The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-12
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the earliest day practicable, and if possible
during the present session Of the Legisla-
ture.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee ON Elections and QualiR-
cations, through its chairman, submitted
the following report, which wasread and re-
ceived:
COMMITTEE on ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS. /
New Orleans, january 16, 1871.
10 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives
Your Committee ON Elections and Quail
fications ask leave to report that Thomas
Ong, the sitting member from the parish of
st. Bernard, and Dewitt c. Brown, the
sitting member from Ascension, are entitled
to be and are hereby confirmed in their seats
as the representatives of their respective
parishes in this House.
CHARLES s. ABELL,
Chairman,
Mr.. Mahoney, of Plaquemines, moved that
the election be referred back to the people.
Ruled out of order.
Mr.. Thompson, of st. Tammany, moved
that the report of the committee and the
evidence in the cases referred to be printed,
laid upon the desks of the members, and
made the special order of the day for Thurs
day next, at one o'clock P. NJ.
Mr.. Kenner, of Orleans, moved to lay the
motion ON the table.
Upon which motion, Messrs. Antoine
and Barrett called for the yeas and nays,
which resulted as follows: .-..
Yeas: Abel, Adolphe, Barrett, Bently,
Blunt, Bowen, Brewster, Brown, Bryan,
Buchanan, Buckingham, Burch, Carter,
Crawford, Darinsburg, Davis, Demas,
Devices, Faulkner, Gardner, Garstkamp,
P. Harper, Hampstead, Huston, Hyams,
Kenner, Laurent, H. Lott, ]. B. Lott,
Lynch, Marie, Marvin, Matthews, Nc
Carly, Morris, Ong, Overton, Quinn, Raby,
Riley, Rinsgold, Souer, Stanton, Tounoir,
Tureaud, Verrett, Wands, Washington, Of
Assumption, Washington, of Concordia,
Waters, Wheyland, E. Williams, H. VIII
liams, Wilson, WOrrall, Yorke-56.
Nays: Antoine, Baker, Barker, Barrow,
Bickham, Broussard, Butler, Charchere,
Darby, Davidson, Durio, Ellis, Floyd,
Fontelieu, Gaddis, w. Harper, Johnson
Kea,son, Killen, Kinsella, Mahoney, Mea-
dows, Moncure, Moore, Morphy, Murray,
Oplatek, Otto, Pond, Sartain, Stamps,
Stevens, Stinson, Tatman, Thompson,
Ullman-36.
The motion to lay on the table pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Kenncr of Orleans, moved the adj
option of the report of the committee.
Mr. Davidson, of Livingston, moved
that the House take u recess of twenty
minutes, so as to extend the courtesies OF
the House to the Western Press Associa-
ton.
Carried
After the recess had expired, the House
was called to order by the Speaker
The question before the House pre-
vious to the recess being the motion to
adopt the report of the Committee on
Elections and Qualifications, the yeas and
hays were called thereon by Messrs.
Young, of Concordia, and Yorke, of Car
roll, with the following result:
Yeas: Abel, Bently, Blunt, Bowen,
Brewster, Brown, Bryan, Buchanan,
Burch, Carter, Darinsburg, Davis, Demas,
Devices, Faulkner, Floyd, Gaddis, Garst-
kamp, Huston, Johnson, Kearson, Ken
ner, Kinsella, Laurent, H. Lott, Lynch,
Marie, Marvin, Matthews, McCarty,
Moore. Morphy, Morris, Murray, Oplatel,
Otto, Overton, Raby, Riley, Ringgold,
Smith, Souer, Stamps, Stanton,
Tounoir, Tureaud, Ullman, Verrett,
Wands, Washington, of COncordia, Wash
ington, of Assumption, Waters, Whey
land, H. Williams, Wilson, Worroll,
YOrke-59.
Nays: Barker, Bickham, Broussard,
Butler, Chachere, Darby, Davidson, Durio,
Ellis, Fontelieu, Huston, Killen, Maho-
ney, Meadows, Moncure, Pond, Schuma-
her, Stevens, Thompson, Young-2O.
The motion to adopt prevailed.
MIR. Souer, of Avoyelles, moved re-
consideration If the vote just taken.
Mr.. Kenner, of Orleans, moved to lay
that motion on the table, which was car
ried