New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-30
DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.
SATURDAY, January q, 1877

Il
Leave being granted lie spoke rs follows:
Mr.. Sneaker, and gentlemen OF tho House
of REPRESENTATIVES, while l do not favor
WASTING the time of this House, l am com
peIled to speak this morning to exonerate
myself. am not one that looks after WHAT
the press of this city says, but when the ON
cal journal of this State misrcplrsents me,
a.. any member on this floor. deem it my
duty to speak in vindication OF our rights
and honor. notice, Mr.. Speaker, III look
ing over the papers. that in voting on the
expulsion of members, the official Journal
misrepresents David Young, OF Concordla.
Now, in reference to this matter, which my
friends have called my attention 10, WISH
the Clerk to read.
The Clerk read the clause published in
the debates Of the House, which says,
'.Mr Young, can't we do it soldly"
Now. Mr.. Speaker, the gentleman who
saws that / said that, tells an uncOmpro-
missed falsehood. The reporter Of the
House tells me that he, not being certain
as to the remark, asked IA gentleman, who
told him "that was the remark" l made.
Now, | say, Mr.. Speaker, that who ever
saws that | made such IL remark, tells an
uncompromised falsehood. l deny that
liade such an assertion. l deny that any
such renlarks came out of my mouth, and
if AM entleman here will say that made
this remark, l will Immediately take my
seat. The Times was correct enough. 1t
was copied from the New Orleans REPUR
LICAN. the official journal of this State.
Now that have the floor wish to say a
few words in reference to the expulsion Of
the gentlemen who were expelled by this
body. AS the gentleman (Mr keuner) has
said. in his reference to Bart!cy's Digest
when motion is reconsidered. unless it is
amended. the motion is dead. Now, hold
that the motion that expelled these mem
bers. who have just been allowed to take
their seats, when it was recons'dered so a.
to allow Mr.. Laurent to take his seat, that
motion was void.
While in my parish, on leave of absence
from this House, l saw the documents that
expelled these members. l also saw the
notice that he (Mr. Davidson) would at
some future day introduce resolution re-
considering the resolution by which certain
members were expelled, but was not here
On last Tuesday when the motion to recon-
slider was made, SO as to allow certain men,
bers to come back, voted Oh the question,
and l think l voted wisely, and this char
acterized my motives.
know that ON the nineteenth of this
month this resolution was offered ex-
Melting certain members, and then again
motion was made by the gentleman from
Livingston to reconsider the resolution so
as to allow Mr.. Laurent to resume his
seat. Now. according to the rules Of
parliamentary usage, that resolution was
dead when it was recOnsdered to allow Mr..
Laur, mt to resume his seat; and moreover,
according to the decision of this hook,
| Mr.. Burch is a member Of this House. and
| is entitled to seat upon this floor.
Now in reference to the article in the Of
| fetal journal, which says that l answered
| Mr.. Matthews in the manner stated. l
deny that. and ask the gentlemen of this
| House if have not by my actions shown |
har at a il
party if have ever shown any sign of de-
parting from the Republicans If any
| member can tell me that, l will prove that
! he tells an unqualified falsehOOd. l do not
| raise nv voice for Mr.. Burch or any other
member. / do not come here to euloglze
| any one, but am here simply to represent
| my constituents and the people Of the
State. will tell You my reason for voting
| for the admission of Mr.. Burch. | was
standing near the stove the day those gen
tlemen were admitted. and | heard a GER
tain lueinber upon this floor say that ''the
action OF this House was not final, but
could be brought up at any time.
Now. want 1t understood that do not
appeal here in any ones behalf. Mr.. Burch
has not requested me to speak in his be-
half. and no other member has done that
but say here that Mr.. Burch is entitled TO
Il seat upon this floor: DIS much entitled to
one as any member upon this hoor. lie
has as much right to "a seat as Mr.. Carr
OF De Soto.
AS l said before. Mr.. Speaker, do not
wish IT, occupy or waste the time of the
House in debate. We have been here half
of the session and what have we donea We
can not say We have done anything aud
now | simply ask the members upon this
floor to work fov the interest of the people
OF this State. We are here for retoriu. and
want the members to work for that | feel
veXed that the papers who should have
and | may say have taken our part. mis-
represent me in the manner they did. "a
"A member of this floor. | have stated that
it is entirely untrue. and | am positive
never said anything of the kind.
Mr.. Faulkner OF Caldwell, informed Mr..
Young that he was about to offer resou-
ton that would cover the case, and Mr..
Young yielded the floor
MONDAY. January %. 1872.
After the usual routine of business, bill
was offered in reference to the State House.
Mr.. Oplatek said:
Mr. Speaker, object to the way this bill
was referred. 1t is not referred to the
proper committee. 1t had no right to be
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means but should be referred to the Com
mittee on Public Buildings. l think, there
fore, that it should be referred to its proper
committee.
The Speaker informed the gentleman that
it had already been referred, and could rot
now be changed.
Mr.. Murray called up his bill in reference
to public schools.
Mr.. Garstkamp-Mr. Speaker. wish to
ask one question: Do the people of New Or
leans favor the passage OF this bill 1t they
do not, l do not think it right that we
should pass this bill. We have not re-
ccived u memorial from the Common Coun-
Gil of this city asking for this bill to be
passed. and why should we int1ict more
taxes upon the people OF New Orleans than
they now have, If the people of New Or
leans want more taxes, let them come and
ask us.
am in favor of the bill, yet | would like
TO hear from the people of this city. whether
or not they desire this bill to he passed. |
want to know how much it takes to carry
out this public school plan. How much
mate; how much this thing costs. Now
am as much In favor of public schools as
any member: am as much intere sted in the
cause OF education as any one on this floor;
out L want to know something about this
public school affair."
MIR. Bentley-I will state, for the Informal
tion OF the gentleman from Jefferson. that
tue passage of this bill is desired by fhe
Cl'y Council, the Board of Education. and
ny ,he State and City superintendent. |
Will ask the gentleman if we are TO wait for
tue Common Council to pass this bill when
there are 10000 or 10000 children in this
clty waiting for this thing!
MI Garstkamp-As 1 said before lam
NOT opposed to the cause of education. but
want 10 Know for what purpose we are
taxing the people of this city. Why can't