New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-14


supervisor of registration for the parish @
Lafayette. State of Louisiana, by appoint
ment of his Excelleney II. C. WaEmotb
Governor of the State, and that he acted il
said capacity, and discharged the duties o
that Office during and since the election
held on the fourth day of November, 1872
Affiant further states that he made due re
turn of said election to the State registrarlO
voters for the State of Louisiana, and fur
Their, that in said report certain objection
and protests were made against the count
ing of the votes of the polls held at Caren
Gro, in said parish for the following rea
sons: At the polls Eheld at CarencrO, Re
publioans we're pre- vented from voting for
| the candidates of their choice by intimida
| ton on the part Of the opposition. and in
| many instances voters were obliged by un
! due influences to vote against their wishes
and for candidates whom they did not wish
| elected
State of Louisiana, parish Of Orleans
| Personally appeared before me, duly con-
! stituted authority, August MelchiOr, who,
| being sworn, states that he was commits
sioner of election at the polls, held at Caren-
| GRO, Lafayette parish at the election held
on the fourth day of November, 1872.
| Atfiant further states that at said polls legal
| voters were prevented from voting as they
| pleased; one of the commissioners of cleo
| ton, Rosemond Cormier by name, insisted
on taking the ballots from the hands of
each voter, and opening and inspecting the
same, against the express protest of voters
and of atfiant; COrmier insisted that he was
ordered to proceed in the manner in which
| he did, and he so continued throughout the
whole day Of election.
Certain men, to atfiant unknown by name,
insisted upon and did change the tickets of
voters at the said polls. Voters who ex-
! pressed desire to vote for Mr. JUDGE for
the Legislature had their tickets taken from
them and Mr.. JUDGES name scratched from
the same. Voters who came to the polls
with the ir ballots folded in a separate piece
of blank paper were prevented from depos-
iting them in that way, and no man was
allowed to vote without his ticket was in
spected. In consequence of these things,
afiant entered his protest against the con-
sideratiOn of votes cast at said polls, and
further states that in his opinion said election
was not free and fair expression of the
will of the people, and that said votes cast
at "a polls should be thrown out.
AUGUST MELCHOIR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
thirteenth day OF December, 1872 at New
Orleans, Louisiana.
E. B. MENTZ,
Assistant Secretary of State
Mr.. Hahn, of St. Charles, moved that the
report and evidence be printed and laid on
the desks of the members.
Mr.. Devezin, of Orleans, offered the fol-
lowing amendment: That the report be re-
celved and adopted.
Pending the motion to adopt, Mr. Paris,
of Orleans, called up the special order of
the day.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The following resolution by Mr.. SewelI,
of Orleans, was called up:
WHEREAS, Certain members of this BODY,
legally returned and seated as members Of the
House Of Representatives. of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana have in der
ogation of the dignity of this assembly, taken
part in the proceedings of pretended and
as the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana. in the Lyceum Hall, of the city
OF New Orleans; therefore, be it
ReSotred, That, in consequence of said
revolutionary proceedings against the peace
and dignity of the State of Louisiana
committee be appointed by the honorable
Speaker to inquire into and find out if such
be the fact, and, if members are so offend
ing, that prompt measures be taken upon
their report to expel them from the House
Of Representatives of the State of Louisiana.
Mr.. Montaldo, of Orleans, moved the
adoption of the resolution.
[Mr. Mathews, of Tensas, in the chair.l
Mr.. Young, of Concordia, moved that the
resolution be indefinitely postponed,
Mr.. Hahn, of st. Charles, moved to strike
out the word honorable in the resolu-
ton.
Carried.
Mr.. Young, Of Concordis. moved 20 ad-
journ until tomorrow at twelve o'clock M
Lost.
Mr.. Hahn, Of St. Charles, moved so ad.
journ until Monday at twelve o'clock
Lost
The question recurring upon the motion
of hr. Young, Of Concordia. TO indefinitely
postpone the resolution. tie motion was. on
a rising vote. lost.
Mr.. Montaldo, Of Orleans. moved the
adoption of the resolution, and, being sec.
onded by Mr.. Elliot, of Orleans, called for
the yeas and nays, resulting as follows:
Ycas-AllaiD, Armstead, Antoine. Bow.
man, Bryant, Boyd, Blackstone, Barrow,
C0uzin, Devezin. Dei0io Du-
mont, Dayries, Devices, Elliot, Green. Clair, |
Guichard, Heffner, Hubeau, Hill, Hahn, |
Heath Hedgepath, P. Jones, NJ. Jones,
Heating, Kenyon, Keys, Lewis, Lawes,
MurreIl tLafourche), Murrell (Madison), |
Martinez, Marie, Mathews, MontaldO, Page, |
Paris, RoChOn, SoueF, Sawyer, Sartain, |
Southland, Sutton, Sewell, Thomas, Tureaud, |
Williams, Wilson, Ward Young-53
Nays-Baker, Benham, Bickham Demas, |
Davidson, CAN'T, KTkmam, King, Marvin, |
Washington, Wands-ll.
Mr.. Young, OF Coneordia, moved a recon
,ideration of the vote just taken on the
resolution.
Pending the motion to reconsider, the
House, on motion of. MIR. Stewart, of Ten
5as, adjourned until tomorrow at twelve |
o'clock NJ.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk