New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-14

with, aud the adoption thereof was post
| poned until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Lowell he was excused
from serving on the Committee on Claims.
On motion of Mr.. Cousin he was excused
from serving on the Committee on Census.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of Mr.. Woods, of West Baton
Rouge, leave of absence was granted him
for three days.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, leave OF sb-
sence was granted him for four days.
On motion of Mr.. Edwards, leave of alb
sence was granted to the Hon. G. ID. Wells,
of Livingston, on account of sickness.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Sartain introduced tho following pre-
amble and resolution, which was read, and
ordered to lie over under the rules:
WHEREAS, On the eleventh day of Janu-
ary, 1876, the House of Representatives,, or
q majority of the members of the House,
did proceed to the election Of United
States Senator; and
Whereas, No official notice has been sent
to the General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana, by the Governor OF said state,
that there was . Vacancy existing IN the
present General Assembly; and
Whereas, On the twelfth day of January,
1876. the House did. socalled, take an ille-
gal Joint ballot for United States Senator;
now, therefore, be 1T
Resolred, That this House does not recog-
nize the above a. legal, upon tho grounds,
to wit:
1. That the General Assembly elected in
1872 by the legal voters of tho State of Lou
the first Monday of January, 1873. passed
laws, which now, in part. constitute part
OF the legal statutes Of thei State, Iand are
now in force.
3. That said General Assembly did, on
the second Tuesday of January, 1873, in
accordance with the acts of Congress regu-
lating how United States Senators from the
several States lin the Union are to be
chosen, ballot for United States Senator,
which resulted in the election of p. B. S.
Pinchback ss United States Senator from
Louisiana.
8. That all official acts done and ap-
proved by the Governor of1theIState are in
full force and considered legal by the pub
lie in general, with the exception Of those
which have been determined adversely by
the judicial department of the State.
A. That the case Of Kennard Va. the
State of Louisiana, for the position
of Justice of the Supreme Court Of the
State, between him and Morgan, which in.
volved the legality of the present State
government, was decided in favor of the
State BY the Supreme Court of this State;
and in said case an appeal was taken from
the Supreme Court Of the State to the
United States Supreme Court upon writ of
error, and was tried by the Supreme Court
Of the United States and determined by
affirming the judgment of the Supreme
Court Of the State, on the tenth day of
January, 1874.
S. That the present State government
has been recognized by the several de-
partments of the national government.
s. That if w. P. Kellogg is Governor Of
the State of Louisians, P. B. s. Pinchback is
United States Senator, elected BY the Con
eral Assembly of Louisiana in 1873.
Mr.. Kummel presented the following pre-
amble and resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, The State assessment in tho
Fourth District Of the CITY of Now Orleans,
for the year 1876, shows an increase over
and above the assessment for the year 1875
to the amount of 81, So, N3; and
Whereas, Such . state of affairs is incom-
patible with tho real value of the property
in said district; that said property has
during the last year, and that such state
ment shows willful disregard of the duties
of his Office BY the assessor of said district;
Resolved, That Q committee of three be
appointed by the Speaker of the House Of
Representatives to Investigate the books
and accounts of Dominique Urban, State
assessor for tho Fourth Municipal District
of tho eleventh and twelfth assessment
districts, with power to examine witnesses,
% EnwV nd nd IN
the compulsory process Of this House to
compel tho attendance of Witnesses.
Mr.. Jefries introduced the following
order:
It il ordered by the House that tho Ser
geant-at-Arms of the House be instructed
to issue to each member stationery to the
present session, and that the Sergeant-at-
Arms be authorized to issue such stationery
- may be required by the Clerk and by the
several committees Of the House, upon the
requisition of the Clerk and tho chairmen
of the several committees respectively, said
requisition to be approved BY the Speaker
of the House.
Mr.. Murrell moved to amend the above
order by striking out, in the fourth line, the
words "three dollars" and inserting in lieu
thereof the words lone dollar and seventy
Eve cents"
Mr.. Demas offered the following as sub
stitute for the aboye order and proposed
Resolved, That every member shall pay
for his own stationery.
Which substitute was ordered to Lie on
the table.
Mr.. Armstead moved to postpone the fur
Their confederation of the whole matter until
Monday next, which motion was not agreed
10.
Mr.. Guichard offered the following a.
substitute for Mr.. Jefries' order:
Resolved, That the Sergesnt-at-Arms be
and is directed to buy no stationery what
,ver except what is actually necessary for
The Clerk of tho House and Committee on
and that the Committee on
Contingent Expenses is directed to pay NO
,ther bills.
Mr.. Jefries moved to lay all the amend
nents and substitutes ON the table, and
,pon which motion Mr.. Demas called for
;he yeas and nays. They were ordered, and
The following was the result, to wit:
(Mr. Walker in the chair.1
Yeas-Aldige, fArmstesd, Booth, Byrne,
Burkhardt, Bsyley, Blaffer, Bower, Butler,
Baker, Beasley, Billion. Brice, Carville,
Collins, Carmouche, Cousin, Carloss, Du.
pre-, DeBlanc, Dugas, DUR. Delhommer,
Of Tangipahos, Edwards Of Rich
land, Elliott, Grant; Grecien, Gilmore, Hill
Of Ascension, Hahn, Hill Of Ouacbits, Ham.
mond, Jeffries, Jourdain, johnson Of Caddo,
johnson of Lafourche, Jones Of LincolD,
Koontz, Kummel, Heating Kelly, Keyes,
Kidd, Luckett, Levisee, Lafargue, Magin-
nis, Meredith, Mitchell, Matthews Of Frank.
Teneas, McCollum, MoAlpine, Magee, M