The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

.ho several parishes fepoI'e" y! -.
;naa, were read. that each b
,.1en separately and .oted upon. N, Mr.
p..' q, East Feliciana objected MI;
Scntslao withdrew his motion severa'
.o - no;nts Of order having been
. ..,9o ~ and tho Chair positively
,.,us;no to entertain them At I'M
,onctnre Messrs. Ray and Green %,
".n,a involved in an angry alterca''on
tha 1oices Of both pitched in q Ton
~, auo. .u;1 stentorian cries OF order
d,0x NM Chairman. The cries were
=. .',r+ ,ns Increased by the attempts Of
Mss'r.: 1s'ss Chi, and rs Ess'f fai i. g.. .
'ne s@' .1tarcstion ensued between
,r.a Green and Weeks provoking
- 1sst Murrell of Madison.
ror awhile the Chair failed to gain
o,dor but repeated strokes OF the gavei'
and I'll. COMMUNICATING OF the re-
port Of Committee on Credentials
eventually obtained quiet
Mr.. Ray Of East Feliciana:
Moved that the report now having
been read should be taken up seriatins
bv parishes and acted upon. Nj:
Green objected very strongly to this
motion, He hadsecondeda similar mo-
ton of his friend Montaldo and
thought that his had precedence. Per.
si,tently insisting, the Chair recog-
uixedM MI. Green as offering a substitute
which he presented that the Conven-
ton edopt the report as q whole.
Mr.. Pinchback, Of Orleans, desired
to say that while he did not object to
the substitute of Mr.. Green, as prompted
from any other motive than that of
the best interests Of the Convention,
he yet if it were proposed to seriously
consider it against the better motion
submitted by the gentleman from East
Feliciana, he should certainly speak to
it at some length.
"Now, Mr. Chairman, I notice that
the Committee report both delegations
seated in the Tenth Ward, while in
other wards Of the city and contested
districts Of the State no such action has
been TAKEN" Now this unfair act which
il it had been made general he might
accept Notwithstanding the direct in
pult to himself, he would not in behalf
Of tho sturdy Republicans representa-
tives, who had so justly a voice here
and were attempted to be denied by the Com
mittee, permit such q report to be
adopted if his reprobation could be
affective. He would not take up
the time Of the Convention, but heart
lily favoring the mo'ion of the gentle
man from East Feliciana, Mr.. Ray, be
trusted the substitute would lie adop.
tod.
Mr.. Ray Of East Feliciana in sup
port Of his motion SAID that during
the sittings Of tho Convention he
and other country delegates had
been oreridden by their city associ-
ates. This was unjust and unfair
and would not longer be tolerated.
He insisted on the previous question
Mr.. Morey Of O~ucahita parish made
the point OF order that the previous
question could not be moved by the
gentleman from East Feliciana; that
the gentleman, Mr.. Green, of Orleans having
charged himself with the conduct Of
the report of the Committee, under
parliamentary rules no only could
make the motion for the previous
question.
The Chair declared the point of
order not we'll taken, stating that
whatever be the rule or practice
governing the U. S. House of Rep
resentatives such did not pertain
to the Lower House OF the General
Assembly Of Louisiana. The pre-
nous question was ordered. On
1no question shall the main ques-
tl0n De now put, the roll was called.
before the vote was announced q
scene OF confusion ensued begotten
"la spirited pistol quarrel between
A1esSrs' Green and Jones which oc-
casloned a hasty exodus of nearly
everybody in the hall. Anew bellig-
efent gentlemen only remaining
aud these coming to comparatively
good order by being disarmcd of Of
'ensl'e weapons the convention re-
s'med its sitting and the business
vent on.
IAe~ Secretary announced as re-
en1f ri 4bn .