New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
SECOND SEES SION
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF Ma.


Thirty.eighth Days Proceedings.
HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
| Friday, February Is, 1872.
The House met at twelve O'Clock, purs,
ant to adjournment.
Speaker Brewster in the chair
The roll was called, and the followin
members answered to their names:
Speaker Brewster, ana Messrs Abe
Adolphe, Baker, Barker. Barrow, Belo
Bentley, Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, Brous
sard, Brown, Bryan, Buckingham Butler
Carr, Chachere, Cochrane, Crawford
mas. Devices, Deslonde. Durio, Eli.
Faulkner Floyd, Fontelieu, Gaddis, Gard
ner, Garstkamp, p. Harper, William Han
per. Hyams johnson, kenner, Killen, Kin
sella, La Saliniere. Laurent, Llambias, II
Lott, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin, McCarty
Mcfarland, Meadows, Moncure, Morphy
Norris, Murray, Nelson, Ong, Oplatek
Overton, Pond, Raby, Riley, Ringgold, Sar
tain, Smith, Souer, Stamps, Stinson, Tat
ington (Assumption). Washington (Concor
dia), Waters. E. Williams, II. Williams
WOrrall, Iorke, Ioung-S0.
| Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, of JEFF
terson, the reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with, and the journal was adopted
Mr.. Garstkamp. OF Jefferson, moved t.
lay on the table the report of the Commit
| tee on Corporations. as far as it regarded
House bill No. 32l
Mr. Oplatek, of Orleans. moved to amend
by indefinitely postponing both report and
BILL which amendment was accepted
Upon the adoption of the motion to in
definitely postpone yea and nay vote was
demanded by Messrs Oplatei, of Orleans.
and Davidson, Of Livingston, which re-
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Abel, Adolphe. Baker, Barker,
Barrett. Barrow. Belot. Bentley. Bickham.
Blunt. Brown, Bryan Buckingham, Butler.
Carr, { hachere, Cochrane, Crawford, Darby.
Darinsburg, Davidson, Davis, Demas
Durio, Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu,
Gaddis, Garstkamp, William Harper, Hemp
stead, Huston, Hyams, johnson, Kenner,
Killen, kinsella. La Saliniere. Laurent.
Llambias, j. b. Lott, Mahoney, Marie, Mar
vim, Matthews, McCarty. Mcfarland, Mead
ows, Moncure, Morris, Murray, Nelson. Ong,
Oplatek Pond, Quinn, Raby. Riley Ring
gold, Sartain, Smith, Souer, Stamps, Stan
ton, Stinson, Tatman, Thompson, Tounoir.
Tureaud, Nerrett, Washington (Assump-
tom, Washington (Concordia}. Waters. +.
Williams. II. Williams, Worrall, Yorke,
Nays-P. Harper, H. Lott, Morphy-3.
Carried.
BY consent the Speaker recorded his
vote.
Upon motion of Mr.. Ringgold, of Orleans
the other portions of the report were
adopted
Mr.. Gartskamp, of jefferson, presented
petition, which was referred to the Com
mttee on Claims.
The following communication from the
Governor was received and read:
STATE OF LorIsfASA)
Executive Department ;
New Orleans February is, 1872
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives
| find it incumbent on Inc to lay before
your honorable body grave charges against
George +. Bovee, Secretary of State
These charges are five in number, and are
as follows:
First-That the said Bovee, Secretary of
State, did promulgate as a law pretended
copy of an act entitled can act to INCORPORATE
Z.
to define its rights and duties to punish |
otienses committed against the franchises !
II said company and the public health"
the fact that the said BOvee |
lad been officially informed and well knew |
said act had not become law in any of |
he modes pointed out by the constitution
In support of this charge l submit here
With the printed proceedings in the suit
styled ''The State of Louisiana vs.. F. j.
derron," No. 1856 ON the docket of the
Eighth District Court for the parish of Or
cans. You will perceive from the testi-
nOny received in said suit that the act in
question was not presented to me until
february q, 1871, three days before the ad-
ournment of the General Assembly.
1t is claimed on the part of Bovee that
he bill was left at my residence on Satur-
lay evening, February IS. Without enter
ne into the question whether such present
tion was regular and legal, it appears from
he testimony of Bovee's own witnesses
hat it was past IL z. M. on the twenty
fifth when the messenger bearing the bill |
rived at my residence. The General AS
emily adjourned March 9. 1871, at 1920
,. NJ, as appears by certified minutes
hereof. Furthermore, l addressed the
ecretary OF State note, in which | in
ormed him Of the facts. +
Notwithstanding all this. BOvee pro-
eeded to, promulgate an incorrect and
Furious copy of the act in question as a
wv, in utter contempt of the constitution
nd in direct violation of his official duty.
is difficult to see how the conduct of the
ecretary of State in this connection can |
g accounted for on any other hypothesis
ian that of wilful and corrupt malfeas-
nee in office.
Second-I charge the said Bovee with hay
g sold books belonging to the State, and
the proceeds to his own use.
Ihird-That the said Bovee has sold and
tained the proceeds of numerous copies
Walkers Digest of the Decisions of the
lpreme Court of Louisiana, which were
lrchased by the State purely for the pur-
Use of gratultous distribution among it's
Iicials.
the said Bovee has misap- :
opriated bond of the State of the de-
animation of $500, and the interest coupons
the same attached, which was, with | ;