The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-23
FFICIAL JOU II N A l.
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
,.. FIRST Sc s. SION
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
at OF THE
STATE OF LOUIS Ia N A

Porty.SecOnd Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Monday, February 20, 1871. J
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment
Speaker Carter in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names !:
Messrs. Carter, Abel, Baker, Barker, Barrett,
Barrow, Belot, Bentley, Bickham, Blunt, Brous-
sard, Brown, Buckingham. Butler, Carr, Ca
chere, Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Darinsburg,
Davis, Demas, Devices, Durio, Faulkner, Floyd |
Fontelieu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp, P. Har |
per, W. Harper, Hampstead, Huston. Hyams |
Kearson, Kenner, H. Lott, j. B. Lott, Mahoney, |
Marie, Marvin, Matthews, McCarty, Mcfarland, |
Meadows, Moncure, Moore, Morphy, Morris, |
Murry, Nelson, Oplatek, Otto, Overton, Pond.
Raby, Riley. Kinggold Sartain, Smith, Souer,
Stanton, Stevens, Stinson, Tatman, Thompson,
Tureaud, Ullman, Verrett, Wands, Washington,
of Assumption, Washington, of Concordia Wa
ters, Wheyland, E. Williams, h. Williams, Viii
son, Worrall-9O.
Aquorum present.
The journal was read, and the following cor
rections we're ordered to be made:
| II.
ton of the vote whereby House bill no. 13. an
act for the relief of j. b. Whin, was indefinitely
postponed.
| Carried.
The bill was then recommitted to the Commit
tee on Claims.
Messrs Noncure of Caddo, and Thompson,
| of St Tammany, were excused from voting on
the final passage of Senate bill No. 137, an act
relative to certain amendments to the charter OF
the city of New Orleans, for the reason that they
knew nothing of the merits Of the bill
Mr.. johnson, of Orleans, voted yea on the mo-
ton to reconsider and lay on the table the
motion to reconsider the vote whereby S'.nate
bill No 137 was finally passed. for the pui pose
of moving for a reconsideration OF the Sote,
whereby the bill WIS finally passed.
By permission, Mr.. Worral, of Jcifer-
son, presented the following memorial,
which was read:
Memorial calling for articles OF irnpe ch-
ment to be preferred against W. II
Cooley, Judge OF the Sixth District
Court Of the State of Louisiana. Mr.
Worrall, of Jefferson, requests to pre-
sent the following, and respect ully
asks for the favorable consideration o
the former.
WHEREAS, w. H. Cooley, Judge of The
Sixth District Court OF the State Of l. ouis
lima, has been guilty of high crimes an(
misdemeanors, and of nalfeasance ant
willful corruption in Office, to wit:
| 1. That he has, in violation of the con
stitution and laws of the State, repeated
ec'ly released from prison, on writs
oohabeas corpus, and without exacting ad
eauate security, noted criminals, an
agturned them loose upon the community
and that these criminals, encouraged b
our, he impunity thus granted them, hav
his n several instances, entered upon wors
me ourse of crime, and committed the mos
ret, airing acts of burglary. Among tn
ek. Amber of criminals thus released, by tn
she aove named w. H. Cooley, we preser
me IL following, viz:
the Pierre Berth, discharged Sptember Il
10; Gustave P. Lacourt, discharge
air Aril 26, 1870; T. Camus. discharge
as My 81, 1870; Pierre Bertin, committe
second time for burglary, and agai
IT, drharged October %, 1870; Pierre Be-
~ til committed third time as vagran
- ara again discharged September, %, 1871
20 Hhore White, discharged October 2
~ 1870; Bertram Claverie, discharge
n February 6, 1871; although committed Q
thre charges; Frank CAIRO, discharge
=, lSO; James Waldo, alias Mundy, di
~ m ha,g ,ged July 2, 1870: Frank CAIRO, con
W nitnd a second time, and discharge
" hne q, 1870; Walter Chetam, discharge
~ Jlne 6, 1870; Jack Killeen, dischargt
-. J,ne 30, 1870; James Donovan, dischse
y, ed June IA, 1880; Joseph Graves, ds
=" charged january II, 1871; j. ]. KendrcE
" discharged January z, Ss7l; William
Mclaughlin, discharged January e 1871
II Frank Cobler, discharged January
nd 1871, Danny Moore, discharged ganuar
ay 7, 1871; Sarah Jane, discharged Januar
%, 1s7l.
I'd. The above dates being on or near tt
mt period in which the said prisoners wei
MS discharged. These prisoners have bee
ng discharged in utter violation of law, an
tn in violation of the solemn oath OF ofi'
be taken by the said W. H. Cooley, and
ed dis reycri of his Official duties as Jndss
ur of tine Sixth District Court of this Stat