New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-04

OFFICIAL JOURNAL
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUIS1AN A
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Fortv.sixth Days Proceedtnss.
BousE OF RxrRFsENrAIIvss
New Orleans, March !, 1876
The House met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. E. d
Estilette, Speaker, in the chair.
On the call of the roll, the following mem
hers answered to their names, to wit:
Speaker Estilette, and Messrs. Aldige
Armstead. Booth, Byrne, Burk hardt, Bower
Butler, Baker. Beasley, Billiu, Brlce
Collins, CarmOuohe, Carlose, Dugae; Uurr
Davidson, Dsweee, Dickenson, DelhoM
mer, Dunn, Edwards OF Kicn!ano, Ell,ot M
Hill of Ouachita, H0nOre, Hammond
Je1fries. johnson of Caddo, Jones Of Lin
coin, Jones of POinte Coupee, Kummel
KeetiDg, Keyes, Kidd, Lane, Luckeit
Lowell, Levisee, Lafargue, Maginnie
Mitchell, Mathews Of Franklin, Martin
Murreli, Milop, Mathews of Tensas, McCoi
lam. Nunez. Pascal: Piles, Roman
Sutton, Self, Snser, Souer. Sibiiski
Schenck, Stafford, Stewart, Scales
Schiller, VOORHEES,, Vidrine, Walker. Wilt
Wilson, Woods, Wells. Webb, Yorke
YOung-S5.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Markham, of the
Presbyterian Church.
On notion of Mr.. Wilt the further con
sideration of the minutes was postponed
until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell the reading Of
of the minutes of Monday was postponed
until tomorrow.
The Speaker stated that in obedience to
the resolution Of impeachment passed last
Monday, . short time after the adjourn,
ment that day appointed to prepare arti-
cles of impeachment against William Pitt
kellogg, Governor Of Louisiana, the fol
lowing members, to wit: Messrs. Witt,
Young, Kidd, Koontz and Hall.
Mr.. Witt, chairman OF the committee
appoin ted to prepare articles of impeach-
ment against William Pitt Kellogg, Gov
ernor of the State OF Louisiana, reported
progress, and asked leave for the commit
tee to withdraw in order to prepare said
articles of impeachment.
Which was objected to by Mr.. Matthews,
of Tensae, who called for the yeas and nays
upon Mr.. Witt motion, which resulted as
followe:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Blaffer,
Bower, BeasIey, Billiu, Brice. COlline, Car
mouche, Carlose, Dupre, Dugas, DUR, Del
hommer, Dunn. Edwasds of Tangipahoa,
Edwards of Richland, Elliott. Gilmore,
Hall. Hammond, Jetfries, johnson of La
Lafsrgue, Maginnis, Meredith, Mitchell.
Matthews of Franklin, Nunez, Pascal, Ro
man, Richardson. Self, Seeman, Schenck,
Stafford, Stewart, Scales, Schiller, VOORHEES,,
vidrins, Walker, Wilt, Walters. Wells,
Naye--Armstead, Butler. Baker. Cousin,
Davidson, Devices, Dickinson. Guichard,
JOurdaiD, Jones OF POinte COupee, Keeting,
Reyes, Lane, Lowell, Murrell, Milon, Mat
rhews of Tensas, Parker. Piles, Randall,
Rid gely, Ray, Rabv. sutton, Smear, Sartain,
Souer, Wilson, Woods OF West Baton
Rouge, Woods of Ouachita, .Yorke.-3.
So Mr.. Witt motion prevailed.
Mr. Stewart moved to reconsider the vote
;nst given, and he moved to lay on the
table the motion of Reconsideration, pending
which Mr. Keeting moved to adjourn until
tomorrow at twelve o'clock, and upon that
he called for the yeas and nays which
resulted as follow:
Yeas-Butler, Cousin, Devices, Dicken-
son, Demas. Guichard, Hubeau, Honore,
Jones of Pointe COnpee, Keeting, Reyes,
Milop, Matthews of Tensas, Parker, Ray,
Raby, Sutton, Snaer, Sartain, Stewart,
Wilson, Ycrke-22.
Nays Aldlge, Armstesd, Booth, Byrne,
Inns, C.rloss, Dupre, Dugas, Durr, David
son, Delhommer, Dunn, Edwards Of Rich
land, Edwards OF TangipahOa, Elliott. Gil
more, Hall, Hahn, Hill Of Ouachita, Ham
mond, Jefries, Jourdain, johnson Of Caddo,
Koontz, KrI.mei, Kidd, Luckett, Lafargue,
Meredith, Matthews Of Franklin, Nunez,
Pascal, Roman. Richardson, Self, Seeman,
VOORHEES,. Walker, Wilt, Woods of Baton
Rouge, Woods of Ouachta, Walters, Wells,
Youns--54.
And the House refused to adjourn.
The question occurring on Mr. Stewards
molten to lay the motion OF reconsideration
on the table, Mr.. Witt called for the yeas
and nays, which resulted as follows, to wit:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne. Bower, Beas-
lev, Billiu, Brice, Collins, Carmouche, Car
]osf, Dupre, Dugas, DUR, Delhommer.
Dunn, Edwards of TangipabOa, Edwards Of
Richland, Elliott, Gilmore, Hall, Hammond,
Jetfries, johnson OF Lafourche. koontz,
kummtl, Kidd, Luckett, Lafargue, Magin-
mis-, Meredith, Mitchell, Matthews Of Tensas,
Nunez, Pascal, Roman, Richardson, Self,
Seelnan, Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford, Scales,
Schiller, VOORHEES,. Vidrine, Walker, Witt,
Walters, Wells, Young-50.
Nays-Armstead, Butter, Baker, Cousin,
Davidson, Dswees, DickensoD, Demas,
Guichard, Hubeau, Hill of Ouachita,
Hon0re, Jourdain, johnson of Caddo, Jones |
Levisee, Murrell, Million, Piles, Ridgely, |
Ray, Raby, Sutton, Snaer, -S.rtaiu, SOuer,
Stewart. Thomas. Wilson. Woods of West |
Baton Rouge, Yorke-34
And the motion of reconsideration was |
ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas, presented the |
following resolution:
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives, That the President of the
Senate and Speaker of the House of Rep
resenta,ives be authorized to close the pres
ent session by adjourning their respective
houses on the frat day Of March, at twelve
o'clock.
And on the adoption of the resolution
the same member called for the yeas and
nays, which resulted al follows:
Yeas-Armstead, Butler, Baker, Cousin,
Davidson, Deweee, Dickinson, Demas,
G lichard, Hubeau, Hunsaker, Jorrdain,