New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-28

floor, and put democrats IN Cnclr sCedU.
Have they any right to be called Republi-
cans-true Republicansl Now. claim
that every one of those members are en-
titled to seats on this floor. Every one of
them are entitled to their places in this
WarmOth Legislature-as much entitled as
any one on this floor; and any one occupy
ing their seats has no right upon this floor
l claim that the resolution that put Mr..
Burch from his seat on this floor is uncOn
stitutiOnal.
do not wish an advocate for any of these
gentlemen. / do not wish to say anything
against Governor WarmOth or Lieutenant
Governor Pinchback. l claim to be per-
sonal friend Of both these gentlemen but
when any one says that Governor War
roth brides me, or attempted to bride me,
l say they tell what is not SO. do not deny
that the resolution that was offered ex-
polling us was not correct, but claim that
reconsidering it the second time was illegal
and not in accordance with parliamentary
law l have read the authority in the
books, which no one can deny is not the law
that governs parliamentary bodies. have
shown who are the true Republicans and
who are the false. | have shown the I'M
cOnstituti0nality of reconsidering the
vote by Which we were expelled
first resolution was correct. but l do not
acknowledge that the reconsideration was
legal, after it had been recOnsidered SO as
to allow Mr.. Laurent to take his seat l
have said that was an honest man, and
defy any one to say that am not. If there
is any one here who can say otherwise, let
him come forward and | will show him that
he can not hold up his head. can walk in
the street without any fear. Can Thomas
Green Davidson, the war horse of the De-
mocracy, the king of the free country of
Livingston do that Ne, sir. He is afraid
of being assassnated He can not walk the
street for fear some one will take his life.
Now, l can walk the streets and can look an
honest man in the face without shrinking.
say this, Mr.. Speaker, because am de-
sirous of standing before my constituents
| in the right attitude. l might have re-
| ceived brides. ! do not say that none have
| been offered to me. but l have never &C
! cepted anything. George w. Carter or
Governor WarmOth have never offered me
| a bride. They never told me that was
right or wrong held my own opinion. l
| have done as | thought best; thought my
convictions were right when l left this
House. l do not advocate their actions,
| but say this, that the resolution admitted
me on this floor was unconstitutional, and
! was executed in utter disregard of parlia-
mentary laws: and although l have moth
| ing personal against any member on this
floor, l say that the resolution introduced
by the old war horse the king: of the free
country of Livingston, was done for no
other purpose than to debar Republicans
from their seats on this floor
| Now. sir, l will claim the attention OF
every Republican upon this floor to see
where this resolution sprung us. Mr.. Da-
| wilson, the king of the free soil of Livings-
ton. is something so hideous that the party
that elected him look upon him as lOath-
some object; and have discarded him from
| their ranks, and shall you as Republicans
| accept him in your ranks when he has be-
| come so hideous to his own party that the
| executive committee of the Democratic
party have expelled him from their ranks
| The question of electing Warrant Clerk
! arose. and Mr. Hampstead said:
| Mr.. Speaker am opposed to this ap-
pointing a Warrant Clerk. We have pledged
ourselves to reform, and one OF the
measures of reform that the Governor
promulgates in his message is the abolish
ment of Warrant Clerk. We know that over
$780, 900 were expended last year, and | am
opposed to this employing a Warrant Clerk
when we can do without it.
Mr.. Barrett-As | offered this resolution
it devolves upon me to stand by it, The
gentleman who has just sat down knows
that have ever supported the administra-
ton of the Governor, and intend to support
him as long as he inaugurates the measures
of reform that he proposes in his message
But look upon this as a financial question
and one of great benefit to the House.
tell you, Mr.. Speaker. that great number
of our members are in debt. and some have
not money enough to go to market with
and this electing a Warrant Clerk will re-
leve them. Therefore, l call for the pre-
vious question.
After putting the question the House adj
iOurned