The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-26

ing seats Ill this body who are not eli
gible, either by reason of non residence
or by not being citizens of the State, or
for any other reacon, and make early re-
port thereon. And in such investigation
they are authorized to send for persons
and papers, and shall cause the testimo-
ny taken to be printed for the use of the
House. Such cases shall take prece-
dence over all other business before said
committee I; and if, in the examination
of any case of contest which has hereto
fore been, or may hereafter be submitted
to the said Committee on Elections, they
shall find that the sitting member or
contestant is ineligible, they shall so re-
port to this House, which report shall be
accompanied with the testimony taken,
and shall not further consider the claim
OF the person SO disqualified without the
further order of the House. And no
compensation for per diem and mileage
will be allowed by the House to any per-
son or claimant who shall have been in
eligible to the Office of Representative in
the General Assembly of this State at
the time of election. But any contes-
tant who is himself eligible shall not be
debarred from prosecuting his claim to
the seat Be It further
RESOLVED. That any person making
charges of ineligibility against any mem
Der of the House may appear by him
self or counsel before the Committee on
Elections, to prosecute the same.
Mr.. Thompson, of st. T;mmany,
moved to amend by stricking out the
words "And no compensation for per
diem or mileage will be allowed by the
House to any person or claimant who
shall have been ineligible to the Office of
Representative in the General Assembly
of this State ut the time of his election"
Mr.. Harry Lott, of Rapides, moved to
lay the amendment upon the table, upon
which lMessrs. Thompson, of St. Tamma-
ny, and Yorke, of Carroll, demanded the
yeas and nays, with the following result
Yeas Adolphc, Bentley, Blunt. Carr,
H. Lott, J. Il. Lott, Meadows, Morphy,
Ringgold, Tureaud, Washington, Of As
sumption--11.
Nays Abel, Antoine, Baker, Barker,
Barrett, Barrow, Belot, Bickam, Bowen,
Brewster, Brown, Bryan. Buckingham,
Burch, Butler, Chachere, Cochran, Craw
ford, Darby, Darinsburg, Davis, Demas,
Devices, Durio, Ellis Faulkner, Floyd,
Fontelicu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp,
W. Harper, Huston, Hyams. Johnson,
Kearson, Kenner. Kinsella, In Salinierc,
Laurent, Llambias. Mahonoy, Marie,
Marvin, Matthew's, McCarty. Mcfarland,
.Noncurc. Moore, Norris, Murray, Mel
son, Ong, Oplatek. Otto, Overton, Pond,
Quinn. Raby, Riley. Sartain, Schuma-
cher, Soucr, Stamps. Stanton, Stevens,
Tatman, Thompson, Ullman, Verrett,
Wunds, Washington. of Concortlia,
Waters, Wheyland, L. Williams, H. Viii
iams, Wilson, Worrnll, Yorkc. Young
81.
So tho motion to lay the amendment
on the table was lost.
Upon the adoption of the amendment
the yeas and nays were called for by
Messrs. ]. B. Lott, Of Rapides, and Tu-
reaud, of st. James, which resulted as
follows:
Yeas Abel, Antoine, Baker, Barker,
Barrett, Barrow, Bclot, Mckham, Bo-
wen, Brewster, Broussard, Brown, Bryan,
Burch, Butler, Khachere, Cochran, OAR
by, Davis, Demas, Devices, Durio, Ellis,
Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu, Gaddis,
Gardner, Gaastkamp, W. Harper, Hus-
ton, Hyams, Johnson, Kearson, Kenner,
Killen, Kinsella, La Saliniere, Llambias,
Lynch, Mahoncy, Marie, Marvin, Mat
thews, McCarty, Moncure. Morris, Muir
ray, Nelson, Ong, Oplatek, Otto, Ring
gold, Sartain, Schumacher, Souer, Stamps.
Stanton, Tatman, Thompson, Ullman,
verrett, Wands, Washington of Concor-
dia, Waters, Wheyland, f. Williams,
H. Williams, Worlnll, Yorke-74.
Nays Adolphe, Bentley, Blunt, Carr,
Crawford, Darinsburg, p. Harper, Lau-
rent, H. Lott, j. b. Lott, Meadows,
Morrhy, Riley, Stinson, Tounoir, Tu-
reaud, Washington of Concordia, Wilson,
Young-19.