New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senutes

Senate joint resolution No. 2.
Senator Wharton called for the reading
of the report OF the committee appointed IL
make a revision Of the rules Of the Senate
The secretary read the report.
On motion Of Senator brewster til:
amendments to the old rules were taken ur
and acted upon separately.
A.te. much discussion Oh the amend
meuts. in which many Of the members par
ticipa:ed. and amendments to the amend
ments made. the report was adopted "a a
whole and 200 copies were ordered ~ be
I printed to: the use of the Senate.
| There was long executive s.ss.ol.
which continued unit: nearly fou. o'clock.
After executive session the Senate did
nothing Of Importance, and adjourned until
to-day at twelve O'Clock.
House Of Representatives..
This branch of the Genera! Assembly
| was called to order few minutes after
twelve o'clock. and tif.y-six members were
announced present. Prayer by the chap,
lain. The reading Os tha journal vas dis.
pensed with.
Mr. Lowell arose aud said:
We assembled here las. Monday week
and attempted legal organization Of this
House. We at that time saw an attempt
made 70 illegally organize this House. We
to-day gee a strange spec tacle. We see
that minority attempt to bribe members o.!
this House. One member has been offered
$1,000 to take his satchel and leave this
city. Another has been offered $4,000. The
man who made that offer vii! be arrested
within two hours on charge oi
bribery. ! am ready 20 give the name
Of the man for whom the attempt Of
bribery was made. am ready 70
give the name Of the man who offered
the br;be. and il there is any Justice to be
had III the courts Of the State. those men
VIII" have thus violated the law shall b.
punished. Mr.. Speaker. I desire to know
where the members arc who responded to
rOl! call on the frs: day Of this session. They
should be on the floor Of this House. We
need them. the State needs them, and their
constituents want them here. therefore
offer a resolution that the Speaker be re.
luested to furnish iafocms.io as to their
whereabouts.
In relation TO those men wao have been
gniity Of attempt at bribery. do not know
whether it would be better to bring those
parties before the courts or before the bar
Of this House.
Mr.. Mathews said:
Mr.. Speaker. you and the members on
this AOor know what ws have passe.;
through during the past six o. eight years.
The fact that attempts have been made by
offers Of $4,000, $4,000 and $1,000 to induce
to absent themselves Cor twelve
hours shows conclusively that anothe. a.
tempt is 70 be made not Only to get control
of this House. but Of the entire government
Of the State. You. as members, have with. |
stood intimidation. violence and murder
attempts at bribery.
Mr.. Lowell moved that q committee Of |
i've be appointed to investigate this affair.
lie desired that this COMMITTEES should /
prove. If it were possible. that the Demo.
'ratic party was band Of Chc;sfans, u
'arty tina: would no: s.eop 70 such base
PRACTICES as bribery.
Mr.. Murreil seconded til. motion. l.I j.
vas carried.
Tho Speaker appointed Mess.e. Lowell.
'naer. Pierson. Tsipless aaI Lsy;sss q.
uch committee.
A motion was made by Mr.. De~ess that
he Committee on Elections bs requested:
0 report to-day on as many cases now be-
ore them as possible. Carried.
Mr.. Snaer moved that the vote by which
no bill was Wednesday postponed one
week. which provides for the severing Of
he parish Of S.. James tror, tho second |
congressional and school districts, and A.
aching it to the third. be taken up
The bill! was then referred TO u s:eciai
Of seven. composed ci member.
epresenting those districts.
Mr. lowell moved that 5000 copies Of n.
residents message on Louisiana affair. he
rinted in pamphlet form snd circulated
lroughout the State. Carried.
Mr.. Levisse moved that House biH NJ.
be taken up and pass its xecoad reading.
Carried.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. iorke, +;
the sergeant-at-arm to ap?oi.: ::
n assistant sergeants-st-arms. and :
owed that tho rules 10 suspended :" a
low its immediate consideration. :
The rules were suspended. !.
MIR. Demas opposed the resolution IN tn.
'ounds thata law was in existence proy.a.
& tho number Of sergsants- 1t arms anu =
" moro than the number prescribed vac 7
Unnecessary expense and Of no service 70 | a
9 State. Hs moved that the resolution ..
indefinitely postponed. N
MIR. Stewar: took similar view Of the Il
biect. He could see no reason for Great p
z unnecessary offices. Las, session a | :.
rish was created for tho purpose Of ,;vin. =
ices to one family. i,
MIR. Murrell said that on referring 70 the Il.
lrnal Of last session he found that names l.
gentlemen who were 60 vigorous in
posing this resolution appeared ~ vo,in.
: the creation Of that parish. /:
Mr.. Stewart said that when ne voted io- -
) bill creating the parish o! Lincoln Re ~
not know that one family would Aa.o:b il
the offices. j.
substitute was offered by Nj. Han. Il
Ier. leavin. the number ii as-i.,ar, - =.
ceants alarms to be employed asc-~- \.
nary with the Speaker. Adopted al
lr. lowell arose and eaid-Nr. Sneaker. | ~
the Grst day Of oar session con- mite. .,
appointed to inyestigA.e contested -
ctions. They have been a: work eve. ~
ce. There is one case before tina: corn, So
tee in which believe manifest x,.., ia,