The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-13
The House.

| Speaker E5tilette called the House 10 Ordt
: at noon SO members, and quorum presen
After the opening preliminaries, MI. Kid
of Jackson, took the floor, and SAID Ny
Speaker. as this is the proper time, as establish
ed and fixed by the law OF the United States, t
proceed to the election Of Senator, l NOV
, that the Clerk be instructed to inform th
Senate that the House was ready to meet tn
Senate in pint session, to proceed to an elet
ton. and be 1.-THE Clerk be instructed to r.
quest an immediate reply
The motion was carried and the Clerk pre-
ceeded to carry cut his instructions.
During his absence The Speaker ann ounce
J that he Lad O number of committees 10 Pre-
mulgate.
Tuesday, the standing committees of tn
House being announced, Mr.. Dupres nam
appearing on none of them, that genilema
ironically requested the Speaker to erase hi
name from every committee. Before an
nouncing the committees the Speaker states
that inasmuch as Mr. Dupre had requested t.
be excused from all committees, he had no
appointed him, as he inten led, on the specia
committee on census Mr.. Dupre corrected
the Speaker as to his Interpretation OF hi
ironical request, saying that his name appear
| ing on not one standing committee, he ironi
cally requested his name to be stricken from
| them all. He had no desire or intention O
| Sinking duty on any committee on which
| the Speaker might be pleased to appoint him
His explanation was received, and he wa;
placed on the Committee on Census.
The clerk read the list OF committees, as
follows:
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform
Mess-s Bayley, Booth, Self, Dunn, Schiller,
Snaer, Baker.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures. NJ n.
Sa1f Wohh oil Hlpnrp
Triplette.
Committee on Agriculture-M essrs Jones,
Lincoln, DUR, Nuntz Pipes, Armstead,
Dickinson, Murrell.
Committee on Constitution-Messr Bill.
lieu, Kountz, Lowell, Gilmore, Walker, Han.
saker, Kidd.
Committee on Federal R5lations-Messrs.
Webb, Edwarde OF Tangipahos, Durr, Car
loss, Sartain, Yorke, Johnson of Caddo.
Committee on Lbrary-Messr.. Lafargue,
Carmouche, Johnson of Lafourche; Kummel,
Mathews, of Franklin; Hunsaker, Jourdan
Committee on Census Messrs. Walker,
Carmouche, Baker, Young, Dumas, Sibilski
an 1 Dupre.
Mr.. Kidd, as the hands Of the clock covered
the numeral II, arose and said that, rs nc
message had been received, and as the hour
fixed by law had arrived, he moved that the
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senator.
Mr.. Booth said he thought the return OF
the clerk should be awaited, and made the
point that it was IL O'Clock until it was l.
The point was decided well taken.
At about 1915 o'clock Clerk Trezevant re-
turned and announced that the Senate had
Just come to order; that he had delivered his
message, but had received no answer.
Alter some discussion and various sugges-
tons, Mr.. Kidd moved that the Clerk of the
House be instructed to call the roll of the
Senate.
Mr.. Lowell wanted 0 know by what au-
thority the Clerk could call it.
Speaker Estelette said as majority Of the
Sen .te had refused to respond to the notice
IL the House, in the absence of the Secretary
Of the Senate it was perfectly proper that the
Clerk of the House should call the roll.
Mr.. Lowell said would it not be better to
bring these derelct Senators to the bar of the
House aud punish them for contempt.
[ Laughter
Mr. Estilette said that the House had mott
fed the Senate, and if the Senate did not at
tend and the officers of the Senate were not
in attendance. under the law the clerk of the
House had right to call tho roll and he Che
S speaker had the right to call some Senator
in attendance to the chair.
Mr. Young explained to the gentleman Mr..
LOVELY that the proper notification had bsen
gwen to the Senate, and the House proposed
to see how many Of the Senators proposed to
obey the law.
Speaker Estilette called Senator Blackburn
to the chair.
The roll of the Senate was called, and the
following Senators answered to their names:
w. J. Blackburn, Allen Greene, Alexander,
White, Eustis, Grover, Kelly, Stevens,
Goode, Robertson. George, Ogden.
The roll of the House was called and seven
ty eight members answered to their names.
That portion of the Journal OF the II ouse
relating to the election Of United States
Senator was read and approved, and the Clerk
was instructed to read the journal of the
Senate. aud the Clerk proceeded to read from
the Republican.
Mr.. Lowell wanted to know where the
Journal, which the Clerk was reading came
from, and the Speaker replied that it was the
proceedings, as reported in the Republican.
Mr.. Lowell suggested that the Clerk, when
be got through, read some other news items
md few editorials. Lsughter.1
The Clerk continued, and when he had
Mr.. Kidd took the floor and
dominated the Hon. j. b. Eustis, of the
parish Of Orleans, for Senator.
Mr.. Lowell nominated Hon. r. Fl. Mari.
Mr.. Hahn, after eulogistic speech, nomi- |
lated Hon. j. G. Taliaferro.
Senators Green and Blackburn both an
bounced that when their names were called |
hey would explain their votes.
Other members announced that they would |
Explain their votes
The Clerk was instructed to call the roll. |
Senator Alexander voted for j. B. Eustis
The name Of Mr.. Blackburn was called, and |
le took the floor to explain his vote.
Mr.. Green also explained his vote.
Mr.. Walker. of Orleans. when his name
vas called, took the floor and said:
"Mr. Speaker, before casting my vote
pom this question, desire the indulgence
i this House in that which yesterday they
i'd not see fit to accord to me.
Il have been opposed to this proceeding
n principle. and as matter Of policy, for
be reasons stated in my resolution of yester-
ay, and which, in view Of the occurrence of
esterday, my confreres have no right to ex-
ect my concurrence in this vote; yet, in view
+ the example of the four Senators in per