New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-27

the rules of the Senate did not permit th'
chairman of a committee to report by bill
or otherwise.
Senator Burch admitted that the rules O.
the Senate did give the chairman of q Gem
mittee the right to do this, but denied that
the bill in question originated with tht
Committee on Health and Quarantine. HI
said the paternity of that bill belonged tt
the Board of Health.
After some further discussion the further
consideration of the bill was postponed un
til Wednesday to-day week, and five hun
dred copies Of it ordered to be printed 70,
the use of the Senate.
The Senate then went into executive ses
sion, after which it adjourned until TO-DAY
at l2 NJ.
| House of Representatives.
The House met yesterday in an apparently
better frame of mind than it enjoyed on the
day previous. Fifty -four members answered
at roll-call-one less than quorum. Speak
er Hahn called Mr.. Murrell to the chair.
geant-at-arms to 60 in search of absent
| members.
| Mr.. Ray entered the hall and quorum
| was announced as present.
Speaker Hahn resumed the chair
Adoption of the minutes was postponed
for consideration at one o'clock.
After reading by the clerk of communi-
cations, which will be found in the journal,
Mr.. Devices moved that the report of the
Committee on Elections, in reference to the
case Of w. d. Floyd VS.. O. L. Collins, be
adopted. Carried.
Mr.. Floyd was sworn in as member, and
took his seat.
Mr.. Devices moved that the report of the
same committee on the case of Reichard VS..
Burkhardt in the seventh ward of Orleans,
favoring the seating of Mr.. Reichard, be
taken up. Carried.
adoption of the report. If it was true, as
stated in the report, that the Republican
candidates were deprived of majority Of
the votes cast by intimidation and frand,
there was no election. The House should
80 decide, and the Governor should be in
should be had to fill the vacancy. He made
a motion to that feet.
Mr.. Pierson opposed the adoption of the
report. He would not vote to seat gentle
men in this body whom he did not believe
elected. He had confidence in the Return
ing Board and was not willing to go farther
than the board had gone.
A call was made for the order of the day,
but, on motion, it was postponed till two
O'clock.
Mr.. Murrell was opposed to making flesh
of one and fish of another. The House had
just seated Mr.. Floyd of st. Helena parish,
and he should vote for the seating of the
gentleman from the seventh ward of Or
leans, as he regarded his case the clearest
Of any one before the House.
Mr.. Keating said that he did not believe
there we're 100 colored men in the State
who would voluntarily vote the Democratic
ticket, and where contest came from a
majority he should always vote for seating
the Republican contestant so long as par
ties were divided on the issues which sepa.
rated them to-day. He was surprised at
the remarks of the gentleman from Natchi-
toches. Every true Republican should vote
fer the adoption of the report.
Mr.. Pierson in the chair.
Mr.. Ray said that large Republican
majority was registered in the seventh
ward.
MI. Jourdain said that at the close of the
registration the Republicans had b regis.
tered majority of $50.
Mr.. Ray continued, aad said that the
Democratic candidate only claimed fifty
majority. The Republican candidate was
born and brought up in the ward, and was
universally esteemed. He could not be
that he had been fairly defeated.
Mr.. Mathews rose to privileged ques-
ton. The gentleman from Madison had
made a reflection on himself on the ground
Of inconsistency, referring to the fact that |
he had voted to seat the gentleman from
st. Helena tMr. Floyd, and objected to
doing the same to the gentleman from Or |
leans. He said there was very wide diff. |
ference between the two cases-so great q |
difference that there was no inconsistency
in voting for the one and against the other
Mr.. Hahn, taking the floor. said:
Mr.. Speaker, no man can charge me with
inconsistency in my action on questions of |
this nature. have in every instance op-
posed the seating Of members unless was
satisfied Of their election. In this case, sir,
shall vote TO: the adoption of this report.
This pretended election was characterized
BY fraud, rasoality, intimidation and vio-
eDce. If there is a ward in this city that
8 Republican it is the seventh ward. Its
population is largely Republican, and the
act that the Returning Board has returned
! Democrat instead Of Republican shall
lot blind my mind to truth and justice. 1t
8 time for this body to perfect its organiza-
ion and 60 to work. l am in favor Of seat /.
ng the gentleman who has manifestiy been
lected. The fact that Mr.. Burkhardt has
lot come forward and taken his seat is
efficient evidence to my mind that either
10 does not intend to perform his duty, or |
hat he does not conscientiously believe he |
Tas fairly elected. I will vote for the |
doption Of the report.
The remarks of the speaker were received
nth applause. l.
Mr.. Demas said that he had declared in
ne previous Legislature, and he would
7PooG AZ uO". Ic0t tuo coNoHtn Waru was |
bout the only honest Republican ward in
le parish of Orleans.
Mr.. Murrell called the previous question
4 the adoption Of the report.
Messrs. Mathews and Guichard asked
to explain thei- votes, but,
njections being made, they were deprived ,
the privilege.
Mr.. Guichard moved to reconsider the i;