New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-21
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case, the former decision of the court Or
legal tenders stands.
1t is stated that seven Senators have
changed front on the San Domingo treaty,
and it is asserted that its early ratification
is probable.
Sendte-On motion of Mr. Sherman, the
privilege OF the floor was extended to the
members of the Ohio Legislature.
The Senate took up the Pacific railroad
bill, pending the amendment of Harton TO
strike out the additional land grant allow
ing it to make up the present deficiency
from sections on each side OF the road ten
miles beyond the present limits, and dis
cussed and finally rejected. Ten yeas,
forty-one nays.
jected, and without any action being taken
on the bill the Senate adjourned.
TIE sYpHER coNrEsT-LATsR REPORT.
Mr.. Kerr offered a resolution, directing
the Speaker of the House to inform the
Governor OF Louisiana that there is a va
cancy in the representation for the First
Congressional District of that State. Some
discussion followed between Messrs. Kerr,
Cox and others, which was finally declared
out of order.
MIR. Butler, of Massachusetts,, asked leave
to introduce joint resolution to annex the
republic of Dominica Qaughter,, but Mr..
Brooks objected, and pending the disposi.
ton of Mr.. Kerr's resolution, the House ad.
journed.
ONE MORE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, April -House.-The
House then proceeded to vote on the reso-
luton to seat General Sypher, from the
First Congressional District of Louisiana.
At the close of the roll call there was q ma
| iority of three against the resolution; but
one Republican member changed his vote,
and three or four others who had not voted
in the affirmative, among them Mr.. Farms
| worth. who said he had not examined the
report, but was willing to follow the recon-
| mendations of the committee. The vote
being announced-yeas IS, nays 73-Gen~
eral Sypher came forward to take the oath,
when Mr.. Brooks objected on the ground
that he resided in Pennsylvania. This was
overruled by the Speaker under the action
OF the House.
Nj Cox, as a question of privilege, asked
to have the protest of the Democratic men,
| bers read, bat Mr.. Stevenson objected.
Mr.. Moore, of Illinois, moved to recon
| slider the vote, which was carried by s. to
| 70, bringing the original resolution declar-
ing Sypher entitled to the seat before the
House again.
Mr.. Fitch offered, as substitute for it,
resolution that there was NO valid election
held in the First Congressional District of
Louisiana on November 3, 1868, and that
neither Sypher or st. Martin is estitled to
the seat.
Mr. Stevenson moved TO table the substi-
tutes; yeas rs, nays 81.
Mr.. Fitchs substitute was agreed to,
100 to69, and the resolution thus amended
was adopted, yeas 95, nays 66, and so the
election in the First Louisiana District is
declared invalid.
A bill to consolidate and amend the
statutes relative to patent and copyrights
was discussed and amended by increasing
the salary of the Congressional Librarian to
$4,000, and laid over.
The Senate substitute for the census bill
was not concurred in, and went to the Com
nttee on Conference.
The Senate substitute for the Georgia bill
came Up. Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,,
moved its reference to the Reconstruction
Committee.
Substitutes were offered by Messrs. Logan,
Cessna and Ingersoll. Mr.. Logans substi-
tute, as agreed upon between him
and Mr.. Bingham, was ready. 1t
provides that elections shall be held
in Georgia in 1870, for members of
the General Assembly, provided for in the
Constitution of that State adopted by its
convention, March IL, 1868, at which per
sons, who by the constitution, are electors,
shall be entitled to vote. The second Sec
ton declares that the State of Georgia is en-
titled to representation in Congress.
The bill was referred to the Reconstruc--
ton Committee.