New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-28

Belot, bnFrel, Collins, Carr, Cuny, CraW'
ford, Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne, Demarest,
Hin, Honore, Harper, Holland, Hall, Hsi.
L'Heste, sferris, AcVeaH, aftirreiill, Melvin,
Morey Morapd, Magee, Noble. Pratt, Page,
Reese Rey, Slaton, Sterrett, Simms, Taylor,
Tureaud, Umphreys, Walsh, Washington,
Wren, H. Williams, Waters, N. Young,
Yorke, D. Young, Zoelly-S6.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. satchell.
Mr.. Honere, of Point Coupee, announced
the illness of Mr.. Smith, of Point Coupee,
and asked that he be excused.
Granted.
Under suspension of the rules Mr..
Yorke, of Carroll, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted;
WHEREAS, This House did on the twenty
first September adopt resolution granting
Theogene Castillo, who contested the seat
OF Hon. Willis Prescott, as member from
the parish of st. Landry, per diem and
mileage from the commencement of this
session unto the day when Mr.. Prescott was
confirmed in his seat; and
Whereas, The said Theogene Castillo
abandoned the contest on the grounds of
total inability to prove single allegation,
and did not appear as q contestant, be it
ResolDed, That this House do revoke the
resolution referred to, and do recede from
their action in the premises.
p. JONES YORKE,
Chairman of the Committee on Elections
and Qualifications.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Muir
rell, of Lafourche, offered the following
resolution, which was, on motion of Mr..
Carr, amended to read as follows.
RESOLVED That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Lands and Levees be al
lowed to sit during the recess of the General
Assembly or during the adjournment of the
same, aud that he is hereby directed to
prepare report in detail, showing the con-
dition and disposition of the phblic lands of
the State since the twenty-siXth day of Jan
uary, 1861.
The amendment was accepted by the
mover, and the resolution adopted.
Under a suspension OF the rules, Mr.. Isa-
belle, of Orleans, offered the following reso.
luton, which was referred to the Committee
on Claims. /
ReSolUed, That W. B. Phillips, who has
acted rs secretary to Committee on Paro-
chial Affairs, and rendered efficient service
to chairman of Committee on Public Health
and Quarantine, be paid his salary as Secre-
tary from the 10th OF August past.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
The Committee on Election and Qualiica-
tons submitted the following reports, which
were received and read:
MAJORITY REPORT
Room OF COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND)
Publications, House OF Representatives. state
of Louisiana, New Orleans. September "A, 1869.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Represent atives:
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned, composing
a majority of your Committee on Elections
and Qualifications, to whom was submitted
the contested election case of the parish of
East Baton Rouge, wherein V. NJ. Lange
and Robert Lange contest the seats of B. E.
CLANCY and John s. Huguet, do report to
your honorable body that they have care
fully examined the evidence adduced, and
have arrived at the following conclusions:
First-That B. i. CLANCY received a ma
jority of 1853 votes over v NJ. Lange; and
Johh s. Huguet had an excess of 754 votes
over Robert Lange, and sufficient evidence
has not been presented to overcome these
maiorites.
Second The charges of intimidation, vic.
lence and fraud are disproyen by the rebut.
ting testimony.
Third-Tho evidence presented shows
that several cOlered voters testified that
peace and order reigned on both days of
election.
The committee overruled the ey.
ceptions of defendants to the trial
of this cause, and all parties
by mutual consent submitted the evidence
as per printed report, and after more than
twenty days had elapsed, the contestants
demanded that the case be referred for the
purpose of allowing them to reject certain
rebutting testimony, which they had al.
ready accepted, which was properly refused
them according to law.
Hence, the premises considered, we are of
the opinion that Messrs. B. E. CLANCY and
John S. Huguet were fairly elected aud we
recommend that they be confirmed in their
seats as Representatives of the parish of
East Baton Rouge.
Respectfully submitted,
P. JONES YORH,
Chairman;