New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-19

| warranted by the constitution and laws OF
| this State. We can not, without compro
mise of our dignity as State Senators. and
! a complete surrender of the rights OF our
| constituencies. recognize the unWarranted
| and revolutionary interference on the part
| of the executive, and will therefore decline
TO take our seats until the armed forces in
and around the State Capitol have been re-
| moved.
| We further represent that Senator Pinch
| back is not. nor has he ever been. the legal
| President of the Senate and we refuse to
recognize his authority as such to appoint
sergeants-at-arms for the purpose Of arrest
! ing us and compelling our attendance.
| We feel constrained. as the legal repre-
sentatiyes of free people. to adopt this
! course and refuse participation in or recog
milton of any act or measure which is revO
| lutionary in its character, threatening. as ii
| does. the subversion of constitutional gov
eminent and republican liberty.
| When these armed forces are removed
| and not until then. will we voluntarily con
sent to take our seats in your body and
| participate in its proceedings.
| w. F. BlackInan- j. 3. Lewis.
| John Ray. A. j. Sypher.
S. NJ Thomas. T.V. COPELAND,
S. S. Thompson p. F. Herwig
w. L. Thompson. c. c. Antoine,
C.. Wilcox, j. II. Ingraham,
+. Daigle, 5. NJ. Todd.
Mortimer Smith, P.O'Hara.
Now. sir, this is a falsehood from begin
ming to end. The Times says that it is
| signed by sixteen Democrats. That is also
false 1t is signed by five Democrats and
eleven Republicans. This card says that
these gentlemen who have signed this ar
ticle are afraid to come here; that on &C.
count of the armed men around this State
HOY fn fhaf bQv
will not come until they are removed.
Now. sir, ask who inaugurated this
course! Can anyone answer. If not. l will
tell you that they did. l charge. Mr..
Speaker, that their conduct has been such
as TO inaugurate this course. Did they not
separate themselves from this body and 60
and set up Legislature of their own! And
there they have sat until now. and now
they say they can not have anything to do
With our revolutionary proceedings; and
yet who inaugurated these proceedings but
| these very Senators themselves, and this
Carter faction, by arresting by bogus ser
geants-at-arms our members.
They say that those men who are pro-
tectng US were placed there and subject
to executive orders. This is false. Fifty
five members of this House appealed to
Governor Warmoth for some means of
protecting themselves from an armed mob;
their homes without fear of their lives,
and the only course that was left to them
was to appeal to the Governor for pro-
lection. 1t was on the fourth of January
that we were placed in this position. 1t
was then that the Governor was asked to
protect us in such a manner that we could
proceed quietly and discharge our duties:
and the Governor only did what the House
asked him to do We did that which we
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of a people desiring peace, and representa-
tives working for the good of their con-
stituents and the interest of State should
do. And. sir. furthermore, if the Governor
had not granted our request there would
have been riot and blOOdshed.
want the people of this city and State to
know that these men who signed this infa
nous card this morning could. and can now,
come into this House without fear of mo-
lestation. But. sir, think it is only pre-
text of theirs to excite the people. These
men seem too anxious for riot and blood
shed. They can not say truthtully they
have not free access into this building and
their seats. But, sir, if they do nut want TO
come. why, let them stay away. say this
simply because l think that the people
should know these things are false.
Mr.. Brown called for his resolution, which
was laid on the table yesterday, in reference
Mr.. Garstkamp-Mr. Speaker. l would
IKE to hear of my amendment to this reso-
luton. | said, III my amendment. that
Provided. that this resolution shall in
clude no warrants issued to members or
clerks for services rendered after the ad-
journment of the session of the General
Assembly. under resolutions published in
the journal of the last days proceedings of
the House of Representatives of 1871.
I ,ph ol,,la in, hat
vices Of the clerk OF the Committee on Con
tingent Expenses and the Enrolment Com
mIttee.
Mr.. Carl rise to point of order. Be
fore member can offer an amendment, the
original motion must be taken off the table.
Mr.. Garstkamp-I offer this amendment
so as to do that.
Mr.. Barrett asked what the original reso-
luton was.
The Clerk read the original resolution, as
offered by Mr.. Brown. OF Ascension
Resolrel, That the Speaker of the H,use
of Representatives appoint special CON-
mittee to consist of five members, to whom
shall be referred all outstanding unaudited
warrants and vouchers Of the last esson;
that the said committee be required to eX-
anime the same, and make correct registry
of them, and report the same to the House
as soon as possible; that the Warrant Clerk
be and is hereby directed to pay none of the
outstanding warrants or vouchers of the
last session until the whole list of genuine
warrants and vouchers be reported to the
House for its action: and it shall be the duty
OF the committee to instruct the chairman of
said committee to indOrse across the face of
each voucher or warrant decided to be gen.
ulne oy the committee his signature, show
ing that they are genuine; and it shall be
the duty OF the committee to frame def
cheney bill, covering the aggregate amount
OF SAID warrants and vouchers, and desig-
nate how they shall be paid, and submit it
to the House for its action as soon as the
registry is complete.
Mr.. Garst kamp-I offer this amendment
Mr.. Speaker, because find in the journal of
last year that these committees were to re-
port ten days after the House had adj
journed. think that they should be- paid.
as think it was legal.
Mr.. Oplatek-I wish to make an amend
ment to the amendment. THE gentleman
here read his amendment.1
Mr.. Garstkamp-That is not an amend
ment to my amendment. 1t does not refer
TO the same subject at all.
Mr.. Worrall-I believe, Mr.. Speaker that
the amendment is now before the House
Mr.. Garstkamp-I call for the resolution
as amended.
Mr.. Worrall-Now, Mr.. Speaker, we have
placed before us the resolution and an
amendment to the resolution. The resolu-
ton itself is we'll enough, and shall not
oppose it, 1 am in favor of appointing this
want a committee appointed
TO thoroughly investigate the claims of
those parties holding warrants. l think the |
matter should be thoroughly investigated |
by this committee, and if their report is cor
rect. and they say that these vouchers are
n <l,.a V.n,~e
he report of this committee. But / wish
% call the attention of the members of this
louise to the amendment that has been
,tiered, and | hope they Will vote it down.