New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-24

| OLA was an excellent measure. and trusted
that the House would pass it.
Mr.. Matthews in the chair.
Mr.. Stewart was opposed to legislation
for the purpose of putting men out of office.
The responsibility for every act of the
l House must rest upon the Republican
party alone, as there were no Democrats
present to oppose any measure.
Mr.. Wright said that the judge presiding
over his district, while he was not violent
partisan, whenever q question arose in
which politics was involved, invariably
decided in favor Of the Democratic party.
He had recently suspended from office the
clerk of court for refusing to certify to the
election of the Democratic candidates. MIR.
Wright said that while he represented the
people of his parish without regard to
party, he still must throw his influence on
the side of his own party. This was a
Republican measure, and he trusted that
every Republican member would support it,
| Mr.. Ray took similar ground to that
taken by the gentleman from Tensas (Mr
| Stewart). His belief was that whenever a.
district was Democratic, that party was
entitled to enjoy the advantages resulting
! from that fact.
Mr. Drury said that he was not a lawyer,
| but Judge Beattie had explained to him
| the alleged grievance in the case of the sus
pended clerk (Drayton) Judge Beattie had
informed him that he had been placed in
possession of the joint resolution recently
| passed by the General Assembly by the
Governor. but it was not for him to act
upon that joint resolution. Itwas proper for
Drayton to present it to the court. This ex-
planned the fact that Drayton had not been
reinstated. Mr.. Drury further stated that
there were two bills before the House bear
ing on this subject-one detaching Terre-
bonne and Lafourche from the Fifteenth
Judicial District, and leaving the parish of
Assumption to compose the district. He
would be willing to have that bill pass.
But this bill entirely abolishe the district
while it did not abolish the Office The
gentleman entered into a eulogy of the
character of Judge Beattie, stating that he
was not violent partisan. At meetinglat
which his friend from Terrebonne (Mr.
Wright was present, Judge Beattie had
stated that if he were a member of Con-
gress he would vote for the civil rights bill.
The bill passed two readings and was
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Devices offered resolution providing
that Charles Mont aldo be Immediately
sworn in as the Representative of the third
ward Of Orleans, and asked for suspen.
sion of the rules in order to at once take up
the resolution.
Quite an opposition was offered to the
Introduction of this resolution. Messrs
Person, Lowell and Keatlng objected to
having it read.
A motion was made to adjourn. The call
Of yeas and nays showed that there was no
quorum present.
The sergeant alarms was dispatched after
absent members.
A call of the roll showed that quorum
had been obtained.
The House then refused to adjourn.
MIR. Mathews introduced House bill No.
142, an act to fix the limits Of the first and
second tax collecting districts in the parish
OF Orleans, and creating the eighth and
ninth tax collecting districts of said parish,
and providing for the appointment of asses
sors and collectors, and fixing the rate of
compensation, etc. The bill underwent two
readings and was placed on the calendar.
A message was received from the Senate
announcing the concurrence of that body in
House bill No. 67, the State House bill,
with amendments.
The House concurred in the Senate
and then, on motion Of Mr..
Lane, adjourned until to-day at twelve
O'Clock.
Considerable business was done by the
House which has not been detailed in the
foregoing account. The official journal of
proceedings will be found on another page |
of the REPUBLICAN,.