New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06
Fifth Days Proceedings.

fItn Day's frOcecOln&Ss
HorsR OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Friday, January s. 1872.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
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, Belot, Bentley, Blunt, Bowen
Brown, buckingham, Carr. Cochrane,
Crawford, Darinsburg, Davidson, Davis,
Demas, Devices, Faulkner, Floyd, Fonte-
lieu, Gardner, Garstkamp, p. Harper,
Hampstead, Huston, Kinsella, La Saliniere,
Lynch, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin, Matthews,
McCarty, Mcfarland, Moore, Morphy, Nor
ris, Murray, Ong, Oplatek, Quinn, Raby,
Riley, Ringgold, Sartain. Smith, Souer,
Stamps, Stanton. Tounoir, Verrett, Wash
ingtOn (Assumption), Washington (Con-
cordia), Waters, Worrall, Wheyland, Yorke,
YOung-59.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Merritt
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, moved that
the minutes Of the extra session be adopted.
Carried.
MI. Mahoney, of Plaquemines, by unan-
lowing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted
Resolccd, That the Sergeant at Arms be
instructed to refuse admittance to the State
House to George w. Carter, under any cir
cumstances whatever, and that copy of
this resolution, duly certified, be at once
furnished HIM.
MIR. Fontelieu, of vermilion, by unani-
nous consent OF the House, offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is known that F. Schumach-
er. Ii. H. Stevens, II. X. Kearson and j. p.
Wilson have been the prominent cOnspir-
atOrs in the attempt to break up the gov
eminent by the arrest of the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, several members of
the Senate, and many members of the
House of Representatives, and are now caus-
ing the arrest of others; therefore, be it
Resolred. That the said +. Schumacher,
H. H. Stevens, II. K. kearson and j. p. Viii
son be and are hereby excluded from the
privileges of the floor until the committee
appointed shall have examined all of the
facts reported in favor of them, and by a
vote of this House allowed again to enter
upon the floor.
Mr.. Worrall, Of Jefferson, moved t.
amend by adding after the word floor"
the words latter they have been examined
by the committee and heard in their de-
tense by the House"
Mr., Fontelieu accepted the amendment
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved to adopt
the resolution as amended.
Carried.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, moved re-
consideration of the vote just taken, and
also moved TO lay the motion to reconsider
Oh the table.
Carried.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of jefferson, moved that
the journal of Tuesday be approved.
Carried.
Mr.. Garstkamp. of Jefferson, moved that
a committee Of three be appointed to notify
the Governor and the Senate that the
House was organized.
The Speaker appointed the following gen
tlemen to wait on the Governor Messrs.
Garstkamp, of Jefferson, David Young. of
Concordia and Fontelieu, Of Vermillon
On motion of Mr.. Devices. of De Soto. the
rgeants-at-Arms were ordered to allow
no member to leave the House except the
Just appointed.
Carried.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, chairman
of the special committee to whom was re-
ferred the charges against Messrs Carr and
Devices, submitted the following report,
which was read and adopted
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives,:
l am instructed by the committee to re-
port that they have discharged the duties i'm
posed upon them to investigate the charges
of fraud and conspiracy to defraud the
State, as to the signing Of warrants without
authority, by Mortimer Carr and E. w. De
wees. They have, under the sworn exam
nations of Messrs. Carr and Devices, called
before them as witnesses Messrs John w.
Madden, William Vigers, j. p. Smith and
Simeon Belden, Attorney General whose |
testimony they submit as conclusive. by |
showing that the parties have not attempted |
to detraud the State, or conspired so to do. |
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
THOMAS GREEN DAVIDSON.
Chairman.