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

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ford, Demas, H. Lott, ]. B. Lott, Raby,
Ringgold, Tureaud, Wilson-11.
TIE main question was ordered on the
adoption of the motion of Mr. Thompson,
of ST. Tammany.
Mr.. Kenner, of Orleans, offered the
following amendment, which was accepted
by Mr. Thompson, of st. Tammany
That Frank Alexander and p. q. Des-
londc be seated as members of the House,
vice Benjamin Buchanan and .. H.
Hempstead.i
Mr.. Harry Lott, of Rapides, raised the
point of order that after the main ques-
ton was ordered, no amendments could
be entertained.
The Speaker decided the point well
taken. and overruled the amendment
offered
Upon the adoption of the motion the
yeas and nays were called for by Messrs
Devices, of De Soto, and Stamps, of JEFF
ferson.
The Clerk proceeded to call the roll, and
when he had called the name OF MIR.
BRYAN, of Calcasieu, that gentleman de-
clined voting, for the reason that, being
an Interested party, he doubted the
propriety of casting his vote on the mo-
ton before the House.
Mr.. Stamps, of Jefferson, moved that
the gentleman be excused from voting,
which was lost by a rising vote OF AZ
to 10 nays.
The Clerk then proceeded to finish
calling the roll and the vote resulted as
follows /:
Yeas: Antoine, Baker, Barrett, Barrow, Bick,
ham, Blunt, Brewster, Brouss,rd, Brown, Bryan
buckingham. Butler Chachere, Cochran, Darby,
Davidson Durio. Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Fon'
telieu W. Harper, Hampstead. Huston, Hyams'
+ Johnson, Kearson, Kenner, killen, La Saliniere
} Llambias J. B. Lott, Matthew'S Mcfarland
Meadows, Moncure, Morris, Murray. Nelson
Onc. Oplatek, Otto Overton, Pond, Quinn
Raby Schumacher, SOuer, Stanton, Stevens
Stinson, Tatman, Thompson. Ullman, Wands
Il Waters. wheyland, f. Williams, H. Williams
: Yorke, Young-Gl.
Nays Carr. Abel Adolphe, Bentley, Buch
. anan. Crawford. Darinsburg, Demas, Devices
Gardner. Garstkamp. 2. Harper, Laurent, IL
Lott, Marie. McCarty, Moore, Riley, Ringgold
o Sart,in, Smith. Stamps. Tureaud, Verrctt. Wash
ington. of Assumption, Washington, Of Coneor
|. lil, Wilson. Wornll-2S
: And the motion of Mr.. Thompson, o
$, st. Tammany, WAS adopted.
}. Mr.. Devices, of Dc Soto, moved tina
!. all the members of the House he confirm
/. cd in their seats.
- Mr.. Kenncr, of Orleans. moved to la.
that motion on the table, and. being So
: conded by Mr.. Devices. called for tn
: yeas and nays, which resulted as fol
: lows:
Yeas Adolphe. Antoine. Baker Barrett. Bal
row, Bickhaiu, Brewster, Broussard, Brown
l. Cochran, Darby, Darinsburs, Davidson, Durit
/ Ellis. Faulkner, Floyd. Gaddis, Gardner. G,rst
), kamp. W. Harper. Hyams. johnson. Kearsoi
Kenncr, Killen. La Saliniere, Ia trent, ].
q, Lott, Mahoney, Marie, Matthews, Mcfarland
= Meadows, Moncure. Moore, Morphy, Morris
Is MURRAY, Nelson, Oplatek, Otto, Overton, POM
|, Quinn, Raby, Riley, Sartain, Schunmche
/, Stamps. Stevens, Stinson, Tatman. Thompson
: Tounoir, Tureaud, Ullman, Wands, Washingto
r of Concordia, Waters, Z. Williams, H, William
Wilson, Yorke, Young-7O.
Nays Carr, Abel, Belot Bentley, Blum
Buchanan, Crawford. Devices, Fontelieu.
f. Harper, Hampstead, II. Lott, McCarty, On
, Ringgold. Smith, Souer, Verrett, Washington
of Assumption, Worrall-2O.
=, And the motion to lay on the tab
# prevailed.
% Mr.. Kenner, of Orleans offered tt
., following as motion
=, move that Frank Alexander, P. {
70 Deslonde and p. L. Dufresne be seate
g as members vice Benjamin Buchana
90 b. L. Lynch and o. H. Hampstead, n
=. moved.
-. The Chair decided that it was not
a. motion, but resolution, and suspe
80 sion of the rules was requisite to ha
=, action taken thereon.
- Mr.. Kenner, of Orleans, moved su
pension Of the rules to introduce it u
- resolution, -
Two-thirds of the members not vOtil
in favor of the motion, the rules we