New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-10
F0rty.eigEth Days Proceedings.

F0rty.eigEth Days Proceedings.
| HOUSE OF Representatives
| Thursday, February 70, 1872.
The House was called to order. pursua1
to adjournment.
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called, and the followin
members answered to their names:
Speaker Brewster, and Messrs Abe
Antoine, Baker, Barker Barrow, Bentley
Blunt, Bowen Brown, Bryan, Bucking CHAR
Carr, Cochane, Crawford, Davidson, Davis
Dewees, Ieslonde, Ellis. Faulkner. Fonte
lieu, Gadds, Garstkamp, p. Harper, William
Harper, Hampstead, johnson, Kenner, Kin
sella, La S,liniere, Laurent, II. Lott, Marie
! Marvin, Mcfarland, Meadows, Moncure
| Moore, Murphy, Morris, Murray, Nelson
Ong, Oplaek, Overton, Quinn, Riley Smith
Souer, Tatnan, Tounoir, Tureaud. Washing
ton tConcTdial, Z. Williams, II. Williams
YOrke-57.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr. Garstkamp, of JET
terson, the reading of the minutes was
dispensed with and the journal was
adopted.
By conse1t, Mr.. Ong. of St. Bernard in
troduced H,use bill No 4S5, joint resolu-
ton authorizing the police jury of the par
lsh of ST Brnard to issue bonds, which was
read.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rule, the bill was read second time.
The bill vas considered as engrossed.
Under suspension Of the constitutional
rule, the bill was placed on its third read
ing and final passage, its title adopted and
it was orCred to he sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
Upon m'tion of Mr. Carr, of De 500. the
vote indefinitely postponing Senate bill No.
29S, an ACT to incorporate the Citizens Saw
ings Bank was reconsidered, and the bill
was placel on its third reading and final
passage, is title adopted, and notice of con
currence Gdered to be sent to the Senate.
The special committee appointed to inves-
tigate chages made against Mr.. Thomson.
of st. Taumany, submitted the following
report:
EoCsE OF REPRESENTATIVES, !
February %. 1872. {
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Representatives,:
The Undersigned committee, appointed
by resolution of this House, at the instance
OF the HIN. James NJ. Thompson. to in
vestigatecertain charges made against him
by the re,Ort of the experts in a case late
ly pending before the Eighth District Court
OF New orleans, respectfully submit the
tollowingreport:
Your committee has thoroughly in
StiuafEl fla cbnr
tanned The facts in relation to them, by the
following Mr.. Thompson was member OF
two committees, viz, the Committee on
Public and Private Land Claims and the
COMMITTEE on Elections, which were d.
rected by resolutions of the House adopted
at the lat session. to sit during the recess
and discharge certain specified duties The
dlschar% OF these duties involved a great
IDEAL OF necessary and expensive travel
ing and the consumption OF much time.
L Iii medldely after the adjournment
Of the louise MIR. Thompson received from
the chairman of the Committee on Contin-
gent Excuses vouchers to which he was !
entitled by law, provided the duties were
performed which the resolution contem- !
Dlated-lpon presenting the vouchers 10 !
he Warrant Clerk Mr.. Thompson was |
offered warrants for them, but at the same |
line WIS Informed that some doubts had |
been expressed as to the regularity OF the |
Proceedings by which the resolution had !
'een aOpted. Mr.. Thompson declined to !
lccept The warrants. declined to perform
he dunes imposed by the resolution. and
gam c:lled upon the chairman of the Com
nittee IN Contingent Expenses and de-
him that the vouchers should be
which the chairman of this com
llttee eclared he could not do, giving as
IS reas'n that his account had already
een mde up and had been presented to
he Speaker of the House.
The vuchers were carefully retained bv
lr. Thompson. with the declared purpose
D have hem cancelled as soon as it could
e legally done. These vouo hers, though
l Mr.. Ihompson's possession for nearly
welve months, with the power of having
hem cnverted into warrants, were never
sed b. him, and as soon as the present
on Contingent Expenses was ap-
olnted were presented to Hon. L. j. Souer,
re chirman, and by him have been can
lied.
With this statement o. facts fully sus-
ilned by legal testimony. we respectfully
lbmitthat no shadow of blame can be at
tchedto Mr.. Thompson. On the contrary,
) soOI as circumstances interviewed which
ducei him TO abandon the idea of dis
largns the duties which the resolution
1posei, he promptly declined to receive
hat lie was legally entitled to if the ser
ces lad been performed. Your committee
erefTe report that the charges made
gains the Hon. James NJ. Thompson are
1t ony not sustained, but that his conduct
the transaction referred to was such as
entIle him to the confidence and respect
all !onest and honorable gentlemen.
j. c. MONCURE,
HARRY LOTT. ,
w. il. WATERS.
Committee. ,
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto, introduced the fol. {
wing resolution, which was adopted:
Restred, That the official reporter, Mr.
$ Waterman, be and is hereby allowed
per day for services from the
st dly of January to the seventeenth day I
January, 1872, and is allowed seventy
e cmts per page for taking three hundred :
gesof testimony for the committee to in
sti2tte the charges against G. +. Bovee: !
80, mat the official reporter and his assist +
are instructed to prepare and revise the i
bats OF the House after the adjournment : =
tn; session, and they allowed thirty y
Us oay tor the same at the present com +
nsaion: and the Committee on Contingent ~
,pIses be and is hereby directed To issue y
III their vouchers for their peg diem. to :.
pail out Of the contingent fund of the N
lSt. -
'Ir. Brown, of Ascension. introduced the -
loving resolution, which was adopted: +.
Prs.lred That the chairman Of the Com u
tts on Contingent Expenses be au- Y
,nRd to approve the accounts of John
Mirch and w. &. James, clerks, and W. +
rel, messenger, on the committee to
str warrants and vouchers OF last SEES
n also the account of the chairman of
d committee for room rent, gas, coal, &C
l printing from January % to February
SO.
II. Mathews, of Tensas, introduced the
owing resolution, which was adopted a.
psolced. That the chairman of the Com d.