New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-06

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On Monday the m embers of the Legisla.
ture. as returned by the board, assembled
at the State House and took their seats in
the respective chambers. The roll of the
House was called by Mr.. Vigers, Clerk of
the former Legis lature. Fifty.two Repub-
licans and fifty Dem ocrats answered to
their names.
Mr.. Billieu, of Lat ourche, eprang to his
feet as quick az the presence OF quorum
was announced, and moved that Hon. L. A.
Wiltz be declared temporary chairman of
the House. Mr.. Vigers properly refusing
to recognize the motion, tho gentleman him
self put the question, and declared it car
ried. Mr.. Wilt forcibly seized the gavel
from Clerk Vigers, took an oath of
office. administered by Justice Of the
Peace Houston. and then administered
the oath to the members, all rising and
swearing eimulta neously. A sergeantat-
arms was chosen and . clerk. A motion
was then put and declared carried, seating
five Democratic candidates from parishes
which had been refer red by the Returning
Board to the Legislature, and they were
sworn in. 4 prolon ged discussion ensued,
resulting in the form of calling the roll and
announcing the votes for Speaker. Mr.. Wilt
at this time. received ffty-ive votes, which
came from the fifty regularly seated mem.
bera and The five contestants sworn in for
the occasion. Then another swear was
heard all around. This is the body the
aonpartisan Democrats and White
Leaguers OF the Chamber of Commerce and
the Chicago dramn,egs at the St. Charles
Hotel declare to be a legal body.
Now glance at the law. Section fifty Of
the election law Of 1870 says:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That il shall
be the duty of the Secretary of State to
transmit to the clerk of the Houss of Re.
presentatives and the secretary OF the Sen
ate OF the last General Assembly, a list Of
the names of such persons as, according to
the returns. shall have been elected to
either branch Of the Gre eneral Assembly. and
it shall be the duty Of aid clerk and secre.
tary TO place the names Of the Representa-.
tives and Senators elect so furnished upon
the roll Of tho House and Of the Senate re-.
spectisely, and those Representatives and
senators whose names are so placed by the
WI n NAN SSSACtofJ ACs pCCtltcIySl , Ill SnCCOTus
aEce with the foregoing provisions, and
none others. shall be competent to organize
the Honse Of Representatives or Senate.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to
conflict with article thiyty-four Of the con.
stitution OF the State.
Section forty-four Of the election law pro.
mulgated by Governor WarmOth Novem.
Der %. 1872. is identic with che above.
The first section of act No. 50 Of the extra
session Of 1870 provides:
That for the purpose OF facilitating the
organic alton Of their respective bodies the
Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk
OF the House of Representatives shall hold
owe: ard continue In office from Que term
Of the General Assembly TO another and
until theis successors srs duly elected and
qualified.
The Ere: ciacse Of section 1881 ol the
Revised Statutes sosds q fellowss
At the first session Of the General As.
sembly after every general election Of Rep.
the oath Of affirmation re-
CURED by law shall be administered by
any member Of the Heuse Of Represents.
eives to the Speaker, and by him to all the
present, and to the clerk, previ.
Dus to entering upon any other business, and
70 the members who shall afterward ap.
pear, previous to taking their seats.
Now these are the facts and the law. II |
he former can be reconciled to the latter.
% tha satisfaction of Che people of the |
\ orth. and to the members of the assembled |
Congress. at whose disposition is the Louis.
ana case. then We viii forever forswear
prophecy hereafter. The purblind pol:ti-
ians of Louisiana. who assault the public
ar from their various exchanges and cham.
ers. vii! continue 20 fail TO see it. Vault.
&c ambition that o'erleaped itself will. in
he end, ausw@ to its owner for the mis.
hief it has caused in what promises to be !
a:py family Of salary drawers.