New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-05
HON. @. q. BREWSTER CHOSEN
THE STATE ADMINISTRATION ENDORSED

| Aiouo0 ~ oiutI Ut Hdll- PAST lOuf U CLOCK.
ID. Cady Stanton moved that Thomas
Green Davidson he elected temporary chair
man. The motion was carried. and Mr.. D;.
wilson took his seat.
Mr.. Davidson, upon taking the chair. sale
that lie had consented to accept the posi-
ton of temporarily presiding over the
| House, because it was manifest that vilan
ous proceedings had been set On foot tC
defeat the expressed wishes Of the majority
of the House. and he had always beer
ready to lend a hand in suppres-ing vio
lence and Illegal measures, from whatever
| quarter they might issue. He declared that
the action of the minority at the session al
noon was Illegal, and the measures pre-
! tended to haze been enacted by them were
| illegal and without force, because of theil
utter illegaltv. etc.
Now the House is prepared 70 call the
roll. Fltty-three members present, and a
! quorum.
| The Speaker said the House was now
ready to receive resolutions. A proclama
ton from the Governor was here read
Mr.. Kinse!la and Mr. Waters here en-
tered, adding two members to the list, MAJ.
| ing fifty five in all.
Mr.. Devices then offered a resolution that
the seats of the members from Cameron.
! Tanghipohoa and Grant be declared vacant
Mr. Stamps. of jefferson, objected to Gust
ing the member from Grant because he was
coored
Low u
point. Mr.. Carr taking the floor in support
of it, Mr.. Kenncr against it,
The Speaker made a suggestion that he
was opposed TO unseating anybody without
their being heard, and in this the Speaker
was at once sustained unanimously by the
House,
Mr.. Ong. of st. Bernard, Offered a resolu-
ton condemning the action Of the members
OF the House, which had met at noon, de
nouncing their action as revolutionary. and
as subversive Of the government.
Mr.. kenncr here made a sharp speech.
supporting the resolutions. and denouncing
in the strongest terms the action of the
United States government in arrcsting the
Governor and members of the Legislature
and denouncing the action Of the minority
in proceeding to attempt to legislate while
the Governor and members Of tie House
were in dnrance.
The resolutions of NJ Ong were then pat
to a vote, and W.. ,er.icj unanimously.
Mr.. Carr otier., D. solution declaring
that the ', Speaker he declared
:;
the same .j., u:st motion was to declare
all the Offices Of the House vacant. but he
amended 50 as 10 include only the Speaker
ship.
The roll being called on the passage Of the
above resolution, it was carried by tift y-tour
votes-uuanimonsly
Mr.. Devices here moved to 90 into an
election for Sneaker. The following were
the nominees: Brewster Garstkamp, Ken
ner, Brown, Davidson, d. w. c. Brown,
J. w. Quinn, Worrall and Waters. All
withdrew their names except Brewster and
Garstkamp. The roll being called, Mr..
Brewster. Of Ouachita, received forty seven
votes aud Mr. Garstkamp five three votes
scattering. Mr. Brevste was then elected
unanimously, and escorted to the chair by
Mcssrs. C0chrdpc and Carr.
Mr.. Brewster then took the chair, and
made a short. tcrse speech, saying he was
for reform and the strctcst economy. He
came into the Speakers seat entirely
untranlmclcd ana he had made not
single promise. His aim would he 70 Re.
i, L., u.
He urged upon the House to make record
that would reflect credit upon this session
of the General Assembly, and one that
their constituency would feel proud Of, and
that their children would not be ashamed
of. He would not thank the House now,
but if their record at the close Of the 5es-
sion warranted it he would then thank
them. The Speaker was now sworn in by
the Hon. Thomas Green Davidson.
The last named then took the floor and
spoke in defense of certain charges that had
been made against him in connection with
the issuance Of warrants by Devices and
Carr He said that he was perfectly thun-
derstruck at the ilDpudence Of Carter as cx-
hbited in his speech Of yesterday. The
charge that he (the speaker belonged to
Governor Warnoth was lie. But between
Governor Warmoth and General Grant and
the Customhouse, he was for Warmoth.
He was no Republican, but a Democrat,
and not a Democrat that could be bought
BY the Customhouse. Those other Dem
ocrats who were being fed and slept and
liuuored ou board of the Wilderness he had
nothing to do with. He wanted to make
record before the people, and he was salts
fed that the people would indorso no coali-
ton with Grant.
resolution was offered that a committee
be appointed to wait upon the Governor
and desire him TO provide means to protect
tho Capitol and the members from violence
and intimidation.
Mr. Stamps made a speech, saying that he
had always been for Grant, but that if he
discovered that tie President indorsed the
action of the United States commissioner
in a;scsting himself and others. ho would
not be for him He went on to dcnornce
hi, arrest as the most hiGh.handol outrage
on record. Since he had heen a freeman
ho hal nov e. lolt 50 bad; never felt se de-
graded
The previous question having been
called, It was adopted unanimously, and,
the yeas and nays being called i1ty-four
members voted yoa.
Mr. Worral,, Of Jefferson, then moved
Il.