New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-02

| 50 auI6na VIlS act as to enable the people OF Uni
state, as ci iz-ns Of the United States fully an
rtly, anG 9ithOut restraint, to express Their sen
timrnts at the ballOt-bOx.
| Resolved That in puI suance Of the recOmm mend
alton Of President Grant in his last annual mes
sage. and of he resolution to that effect passed b.
the LegislaI ure of this State we earnestly urg
CJugreSs TO pass bill of universal amnesty for al
past political Otitnses.
Resolved, HAT We as the representatives Of tn,
Republican masses of Louisiana, IN convention
assembled, i1 behalf of ourselves and cOnstitu
ents, invoke lhe national Congress to pass prior
! its adjournment, the supplemental ''civil TigN
| BILL measure not only due for the protection o
the rights Of four millions Of fellow citizens
but one that will contribute to the peace and hr
! mony of the people Of the whole country by eli Il
inaung from the political issues the question o
| race.
Resolved, That we earnestly recommend Con
gress to pass bill refuuding the cotton Ia col
lected on cotton since the war, as we deem such
tax TO have been unconstitutional, and the refund
! ing the same would he an act of justice and, at
! present, great help to cotton planters
Resolved, That we indorse the course of tire
National Republican, and request the Louisiana
! delega ion in Washington to use their efforts to
secure for it the national pCiutiug.
The winding up of the resolutions on
! the administration declared il wise, con-
| ciliatOry and successful, and that the for
! eign powers had been prompt to recognize
| this fact; denOuncing Governor WarmOth
| in the usual style, and containing therein
nothing new in the way of political
swearing. As the reading progressed, what
began as a resolution resolved itself into an
address or declaration to secure amend
ments of the registration and election laws
which oppressed the people of the State,
and the address went on to declare for the
right Of all the people to vote. Question
of race eliminated. Advocates the re-
funding of the cotton tax collected.
Mr.. Gair moved to adopt. Battle Payne
suggested the voters rise, 'tO see whether
we've WarmOth men here or not" Calls
for yeas and nays. Report received.
Mr.. NJ. +. Smith wished to offer one
amendment, to vote for Henry Wilson, of
Massachusetts, for Vice President. Loud
cries of Il Obiect."l Withdrawn Chair
ordered the secretary to call the roll Oh the
adoption Of these big resolutions of the dav,
when Dr. Cramer suggested that the roll
be called by parishes, Much misundcr-
standing, number of delegates not seem
ing to comprehend as vet how the roll was
to be called. The secretary began the call,
and after hard time in tallying, the vote
was announced. The name of each man on
the roll, alternates, delegates and proxies
are called without the system OF the chair
man of each delegation calling the vote for
and against of the Whole body. There were
but two nays-WiIliam Burley Of Ascen-
sion, and Jonas Hughes, Of Assumption,
but being impOrtuned by the managers,
both changed their votes, making the vote
unanimous l4S for adoption.
A struggle for the floor, ending bv Mr..
Alien, OF West Baton Rouge, proceeding TO
ask tor information, and interrupted by Mr..
Wilson, who, covered by point of order
offered a supplemental report of the COM
mittee on resolutions, when this having
been sent up to the secretary's desk. Mr..
Allen continued, and moved that the FesO-
luton to meet in Baton Rouge, rejected the
previous day, be TecOnsidered, which il was
moved to table, and upon the last motion
the yeas and nays were called for. Then
occurred the business under point of or
dering," in which several members went
on to interpret the previous rejection of the
minor proposition in the Baton Rouge resO-
luton, and the chair explained the matter
several times. The waves of connection
again rose high. "A point of information 80
I Ihud Of the gavel "Privilege.' - rhud.l
I'VE can't hear ~ Thud over and over
again. The chair, vigorously Y: Gentlemen,
you'll take your seats A hundred similar
cries, every one explaining the motion. and
Burch winding up by moving 1.-THE rest of
The explanations be printed while six
teen members said they couldn't any of
them vote unless order is kept.
Mr.. Burrell-Will you please tell me what
I'm going to vote on
A voice-O, you're deaf; you can't hear
The Chair-Will the gentleman from
Caddo take his seat.
The gavel broke and the chair was in
despair.
Finally the roll was called, and the sec.
retary began the dull drUne for a second
time.
A member-There's men answering here
who don't belong to the delegation.
A member was compelled to rise to point
of order.
A member wished the chair would keep
order while all this was going on.
Several members availed themselves of
the opportunity to correct the spelling Of
their names.
Mr.. A. w. Faulkner, Of Caldwell, was
called to the chair in the midst of the roll
call.
Loud applause followed the vote Of Bo-
wee in the negative not TO lay on the table
the motion to reconsider.
Mr.. BurreIl rose to a privileged question
to explain his vote. Motion Tor somebody
to get fence rail and cut that gentleman's
ears Burrell vanquIshed.
The Orleans delegation voted in a body to
lay the motion to reconsider on the table,
excepting DR.. Cromwell, Dr.. Cramer and a
few others.
Isham g. Nichols among the latter-I
think it's nothing more than right we city
people should adjourn to Baton Rouge.
Mr.. Burch having suggested that several
members voted for somebody else, it was
duOpiCU IIldJ Gdtu iItIuDGI SHOuil IISt III
his seat when he casts his vote. When the
call came to Mr.. Packard, he rose and at
tempted to explain his vote. Mir. Burch
objected on the ground that it was for the
purpose of influencing the future votes
which might be cast. Mr.. Packard denied
the soft impeachment. The list OF yeas and
nays was then read out, and many changes
of votes took place, accompanied with the
usual squabbles for tie floor and the right
Tn ha wifi
by the chair thrown in. 1t seemed impOssi-
bic for the poor secretary to get to the
end of the roll, as over sixty members were
animated with a vigorous desire to be heard
on every occasion.
Mr.. Burrell-I see no reason Of gentlemen
getting up here and
VOice-Well, what do you get up for
Loud cries Of "Sit down" Motion to ap-
point ten more sergeants-ata arms, to pre-
serve order. Even alter the reading of the
list, various parties Iobbied to produce
change of votes, and the count ended in the
For laying on the table
the motion to reconsider, 81 votes; against,
81 votes. Having refused to lay the mo-
tOn on the table, Mr.. Burch rose and said
he had offered similar resolution in a for
mer convention, and that now the same
was resuTected, and he was glad of it.
Members from the city could as well come
to a convention in the country as the cOun-
try members could visit one in the city.
The motion to reconsider prevailed viva |
voce, and, being reconsidered, the motion !
to adopt the resolution calling on the next !
convention to meet in Baton Rouge came
up before the house.
Mr.. Battle Payne, Of the tenth ward, got
obstreperous, and said he didn't come to |
the convention to make an ass Of himself; |
didn't want any body to dictate to Linn;
wouldn't stand it.
The main question was ordered, when
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