New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-06

said nothing Of the superiority Of race. HI
| represented in the Legislature, and would
not bo satisfied unless accorded what they
deemed right.
Mr.. Levisee-Exactly; do not believe in
buying of the Democratic party in this
way. 1t is too much like giving child 9
sugar plum to kept quiet. I do not be
lieve in giving away foOlishly what We
{ have gained in the last election, at the risk
OF our lives. The Democratic members are
at liberty to come in at any time without
invitation on our part.
Mr.. Drury@I do not believe that the
, passage of this resolution will bring one
Democratic member to his seat on this floor
More good could be accomplished by pass
ing the reform measures now before the
House than the adoption of Q thousand
| such resolutions. / do not like to see this
House wasting its time ON tri 5ial matters.
II l did not believe the House would finally
act favorably on this subject, l would GER
| tainly withdraw anu return to nv home.
Let us &c. ahead and enact these measures
OF reform, and thus place ourselves right
before the people.
Mr.. Gracien said he could not vote for
this resolution, as it cast a reelection on the
legality of the present organization Of the
House.
Mr.. Guichard said that when any one
could prove to him that fifty members could
out vote fifty.twO, he would be willing to
vote for this resolution. He believed the
present organization legal. If this resolu-
ton was adopted, what warrant could we
have that it would meet the views Of DEM
| Ocrats. One gentleman had advocated the
| resolution 50 rs to take the compromise out
of the hands of the leaders of the party
outside of the House, and take it into our
own hands. He held that neither the lead
ers of the party nor the members of this
House had any right to compromise. II the
Representatives were elected by the people,
| as they claimed to be, how Can they com.
promises The first desire of the people
| was that good laws should be passed, and
bad ones repealed, and not that one set of
men or another should be in the Legisla-
ture. If the Democrats were in their seats
| they could have done great deal OF good.
| In the early part OF the present session they
could have prevented, with the aid of Ger.
tain Republicans, the seating of several
contestants. "A great deal OF bad legisla-
| ton at previous sessions might have been
| prevented had the Democrats been in their
| seats.
Mr.. Davidson said the gentleman from
| ST. James had stated that the Returning
Board had cheated and defrauded the Dem
Ocratic party.
Mr.. Hunsaker called the gentleman to
| order. He had attributed language to him
which he did not use. He had said that
the Democrats claimed that they were
cheated.
Mr.. Davidson recommended, and repeat
ed his statement in . somewhat different
shape, and Mr.. Hunsaker again called him
to order on the same point.
Mr.. Davidson asked Mr.. Hunsaker if he
himself believed the Democrats had been
cheated.
Mr.. Hunsaker declined to give his
opinion. He would refer him to what the
Democrats claimed.
Mr.. Davidson continued his remarks to
the effect that the sooner the Republican
party got rid of its weak. kueed members
the better il would be tor both the party
and the State.
Mr.. Sartsin offered an amendment to the
resolution, which was ruled out of order,
providing that the absent members be no
tilted to return to their seats within ten
days. and if they did not comply the Gov
ernOr DO instructed to declare their seats
vacant and order an election to fill the va.
cancles.
Mr.. Stewart offered . substitute for the |
whole subject, as follows:
Resoived, That we regret the absence of |
many members of this House whose expe.
rience. ability and interests in the State
would prove of great service in our work |
Of legislatiOn; and that VIC are anxious to |
arrive at a just and equitable adjustment !
of the differences now exis ing, to the end |
that all parties may be represented proper
~, and that we are willing to meet the Con-
servatiye gentlemen entitled to seats in
this House in spirit Of honorable cOncila-
ton and compromise, whenever any dis
position of q like character is evinced by |
them.
Mr. Stewart said that some gentlemen
had claimed that the seats Of Democratic
members were open to them. The fact was
that there were gentlemen on the tioer of
the House sitting in the seats of Democrats
who mad been returned by the Returning
vided that those returned by the board
were prima facia entitled to their seats
But how could they take their
seats when they were already occu-
pieds He believed that unless this
resolution was adopted tho balance Of
these seats would be occupied in less than |
ten days by men who were contesting, and
who had no right to them. He regretted |
that not one of the reform measures before |
the House had yet been passed. He regret
ted to see members preaching cream and
practicing skinned milk" He represented |
one of the richest and most law.abiding
parishes of the State, and he would not vote |
to seat a man whom he did not believe to be
elected, even if he were Democrat, and
|
approve OF the revolutionary conduct of
the Democratic party, but the Republicans
were not responsible for the conduct of that
party.
There had been great errors committed
by the Republicans. At the Republican
last August there was assem- bled
in this hall enough intelligence. enough
enough virtue, to have furnished
. candidate that would have carried the
State by 10000 majority. That that had
not been accomplished was no fault of his.
1t had been decided to run the "old war
horse" and that the Republicans had not
,arried the State in better style was no
FAULT of his.
He believed that there were men on the |
1oor who were covertly attempting to &C.
'ure the elevation of Democrat to the
Speakers chair. For his part he agreed
With his friend from Assumption (Mr.
Drury,. who had stated that if Democrat
was to be chosen he would choose his own {
candidate. He should remain true to the
gentleman for whom he had cisked his life
N the fourth of January-the gentleman ,
Tho now occupies the Speakers chair. He
moved the adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. Ray replied to statement of Mr.
stewart in regard to an expression of doubt
N the part of high legal authority of the =
'tate. and inquired why, when Mr.. Lowell
ONE days since nominated Hon. T. 3. S.
'inchback for United States Senator, and
he gentleman himself (Mr. Stewart) in
peech seconded the nomination, he did not /,
hen and there express his doubts as to the :, :,
agallty OF the organization OF toe House. Il
fe (Mr. Rayj bad been consulted on the | t
ubject Of compromise and he would assure +
he gentleman from Tensas that he was not |
ne who would connive at the election of
Democratic Speaker. He should oppose e
he adoption of any resolution on this sub s.