New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-06
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S,:AsssSSs NF9 LOUISIANA
s9Ssf: o. REPRESENTATIVES
g3rst DRy'e Proceedings
HousE 90 RRPREss.Saei IS. 2
gsw Orleans January :, 1874.
Asserting 80 Che requirements of she
ehsstitutfon. ehs aSouse of Representatives,
was called to order at T. u. BY SpeakeS &.
w. Lowell who directed the CHIEF Clerk
- call The Solo The following saeasssss
answered to sheir names
Speaker Lowell, and Messrs. Sllains Arms
0tead, Antoine, bowman, Bryant Benham,
l'aker, Boyd, Blackstone. BOatner, Bickham,
Barrow, Cary, COnnaughtOn, Cousin, Carr,
Oemas, Davidson, ID. G. Davis, X. X. Davis.
Becker Dsvezin, Dejole, DumOnt, Devices,
tsliot, Fontelieu. Greene, Grant, Gair, Gui-
Shard, Harris, Heath, Hetfner, Hill, 'Hu-
beau, p. Jones, M. Jones, johnson, Heating,
kirkman, Kenyon, Kern, ID. King, Keys, Va
g. King, Lewis Landry, Lawes, Marvin,
Madison, Mahoney, Mayo, Martinez, Marie,
Mathews, Montaldo, Price, Peyton, Pages
3esris. Raby, Rochon, kodrigues, Sawyer,
S,ouer, Stewart, Sartain, Snaer, Sutton,
S,ewal, Thomas, Tureauts Williams, VIII
CON Worthy WashingsoRo WSSdo WapJs.
Eoalg-o3.
3 guoram presens.
gsaSer by the Rev Mo Gseese
MEssAGE aRoN THE sENAsso
Sfessrs Barber, Brewster and Stamps, on
s.1e part of the Senate, notified the House
sSat the Senate was organized and sssady 50
Atoceed to business
CHE following gentlemen we're swofa IN
81 members of the House: Messrs Noreian6
ssd Price, Of CLAIBORNE Tsns' u St. James.
&nd Carr, of DeSotos
Mr. Souer offered the following Protest:
Y do hereby enter my solemn protest
@yainst placing the names Of Messrs. More
Rand. Price, King and Carr on the gOlls Of
Sae House OF Representatives of she State
Og Louisiana to exercise the prerOgaeive of
membership, for the reason that the Speaker
.ssled arbitrarily by insisting upon swearing
- said members after objections had been
shade to the same, contrary to all laws and
glling that govern parliamentary bodies.
ssnd for the additional reason that the gen
glemen named have had no action on their
case from the returning board as required
bP law, and for other reasons Slat will BE
presented in the FUTURE
Sire Sartain, of Garroif. offered ii.e follow.
Cd 2 yesolution, which was adopteds'
Spesolrcd, That the Speaker appoint q CONF
sittee OF five members to notify the Senate
Shat the House 20 organized and ready tor
BUSINESS.
Che Chair tHen appointed !he following
81 Che COMMITTEES c. Sartain. of Car goll: L.
:. Souer, of Avoyeless j. Tureaud. Of st.
Games; A. j. Dumons, u OS1eanss and l..
Sswell, of Orleanso
s!r. Murrell, of Madison. moved that the
Speaker appoint committee Of tvs to act
with q concurrent committee Of the Senate
80 INFORM his excellency 3he ,Govsrnorshat
she General Assembly wa. organized and
seady 50 seceiss cry VsrYmgpxssien srssn
him.
Caer'ets.
Tae Speas1. afpo.nsed ths following a.
s:e committee: William Murrelk of Madp
aoE; G. e. BenhaIn. Of Carroli: j. Ueffaer.
efCaddos w. Fl. Kirkman. VI Caicasieu.
end W. &c Eliioe, of Orleans.
Che Speaker directed the g1eSk Of the
l;euse to proceed to the Senate and notify
Shat body that q committee of five had been
appointed on Che part of the House ~ act
~ conjunction with q similar committee
Som the Senate go inform the Garefnof
that Che General Assembly OF the State OF
louisiana was organized and ready h Re.
ce:ve such communications a. h. :sas seady
e. Jay before thems
4 committee from fne Senate notified the
5!ouse that they were Seady TO act with =
h's eScellency the Governor chat ihe Cen
e:aI Assembly was organized and ready -
sscefve any communication from him.
sl5s Sa-tain, of Carroll, on the part Of the
Committee TO notify the Senate chat ihe
House was ready to proceed to business. re.
ported that they had notified the Senate OF
Sac same
airo Baker, OF BOSSES. offered tic follow.
in. resolution. vsith lee yves undes she
gales:
RrsosreH. That sie ffoise proceed IT, sflc
distribution and assignment OF seats to the
ilsHsbeSs, hy drawing toS The sames
:tr. Mufreil. of Madison. on the part az
Sis committee of the House 30 wait upon
the Governor reported that the committee
had discharged that duty. and that hissx-
eeIfency would communicate with the Cen
s:aI Assembly,
Nro Gair. Of East Fe:iciana. asked per.
n.fssion 20 Introduce the following Join:
RESOLUTIONS which was granted:
Relative to the seating At Hon. T. j. s.
Enchbacks United States SENATOR elect
:com the State of Louisiana, which passed
IS Hrst and second readingss
MrO Sewell, of Orleans IaiseS Iie follow.
Ing point of ordes
AS there were no Sufes governing the
House it was NOT necessary Sor suspension
Ot the same.
Tbe Speaker deciSed that alf legislative
bodies were governed by common parlia.
saentary laws, as well as specific rules.
Mr. Demas, of Ste John the Baptist.
,rosed to strike out the words ''Republicsn
party and insess estate Of Louisiana"
Adopted
On motion of sIfo Cas- the :uies syese sy,.-
pended and the joint resolution passed TO
q. shird reading
On the final passage SIR. Stewart, 81 Ten-
Gas. and Mr.. Demas, OF st. John the Bap-
sists demanded the Sess and gays. which
resulted as tolloSs:
feas-Speaker Lovei, Allair, armsceai,
sntoiue, Bowman. Bryant, Baker, Boyd.
Senham, Blackstone, Boatner. BarEo~o "a
.ey. Connaushton, Cousin, Carr. Demas,