New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-17

bill No. 257, which passed the House yes
terday.
Upon motion of Mr.. Davidson, of Living
ston, the reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with, and the journal as corrected
was adopted.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Souer, of
Avoyelles, introduced the following joint
resolution, which was taken up and placed
on its first reading:
Joint resolution No. 29l, a joint resolution
appointing special committee of the
House and Senate to prepare an address to
the Congress of the United States, upon the
subject of the existing revolutionary crisis
in the State of Louisiana.
Under suspension Of the constitutional
rules the resolution was put upon its second
reading.
Upon motion of Mr.. Souer, of Avoyelles,
the resolution was considered as engrossed.
Under further suspension of the con-
stitutional rules, the joint resolution under
went its third and final reading and the
title adopted as read.
Notice of passage was ordered to be sent
to the Senate.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Blunt, of Natchitoches, introduced the fol-
lowing joint resolution, which was placed
upon its first reading:
Joint resolution No. 292. joint resolution
relative to the suspension from office Of N.
A. Robinson, of the Ninth Judicial District
Court nv executive order
Under suspension Of the constitutional
rules the resolution was placed upon its
second reading.
Resolution read.
Upon motion of Mr.. Faulkner, of Cald-
we'll, the resolution was considered as en-
crossed.
Under further suspension of the con-
stitutiOnal rules, the resolution was placed
upon its third and final reading and title
adopted as read.
Notice of passage was ordered to be sent
to the Senate.
BY consent, Mr.. La Saliniere, of St. Mar
tin, submitted the following communication,
which was ordered to be inserted in the
minutes:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives:
BY the revolutionary and illegal arrest
bv United States commissioner of twenty
members Of the House OF Representatives,
the number in the House was SO reduced
that Mr.. Carter and his friends, in order to
use us, had Messrs. La Salaniere and Nc,
Farland turned out of the HOuso and our
selves seated in their places.
No do, nOt ho1iava tuaf II xvOulA no hon.
orable for us to occupy seats in your hon.
Orable body obtained by such unfair and il
legal means, and we do hereby decline to
take the seats of the gentlemen above
named, and do hereby resign all right and
claim to the same.
THEOGENE CASTILLO,
CHARLES NEVEN.
New Orleans. January l6, 1872.
Mr.. Brown, of Ascension. called up the
following resolution, lying over under the
rules, and moved its adoption:
Resoired, That the Speaker of the House
of Representatives appoint Il special com
mittee, to consist OF five mem bers, to whom
shall be referred all outstanding unaudited
warrants and vouchers OF the last session
that the said committee be required to ex
anime the same, and make a correct registry
Of them, and report the same to the House
as soon as possible; that the Warrant CLERK
be and is hereby directed to pay none of the
outstanding warrants or vouchers OF the
last session until the whole list Of genuine
warrants and vouchers be reported to The
House for it's action; and it shall be the duty
of the committee to instruct the chairman o.
said committee to indOrse across the face o.
each voucher or warrant decided to be gen
une by the committee his signature, show
ing that they are genuine: and 1t shall o.
the duty of the committee to frame def
cheney bill, covering the aggregate amour
of said warrants and vouchers, and desig
nate how they shall be paid, and submit i
to the House for Its action as soon as thu
registry is complete.
On motion of Mr.. Faulkner. of Caldwell
the following remarks offered by Mr.. Brown
of Ascension, in reference to the resOlu
ton, were ordered to be printed in tn
journal:
Mr.. Speaker, before the vote is takel
upon the adoption of the resolution jus
read, would ask the indulgence of thu
House to say few words on its merits. l
is a well-knOwn fact throughout the Stat
that the expenditures of the last session o
the Legislature were unreasOnably large
The warrants and vouchers issued by thu
Warrant Clerk and by the chairmen of thu
various committees, both standing anC
special, of the last session, are still un
audited and valueless. unless some actor
be taken by this body providing for thei
payment. Many Of these warrants ant
vouchers are genuine. and were created tt
meet the necessary expenses OF the House
of Representatives.
A considerable number of these warrant
and vouchers, however, are supposed to bl
and WORTHLESS from the fact fha
their issue has not been authorized by an.
action of the House of Representatives.. o
by any law ON the statute books OF thu
State. 1t is absolutely necessary for thi
House to determine which are genuine ant
which are spurious before it makes pro
visions for their payment. The House as ;
whole has neither the patience nor the tim
| to investigate the validity of each warran
or voucher, or the claim of each individual
| holder. The object of this committee is t.
| thoroughly investigate the authority upOl
which the various warrants and voucher
| were issued, and prepare correct registr.
| of all that are genuine and OF all that ar
| spurious, and with these lists furnish a re
| port to the House as soon as possible, witt
| suggestions for the most feasible plan TO
| their redemption.
1t is the purpose of the mover of th
| resolution for the appointment OF specla
| committee to elaborate the work embraced
in its provisions, to entirely separate tn
expenditures of the last session from thOs
of the present session, and at the sam
time make ample provisions by the intro
| duction of deficiency bill to pay off tn
real Indebtedness of the last session; and
furthermore. it is the purpose of the move
| of this resolution, while he is guardln!
financially the treasury of the STATE, t
avoid any measure looking toward the re
pudiation of the honest Indebtedness o
| the State created by the last session of th
Legislature. The Reputation of the homes
debts of this body during the last sessiO