The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-23

Mr.. Faulkner. of Caldwell, offered the
following resolution @es1Ss
Reolued, That the Committee on Elec-
tons and qualifications be directed to
report the cases Of Llalnbias vs.. -, of
Orleans; Bryan vs.. -, of Calcnsieu;
Pond, Of East Feliciana; Huston, of
East Feliciana; Broussard vs.. Wakefield,
Of Iberia; Hyams, of West Baton Rouge,
vs. --; Barrow vs. -. of West Fell
ciana, and that said committee be di-
rected to report to this House in twenty
minutes. ..4.f
The rules were suspended bya rising
vote of yeas 81, nays 10. "'at
Mr.. H. Lott, of Rapides, moved to lay
the resolution on the tn lie.
Lost.
Mr.. Barrett, of Orleans, called for the
previous question ON the adoption of the
resolution, and being seconded by Mr..
Faulkner, of Caldwell, called for the yeas
and nays. Il I
Yeas Antoine, Baker. Barrett, Bar
row, Bentley. Bickham, Blunt, Brewster;
Broussard Brown. Bryan, Buckingham
Burch, Butler, Carter, Chachere, Coch-
ran, Crawford, Darby, Darinsburg
Davidson, Demas, Durio, Ellis, Faulkner,
Floyd, Fontsieu; Gaddis, Gardner, W.
Harper, Huston, Hyams, johnson, Kear-
son, Kenner, Killen, La Saliniere, Lau-
rent, Llambias, Lynch, Mahoney, Mar
vim, Matthews, Mcfarland. Meadows,
Moncure, Moore. Norris, Murray, Mel
son, Oplatek, Otto, Overton, Pond, Quinn
Raby, Riley, Sartain, Schumacher, Stew
ems. Stinson, Tatman, Thompson, Tu-
reaud, Unman. Wands, Washington, OF
Ccncordia, Waters, Wheyland, E. VIII
liams. H. Williams, Wilson, Yorke,
Young-7A.
Nays Abel, Adolphe, Belot. Bowen,
Buchanan, Devices, Garstkamp, P. Har-
per, Hampstead, Kinsella, b. Lott, J. B.
Lott Marie. McCarty, Murphy, Ong,
Ringgold, Souer, Stamps, Stanton, Tou-
noir, YerreH. Washington, Of Assump-
ton, Worrall-24. .. 49,,
Main question ordered
The question recurring upon the
adoption of the resolution, it was
adopted. .. ..... .
Mr.. Lott, of Rapides, rendered his re.
signation as member Of the Committee
on Elections and Qualifications.
Mr.. Abel, of Bossier, moved thai
the House take recess of twenty-five
minutes,
Mr.. Faulkner. Of Caldwell, moved t.
amend by inserting thirty minutes.
Mr.. Wheyland, Of Sabine. offered tn
followin, substitute: THAT the Hous'
adjourn till II NJ. tomorrow"
Mssms. Wheyland, of Sabine, and Bar
rett, of Orleans, called for the yeas ant
nays upon the adoption Of the substitute
which resulted ~ follows
Yeax Abell Adolphe, Bclot Bickham. Bow
en-, buchanan. Cochran, Darinsburs, Davidson
Davis. Devices, p. Harper, Laurent, H. Lott
Marie, McCarty, Moore, Morphy, Ong. Riley
Rincyold, Smith. Souer, Stamps, Stanton, Tou
noir, Verrett, Washington, of Assu,nption--2s
Nays; Antoine Baker, Barrett, Barrow, Bent
LEV, Blunt, Brewster, Broussarl, Brown, Bryan
Buckingham, Burch, Butler, Carter, Chachers
Crawford, Darby. Demas, Durio, Ellis, Faulk
ner, Floyd, Fontelieu. Gaddis, Gardner. Gars'
kump, ", Harper, Hampstead Huston, Hyams
} johnson, Kearson, Kenner, Killen, La Saliniere
Llambias, j: B. Lott, Lynch, Mahoney, Ma,
vim. Matthews, Mcfarland Meadows, Moncure
Morris Murray, Nelson. Oplatek, Otto, Overtor
Pond, Quinn. Raby, Sartain, Schumacher, Stcv
ems, stinson Tatman, Thompson, Tureaud. Ul
mann, wands, Washington, of Concordia, Ws
tsrs, Wheyland, z. Williams, H, Williams. Wi
son, worrall. Yorke. Iouns-n. >i.l" Sc.
! The question recurring upon tn
amendment Of Mr.. Faulkner, of Cald
well, it was adopted. -ao
= At the expiration of the recess tn
House was called to order by til
Speaker.
Mr.. Abel, of Bossier, the chairman g
the Committee on Elections and Quail
6cations, submitted the following re
port ~.... I'D, ~,.s.,u.1.
That tho committee had met, reporte
progress, and ask further time.
Mr. Harper, of st. Charles, moved tha
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