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

tab!shed in any parliamentary O'uy, IN
rying out that proceeding yeu con a.,+ra"e
that would not he permitted in any pr.va.o
c;.;zen. and far less in an Intelligent DoEy
OF gentlemen assembled to dellpera'e ici
the public good, upon measures Oh PHI baT
importance. You propose to tel me sn.'
nor think unless think as you thnK, wv
for one tell you that you may carry On 81 TO- fa,
sort of work against some people, out, as l%i
90 7 am concerned, have enough OF the old
sniri. in me to be prepared TO MAINTAIN ny
rioh:s. And, sir. propose TO Qelehu 'Iio
course on this very ground, anu DON III
-hem the same rights and privileges that l.
ask as an individual member "a lnie
comu;ttee has not performed its duty you
ere NOT responsible; therefore, why shO'Iia
vo1, undertake to make Il ridinS-horse anu d
Lobby-horse of this committee, because ~
don't propose to suit your purposes, o
particular plans or your particular VE"s'
THAT is the rca son why oppose this actloh
Ct forcing this committee 10 iepol .h1.
rosnect the committee because respect ,he
gentlemen who compose 1t. De1eve thaC
-G.y are gentlemen who are .capSoie-'s
canable as myself; and am Wiling 10 sup
norr that committee because neiievc tha1
heir aston is just action in the matte;
and | believe it is right that we snou'u
adopt that report; Ii they navc .i1 i!oo1iv hit
.icular plans let them golnto IL Hifcotiy: ~.
NOT undertake 70 make a hObby-horse OF TINS
cc,nmittee. If they have any particular
,,lau. let them come out ana state 10 'leol'
tu- do not let them try to OFeflloe Nho cvu
s.iru,ion they have sworn to support ny
saving that members siali nor raw M ono
,,r;y:lece of expressing their opinion. uero
is a committee of the House, ard when tney
Give their opinion we should respect tna1
up;uion unless there Is Il good reason ~ tAo
contrary In this case no reason mas as ts'
been offered, that / can see, sufhc!eh' =" III
,irce me to vote different from "hist PRIV
pose to do-to adopt the report O. the coHl'
mittee. ,.,,,
hope that the good sense. discretion anu
cooi ii,doInent of the members. or at icitSs
!. regard for the rules we nave a"opttu,
will persuade members to not force this
committee to act and speak as any snlSlo
nar-y wishes them to do; ard II yon want
70 mt the House i'll possession OF theso
cases, at least Go 1t in !. parliamentary man
! say. sir. that we have beer in session
NOW tnr nearly one month, and but very
little is accomplished: and it seems TO mo
that good Judgment would prompt US 10 80
OF in the discharge of our duties, anu III ac'
cordance with the rules we have estao-
Iished. without any deviation from them, so
that we NAV not make & mock OF the pur'
pose for which we are assembled. 1t Is put
little while since the apportlonment Dill
has been passed. Gentlemen. can see no
reason why we should go out OF the usual
channel to accomplish some Interior ac.ion.
b,t in all our legislation let US al least con-
form TO the rules we have adopted.
Mr.. Faulkner of Caldwell: The gentle
man from St. Charles, Mr.. Speaker, am
| sorry to say, Internationally or uninten'
| .ionally certainly misrepresents the motives
! and the actions OF this House, as 1hdifa1eu
! in their desire to table the motion made oy
! himself. Who ever heard III legislation
| tina. it was supplementary "ho ever
| heard that il was unconstitutional, III TINS
! Ieoixiatl re for the House to demand require
! or direct any committee to Ecpoit any SUD
! iect matter to this House! The gentleman
| misunderstands nearly every point en-
bodied in the proceedings Of this House IN
! regard 20 its actionsreGuirlng or requesting
| or directing the committee 20 report on
! these cases. The gentleman says that he uI.
! dersta lands that the House speaks for that
| committee and directs that committee now 10
! sneak and what to speak. lie sad so.
| No. word Of it: we only directed and re-
| cae>,ed shat committee I" reNo:t on the
cases IN regard to five or six cases OF menu
| be:s who are occupying seats on tins no0r.
| and in so directing. il is Well known 70 this
! House that information II regard u these
eases has gone TO that committee long ago.
| !. j. rot the intention OF Il single member
| anon this floor to coerce that committee or
Ok
| aus and SO. No. at all. We .nlv direct
! -neni to report. no matter what that report
! - I. seemed 10 he The sense OF this
, House. frequently expressed. :ha: they
desire that committee TO report upon
| these cases mentioned n The resO-
| .n-ior. They have done We cars
. not whether they report this or that,
whether this member OF that member il
entitled to his scat-or any other man.
:ney simply reported to ask time. That is
q matter for the House to determine. or to
their action upon the report OF that CONF
MirIee. The gentleman from st. Charles.
Eir =. Harper is labor;ng under the i'm
,resS;on-and believe ne speaks sincerely
thar this House IS attempting 10 cCercc
that committee % report IL :. certain way.
That is not SO. The gentleman mind must
be d!s,.Duse,! by this time, and. ii II is,
hone lie Will have the t!ankness 70 acknowl'
edge II.
Who ever beard that it was nnconstitu.
| tiCnal for Il legislative body 70 call upon q
committee for a report unon arv subject
matter that is intrusted to them There are
many things connected with this matter
that. ! might speak about. suen as the
length OF time that these things have been
before this committee. but that matter is
foreign to the subject now before the House
\ motion has been made by the gentleman
from 81. Charles lMr. =. Harperl 70 accept
me report Of the committee. A motion has
been made. l understand, to table that mo
ton. l believe that motion was made
Therefore. / now move that the motion
made 10y the gentleman from -. Charlie.
Mr.. Harper he tabled.
Mr.. Barrett, OF Orleans: Mr.. Speaker,
arise to Il question Of privilege.
The Speaker: STATE your question CT
privilege.
Mr.. Barrett: have no. lad he same ex
peri"nce as Mr.. Norial, who hes presided
over 4 legislative body. | say that have
been unustly attacked upon this floor by
the remarks coming from the gentleman
, from Jefferson. and | will state - that gen
, tlsman that | am better ready ~ 90 back tC
my constituents than he To his. ! claim
that ! came here as one of the representa-
tives %. the city O! New Orleans to repre-
! ! sent the people in the way Judged best
Blu, tell You am ashamed when 90
, upon the streets to be asked, what has the
, House done" and !" have 20 answer that
| we have done nothing.
The Speaker: The Chair would remari
: tha, lie did not hear the gentleman from
Jefferson Mr.. WorralD make any attack
! ! personally. upon any member of this House
; | and unless the gentleman can find a privil
. ege'! question to speal. to. he must yield the
| Ioor.
. NJ. Barrett: heard him.
9 The Speaker The Chair would ask thu
g gentleman from Jefferson if he made any
. personal attack in his remarks upon TIT
g | gentleman from Orleans!
Y NJ. NorIall, of jefferson: No. sir: nor up
g On any gentleman of this House.
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