New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-20
Seventeenth Days Proceedings.

Seventeenth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Friday, January 10, 1877
The House met at twelve o'clock pur-
suant to adjournment
Sneaker Brewster in the chair
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Sneaker Brewster, and Messrs. Abel, Bar
rett. Barrow, Bentley, Blunt, Bowen,
Brown, Buckingham, Carr, Cochrane.
Crawford, Darinsburg. Davidson, Davis,
Demas, Devices, Deslonde, Faulkner, Fon-
telieu. Garstkamp, P. Harper, Hampstead,
Huston. Mahoney, Marie, Marvin, Mat
thews, McCarty, Mcfarland, Moore, Nor
phy, Morris, Murray, Ong, Oplatek, Over
ton. Quinn, Raby, Riley, Ringgold, Sartain,
Smith, Souer, Stamps. Stanton. Tounoir
Verrett, Washington (Assumptionl, Wash
ington (Concordia) Waters, Worrall,
YOrke-53.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, moved that
the reading of the minutes be dispensed
with, and that the journal be adopted.
Carried.
Upon motion of Mr.. Davidson, of Living
ston, the vote making the resolution relative
to the expulsion of certain members the
special order of the day for ] ?. NJ, was
reconsidered, and the resolution, as follows,
was taken up:
WHEREAS, Article thirty eight of the con-
stitution of the State provides that neither
house shall adjourn to any other place than
the Capitol without the consent OF the
other house; and
Whereas. Certain ill -advised members Of
this House illegally and unconstitutonally
assumed to set themselves up and organize
themselves into the House of Representa-
tives in building away from the Capitol.
in contempt of the authority of the House;
and
Whereas, These persons have attempted
to arrest members of the House, and to
hold them in confinement in their midst, in
violation of the constitutional privileges Of
the MEMBERS and
Whereas, These unconstitutional and
riotous proceedings are calculated to OBJ
struct legislation, and therefore call for
prompt and vigorous action at the hands OF
this House; and
Whereas, Full power is given this House
by article thirty-tive of the constitution to
expel member two thirds of the members
presen mt cuncurring; therefore,
ResOlred That if, at the House of Repre-
sentatives, at one o'clock on Wednesday,
January 10, the said members of this
House do not return thereto, and reassume
the discharge of their duties as legislators,
this House will proceed to expel them there
from.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, then
offered the following substitute. and moved
its adoption, calling the previous ques-
ton;
Resolsed, 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 wilfully and contumaciously ali
scented themselves from meeting the House
of Representatives of Louisiana at the
place and house authorized by law for the
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, j. b. Lott, Meadows, Moncure, Mel
son, Otto, Stinson, Tatman, Thompson, +.
Williams. II. Williams, Darby, kenner,
Laurent, Tureaud and Ullman be and are
hereby expelled from this House, two-thirds
concurring.
The main question ordered.
A call of the yeas and nays on the main
question was demanded by Mr.. Yorke, OF
Carroll, and Mr.. Fontelieu, of Vernillion,
with the following result:
Yeas-Speaker Brewster, Abel, Barrett,
Belot, Bentley, Blunt, Bowen, Brown, Carr,
Crawford, Darinsburg, Davidson, Davis,
Demas, Devices, DeslOnde, Faulkner, Floyd,
Gardner, Garstkamp, p. Harper, Hemp
stead, Huston, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin,
McCarty, Mcfarland, MOrphy, Morris, Muir
ray, Ong, Oplatek, OvertOn, Quinn, Raby,
Rilsy, kinggold, Smith, Souer, Stamps,
Stanton. Tounor, Nerrett, Washington AS
AuHption), washington lConcordla), waters,
Wolrall-iS.
Nays-Barrow, Buckingham, Cochrane,
Foptclieu, Matthews, Moore Sartain, YOrke
s.
Carried.
By consent OF the House, the Speaker re-
corded his vote in the affirmative.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, then gave
notice that he would, at some future time,
make motion to RECONSIDER 'he 'ote by
which the resolution was adopted.
Nv unanimous conseD, of the House, Mr.
Ringsold, Of Orleans, introduced Inc ioip""-
inc concurrent resolution, which lies over
under the rules:
Resolred, BY the House Of Representa- .l,1
tives, the Senate concurring therein, mat
the presiding officer oi tue Respective houses
appOint committee OF three al the part OF
the Senate and five on the part OF tne
House, whose duty it shall be to ascertain
the amount of the State debt, to classify the
same and to report by bill or otherwise the
true meaning and intent of the General AS
sembly in passing what is known as article
of the constitution, and that they be
empowered to send for persons and papers,