New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-31
DEBATES OF THE HORSE.

MONDAY. J.E,..;V -. ic.!.
II. House ne: at noon.
Speaker Carr il, the cL:.l-.
One hundred members pl.>"E:.
PRAYER bv -he Chaplain.
Ny. = H.rpe:. Of -. tlar,.-: . ,HoV"
thai ..c House :..l"n!n ant. we've y COG"
tomorrow.
The yeas .n.' ma = lav:r. h""'!..e'n'HGed.
he ::"s. reuse. l" "H.".:': :'"s -
lays 80.
i!.. E...-'...tr. q: CalGwc,:: move that
the Committee "a Elections an. <t!al.ric..-
tons b. directed =" r"pur. IL" 'a>"> -!
i..aml!.>. o. Orleans: Erv..n. q: Calc::>!cu:
Pond q East fcN'iAnH: 'r"iss;'it' @,
Iberia: !,valns. OF .,'-: Baton l.",'"". AZ"
Barrow. OF N.,. :.:jc.an.. - III. l.vl.>. i:
twenty minutes.
Ih,. Speaker: Iii" C'iai: w"ui.: state fey
III. information 1T tie G""tiei;.r ~: Il -
, contra: I, precedent an. parliamentary
ii>ag. ior :: motion :" be mac" :" instruct !.
committee. \ '"'ni,llttce i H~ua!.y ~
, struct"4 by means "t = resolution: t;Iiht.
.,.. gentleman VIII bear Mc o.: :. .:.!.. 4
! committee i, already instruc,., nv :. .e~"
| LUTON. OF ,Lc House. which j. something
! ,hat i a matter "f record. i ~. gentle
| man make, !. III 'ic ,9ue ot $50 -o. :;
, j. in G!'in!.
! N- Faulkner: Thi. is no. ~ ir>..':ctior:
! !. j, simply II motion showing u" ''">i,e OK
! III. House that that 'on,lEIt-"e report :"
! his uuu-.. Who her he. are Ai'." ~" VIZ
! adj. i Il matter know not: but !. :. i tie
sense ri this House. there = noinlHe- .i!coln-
! ,a,ii,.. with parliamentary Ns1so 81 thc
! itl.. Of this House !, require th.. commit
zee ~: any other committed - icnu.. pl any
| su'.i""! matter.
Tia, sneaker: Iii. Chair w"ui,j state ti.;s:
! .i,;> motion OF in>tIEc' "n should he vat III .;
i; way INA: the Committee on Elections can
e,tcr it npou .nr'G books - Justification
! .ar themselves. = committee i always H.
, s.r,,.tri by {" resolution OF IN" i!ci'c. winch
.xi.rrsscs iIrcn is face the ",ill 81 Inc House.
! the ,ie,u.ud ot ia. House. j: :I>-suc:s :;
! committee III Il way that nothing Else can
! No oth.r motion. nothing thc HoJ.>. can DO.
! can iu-t,lic: IL committee SO WEI. - point
cIlv. 80 direct. az !, resolution %, ne House
| ria>rd upon lis own minutes ana upon the
, minutes of t.e.cornmi'tec. think the gen
! tlnncu If .ic Iiou vi! bear iu. ..t. tina;
| am ugh:
Mr.. Faulkner: :. :p..e:rs :" ~" that the
! Speaker j. lab r.uC under Il wrong impress
son I'D no, intend this rs a ''so !ntlon
| Of instruction. : i was q resolution al
! instruction the Speaker would be- right. bn;
it : /: mo;cr ,!...ct:n9 certain colninlttc"
The Speaker: III" Chair w";il,. ask the
! gentleman Il motion directing :: commit
Zee Of The House 20 do a certain thing is not
iustruc.iuy then, 20 Go i! , II the gentle
man places II. motion III the shape OF .
resolution i. j. N order. The Colnm'ttc'
on Elections. Ike every other eolnin!ttee
desire sos.ti..H. :r- their own Geten>e-
somethin, that TIE; can place Is !" matter
OF record from .he .iourna! o: the House
upon their own Journal.
Mr.. II. Lott. OF Rari'lcs: !."t me ask thu
gentleman TIE question Tor information
As Il member q. shat committee. w"ui'
Ike 10 knew wha. is his objection I" placIn.
this in the form q: !. resolution.
:.r. Faniluer; ! would state. in answer Il
the cen.i.nlan's question. that NY under
standing * that i a resolution was pre-
-t,ute,. to 'hc House. under t.le rules OF th'
House j. would have - lay over one day.
The Speaker: 80. necessarily.
Er. Faulkner teen presented the '"',"l
previously male 10y him ia tie >hai.c ~
resolution.
,ir Ahc''. Of Ee>.i"r: NJ. Speaker. IL
| Chairman III lie Committee on Election
aud Qualifications. w.I.: 80 say one wore!
:.."!.v ease thai has been ca led over here
with p,!iaI;s o., o. w" exceptions. ha
been set :jv the committee for 4 spcclt
day for n. :. tn"S" contestants have AZ
ucar-d either b sell or attorney. and hay
requested, :: pcS.va9cncnt. We lave don
so at their rcC.o>:. There Is mass "
paper, .ha- "" :an not g: through y
twenty nous.
Mr.. Earl.r.. O. Orleans: Use 10 p"in
of or,.er-..,a; Z: luc,lcn 20 .;.y on the ,ibl
is not ;!eh;.'a!,l".
TIL. Speaker: Il" chair recognized tn
e,putie,na., :rIn. E,,,s:ci "a :hc chairman o
A.. n. committee whose actions are low nnde
discussion. he las the privilege Of speal
irc ul,.n TIE resolution. liz: geEticma
! vii proceed.
Dr.. Abel; Of ;;oss;er: A. have tcfor
stated. iir. Speaker III the Judgment OF til
| committee. We can rot report nov. III llstlc
! I. ;ucS., contestants. These contestant
themselves have asked lis I" have thcl
. eases pn~tuoued 20 Introduce their test
!. | n.nny and to have their papers preSente,
: One r.i.ort already has been referred bac
brcau-e there were papers % be referred
: and now they ask Is III twenty minutes
: report on these cases.
Mr. Barrett. o.. Orleans: Nr. Sneaker
ana il favor OF this resolution. and | Wi
state NV reasons. right here. why am i
! favor Of it. This body has been organize
+ for thirty days. and the Committee on Ele'
tons and Qualifications have had at leas
twenty-five days 20 make reports i'll regar
10 the ccses in reference to gentlemen clam
| ing seats upon this floor.
While we have been here thirty days W
have done nothing, and as the thing Is W
, allowed committees who have been al
pointed by this House to pocket testimony
and in this way we will never bel able t
accomplish anything. Besides. it has bee
circulated all around the streets that Gel
tam gentlemen are occupying seats upol