New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-18

Scales, Stafford, Schuler, Vidrine. Walker
WIFE, Walters, Wells, Webb, Young-65
Lost.
| MI Demas moved to postpone further
| consideration of the motion until Monda,
| next.
Mr. Lowell moved to lev the motion or
Inc table. and demanded the yeas and nay.
thereon.
hr. Jetiries raised the point of order that
as the order Of the day was reorganization
OF the House, the motion to postpone cen
s'dera'lon of the motion of Mr.. Hall to a
future day was not in order
The Speaker decided the point of order az
not being well taken, for the reason that
the original resolution offered by Mr..
Demas, of ST. John the Baptist, yesterday,
prescribed that the House be recognized
simply by the election of Speaker
Mr.. Devices, Of Red River, moved an ad.
Journment until Monday next at IL A. NJ.
The Speaker ruled the motion to adjourn
as not being in order for the reason that no
business had been trans acted since the last
motion to adjourn.
Mr.. Lowell appealed from the decision of
the Chair, and demanded the yeas and NAYS
thereon
Mr. Witt offered the following as a sub
stitute for the motion to further organize
Inc House by the election of a Sergeant at
Arms, and moved its adoption, and called
Tor the previous question thereon:
hesoired, That the House proceed to
perfect its organization by the election OF
the remaining officers of the House.
Mr.. Armstead raised the point OF order
that suspension of the rules was requisite
in order to consider the resolution at this
time.
The Speaker ruled the point of order as
not being well taken for the reason that the
proposition was simply substitute for a
pending motion.
Mr. Sartain appealed from the decision OF
the Chair
The Speaker refused 10 consider the ap-
peal.
On the call lor the previous question, the
yeas and nays were demanded with follow
ing result.
leas-Aldige, Booth, 3ayley, BIafer,
Bower, Billieu, Brice, Beasley. Carmouche,
Carloss. DeBlanc, Durr, Dugas. Oliver
Edwards, Il. 2. Edwards, Estilette. Elliott,
Gilmore, Hall, Hammond, johnson of La
fourche, Jones of Lincoln, Jetiries, Kidd,
kountz, kummel, Keys, Kelly, Luckett.
Latargue, Maginnis, Meredith, Matthews OF
Franklin. Martin, Magee, McAlpine,
McCullum. Nunez, Pascal, Piles, Pipe,
Richardson. Stafford. Schiller, Smith, Self,
Seaman, Sibilski, Schenck, Scales, Vldrine,
Walker, Wilt, Walters, Wells, Webb,
Young-T.
Nays-Carville, Floyd. Guichard. Hahn,
Honore, i[unsaker, Jourdain, Heating,
Matthews Of Tensas. Parker, Raby, Kochon,
Sartain, Thomas-It.
The main question was ordered.
On the adoption of the substitute, the
yeas and nays were ordered, with the
followin. result:
Yeas = Aldige, Beasley. Booth, Bayley.
mouche, Carloss, DeBlanc, Dugas, Durr,
Devices, Oliver Edwards. Il. 2. Edwards,
Gilmore, Hall, Hubeau, Hammond, Jetfries,
johnson of Ldfnurche, Jones of Lincoln,
Kelly. Kountz. Kummel. Heating, Latargue,
Luckett, Maginnis, Meredith, Mitchell,
Matthews OF Franklin. Martin. Magee,
McAlpine, McCullum, Nunez, Pascal. Par.
hti: lpCS. ALCudTusOu, Many. SCaleS
Schiller, Stafford, Smith, Self, Seaman,
Sibilski. Schenck, Vldrine, Walker, Wilt,
Walters, Wells, Webb, Torke. YOung-59.
Nays-Armstead, Carville, Floyd, Hill of
Ascension, Hahn, Honore, Ilunsaker, Milon,
Matthews of Tensas. Piles. Eaby, Richards,
Rochon. Sutton, Sartain, Thomas-lG.
Carried.
Mr.. Wilt moved to reconsider the vote
Oh r>Ft a u,
moved to lay the motion 70 reconsider on
the table.
Carried.
Nominations being declared as being in
order, Mr.. Hall nominated Mr. Edward
Flood for the office of Sergeant-at Arms Of
the House Of Representatives.
On motion Of Mr. Yorke, of Carroll, Mr.
Flood was unanimously elected to that
position, and was sworn in by the Speaker
Mr.. Matthews, Of Tensas, moved an ad
journrhent until Monday next at II NJ.
Lost by a rising vote Of % yeas to 50 nays.
Mr. Hall nominated Messrs W r. Suther-
land and c. w. Johnson for the positions Of
assistant sergeants-at-a
On motion OF Mr.. Dewees, they were
elected. and we're sworn in as
such by the Speaker.
Mr. Hall nominated Mr. J. J. Churchill as
postmaster Of the House OF Represents
tivcs. and he being unanimously elected.
was sworn in by the Speaker.
Mr. Hall, of Orleans, nominated Mr.. c. T.
Haupt as minute clerk OF the House of
and he being unan-
elected, was sworn in by the
Speaker.
Mr Hall nominated Mr.. j. I. Pecot AS
assistant minute clerk OF the House of
and he being unari-
uously elected, was sworn in by the
Speaker.
Mr.. Hall nominated Mr.. j. X. Overton as
chief enrolling clerk of the House of
and he being unani- |
nously elected, was sworn in by the !
Speaker.
Mr.. Hall nominated Mr.. J. +. McMullen |
rs doorkeeper of the House Of Repre- |
and he being unanimously |
elected, was sworn in by the Speaker.
Mr Elliott offered the following resolu- |
ion. which was read and adopted under a
of the rules:
ReSolred That the Hon. NJ. Hahn, OF st. |
Charles, be permitted to select a seat prior |
o the drawing for seats by the other NELL
,ers.
Mr.. Souer offered the following resolution
which lies over under the rules:
Resolred, That the clerk of the House
hall, Immediately after the reading of the
ournal on Monday, under the supervision
# three tellers to be appointed by the