New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-31
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1874.

this floor without the right to do so, and to
| stop these reports it is our duty as members
OF this body to know who are members and
| who are not. / hope that the gentlemen
will come up and vote sGuare!y upon this
question, and call for the yeas and nays
and demand the previous question.
| The main question was ordered by :: re
| corded vote of - yeas to "a nays
The resolution was then adopted.
| MIR. II. Lott, Of Rapides: AS Il member OF
that committee hereby Withdraw from
| that committee.
Several voices: No objection.
| Mr.. Abel, OF Bossicr: / move that the
! House take a recess OF twenty-five minutes.
! BIZ. Faulkner, Of Caldwell: l move an
amendment to that motion that the House
| take IA recess of thirty minutes so as 10
give the committee time to report.
Mr.. Wheyland, Of Sabine: ! move III
amendment that we now adjourn until TO-
morrow at twelve o'clock, and upon that l
call for the previous question.
The House refused to ::djonrE by 4 vote
of IS yeas to 7l'nays.
The House then. upon tie motion OF MIR.
| Faulkner, Of Caldwell. took Il recess of
thirty minutes.
! The House having been called to order
after the expiration of the recess
Mr.. Abel. OF Bossier: am directed by tie
committee 10 report progress III the follow
! ing resolution. which was passed or the
| nineteenth of January:
Hescicec That in all cases o: contested
elections the Committee on Elections shall
be required % notify parties il writing OF
the time wien their eases >hal! he taken
up.
would state tina, tie committee has
granted that time. and now ask ;Ur further
time 20 make report.
Mr.. iorlc. ct Carroll: l o!i..: :" further
| time being given.
- F-,, ,Er
time.
NJ. Yo,i., Of Carroll: desire 70 say that
! understand 10y the last vote taken q the
House that this committee was instructed
I" report OF certain cases, and not 20 report
progress. and rs the committee has refused
to obey The orer Of the House. move that
this committee he now discharged.
Ny. Devices, of De Soto: rise {" point
OF order. The question is upon the motion
OF the gentleman from st. Charles. that the
report ut .Lc committee be received.
The Speaker: The point OF order is we'll
taken. The motion OF the gentleman from
81. Charles is before the House. =,
! Mr. Davidson. of Livingston: Mr.
Speaker. am Il member OF the Committee
Oh Elections. l do not see but one way TO
solve this difficulty. think that the gentle
man from the parish Of Carroll tNr. lorhe)
doe. not understand the course which has
been taken by the committee. We have
! done nothing but to obey the orders OF the
House. The House. on the nineteenth day
) %: January. instructed It's to give notice I"
, contestants Of the time when their cases
should be fixed. and now You order us to re-
! uGv: on certain eases. Several Ui these
eases have been fixed for to-day. and they
have been called. Now. i'll order that the
| House should do Justice TO themselves and
; the committee. there Is on Y enc " two
courses 70 take. lou can give us further
! nr.|cr t, la. K ;ir
papers in all these cases an'! let tie House
I!stli act.
Auv man who knows that two and two
make four: that when the House orders i
!. committee 10 do a certain thing III 4 certain
, manner that the committee must. IN re-
Spc.t to TIN. House. DO that thing. and ii" II
in that manner. There was resolution
. PASSED Requiring. the conlmittc" +" notify all
CONTESTANTS when their eases should come
up 80 that We should have an opportunity
: l." hear them This notice havin" been
|. given. now wan, to hear these people.
: : ion have ordered lis to hear what these
t people have ~ say. and We lave gwen
them notice. and Yea mast give u TIM" :"
. hear them.
Now Won can >o.vc'isiS question IN "':" ~
= two WAYS: y"N can either give u> time and
: the powr, tt examine all of them. an" re-
port OF the cases 10 NUu ~ any :ln,' ~!
F.: Won car IN the time: ~ Nru can
j.. order til" committee I" return tie pa
=: pcrS in each one oi The cases to til" House.
and v"u can settle il Yourselves. These are
the only WAYS in Which can sec that the
. House can do Justice to itself and to the com
= mittre: bat You can not expect me. with my
: KNOWLEDGE ot parliamentary law. and wiki
the kuowica 90 OF the obligation ~ the con
: s,itution and the cath have taken here. "a
i undertake. 10 make a report. ami You require
% me 10 ,o ~ :. moment notice. lou
: can not ask IL" t. come before TINS ltotlS'
e and recommend :" and So on Il minutes 70"
/ :ice and You can no. demand that l >hal
e make q report 20 seat either OF two !'art!"'
/ without givin. them both Il right 20 ht
y heard.
Mr.. Worrall. Of jefferson: Ny. Speaker.
:; understand tn" question before the H"a>'
!; to be the adoption ct the repoi. .! the com
Il rlitt.c. Am correct.
Il The Sneaker: The question before ;ht
l. House is upon the motion OF the gentleman
|. from ST. Charles Mr.. Harper.
e. Mr. Worrall %. jefferson: Now. ~. 90
:: ic..t "a the course which we arc pursuing
I. ;,n, Tor tla. reason | wan! I" speak mia
.. ute or two on the reception OF this report
/ | think. sir, that we shall gain nothing hN
e. ::t-lnptin. 70 accomplish certain things b,
lc Indirect means. think it would be tar bet
Il ter for the members III this House I" pro
4 ,ecd >gr,ircv and fairly, and meet the lc.s
question at issue.
~ We have here brought i'll a committee Wh'
= are IA bcicvc. An innocent party. party
n whoL.iS had nothing whatever to do with IN
If real question. l think. with due Difference
;; tu the iu,iclstnt of the House, | cailro
-. stand here however much may have bee!
re in sympathy with the feeling that many "
r. the members otthiS House have had for Soni
II DAYS and consent that We as Legislative
g. assembly. shoul', lie guilty OF the acts vi
4 are now attempting 70 do.
20 Mr. Faulkner. oI Caldwell: Use To
g.. point OF order.
- Tue Speaker: TIE gentleman VII! star
~ his point of order.
&, Mr. Faulkner. OF Caldwcll TIE question
before the House. Mr. Speaker. Is upon III
70 motion made by the gentleman from st
n. Charles that the report of the committee 10
in accented by this House. The reason VIII.
=" | r..ile., NV noble friend TO Ord"r on tn
paint i this He must not travel outSiG
10 Of the motion. and ilnpuGn motives GRASS:
~. moIivc> 70 members of this House that l.
%. Is perfectly ignorant of. l desire th:t' h
he shall ..nnc himself to the question b"'cl
the House. which is the adoption OF TIA
report m
;, roi,. ot order is not well taken. The uGc'
ton before the House is upon tn" ad"nti"
- .t the report. and in speaking Ia that. I'll
MS gentleman Is compelled to =" s"i"Wi.
q. : into the merits of the case.
- SIR. Wo,rall. Of Jefferson: ! ccv,aiul +
as sir. hav. not impugncd motives to-, singl
tr member Of the House. ! simply express
N private opinion, and would h" the las
-. member on this floor to mrutc inlror'
ne motives 70 any member. much less I" men
y, ! hn..f