The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-21

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article 1G5 be made the special order of the
the above bill the special order Of the day was
carried. The motion to adjourn was again
made. A tie vote and the chair voted no.
A resolution was then brought forward that
within five days after the passage OF the reso-
luton, the names Of all persons not recognized
as holding positions in the Senate be stricken
from the roll.
The motion for the adoption of the placing
Of the bill on the table, was made and car
RED
Wharton, Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, reported tavorably on the bill to re-
lieve the taxpayers from the payments Of GER
tain penalties in the oyerfowed districts.
Blunt, S'amps and Wharton then had a
little set-to over the rules.
A suspension Of the rules was asked to take
up the BILL and was granted.
| Executive session was then had.
| Executive session was over at 800. and ad-
tournament until 1890 Wednesday was carried.
The House.
TIE House met at II o'clock. Speaker
Estilette in the chair and nine.y members
present.
The Speaker announced the appointment Of
Il. Malcolm as Assistant Doorkeeper, and the
following committees:
Committee on City Afairs-L. A. Wilt,
chairman; George W. Dupre, NJ Hahn, Z.
Booth, J. &. Jourdain.
| Committee to Investigate Charges of Bril-
bery-C. W. Lowell, chairman; John Young,
E. Kidd.
Three-Guarters of an hour were consumed
passing upon the motion to reconsider the
vote authorizing the appointment Of an official
reporter.
The vote was reconsidered and the resolu-
ton authorizing the appointment, was laid on
the table.
Mr.. Hall offered joint resolution providing
for the appointment of Joint Committee to
whom shall be referred all bills, and whose
duty it shall be to report back which bills are
most important and should have precedence.
On the suspension Of the rules to consider
the resolution, the yeas and nays were de-
manded.
The vote stood-76 yeas. % nays, and the
rules were suspended.
| The resolution anne up for consideration.
| Mr.. Ray objected to the passage of the res
olution on the grounds that the House was
competent to judge Of the importance Of bills,
and that differences in the committee were
likely to arise, and We're calculated to delay
work.
The resolution was adopted.
| Mr.. Wilt introduced resolution provid-
the State debt, by whom its liabilities are
held, what is funded and what is not, etc.,
and to recommend the necessary legislation,
and to provide for the sitting Of the commit
| tee after adjournment without compensation.
Went over under the rules.
Mr.. Lowell, chairman OF the committee on
the part of the House to examine the books Of
the Auditor of Public Accounts, submitted
report of the result Of the investigation OF the
| committee.
The report closed as follows:
Your committee further report that upon
the evidence collected by them, and in virtue
OF the powers and duty imposed upon them
by the laws of the State under which they
were appointed, they are Of the opinion that
Chas. Clinton, Auditor of Public Accounts OF
the State of Louisiana, bs impeached for high
crimes and nlisdemeanors. They, therefore,
recommend to the House the adoption Of the
accompany resolution:
| CHAs. W. LOWELL.
| Chairman House Committee,
| A. b. LEyIsEE,
| ROBERT F. GUICHARD.
| Resolred, Thai Chas. Clinton, Auditor Of
Public Accounts Of the State of Louisiana be
Impeached
for high crimes and misdemeanors in Office.
Mr.. Lowell said that printed copies of the
report would be laid on the desks of members
in short time, and he requested action be
deferred until they were received.
The majority report was received from the
Committee ON Elections and Qualifications,
declaring Geo. b. Burkhardt, of Orleans;
Collins, Of St. Helena; Delhommer and Voor-
hies, OF st. Martin, were entitled to the seats
now occupied by Keichard, Rochon, Floyd
and Martinette.
| Mr.. Meredith, chairman Of the committee,
moved the adoption of the report.
Mr.. Lane, one OF thesmembers of the COM
mittee, said there was a minority report
which was in preparation, and he asked time
until to. morrow to present it.
The House refused to grant time.
Mr.. Meredith called for his motion.
| Mr.. Pierson moved the postponement OF
the report until tomorrow.
| Mr.. Meredith moved to table that motion.
The yeas and nays were demanded.
BY vote of IS yeas to so nays the motion
| was tabled.
nouncement about allowing Mr.. Martinette to
vote.
He was outside of the bar when the question
was put, and he was interested in the discus
sion of the question.
Objections, were however, Withdrawn, and
he voted asainst tabling.
The motion to adopt next came up.
Mr.. Pierson took the floor and in a speech
of some length Diluted on the violation of the
compromise compact on the part of the Dem
ocrats, which the adoption OF this report
would be.
He moved the indefinite postponement of
the report.
Mr.. Hunsaker said that he did not know
what understanding the Democrats had Of the
matter, but Mr.. Wheeler had stated that the
com 81 Omi 70 carried all the members on the
rolls of the House, and to unseat them now
| would be violation of the compact as under
stood by the Republicans. The Democrats
were pledged 10 carry out the compact, and
as there was a misunderstanding as to what
the compact was he thought the matter should
be referred back to the Congressional Com
mittee. He did not argue thus because OF
the men: but because he wanted the compact
carried out.
Mr.. Booth proposed to argue the equity of
the question.
In the first place, the men who at present
occupied the seats were never elected. The
Returning Board bore this out