New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06
Extra Session.


recess having expired.
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Brewster, and Messrs Abel, Bar
rett, Bentley, Blunt, Brown, Carr, Craw
ford, harrisburg, Demas, Devices, Floyd
Gardner, Garstkamp, P. Harper, Hemp
stead, Kinsella, La Saliniere, Mahoney
ply, Norris Oplatek, Raby, Riley, Sartain
SOuer, Stanton, Tounoir, Nerrett, Washing
ton (Assumption), Washington {Concordia),
Worrall, Wheyland, Ioung-39.
No quorum present.
Upon motion of Mr.. Barrett. of Orleans,
the Sergeants-atArms were instructed to
bring in absent members.
Carried.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, moved for
a call of the House.
Carried
The roll was called, with the following
result:
Speaker Brewster, and Messrs Abel, Bar
rett, BelOt. Bentley, Blunt, Bowen, Brown.
Carr, COchrane, Crawford, Darinsburg
Davidson, Davis, Denas, Devices, Faux
ner, Floyd, Fontelieu, Gardner, Garstkamp,
P. Harper, Hampstead, Huston, Kinsella,
La Saliniere, Mahoney. Marie. Marvin,
McCarty, Mcfarland, Morphy, Morris,
Murray, Ong, Oplatek, Raby, Riley, Ring
gold, Sartain, Smith, Souer, Stamps, Stan
ton, TOunOir, Verrett, Washington (As-
sumption), Washington (Concordial, Wor-
rail-, Waters, Wheyland, Young-52.
quorum present.
The following communication from the
Governor was received and read:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, :
New Orleans, January 5, 1872
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tie
House of Representatives:
GENTLEMEN have received the follow
ing dispatch from Washington, District of
Columbia:
Governor H. c. Warmoth:
The following telegram is received:
Governor Warmoth's dispatch of this
date, to you, received. His report of the
proceedings Of the United States Marshal
is of such an extraordinary character that
1 will have the matter Investigated at once
Please show this dispatch to the Attorney
General. U. S. GRANT.
Undoubtedly justice will be speedily
meeted out to the wrong doers The cata-
logue OF wrongs has eliminated, and retri-
button will be speedy. j. r. WEST.
H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
By unanimous consent of the House, Mr..
Davidson, of Livingston, presented the fol
lowing resolution, which was read and
adopted upon calling of the yeas and nays
by Messrs. Davidson, of Livingston. and
Barrett, of Orleans.
WHEREAS, According to article forty of
hn II Irfjn tl1 hon - ! ~.
eral Assembly are free from arrest while
going to and returning from the session Of
the Assembly, and
Whereas, The following named members
of the House were on yesterday arrested bv
the United States Marshal, S. b. Packard:
Iessrs. e. w. Ringgold, p. Harper W. b.
Barrett, L. j. Souer, NJ Carr, j. Garstkamp,
d. w. C. Brown, j. H. Bow ers, p. Fonte,
lieu, d. G. Cochrane, X. Blunt, E. Bentley,
H. MahOney, w. r. Wheyland and E. w.
Devices, without sanction of law, thus
grossly violating the privileges OF the House
of Representatives of the sovereign people
of the State OF Louisiana; therefore, be it
ReSolced, That a committee of five
members be appointed by the chair to
investigate this wholesale arrest of the
Representatives of the State, and that
they be fully empowered to send for per
sons and papers, and to compel the attend
ance of witnesses, and to report thereon by
resolution or otherwise.
Yeas-Speaker Brewster, Abel, Barrett
Bentley, Blunt, Bowen, Brown, Bucking,
ham, Carr, Cochrane, Crawford, Darins,
burg, Davidson, Davis, Demas, Devices
Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu, Gardner,
Garstkamp, z. Harper Hampstead, Huston,
Kinsella, La Salinere, Mahoney, Marie,
Marvin, McCarty, Mcfarland, Morphy,
Norris, Murray, Ong, Oplatek, Quinn
Raby, Riley, Ringgold, Sartain, Smith,
Washington tAssumption), Washington
lConcorda), Waters, Worrall, Wheyland,
Young-53.
Nays-None.
By permission, the Speaker cast his vote
in the affirmative.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, moved for n |
reconsideration of the vote just taken, and |
also moved to lay the motion to reconsider !
upon the table.
Carried.
The Speaker then appointed as members
Of said committee Messrs. Davidson, Muir |
'ay, Abel, Pond and Young.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Garstkamp, Of Jeffrr-
on, 80 copies OF the rules OF the House
we're ordered to be printed.
BY permission, Mr.. Carr, of lie Solo, of
cred the following resolution, which was
cad under u suspension of the rules and
adopted:
EeS0irfd, That ID. l.. Mcfarland and L. |
:. La Saliniere be and are ntiiln, d in |
leir seats as Representatives from the par