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

| MIR. w. ID. Floyd was then sworn in b.
the Speaker as member representing tn
parish Of St. Helena.
Mr. Mathews, of Teneas, in the chair
Mr.. Murrell, Of Madison, moved that con
sideration of the special order of the day b
postponed until two o'clock.
| Mr.. Stewart, OF Tensas, moved to lay tn
motion on the table.
Lost.
The motion to postpone prevailed.
Under a suspension Of the rules the Com
mittee on Elections and Qualifications sub
mitted the following report, which was read
| COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND QuALIFlCAr1oNs
| New Orleans. January %, 1875.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tn
House of Representatives
Your Committee on Contested Election
and Qualifications, in the contested election
case Of The seventh ward, parish Of Orleans
F. Richard VS.. George P. Burkhardt, upol
the following grounds, to wit
That the testimony adduced shows,
First-That at poll No. ? in said ward {
large number of registration certificates
were fOrcibly taken away from coloIed Re
publican voters by white men belonging tt
the Democratic or White League party
thereby preventing said colOred Repub
licans from voting, and who would have
voted for the Republican nominee.
SecOnd-Other colored Republicans were
denied the right to vote by the commission
ers Of election, said voters being challenged
| on the ground of residence, contrary to the
provisions Of section thirty nine, act No. Sc
of session Of 1873, known as the election
law, and which reads as follows, viz: "That
| no voter whose name is registered accord
ing to law shall be challenged at the polls
on any question Of residence" etc.
Third-That q large number OF white
men residing outside OF the seventh ward
were registered as living in said ward, the
same having been imported into the said
ward by the emissaries of the Democratic
| party.
Fourth-That by undne and illegal in.
| fuences about fifty colored Republican
voters were forced to vote the Democratic
! ticket by threats of being discharged from
! employment unless they voted the ticket
placed in their hands by their Democratic
employers, all being in violation of the
election laws Of the United States and of
| this State.
Fifth-That at polls Nos. and many
votes we're found over and above the true
number voted, according to the statements
of the commissioners of election at said
polls.
Sixth-That at poll No. ?, in said seventh
ward, large number of colored Repub-
lican, voters through fear Of bodily harm,
and threats of intimidation, left the polls
without having voted.
Your committee is fully convinced, that
had fair and peacable election been had,
Mr.. F. Richard, the Republican nominee
would have been elected, by at least 500
majority. We therefore, recommend that
+. Richard be declared entitled to bis seat
in this House as the legally and duly
elected representative for the seventh
ward, parish Of Orleans.
Respectfully submitted and signed for
the committee.
Oh. HILL,
Acting Chairman.
previous question thereon.
The main question was ordered.
On the adoption of the report the yeas
and nays were demanded, with the follow
ing result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Butler, Baker,
Carville, Crawford, Connaughton. Cousin,
Davidson, Devices, DeLacey, Dickinson,
Floyd. Guichard, Grant, Gracien, Hill OF
Ascension, Hill of Ouachita, Hubeau,
Honore, Jourdain, johnson of Caddo, John
con of De Soto, Jones Of Point COupee,
Heating, Lowell, Levisee, Mathews of Ten
sas, Murrell, Milon, Marie, Parker, Poin-
dexter, Piles. Randall, Ray, Raby, Sutton,
Soutnard. Snaer, Sartain, Souer, Tyler,
Triplet, Thomas, Wilson, Woods, Ward,
Nays-Armstead, Demas, Hunsaker,
Pierson, Ridgely, Stewart.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Guichard, Of St. Bernard, being sec.
onded by Mr. Mathews, of Tensas, moved a
reconsideration of the vote just taken.
Mr.. Ray, of East Feliciana, moved to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table, upon
which the yeas and nays were demanded
with the following result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Butler, Baker, Car
vile, Crawford. Connaughton, Cousin, De-
Lacey, Davidson, Devices, Demas, Dicken-
son, Floyd. Grant. Gracien, Hill of Ascension,
Hill Of Ouachita, Hubeau, HOnore, Jourdain,
johnson OF Caddo, johnson of De Soto,
Jones Of Pointe Coupee. Heating. Levisee,
Murrell, MilOn, Marie, Parker, Poindexter,
Randall, Ridgely, Ray, Raby, Stewart, SUIT.
ton, Southland, Snaer, Sartain, Souer, Tyler.
Triplet, Thomas, Wilson, Woods, Wright,
Ward, Yorke-4S.
Nays-Armstead, Guichard, Hunsaker,
Lowell, Mathews of Tensas, Piles, Pier
SON..
Carried.
Mr.. R. Richard was sworn in as Repre-. |
from the seventh ward, parish Of |
Orleans.
The proc eedings of the House on yester- |
lay were then considered and approved.
Mr.. Hnnsaker, of St. James gave notice |
hat he would, at some future time, intro
Tow <hn If oT 7 %
It, James.
The Committee on Enrolment. through
ts chairman, submitted the following
eport:
COMMITTEE ON ENRoLLKENT1 |
New Orleans, January 26, 1875 |
% the honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
o report as having been duly engrossed,
he following bill:
House bill No. l6, an act to incorporate
he Friendly Brothers Benevolent Associa-
ion of Delta, Madison parish, Louisiana.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY DEMAS, Chairman.
Mr.. Southland, of Ouachita, presented
eport from the Board of Returning Off
ers of the State of Louisiana, and moved
s reference to the Committee on Elections
nd Qualifications, to be reported on at as
arly day as practicable, and that $500
opies OF the same in pamphlet form be
rinted for distribution.
Carried.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The Governors message vetoing the bill
nendinp the charter of the CITY of New |
rleans was read. ...
Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas, in the chair.
The Speaker put the question: Shall the