New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-12

be unanimously adopted. He wished to
call the attention Of the House to an OK
tract from the New Orleans Bulletin of
January 5. 1875. which is as follows:
| Mr.. Dupre, of the seventh ward, moved
that the Speaker be requested to call on
the United States troops to preserve the
! peace OF the House.
| The motion prevailed, and committee,
| withsMr. Dupre as chairman, was appointed
to perform the duty.
The committee retired and IN short
time returned accompanied by General De
Trobriand and a staff officer.
Speaker Wilt assured General De Tro.
| BRAND that his coming had prevented
| bioodshed and thanked hin for his prompt
| response to the summons.
Mr.. Lowell declared that the memorial Of
the Democratic members differed essentially
from this statement of the reporter of their
| own journal in respect that the newspaper
stated that General De Trobriand was
called on ito preserve the peace Of the
House" while the memorial stated that tho
General was called to keep order in the
lobby.
Mr.. Lowell called attention 20 the fact
that Mr.. Wilt called General De Trobri-
and to the Speakers stand and thanked
him, declaring that he had prevented blood.
| shed on the floor of this House.
In the name Of heaven, by whom did Mr..
W'iltz expect blood would be shed! Ger.
tainly not by the Republican members of
this House, as they we're not presen: at the
time. being in another part CT the Capitol In
caucus. Subsequently General De Tro.
BRAND waited on the Republican mem
bers and requested them to take
their seats. On presenting themselves at
the door of the House they were prevented
from entering by Mr.. Witt sergeants-at-
arms. They went back to their room where
they had been in caucus, and remained
there until they were again called upon BY
General De Trobriand, who accompanied
them into the House. Mr.. Wilt, then, GER
tainly could not have expected Woe nee to
come from the Republican members, but
his own side of the House. Mr. Lowell
trusted that this memorial would receive
the signature of every one of the fifty two
Republicans present on; the floor last Mon
day.
The report was adopted withou. a dis.
senting voice.
Mr. Demas, of st. John the Baptist. pre-.
sented the report of the Comm ittee on
Rules, which, on motion of Mr.. NJ urrell.
Of Madison. was ordered printed in the
journal and action thereon deferred until
to-day.
The Secretary Of the Senate appeared and
presented q message from the Senate an.
nouncing the following committee Of that
body to act in conjunction with the II ouse
committee to examine the books and &C.
counts Of the Auditor and Treas urer:
Messrs. f. +. Herwig. w. w. Wharton. J.
A. Masicot and T. A. Cage.
Notice was given by Mr.. Ward, of Grant,
Of his intention at some future time to
introduce bill to abolish the Seventeenth
Judicial District.
Mr.. Drury gave notice of bill to defer
the collection of the City Park tax for a
number of years.
Mr.. Demas gave notice Of bill pealing
the act creating tie Office OF Assistan At.
torney Gen eral.
Mr. Mathews, OF Tensas. gave notice Of
bill making it crime TO cut or destroy
private levees.
Mr.. Wilson, Of East Baton Rouge. gave
notice of bill repeating the act incorpora.
ting the New Orleans Sanitary and Excava.
ting Company.
Notices were given by several gentlem en-
OF bills Of only local Importance, for whic
We refer our readers to the official jour nal.
Mr.. Devices. Of Red River. according to
previous notice, introduced, a bill! expiana.
tory of section two of an act in relation to
the Sevente enth Judicial District. The bill
declares that the intention Of the original
act was that the term Of service of the
judge and district attorney of said district
should expire in November. 1876. instead of
November. 1874. An election has since been
held in that district for these officers.
Mr.. Drury. of Assumption. stated that the
bill would be imperative if passed. as the
Supreme Court had decided that the Legis.
lature was not capable Of deciding the
meaning Of law. That was the province
Of the courts.
The bill was laid over.
Mr.. Murrell. Of Madison. moved that the
House proceed to the election of Chief en.
rolling clerk. Adopted.
Mr.. Murrell nominated J. B. Davis, and !
Mr.. Devices nominated w. B. Phillips.
A viva voce vote was taken, and o quo.
rum voting. the sergeant-atarms was sent |
after absent members.
a motion was made and carried to ad- !
ourn till to day at twelve o'clock.