New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-09
Seventh Days PROCEEDINGS.

HoUsE or REPRESENTATIVE /
Monday, January 3. 1877.
The House met at ten o'clock, tie recess
having expired.
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names
Speaker Brewster. and Messrs Abel, Bar
rett, Barrow, Bentley, Blunt Bowen,
Brown, Buckingham, Crawford, Davidson,
Devices, Faulkner, Floyd. Garstkamp, =.
Harper, Hampstead, La Salinere, Mahoney,
Marie, Marvin, McCartv, Mcfarland,
Norphy, Morris. Ong, Oplatek, Overton,
Raby, Riley, RnggpId, Smith. Souer,
Tounoir Washington (Assumption), Whey
land, Young-37.
No quorum.
On motion of Mr.. Davidson, Of Living
ston, the House took recess for half an
hour, and the Sergeant-at-Arms was in
structed to go after absent members.
At the expiration of the recess, the House
was called to order by Speaker Brewster.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Brewster and Messrs. Abel, Bar
rett. Barrow, Belot Bentley, Bickham
Blunt, Bowen, Brown, Buckingham, Carr,
Cochrane, Crawford Darby, harrisburg,
lttNINsbu. JdNlH, 1'flLdS, bt"tth, dhih-
ner, Floyd, Fonteleu. Garstkamp, 7. Har-
per, Hampstead, Huston knsela, La Sail
mere. Mahonev Marie, Marvin, Matthews.
AcCarty, Mcfarland, Morphy. Morris, Muir
ray, Ong, Oplatek, Overton, Quinn, Raby,
Riley, Ringgofd, Sartain, Smith, Souer,
Stamps, Stanton, Iounoir, Nerrett, Wash
jngton (Assumption), Washington lConcor-
Quorum present.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, by unaDi
-mo1s consent of the House, offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, The constitution of the State
of Louisiana requires the Legislature to
meet at the Capitol on the first Monday in
January of each year, tor the TRANSACTION
OF public business; aud,
Whereas, the people OF the State Of Loui-
siana are impatiently waiting, and with
great desire 10 know What the Governor
proposes 10 urge upon the Legislature by
his message toward retire nchIucnt and re
form: anu,
Whereas. the people are entitled after
waiting one week since the COlnlur ncrlncnt
OF the session, to know what the Governor
proposes; and,
Whereas, they are prevented from hay-
ing this information by reason of tne con
tnued want OF Il quorum III he Senate OF
the State of Louisiana. part Ct the mem
bcrs thereof having refused their attend
ance III obedience 10 the constitution and
laws; therefore,
Rcs0Ltea, That the Governor hg respect
fully solicited 10 furnish his message 4 the
House OF Representative and Though
them to the people OF the State OF Louis lana,
showing what h" proposes to do toward re-
ieving the taxpayers of the State from the
burdens 1Um which they are now sutier-
Ing.
On motion of Mr.. Davidson, of Living
ston, the Chief Clerk was instructed to
transmit q COPY If the above resolution to
his exccllency the Governor.
Carried.
Mr.. Davidson, OF Livingston, offered the
following resolution:
WHEREAS. Article thirty-eight of the con
stltutlon ct the State provides that nett her !
house shall dj"urn to any other place than |
the Capitol without tho cons, mt Of the !
other house; and
Whereas, Certain ill-advised members of |
this House Illegally and unennstitutonally |
assumed /" ret themselves up and organize |
themselves into the House of Keplcscnta- |
tivcs i'll ii building away from the Cauitul. |
in ontempt ol tile authority OF the House; |
and
Whereas, These persons have attclpnted |
to arrest members Of the House and 10
hold thru III confinement III their midst in !
violation OF the constitutional privileges of /
the m' mbeI>; aud
Whereas, These unconstitutional and |
riot0us prIcccdIngs are calculated TO Oh |
struct legislation, and therefore cali for |
prompt amt vigorous action at the hands OF |
this House; ana
Whereas, Fail power is given this House !
by article ihrty-ti of the constitution to |
expcl ii mcluhor, tw0-tnlrdo Of the mem |
bcl5 present .roncurrlmg; therefore;
EcSOtce / hal if, at the House of Repre- |
sentatIvre, uJ one o'clock on Wednesday, |
January H., the said InemheIs Of TINS |!
House do not return thereto, and rcitSsume |
the dircl arg. OF their duties ~ Legislators, |
this House viii proceed 10 cNpel them there |
from
Mr. Faulkner, Of Caldwell, moved that |
the further consideration Of the resolution |
be postponed until Tuesday at one o'clock.
Mr.. Drwcce, of De Soto, moved to amend
bv striking out Tuesday" and inserting
"Wednesday"
The amendment having been accepted by