New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-25

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 1875.

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the unanimous consent Of the House, which
was laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Devices offered resolution providing
that Charles Montaldo be seated as Rep
resentative from the third ward OF Or.
leans. and asked that it lie over until to-
| morrow under the rules. 1t was so ordered
| Several resolutions Of minor Importance
were offered.
The call Of committees was ordered.
Considerable discussion arose on a report
from the Committee on Enrolment on the
bill to reduce the tees of tax collectors fol
the parish of Orleans, some members al
ieging that the bill had been changed in
some respects while in the hands of the
committee. A comparison of the bill as re
ported with the journal of the House
showed it to be entirely correct.
The House took a recess for fifteen
minutes.
On reassembling, Mr.. Demas moved that
the report Of the Committee on Enrolment
which was under discussion when the recess
was taken, be recommitted to that commit
tee. 1t was so referred, with instructions te
renort it back to the House this morning.
Speaker Hahn said it was his duty to sign
every act which passed the House. In case
any member questioned the correctness OF
any bill which was brought to him for sig.
nature, he would be greatly obliged if the
matter was brought to his attention. He
would never sign a bill if it was shown to
him that it had been changed by the Enroll.
ment Committee or any one else.
The Committee on Parochial Affairs re.
ported on House bill No. 90, to change the
boundary Of the parish of Grant, by sub
stitute-House bill No. 143-repealing the
act creating the parish.
Mr.. Sartain advocated the original bill,
and declared himself opposed to hasty legis.
lation.
Mr.. Murrell said he was surprised to hear
his friend from Carroll advise against hasty
legislation. This was measure which re.
quired hasty legislation if ever there was
one. He had no prejudice against the gen
tleman who had recently been expelled
from this House, but he wanted the parish
Of Grant abolished. Its creation had been
bitter pill for the Republican party, and
he had the satisfaction of knowing that he
had not voted for the creation of that par
ish. Such crimes had been committed in
that parish as should bring the blush of
shame to the cheek Of every Louisianian
and wellnigh justified the charge that the
people of this State were banditti.
Mr.. Grant, of Morehouse, said that Grant
parish was outlawed; its people were guilty
of every crime, including murder. To-day
it refused to obey it's legal officers. There
was no sheriff to make arrests. and no
court to try offenders. Its existence was
disgrace to the State. Its people were
lawless and murderers. He had been
elected by the Conservatives and Repub-
licans of the parish of Morehouse, and he
could be considered representative of the
entire people. He felt that the people Of
the State would commend the abolishment
of this parish.
Mr.. Stewart asked if Mr.. Grant intended
to include all the people in Grant parish in
his denunciation as .'lawless and mur-
derers."
Mr.. Grant replied that he did.
The previous question was adopted and
the report was adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved reconsideration, and
vindicated the peOple-especially the Re-
publicans-of that parish from the charges
Of the Representatives from Madison and
Morehouse, that they were desperadoes
and murderers. He was surprised that
gentlemen from adj dining parishes should |
be willing to have these murderers and
iesperadoes made citizens of their own
parishes.
Mr.. Murre1, inserrupting, stated that he
had not made use of the language ascribed
20 him.
Mr.. Ray then withdrew the motion to
reconsider.
House bill No. l29, incorporating the
New Orleans Lottery Company, was called |
lp on second reading.
Mr.. Devices moved that the bill be in |
definitely postponed, which motion pre-
allied.
-AI. AO"CL CNLCu IOI Vuc oNioICoMcub VI l
ule twenty, and, being seconded by nine
1embers, the hall was cleared of all but |
Members. The House remained sitting
With closed doors for about an hour. and
7hen they were again opened an adjourn
lent was had until halfpast seven O'Clock
q the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, |
nth Mr. Souer in the chair.
Some time elapsed before a quorum was
btained.
Mr.. Lane, chairman, submitted report
nd resolution from the Committee on
lections and Qualifications, recommending
lat the contestants from the parishes OF
afOurche, Catalonia, st. Landry, East
eliciana and the fourth ward of Orleans
Q seated as members OF this House.
Mr.. Devices called the previous question
q the adoption of the report and resolu-
on. The vote on the previous question
suited in "a yeas to 81 nays-no quorum.
Rule twenty was again enforced, and the
,ors were. closed for about half an hour,
hen they were again opened and the
ouse adjourned until ten o'clock this
orning s
The Temperature. &
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