New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-20
On. the motion to refer to tho Committee
on Elections and Qualifications Mr.. Lowell

on Elections and Qualifications Mr.. Lowell
. offered thofoll0wing amendment: -
That tho committee to whom this petition
is referred be instructed to report specific
ally whether the provisions of the election
law in reference to contested elections have
been complied with in the cases presented.
Mr.. Demas demanded the yeas and nsys
on the amendment:
Yeas-Butler, Carville, Davidson, Devices.
Dickinson. Demas, Floyd, Guichsrd, Grant,
Gracien, Hill OF Ascension, Hill of Ouachita
Hubeau, Honore, Hunsaker, Jourdain.
johnson of Caddo, Jones Of Pointe Coupee,
Heating, Lane, LOWELL Martinez, Matthews
of Tensas, Murrell, Milon, Parker, Person.
ards, Rochon, Stewart, Sutton, Southland,
Snaer, Sartain, Souer, Triplet, Thomas,
Wilson, Yorke-44.
Nays-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Bayley,
Blatfer, Bower, Beasley, Brice, Billieu, Car.
mOuche. Carloss. Dupre, DeBlanc, Dugas,
Durr. Boliver Edwards, r. P. Edwards,
Elliott, Gilmore, Hall, Hammond, Jeffries,
johnson of LafQurche, Jones Of Lincoln
Koontz, Kummel, Kidd, Kelly, Lucketr,
Lafargue, Naginnis, Meredith, Mitchell
Matthews Of Franklin, Martin, McCullom.
Magee, Nunez. Pascal, Pipes, Roman. Rich.
! ardson, SchuIer. Stafford, Smith, Scales.
Self. Seaman. Sibilski Schenck, vidrine.
Walker, Witt, Wells, Webb, Young-56.
| Amendments lost.
On the metion to refer, Mr.. Demas called
for the yeas I'D nays.
| Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Brice, BAY.
ley, Blaffer. Bower. Beasley, Billieu. Car.
mouche, Carloss. Dupre, DeBlanc. Dugas,
.Durr, Bolivier Edwards, K. P. Edwards
| Elliott, Gilmore, Hall, Hammond, Hun
| saker, Jeffries, johnson of Lafourche,
Jones Of Lincoln, koontz, Kummel,. Kelly,
Kidd, Luckett, Lafargue, Maginnis, Mere
dith, Mitchell, Matthews of Franklin, Mar
tin, McCollum, Magee, McAlpine, Roman,
Richardson, Stafford, Smith, Stewart, Self,
Schuler, Seaman, Sibilski, Schenck, Scales,
Wa5b' Yo walksE; "iltz Walters Wells
Nays-Armstead, Butler, Carville, Cousin,
Davidson. Devices, Dickinson, Demas,
Floyd, Guichard, Grant, Gracien, Hill of
Ascension, Hill Of Ouachita, Hubeau, Ho.
more, Jourdain, johnson of Caddo, Jones
OF Pointe Coupee, Heating, Lane, Lowell,
tinet. Parker, Pierson, Piles, Randall,
Ridgely,. Ray, Raby, Richards, Rochon,
Southland, Snaer, Souer, Sartain, Triplet,
Thomas, Wilson, Woods, Yorke-44.
The petition was referred.
MI. Kidd, of jackson, offered the follow.
ing resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Speaker be requested
to appoint two additional sergeants-at-
arms of the House, and that they receive
the same pay as the regular assistant SER
geantsat-arms, out of 1.-THE contingent fund
And asked suspension of the rules to
consider the resolution at that time.
Mr.. Lowell called for the yeas and nays
on the suspension:
Yeas-Booth, Byrne, Brice, Bavley.
Blatfer, Billieu. Beasley, Carmouche, Car
loss, Dupre, Del Blanc, Dugas, Durr, Boliver
Edwards, X. p. Edwards, Elliott, Grant,
Gilmore, Hall, Hammond, Jeffries, johnson
OF LafOurche, Jones of Lincoln. Koontz,
Kummel, Kelly. Kidd, Luckett, Lafargue,
Magnnis, Meredith, Mitchell, Matthews of
Murrell, McCullum, Magee, McAlpine,
Nunez, Pipes. Roman, Richardson, Smith,
Self, Stafford, Seaman, Sibilski, Schenck,
Scales, Schiller, Vidrine, Walker, Wilt
Wilson, Walters, Wells Webb. Young-6O.
Nays-Armstead, Baker, Carville, Cousin,
Floyd. Guichard. Gracien. Hill of Ascen.
sion, Hill of Ouachita, Hubeau, H0nore
Hunsaker, JOurdain, johnson of Caddo,
Jones Of Pointe Coupee, Heating, Lane,
Lowell, MilOn, Parker, Pierson, Martinez,
Piles, Randall, Ridgely, Ray, Raby, Rich.
ards, Rochon, Stewart, Sutton, So uthard,
Irlplet, Thomas, YOrke-39.
And the rules were not suspended
MIR: Lowell moved that committee of
three be appointed to inquire into the
charges made in the accompanying circular,
with power to send for persons and papers.
Adopted.
MIR. PiersOn moved that the Committee on
Elections and Qualifications be instructed
to report on the cases referred on Wednes-
day, the twenty. first instant, after the read
ing of the journal, which motion did not
prevail.
MIR. Jeffries, of Rapides, moved that the
Speaker appoint stenographer as official
reporter for debates of the House.
Adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED ACCORDING TO NOTICE
AND REFERRED.
The hereinafter named members, accord
ng to previous notice, introduced the fol
lowing bills and joint resolutions, which
underwent their first and second readings
Dy their respective titles and were referred,
Is follows:
BY Mr.. Walker:
An act for the relief of the city of New
orleans, and to authorize the Common
Council of said city to sell. lease or hypothe'
'ate its property, real or personal, or its
revenues; to provide for the payment, ad-
ustment, extension and funding of the
bonded and floating debt of said city; to
consolidate, limit and provide tor said debt.
principal and interest; to authorize neces-
AIRY and appropriate taxation therefor,
md Tor the enforcement and collection of
he same; to limit the rate Of taxation; to
'brogate sundr6 penalties; to exempt Ger
ain bonds from taxation; to prohibit the
evying of certain taxes, and to repeal con
letting laws.
Referred to the Committee on City Affairs.
BY Mr.. Bayley:
JOINT resolution to appoint Join com
1lttee to examine and report upon the pro.
eedlngs OF the Board Of Liquidators of the
tate Debt, and of the Board of Audit, and
D. provide for the publication of tho
report which was ordered to
eterred to the Committee on WAYS and
leans.
ILLS INTRODUCED WITHOUT NOTICE AND
REFERRED.
Inc hereinafter mentioned members. with
IL previous notice given, and with sus
7nslon OF the rules first granted, asked and
otalned leave to introduce the following
TITLED bills, which were disposed of as
ldicated below.
BY Mr.. Hall: