The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-05
Tho House

was cnlled 10 order at noon by Sp eaker EST
lette; 81 members present
The report of the committee to investigate
Judge Hawkins came up as the special order
OF the day, and was postponed until o'clock.
Mr.. KIDD introduced q resolution setting
forth that if the Senate refused to reconsider
the election bill as passed by that body and
sent it to the House, that the members of the
House would consider the provisions OF the
Wheeler promise violated, and would act
&C .oriingly.
The rales were suspended and Mr.. Kidd
moved the adoption of tbs resolution.
Mr.. MurreIl opposed the passage OF the
resolutlon because he thought the House be-
fore taking action on a Senate bill, should be
first officially notified that the bill bad passed,
and that there WAS such q bill He was op-
DO .ed to the Returning Board, and had voted
for the House election bill, because ne thought
modification Of the law was necessary, and
that If it was not modified there would be a
reign Of terror which would "make it very
uncomfor for every leading Republ-
can.
He had opposed the compromise, and did
not care how soon it was repudiated.
Mr.. Domas opposed the resolution, because
he believed that the Democratic Election bill
was IT tor the interests of the people but for
the interests of the party.
voting for suspension OF the rules had been
based on bis knowledge that the resolution
would certainly be taken in time and passed.
He thought the resolution was unprece-
dented. The charge OF intimidation at the
polls had been made against the Democrats,
bur it was the first time that they proposed to
place themselves on record rs intimidating
the Senate. 1t was the most outrageous
legislation which had ever been attempted,
and was legislation such as only the Demo-
cratic party of the State of Ipuisian would
be guilty of, and the party. he said, would
find that the action would recoil.
Mr. Ray quoted the expression that the
death of 1900 colored men would follow the
passage of the bill, and with that as his text
he was proceeding to make bloody-shirt
speech. He was called to order by Mr.
Walker, who informed him that Mr.. White
had denied that he had ever made such q
statement
Mr.. Ray, continuing advocated the Return
ing Board as the means by which the efforis
Of bands Of assassins, whether Democrats or
Republicans, to overcome the will of the
people, would be frustrated.
Mr. Dupre called the previous question.
MIR. Mathews said he hoped the call would
be withdrawn, as he wanted to hear what the
Conservatives had to say in the matter. They
had not spoken.
Mr.. Walker answered that the fact that the
Conservatives had not spoken, might be at
routed 10 the other fact that the Republi-
cans had said nothing to reply to.
Mr.. Dupre said that no talk was necessary,
that the resolution expressed the sentiments
OF the Conservatives.
A motion TO adjourn was made BY Mr.. Mur-
reli. and was lost on the call Of the roll by a
vote Of 10 yeas 10 6S nays.
The main question was ordered, the vote
sauding-yeas 5S, nays 81
TIE roll was called on the passage Of the
resolution, and it was adopted by . vote OF 50
yeas 70 So nays
4 motion 10 reconsider was tabled, the vote
being-yeas SIS, nays 80
TIA clerk OF the Senate was announced,
nrd presented for the consideration OF the |
i'll use the Senate Election bill.
isa sqerial order # the dry. the report OF
TIE committee 10 investigate Judge Hawkins,
y Is rliied up, nnd after considerable talk and
0 great leal .. fiji clustering il was passed.
The Join, resolution addressing Judge Haw-
kins out Of o1fica cams up next and was
posseo On its 81 oGd r.a0ing.
Tie House adjourned. l