, L'Hoste, Morris, McCuIen,
McMillen, Murrell, Melvin, Morey, May,
Mathews, Magee, Noble, Pearce, Page,
Sterritt, Walsh, Wren, Wilson, H. Williams
Waters. Yorke-4O.
Nays: Alexander, Adolphe, Calhoun,
Duparte, Guigonet, Garstkamp, Hill,
Honore, Harper, Holland, Hall, Lott,
Mahier, Raymond, Reese, Rey. Taylor,
Imphreys, Washington, William C.
Williams-20.
The majority report was adopted.
Mr.. Isabelle, of Orleans, moved to recon
slider the vote Just taken, and to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table.
Mr. Holland, of Tensas, moved to ad-
iourn.
Lost.
The yeas and nays were called on the
motion of Mr.. Isabelle, resulting as fol-
lows:
Yeas: Abbot, Brewster, Burrel. Berge.
ron, Collins, Carr, Cuny, Crawford, Dena-
rest Faulkner Gray, Hanlon, Heidenhain,
Isabelle, Kent, Lee, Leroy. LHcste, Nc
Cullen. McMillen, McVean, Melvin, Morey,
Morand, May, Matthews, Nagee, Noble,
Pearce, Page, Sterrett. Wren, Wilson, H.
Williams, Waters, Yorke-36.
Nays: Alexander, Adolphe, Calhoun,
Deslonde, Dupart, Guigonet, Garstkamp.
Hill, Honore, Harper, Holland, Hall,
Lott, Morris, Mahier, Murrel, Mansion,
Raymond, Rey, Taylor, Umphre7s, Walsh,
Washington, VIM. G. Williams--24.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARrsfESrl
new Orleans September 3, 1868,
To the Honorable Speaker of the House of
Representatives:
| am instructed by his Excellency, the
Governor, to inform the House OF Repre-
sentatives that he has approved and signed
An act providing a remedy against usur-
patton, intrusion into or the unlawful hold
ing or exercising public office or franchise
in this State.
F. c. REMICK,
Private Secretary.
SPECIAL ORDER or THB DAY.
House bill NO. 1l9 was taken up, and, on
motion of Blr. McVean, of Caddo the fur
Their consideration of the bill was postponed
for one week.
The report of the Committee on Quaran-
the and Public Health, was taken up.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, moved to take
up at the same time substitute for House
bill No. 50.
The rules were suspended, and the bill
taken up.
House bill No. 50 and the substitute were
read
Pending the discussion of which. the
House, on motion of Mr., Carr, of Orleans,