New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-18
FoarHenth Days Proteeiina-.

Foarssenth Days Protec dina~.
HGrss or EErk"rr--A7,vt,
Tct-Aia,. January l., I2'i.
Tho :'u,isc met pursuan: to adjournment
Speaker Carr i'll the cil..;r.
Tie roll was called sni the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Carr, Abel. AIolphe. Antoine,
Eaker. Barker. Barrett. Barrow. Belct.
Bic khan, Blunt, Bowen, Brewster. Broua.
-2rd. Brown. BRYAN. Buchanan. Eucking-
ham. Iiu:ch. Butler. Carter. Cbachsrt.
Crawford. Darby. Darinsburs. Davidson,
Davis. NeYas. Durio., Ills, Faulkner.
II. Lott. ). Il Lott. Lynch. Marvin. Maj
thcws. McCa,ty. Mcfarland. Meadows.
Mcnc"rc. Moore. Morphy. Morri.. Murra..
Ong. Cp,atck, Otto. Ovcrron. Pond. Quinn,
Rally. Riley, Ringsoid. Sartain. Schumacher.
Smith. souer. Stamps. Stanton. stevens.
Stin-oa. Tatman. Thompson. Tounoir.
Tureaud. Ulln,an. Wands, Washington,
Waters. Whcy'and. L. Williams. IL.
Williams. Wilson. W,.csu. iockc.
loung-S:
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of MIR. Morris. q. Ascension,
the reading Of tlln journal was dispensed
with. and it was approved.
The Speaker announced the followin:
special Committee to Examine the Books
and Accounts Of the Auditor OF the State:
Isaac C1lman. OF New Orleans. Chairman;
James L. Wands. Of Tangipahoa: Pauliu
FonteIieu. Of Vermiinn: Horace Jcurdan.
OF Richlan!; Anthony O:.rton. uf Qua
cnita.
EEsOLCEioNs.
Nj. brewster, Of Ouacii;a. called rp
the following resolution. which was read
and laid on the table b. . rising vote OF
fifty two yea, TO thirteen nay-. upon notion
OF Mr. Ycrkc If Carroll:
Rcsoired That = COMMITTEES. Of three bc
appointed by III, speaker. on retrelchment
and reform, wish .'"~es - employ . clerk
for thirty do
Mr.. Sore:. ri Aroye.ie.. moved a recon
s:derati.n ol til: set" taken On ycstcr-
day, whereof, tt,e .":i"win. preamble and
resolution ,rer" a.loYteL:
WHinEA>, u !. alleged thar yrr-ca, have
been returned u, elected to .his House and
are now occupying seate - members there
of who were IL, eligible under she CCiisti
tuition ~ the tim" ~ The election: there
fore. be It
Ess,4red. Tia. all such case, Of alleged
inelisibility he referred ~ the Committee
on Elections for ,lveotis ga: !"n. and that tha
said ccmmltte" be instructed to ascertain
whether any person, are holding seats il
this body who are not eligible. either by
reason o.; nonr.ti,lenee O. by not being citi-
zcns OF the State. or for ANY othc, reason.
and make early report thereon. ..nh III
such inyestisa ion they are authorized -
send ior person. and papers, and shall
cause the testimony taken 10 He printed fo1
the use of the House. Such cases sl.ali take
precedence over all other bushes. before
said committee: and if. III the examination
of any case Of contest which has heretofore
been. 1T may hereafter hs submitted TO the
said Ccinnittfe Oh Elections. they shall find
that the sitting member or contestant IL
ineligible they shall so report to this House.
which report shall be accompanied with the
testimony taken. and shall not further con
slider the claim of the person 50 disqualified
without til. further order OF the House.
And no compensation for per diem or mile
age viii Ne allowed by the House 20 any
person o, claimant ~ho shall have been ILL
rligibl" to the Office Of Rcpre sentative in
The General Asst mbly of this State at the
time of .lcctio. ijut any contestant who
is himself eligible shall 40: be dcharrrd
tronl p"c,ec Iting his claim - seat. BE il
further
Rrsol-eI, That any ,~r.cn making charges
of sneligibi!i:y against any member of the
House may appear by li9lsel. or ccunsc!
before the Committee on Elections. to pros
ecutc the same.
Carried.
He also moved 10 Las IT,. resolution On
the table. which was lo.t hya r;sin: vote
of thirty four yeas to thirty-eight nays.
Mr.. Antoine. Of Orleans, by PERMISSION.
offered tho following resolution, which lies
over under the rules:
1esclrrd. That the rules Of or.:c" Of this
House be 80 amended as to authorize the
Speaker Ito appoint u standing Committee
on the City of New Or.eaaa. To consist OF
seven members.
BY permission, Mr.. Schumacher. Of Or
leans. offered the following resolution.
which was read Inder susl. n,ion Of the
rules:
Rrst'red. That every room rented for the
Use of standing or specia! committees of the
House of Representative. must be situated
within four squares of :he State House. and
that any room or house rented for the aforc-
said purpose. which is not within four
squares Of the State House, ellali not be
paid tor by the State of Louisiana.
Upon its adoption the yeas and navs were
demanded by Messrs. Barrett aud Antoine,
of Orleans. with the following result:
Yeas: Carr, Adolphc Antoine, Baker.
Barker, Barrett, Barrow. Ee!ot. BENTLEY.
Bickham. Bowen BroIssard. Brown, BRYAN,
Buchanan, Burch. Butler. Garter. Ch.cIere.
Davidson. Demas. Durio, Ellis, Faulkner.
Fcatelieu. Gaddis, Gardner. w. Harper,
Hampstead. Huston. Hyame. kearson. Ken
nee. kilen. kinseila. La Salinierc. Laurent.
L!ambias Lynch. Mahoncy. Marie. Marvin.
Matthews. McCarty. MeFar!and, Moncurc.
Moore, Mcrphy, Morris. Murray Nng,
Oplatek. Otto, Pond, Quinn, Raby, Riley.
Ringsod. Sartaiu. Schumacher, Smith,
Scuer. Stamps, Stanton, Stevens, Stinson,
Tatman, Thompson, Tounoir. Tureaud. I'll
man. Nerrctt. Washington, Of Assumption,
Washington, of Concordia. Waters, Whey
land, f. Williams. H. Williams, Wilson,
Norrall, Yorke Young.
Nays: Carr, Blunt, Brewster, ;uckinn ham,
Cochran, Crawford, harrisburg. Davis,
Dcwccc, Floyd. Garstkamp. (! Harper.
johnson, II. Lott. j. L. Lott, Meadows.
Nelson, Overtcn. WaDds.
And the resolution was adeptch.
BY permission. Mr.. Souer. NJ Avoye!:e-,
offered tie following resolution. which leo
over uu,ier the rlles:
Rcso'rca, That i special c.mlntte., q:
ti,rcr be appointed b. the Speaker. p:ot;d-
ing the subject matter does not conflict with
the jurisdiction Of any standing committee.
to take INFO consideration that portion OF the
Governors Message rc;ating to life ins,r-
f-,at Il