The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-12

We, the Undersigned members of tic
i House Of Representatives. Of the State
u Louisiana, entertaining tho belief
TINT there is no vacancy In the United
states Senate from this State, the Gen.
efal Assembly elected In 1879. on the
second Tuesday after the organization
of It's first regular session, to wit, jan
3. 1873, to the forms Of law. having
electedP b. y. Pinchback United States
Senator foI the term ending March 4,
| 1879, cannot consistently participate In
an attempt to electa United States Sen
ator.
| We therefore submit this, our form OF
protest, against this proposed action.
This protest Is signed by Murrell,
Wilson, King, Baker. Parker. Grant.
Sartain, Jourdain, Hubcau, sutton,
ell, Caryille, Raby, J. Ross, Stewart,
Cousin, piles, Lane, Gnichard, Devices,
Wilson, johnson, Triplette. Armstead.
Wood. Hill, Dickerson, Davidson,
Souer, Hood, Heating, Honore, Levissee,
Ridgley, Randall, Ray and Dtrros [all
the Republicans of the House. the re-
porter thinks, except Mr.. Hahnl.
Mr.. Dupre asked that his name be
left off every committee on which 1T
occurred.
Itrhis was understood to be ironical
on the part Of Mr.. Dupre, whose name
did not appear on any Of the standing
committees announced by the Chair.
Mr.. Walker submitted the following
as substitute for Mr.. Kidd's motion
Resolred, That whereas the question
OF election of United States Senator has
arisen i'm this House;
That while this House recognizes the
fact of an existing vacancy In the office
OF Senator Of the United States for the
State Of louisiana;
II is the sense Of this House Of Rep
resentativcs that this ~ not proper, and
at the same time would be unjust to the
people of the State Of Louisiana for n
Senator now to be chosen by the SUI
fragc OF q Senate and House, not en-
tirely representative of the people and
I'm part composed in contradiction to
the popular will as expressed In the
general elections.
And further that this House at pres
ent sits and recognizes the present com
position as in part de .fdcfo and not de
jWe, and only for the purposes OF in
dispensable proceedings for the relief of
the State.
The question was raised whether q
resolution could be entertained without
suspending the rules; again whether
Mr.. Walkers proposition, though nom
inally q resolution, was not really an
amendment to Mr.. kidd's motion, and
fnrther. whether, Ii Mr.. Walkers reso-
luton required suspension Of the
rules, Mr.. kidd's motion did not alse
require them to be suspended.
After some discussion on these points
the chair ruled that Mr.. Walkers pa
per was not resolution-that II was
In the nature Of an order Of the House,
which required a suspension OF the
rrflnc thn racnIIifinn Mr.
Kidd's motion, the Speaker added, was
I'm order, and could be voted upon in
stanter.
Mr.. Matthews desired TO know IL the
chair had documentary evidence Of the
existence of vacancy In the United
States Senate?
The Speaker answered In the mega
tive.
Mr.. Matthews asked record upon
the minutes of the fact.
Mr.. Kids motion was then put, and
prevailed by q rising vote of Sc TO 40.
Mr.. Lowell moved an adjournment TO
IL o'clock tomorrow. and the yeas and
nays having been called, the motion
was rejected. Yeas 80. nays 50.
Several illibustering motions to a1-
iourn were made by Republican lnetn.
bers, and at last the majority agreed to
recess Of one hour, whercupon the
Democrats went into caucus.
The recess expired ut twenty-five min
utes Of three, when the session was re-
sumed, sixty-one members answering,
including the Speaker. An examination
Of tho roll showed that all the Republi-
can members, except Mr.. Michael
Hahn, were absent, and they remained
away during the rest Of the sitting.
The business before the House being
the election Of United States Senator,
MIR. Kidd nominated the Hon. james b.
Eustis, of Orleans.
Mr.. Hahn rising, seine one suggested
Cain Sartain to him. and he responded
10 the humor by saying that he might
have nominated him, but he was not In
the habit Of taking liberties with the
names OF distinguished gentlemen
Roars of laughter. Mr. Sartain being
among the irreprcssible negroes OF the
House. whom az the session Of last win
ter, Gov. Hahn was wont TO solicit opin-
ions from facetiously as chairman OF
the Committee on Federal Relations. y
bevity aside. Mr.. III. continued, in sub
stance He was not OF q faptious dispp-
sition. n has been his rule to submit
10 the majority In every body in which
he had been connected, and as the House
had determined to go into an election
of United States Senator, lie should not
make his action in the matter excep-
tional. His notion was that this Legis-
laturc had no right to 20 into an cleo
ton; that the election bad already been
made, and therefore no vacancy existed !;
but he had been overruled and would
submit under protest. He had known
the gentleman nominated on the Demo
cratic side long. That gentleman was
acceptable in point Of abilityand integ
rity. and his interests were all in Louis
lana. His reputation and character were
high; nevertheless, Mr.. II. could not
vote for him.
Az he was forced TO vote he should give
his voice for James q. Taliaferro, OF
Catahoula, Associate Justice of the SUI
preme Court of the State. The speaker
eulogizcd the Judge very highly, refer
ring to him as citizen who had held
many high offices In the State, and who,
I'm private and i'm public life, had dis
tinguished himself by his purity and
his devotion to the public interests. Mr..
Hahn also dwclt at length upon the re-
cord of his nominee in the matter of Sc
cession to show his independencean and his
resoluteness. He had refused to sign
the secession ordinance, and had main-
tanned his devotion to the Union, when
those who in the beginning sided with
him-such steadfast patriots and noble
spirits as Roselius and Rozier-had