New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-24

Mr.. Murray, of Orleans, introduced the
following resolution, and moved its adop-
| ton:
Resolred, That the Speaker appoint a
| special committee of five to investigate the
| affairs and condition of the Chattanooga
railroad, and to find out and ascertain
| whether they have complied with their
charter, and to report to the House rs soon
as possible; the said committee shall have
power to send for papers, persons and
| books.
MIR. Hampstead, of Iberville, moved to
lay the resolution on the table.
| The following point of order was raised
by Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson:
| That during last session rule was passed
that no special committee should be ap-
pointed whose duties would conflict with
those Of a regular committee. That the
duties of the committee to be appointed I'M
der the resolution would conflict with
those of the Committee on Railroads.
The point of order was decided by the
| Speaker as being well taken, and the reso-
luton. on motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, OF
Jefferson, was referred to the Committee on
| Railroads.
| MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
| The Secretary of the Senate was an
nounced with the following message from
| the Senate:
! SENATE CHAMBER,
January %. 1872.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
| House of Representatives:
| | am instructed by the Senate to ask
| your concurrence in the following concur
rent resolution:
Resotred, That the presiding officers of
the respective Houses appoint committee
| of three Senators and five members OF the
| House, whose duty it shall be to ascertain
the amount of the State debt, and to elias
sify the same, reporting by bill the true
meaning and intent of article l63 OF the
constitution PITT CRAVATH,
| Assistant Secretary of the Senate.
! Upon motion of Mr.. Carr, of De Soto,
| the concurrent resolution referred to in the
message was adopted, and notice of concur
| renee was ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Pond, of East Feliciana, introduced
the following resolution, which was re
| ferred to the Committee on Penitentiary
Resoired, That committee of five men,
bers of this House be appointed to investi-
gate and inquire into the modes of kinds
Of punishment made use OF in the State
Penitentiary. with power to send for per
sons and papers.
MI. Huston, of East. Feliciana, intro
duced the following resolution. and moved
its adoption:
ResOlrcd, That committee of FIVE be ap-
pointed by the Speaker of this House to in
vestigate the actions of the Louisiana Lot
terry Company, with power to send for per-
sons and papers.
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved to Law the
resolution on the table.
Mr.. Hampstead. OF Ibervlle, moved to
adjourn until tomorrow, at twelve o'clock
NJ
Lost.
A yea and nay vote was demanded by
Messrs. Young. of Concordia and Bentley,
of St. Mary, on the motion of Mr.. Devices,
of De Soto, to lay the resolution on the
table, with the following result:
Yeas-Abel, Carr, Devices, Faulkner,
Matthews. McCarty, Ringgold. Tatman-S.
Nays-Barrett, Barrow, Belot, Bentley,
Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, Brown, Bucking-
ham, Cochrane, Crawford, Darinsburg,
Davidson, Davidson, Davis, Desonde,
Demas, Floyd, Fontelieu, Gardner, Garst-
kamp. Hampstead Huston, Hyams, Kin
Ii.
Mahoney, Mcfarland. Morphy, Morris, Muir
ray, Ong, Oplatek, Overton, Pond. Raby,
Riley, Sartain, Smith, Stamps, Stanton,
Tounoir, Nerrett, Washington (Assumption),
Washington (Concordia), Worrall, YOrke,
IOung-5O.
House refused to lay the resolution on the
table.
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, raised the fol
lowing point of order: That the resolution
came under rule regarding special commit
tees when conflicting with regular commit
tees.
The point was decided as we'll taken. and
the Speaker ordered the resolution to be
referred to the Committee on Corpora
tons.
The Speaker announced the following
committee appointed under the Senate con-
current resolution.passed to-day:
Messrs. Harris, of st. Charles; Oplatek.
of Orleans; Barrett, of Orleans; Carr,
of De Soto, and Tatman, of st. Landry.
Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, introduced the
following resolution. and moved its
adoption
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives
of the General Assembly Of the State of
Louisiana did, on its seventeenth davis
proceeding, pass the following resolution,
10 wit:
Resoircd, BY the House of Representa-
tives of Louisiana, That for the reason
that the following members elect to the
House OF Representatives of Louisiana |
have willtully and SPONTANEOUSLY alb |
sented themselves from meeting the House |
of Representatives of Louisiana at the
MO nd |,
meeting of the General Assembly of Loui- |
siana and have attempted and are now |
holding pretended sessions at a place not |
indicated nor authorized by law; be it |
therefore
Resolred, That Messrs Adolphe. Antoine.
Baker, Barker, Bryan, Burch, Butler. Cha.
chere, Durio, Ellis, Gaddis, William Harper,
Hyams, johnson, killen. Llambias, II. |
Lott, }. b. Lott, Meadows, Moncure, Mel
son, Otto, Stinson, Iatman, Thompson, E..
Williams, IL. Williams. Darby, Kenner.
Laurent, Tureaud and Ullman be and are
hereby expelled from this House, two-thirds
cOncurring.
And, whereas, The said House, at various
times since the adoption of the said resolu-
ton, reconsidered and rescinded the same AS
to several members OF the said House
named in said resolution; and
whereas, 1t is the desire of the said House
TO adopt sound public policy on the privi-
lege OF the rejection and readmission OF the
members thereof, whose conduct has placed
them in the contempt of the dignity of the
said House; and
Whereas, 1t is the heretofore declared
purpose OF the House not to cOuntenance |
revolutionary or other unwarrantable pro-
ceedlng against the constitution and laws
OF the State of Louisiana, as we'll as the
lawful constituted authorities thereof;