New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-12

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The proceedings were opened with praye
offered by the Rev. Father Hubert, of tn
Roman Catholic Church.
The journal of yesterday was read, and
pending which, on motion Of Mr.. Pipes, tn
further reading of the same was dispensed
with; aud, on motion of Mr.. Dupre, it wa
approved.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees of the House for tn
present session, to wit:
Committee on Judicisry-Messrs. Young
Koontz, B. Edwards, of Tangipshoa, Elliott
Biilieu, Scales, VOORHEES,, Hahn and Levisee
Committee on Ways and Means-Messrs
Jeffriee, Martin, Roman, Pascal, Carmouche
Beasley, Snaer, Matthews, of Tensas, ant
Ray.
Committee on Banks and Banking
Messrs. Aldige, VOORHEES,, Gilmore, Schiller
Mcclellan, Souer and Guichard.
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Pipes, Collins, Schenck, Edwards, of Rich
land, Walker, Hahn, Baker, Gracien and
Woods OF West Baton Rouge.
Committee on Charitable and Public In
stitutions-Messrs. Sibilski, Blaffer, Meal
pine, Vidrine. Young, Grant, Ray, Hill o.
o uachita. and Levisee.
Committee on Appropriations Messrs
Stafford, Bower, Kidd, Nunez, Hahn, Lane
and Martin.
Committee on Enrollment-Messrs. Kidd
Lafargue. Martin, Stafford, Nunez, Vidrine
De Blanc. Brice, Elliott, Hahn and Demas
Committee on Public Printing-Messrs
Hammond, Stafford, Lafargue, Sibiliski,
Byrne, Souer and Thomas.
Committee on Contingent Expo nses-
Messrs. Hall, Bower, Smith, Martin, Car.
vile, Levisee and Hubeau.
Com mittee on Public Lands and Levees-
Messrs. Mcclellan, G. w. r. Bayley, Beas-
ley Walters, Devices, Milon and Woods, of
Ouachlta.
Committee on Corporations - Messrs
Meredith, Carmouche. Schiller, Gilmore,
Mathews, of Tensas, Demas and Woods. of
West Baton Rouge.
Committee on Cla;ms-Messrs. Mitchell,
Carmouche, Dugas, Maginnis, J. Ross
Stewart, Lowell and Davidson.
Committee on Retrenchment and Re.
form-Messrs. Wilt, Booth, Self, Dunn,
Schiller, Snaer and Baker.
Mr.. Jeffries asked that he excused from
serving on Committee on Census.
Mr.. Wi!tz also asked to be excused from
serving on Committee on Retrenchment
and Reform.
On motion, Mr.. Dupre asked to be ex-
cused from serving on all committees on
which he had been appointed.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Mr.. Kidd moved that the House do now
proceed to the election of United States
Senator.
Mr.. Lowell asked and obtained leave to
present the following protest, which was
read and ordered to be epread upon the
minutes:
We, the undersigned members of the
Louisiana, enter tanning the belief that there
is no vacancy in the United States Senate
from this State; the General Assembly
elected in 1872, on the second Tuesday,
after the organization of its first regular
session, to wit: January 3, 1873, according
to the forms of law, having elected the
Hon. P. B. 5. Pinchback United States
Senator for the term ending March 4. 1879,
can not consistently participate in an At
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therefore submit this our formal protest
against this proposed action. Signed:
William Murrell, of Madison;
j. S Wilson, of East Baton Rouge;
w. +. Reyes, Of Terrebonne;
L. w. Baker, of Bossier;
j. E. Parker, of Jefferson;
I. NJ. Grant. Of Morehouse;
Cain Sartain. of Carroll;
j. b. Jourdain, Seventh Represen tative
District;
E. A. Hubeau, of Jefferson:
Isaac Sutton, Of St. Mary;
P Jones Yorke of Carroll;
Milton Jones, OF Pointe Coupee:
G. w. Hill, of Ascension;
Louis Butler, of Ascension;
James s Matthewe, of Tensas;
Charles w. Lowell, of Jefferson;
j. NJ. Carville, of Iberville;
H. Raby, of Natchitoches;
j. Ross Stewart, of Tensas:
A. j. Cousin, of Tammany:
S. r. Piles, of St. Mary;
w. G. Lane, of East Baton Rouge;
Robert Guichard, of St. Bernard;
E. w. Devices, of Red River;
N. E. MilOn, of Plaquemines;
T. J. johnson. OF Caddo;
E. ID. Triplett, of East Baton Rouge;
James w. Armstead, of West Feliciana;
j. w. Woods. Of Ouschita;
II. G. Hill. Of Ouachita;
George Gracien, of Orleans;
Y. Dickinson, Of St. james;
j. S. Davidson, of Ibervill-;
i. A. Snaer, of Iberia:
l.. SOuer, of Avoyelles;
T. A. Woods. of West Baton Rouge:
Charles w. Heating, OF Caddo;
Emelia H0nOre, of POinte Coupee;
A. B. Levisee, Of Caddc;
William Ridgely, of Concordia;
James Randall, Of Concordia;
II. K. Ray, OF East Feliciana;
Henry Demas, OF St. John the Baptist:
Oscar +. Hunsacker, OF st. James;
Mr.. Walker moved the following as an
to Mr.. Kidd's motion, to wit:
That it be adopted that whereas the |
question of election of United States Sena- |
or has srisen IN this House, that while this |
louise recognizes the fact OF an existing |
United States for the State of Louisiana, |
t is the sense Of this House of Representa- |
ives that it is L Of proper, and at the same
lime would be unjust to the people of the /
State of Louisiana for Senator now to be |
'hosen by the suffrages of q Senate and |
House not entirely representative of the /
,eople, and in part composed in contradio-
ion to the popular will as expressed in the
General elections. And further, that this
douse at present sits and recognizes the
resent competition as in part de facto and
lot de jure, and only for the purpose of in
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