New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-24

cations, through its chairman, submitted
the following report:
CoMArTTRH ON RLaCTIoss AND QuALIEIckTIoSs,
Kew Orleans, January ~, 1879.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives:
Yonr Committee on Contested Elections
and Qualifications, In the contested election
cases of j. Z. Burton and Henry Atkins vs.
p. Jones YOrke and Cain Sartain, beg leave
to report that after due consideration of the
same they find no legal grounds for contest.
YOnr committee, therefore, recommend thai
the Hons. P. Jones Yorke and Cain Sartain
be confirmed in their seats as the legally
and duly elected Representatives for the
parish of Carroll. Respectfully submitted
and signed for the committee.
G. H. HILL,
Acting Chairman.
Mr.. Demas, of st. John the Baptist
moved to postpone its consideration until
Wednesday next at P. NJ, and that the
papers relative thereto be printed and laid
on the desks of members.
Mr.. Devices, of Red River, moved to lay
the motion on the table, on which the yeas
and nays were called, with the following
result;
Yeas-Butler, Baker, Crawford, Cousin, Con
naughton, Drury, Devices, DeLaoey, Demas
Dickinson, Guichard, Grant, Gracien, Hill
of Ascension, Hubeau, Jourdain, johnson OF
Caddo, johnson of De Soto, Jones of Pointe
Coupee, Heating, Lowell, Levise, Mathews
of Tensas, Marie, Parker, PiersOn, POin
dexter, Randall, Ridgely, Ray, Raby, SUIT
ton, Snaer, Souer, Tyler, Triplet Thomas,
Wilson, Ward, Wright, Yorke-4l.
Eays-Speaker Hahn, Armstead, Carville,
e
saker. Murrell, Milon, Piles, Stewart, South
ard, WOods-l3.
Enthusiastically.
Mr.. Pierson. of Eatohitoches, moved that
the report be adopted, and called for the
previous question, on which the yeas and
nays were demanded, with the following
result:
Yeas-Butler, Baker, Crawford, Con.
naughtOn, Cousin, Devices, DeLacey, Gui-
chard, Grant, Graeien, Hill OF Ascension,
JOurdain, johnson of Csddo, johnson of
De Soto, Jones of Pointe Coupee, Heating,
Lowell, Leyisee, Mathews of Tensas, Marie,
Pierson, Randall, Ridgely, Raby, Sutton,
Snaer, Souer, Tyler, Thomas, Ward, Wright,
Yorke-S2.
Nays-Speaker Hahn, Armstead, Carville,
Drury, Davidson, Dickinson, Hubeau,
Hill of Ouaohita, HOnore, Hunsaker, Muir
rel, Milon, Parker, POindexter, Piles,
Southland, Sartain, Triplet, Woods-l9.
Blank-Demas, Ray, Stewart, Wilson,.
The main question was ordered.
Mr.. Stewart, of Tensas, moved an adjourn
ment.
Lost.
A call of the House was ordered, result
ing as follows:
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Armstead
Butler, Baker, Carville. Crawford, Con
naughton, Carmouehe, Drury. Davidson,
Devices, DeLacey, Dickinson, Demas.
Guiohard, Grant, Gracien, Hill of Ascen-
sion, Hill of Ouachita, Hubeau, Honore,
Huusaker, JeurdRin, johnson of CaddO
johnson of De Soto, Jones of POinte Coupee,
Heating, Lowell, Levisee, Mathews Of Ter
sas, Murrell, MilOn, Marie, Parker, Pierson,
POindexter, Piles, Randall, Ridgely, Ray,
Rsby, Stewart, Sutton, Southland, Snaeri
Sartain, Souer, Tyler, Trplet, Thomas,
Wilson, Woods, Ward, Wright, Yorke-55
A quorum present.
On motion of Mr.. Pierson, of Eatchi
toches, the report of the committee was
adopted.
Mr.. Devices, of Red River, moved to re
consider the vote, whereby the report waf
adopted, and also moved to lay the motion
to reconsider upon the table, upon which
the yeas and nays were demanded, with the
following result:
Yeas-Butler, Baker, Connaughton, COu
sin, Drury, Devices, Guichard, Grant, Hill
of Ascension, Jourdain, johnson of CaddO
johnson of De Soto, Jones of PointC
Coupee, Heating, Lowell, Mathews of Ten
sas, Marie, Pierson, Poindexter, Raby, Sut
ton, Snaer, Sartain, Tyler, Thomas, Ward
Wright-N.
Nays-Speaker Hahn, Carville, Crawford
Davidson, DeLacey, Dickenson, Demas
Gracien, Hill of Ouachita, Hubeau, Honore
Hunsaker, Levisee, Murrell, MilOn, Parker
Piles, Randall, Ridgely, Stewart, Southland
Triplet, WOods-23.
Blank-Armstead Ray, SOuer, Yorke
Wilson,.
Carried.
The following additional report was sub
mitted:
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS,
New Orleans, January %, 1875.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of tn
House Of Representatives.
In the contested election case Of the par
ish of St. Helena-W. d. Floyd vs. o. L
COllins-yOur committee beg leave, aftel
due consideration of the same, to repor
huNoEbblg 70 buo CAhluAo VA W FL SulAAun
and recommend that w. d. Floyd be de
clared the legally and duly elected Repre-
sentative for the above named parish.
Respectfully submitted and signed for thu
committee. G.. H. HILL,
Acting Chairman.
Mr.. Devices, of Red River, moved t.
adopt the report, on which the yeas anC
nays we're demanded with the following re-
result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Butler, Baker, Car
vile, ConnanghtOn, Cousin, Davidson
Devices, DeLacey, Dickinson, Grant, hill o
Ascension, Hill Of Ouachita, Jourdain, John
son of Caddo, johnson Of De Soto, Jones o
Point COupee, Heating, Lowell, Levisee
Mathews OF Tensas, MilOn, Marie, Parker
Pierson, POindexter, Randall, Ridgely
Raby, Sutton, Southland, Snaer, SSuer
Thomas, Woods, Ward, Wright, Yorke--40
Eays-Cra WfOrd, Drury, Demas, Gui
chArd, Gracien, Hubeau, Honore, Hunsaker
Murrell, Piles, Stewart, Sa4 in-l2.
No quorum present.
The Sergeant-atArms was dispatched
after absent members.
Mr. Demas, of st. John, moved an I'D
journment until tomorrow at twelve o'clock
WILLIAM vIGERS,
Chief Clerk.