Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-07
REMARKS OF MR.. BREWSTER
SPEECH or .. GREEN oAv!DsoN
OF RESOLUTIONS
the sTArf ADMINISTRATION IHpossrp

TUE SIArf ADMINISTRATIVE ,NpoRsI
William Vigers, Secretary, calle
the House to order at half-past fou
o'clock. J - ~l
d. Cady Stanton moved ths
Thomas Green Davidson be electe,
temporary chairman. The motion
was carried, and Mr.. Davidson tool
his seat. 5 oI LLv
Mr.. Davidson, upon taking tn
chair, said that he had consented {,
accept the position of temporaril,
presiding over the House, becaus.
it was manifest that villanous pro
ceedings had been set on foot to de
feat the expressed wishes of th.
majority of the House, and he hai
always been ready to lend a hani
in suppressing violence and il
legal measures, from whatever quar-.
ter they might issue. He declared
that the action of the minority al
the session at noon was illegal, and
the measures pretended to have been
enacted by them were illegal and
without force, because of their utter
illegability, etc. ca5-7l I'D
Now the House is prepared to
call the roll. Fifty-three members
present, and quorum.
The Speaker said the House was
now ready to receive resolutions. A
proclamation from the Governor
was here read. ~
Mr.. Kinsella and Mr.. Waters
here entered, adding two members
to the list, making fifty-fve in all.
MIR. Devices then offered a resolu-
ton that the seats of the members
from Cameron, Tangipahoa and
Grant be declared vacant.
Mr.. Stamps, Of Jefferson, objected
to BUSTING the member from Grant
because he was colored. --
Discussion here arose concerning
this point, Mr.. Carr taking the floor
in support of it, Mr.. Kenner
against it.
The Speaker made a suggestion
that he was opposed to unseating
anybody without their being heard,
and in this the Speaker was at
once sustained unanimously by the
House.
Mr.. Ong, Of st. Bernard, offered
a resolution condemning the action
Of the members of the House, which
had met at noon, denouncing their
action as revolutionary, and as SUBJ
versive of the government.
Mr.. Kenner here made sharp
speech, supporting the resolutions,
and denouncing in the strongest
terms the action of the United
States government in arresting the
Governor and members of the
Legislature, and denouncing the
action of the minority in proceed
ing to attempt to legislate while the
Governor and members of the
House were in durance.
The resolutions Of Mr.. Ong were
hen put to vote, and were car
red unanimously.
Mr.. Carr offered o resolution de-
,laring that the Office Of Speaker
Do declared vacant, and that the
House proceed to fill the same.
His first motion was to declare all
he Offices of the House vacant, but
De amended so as to include only
he Speakership.
The roll being called on the
Of the above resolution, it
vas carried by fifty-four votes
unanimously. 80
Mr.. Devices here moved to 60
INTO an election for Speaker. The
blowing were the nominees
Garstkamp, Kenner,
Brown, Davidson, d. w. G. Brown,
W. Quinn, Worral and Waters.
All withdrew their names except
Brewster and Garstkamp. The roll
,eing called, Mr.. Brewster, of
)uachita, received forty-seven votes
md Mr.. Gafstkamp ave ;; three
,otes scattering. Mr.. Brewster was
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