The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
ESTILETTE ELECTED SPEAKER.
The House..

The House.
The House was called to order at noon
Speaker Hahn in the chair, lUo member
nresent. and the same old crowd OF beat
around the reporters table, and spread owe
Che steps leading to the Speakers stand
There are some appointment men" in thi
crowd. and some day they will get the re
Dorters mad and their names will "be il
the paper.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with, and there being no correction, the jour
nal was adopted.
Some inquiries were made as to "where i
the chaplain!'
The Speaker said that he was satisfied tba
they (the members) needed prayer. but that b.
had not as yet found chaplain whose prayer
would be powerful enough to benefit them.
This was considered rather funny. ant
everybody laughed.
Mr.. Hall, in accordance with his notice o
the proceeding day, introduced resOlu
ton resembling rule 7G, governing chang
Of the officers of the House, requiring three
days notice and two-thirds vote.
Mr.. Souer raised the point of order that II
required three days notice to rescind the RUE
az it bore directly upon the question o. q
change of officers
II was nice point and the Speaker sus-
tanned il.
Mr.. Hall appealed from the decision.
Mr. Ray moved to table the appeal.
The motion was lost by vote Of AZ yeas to
80 nays. :,
The question came up on tho appeal, shall
the Chair be sustained, and the House re-
fused to sustain the Chair by vote Of ~ yeas
to 60 nays
The resolution then came up for adoption
and the previous question was called. and
the yeas and nays demanded on its being Or
dered
The vote stood yeas Y nays %. and the
main question was ordered and the resolution
was adopted on q Uiue UOce vote.
Demas M we'd to go into reorganization OF
the House by the election Of Speaker.
Levisee made the point Of order that on the
proceeding day Mr.. Young made the motion
to 20 into reorganization and thai the mo.
ton was pending and came up as unfinished
business.
The Chair decided the point not we'll taken
rs when Mr.. Young made his motion rule "
was in existence.
The motion of Demas prevailed, and nomi-
nations were in order.
Murrcl with few remarks. nominated =.
ID. Estilette, of ST. Landry.
nominated L. d. EstiIette, of St. Landry.
Mr.. W. II. Keys, with an Introductory ad-
dress, nominated Hon. L. A. Witt. The
nomination was received with cheers
Mr.. G. w. X. B4yly nominated MIR. G. L.
Mall, Second Ward, Orleans.
Mr.. Sartain nominated the present Speak
ar, Mr. Hahn.
Mr.. Hahn declined, and the nominations
were closed -WiltZ, Estilette and Hall in the
field.
In accordance with q motion, Mr.. Oupre
was appointed teller on the part OF Mr.. Witt,
Capt Kidd on the part Of Estellette. and MI.
t'ouer on the part Of the Republican party.
The First Ballot
resulted as follows: Witt 81, Estellette GG,
Hall l, Hahn l.
Hall voted blank, but changed his vote to
Estilette.
Witt and E,.ilette both voted blank.
Halls voters went over to Estilette and
added three to his score.
Before the vote was announced there were
several other changes.
EstiIette having received majority of the
votes east, was declared Speaker.
On the announcement, Mr.. Wilt arose and
sid:
with no great feelings of satisfaction l
congratulate Gen. Sheridan, the Executive
and Marshal Packard on their success in
electing a gentleman of their choice as the
presiding officer Of Conservative House of
Representatives.
1.-THE combined efforts of w. z. Kellogg,
Gen. Sheridan, Marshal Packard and the
Republican party have succeeded in carrying
victory over my head and over the heads Of
the men who really represent tho people Of
this State.
"There has been great opposition to me. and
it has been urged by w. 7. Kellogg. Gen.
Sheridan and Marshal Packard that l am an
extremist, and l say that when they make
that assertion they assert what they know is
not so. l have never been and never have
acted as an extremist. Now that l am no
longer u candidate, can speak moro freely,
and say right here that l shall always pro-
tect the rights OF the people, both white and
black. and that as long as l remain member
Of this House shall raise my voice in op-
position to the Executive, no matter who ne
may be, controlling the lower branch Of the
Legislature by personal influence with the
brought to bear on the floor Of the
House."
The remarks were received with tremen-
dOus applause.
Hahn returned thanks for past favors. and
with some complimentary remarks introduced
E,tilette, who was escorted by committee.
Estilette was received with cheers, erOans
and misses.
Estilette returned thanks, and after some
remarks to Hahn, took the
;liallet and was sworn in.
After several notices Of bills the House ad-
burned until to-day, at II N.
The Senate.
There was considerable interest ovinced in
The proceedings of the Senate. Judging from
the number Of eager spectators who put in an