New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-02
ASSEMBLING OF THE LEGISLATURE.

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called to order yesterday at twelve
o'clock-the Senate by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Pinchback, and the House by
Speaker Carter. In the House eighty-six
members answered to their names when
the roll was called. There being quorum
present, the Speaker said it would be
proper to open the session with prayer,
which was done in a very solemn and i'm
pressive manner. At the conclusion of
| prayer the Speaker again arose and in
formed the House that before proceeding
to any other business, it would be proper
| to remind members that since their
adjournment last year the State had
lost very important State official.
| Oscar J. Dunn, the late Lieutenant Gov
ernor, has been numbered with the dead
and the Speaker thought the first business
done should be that Of passing suitable
resolutions in memory Of tie many virtues
of the deceased, and expressive of their
| deep regret for the loss of 50 pure and
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deal affected in pronouncing his short eu
| logy on the death of the lamented Dunn;
! and as we thought we could see tears
stealing from the corners Of Speaker Car
ter's eyes, we could not help, seriously re-
flecting on the wonderful changes that
have been wrought in the minds of men
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hath it been said time works wonders.
Anybody who would have had the
temerity to tell the Rev. George Wash
ington Carter to his face ten years ago
that on the first day Of January, Ammo
Domini 1872, he would be member Of
the Louisiana Legislature, composed of
white and colored Representatives; and
that, as Speaker Of the House, he would
arise and deliver a very touching pane
gyric on the death of a negro Lieutenant
Governor he, the said Carter, would un-
doubtedly have had the boldness to pro-
nounce such person a lunatic and an Abo-
litionist. But, nevertheless, such is the
ter finished hi5 lamentation on the death |
of the great type and representative of the |
race that he once fought so galantly and |
to the las. to keep in slavery, than
did J. Henri Burch arise to offer
a cut-and-d1ied resolution that would
meet the emergency. Unfortunately
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excessive zeal in honor of the lamented
Dunn. His idea was to secure an ad-
ournment with the adoption of the reso
ution expressive Of the regret Of the
House at the loss Of the State occasioned
~ the death of Mr.. Dunn. This caused
ome discussion, and pending this mes
,earing his veto messages. At first the
messenger was denied admittance, tie
speaker deciding that he could not be ad-
litted during the tendency Of motion
0 adjourn. Here Mr. Carr arose to re-
lind the Speaker that the law required {
be Governor to return these vetoes on
he first day of the session, and the {
peaker finally ruled that the messen- I
er be admitted, and the Governors /
etoes were received. Tie resolu- t
on Of Mr.. Butch authorized the APP 5
ointment OF a committee By tle Speaker c
} draft suitabhe resolutions in regard to a
lie death of Nh Dunn. \ substitute 10 y
lis resolution WAS offered by Mr.. Lott s
he Speaker decided that the substitute t
)uld not be entertained until Mr.. Burch's 6
solution was disposed of, as that en- t
2didd a motion to adjourn. Considera- a
e discussion then arose, and it was |;
lallE determined to take the vote on a
e nj lotion to adjourn without consider L
6 the other matter embraced in Mr. II
lrchs resolution, and the House was de- u
lre4 adjourned until twelve o'clock to- W
Upbn roll-call in the Senate it was dis ST
verfd quorum was not present. On Il
otidn, the Sergeant-at-Arnls was sent in II
arch Of absent members. Matters re- g
ent Of the House, when, On motion, the tc
nate also adjourned, to meet again at OF
elvP o'clock to-day. sc
\ Yesterday being New Years day, it was tt
t expected that much would be done N
yord the assembling of the Legislature Pr
accordance with the constitution But Il
day it is expected both houses will 90 III
work in earnest. The session is linn d(
d to sixty days, and as there is much Ii;
;i5lation needed, it is hoped a speedy 81
5anization will be had, and the work Ii
oceeded with at once. As both branches W
the Legislature are largely Rel ublican, dc
: responsibility will rest upon Repub- lis
an members if this is not done The CT
lintenance of Republican principles W
the Republican party in power is Of 1t
more Importance TO the people Of this Ia
tie, irrespective of color or previous VI
ldition, than the success Of men who wi
looking merely to their own interest tn
| political promotion. The motto of CT
} Republican party should be: '.Princi- ii
IS, not men. pa
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A OBJECTIVE INDICTMENT. ~,
The Washington Patriot, a Democratic 70
per printed at the capital Of the nation, 4;
Iorsed by the entire Democratic dele in
ion in Congress, and recommended by be
Democratic National Committee as the