New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-02

The following members voted fox Nh.
Hahn:
: Mesgrs. Bird, Brown, Blair, Barron, Bar
rett, Brewster, BOsley, Brooks, BlaOkstoDa
Earvilles Como, Coils, Drury, burden, Dav-
ioson, Dickinson, DlnkRrave, Desmsraias
DAyy, Drjoie, Early, EstopiDal. FObb
Gardere, Claude, CAN'T, Gary, GraSien
Hill, Hughes, A. r. Holt, Oscar Holt, j. J.
Johnson, jones, 81. n. johnson, Kennedy,
keeting, Kern, Lane, Leonard MAgloiro,
Martin, Moore: Routon, Romero, Raby,
Souer, Snser, Semues, Thomas, Tolliver,
Washington, Warmoth-53.
Mr.. Warmoth received the votes of thu
following members:
Messrs. Burton, Brown, Drew, De Lacy,
Detiege, Hahn, Heath, RObers johnson,
Lewis, Milon, Swazie, Seveignes, Stew art
Watson, Walker, Tensas-15.
Having received q majority Of the votes
cast, Mr.. Hahn was declared elected
Speaker, and was sworn in as such by Hon
L. J. Souer, of Avoyelles.
Mr.. 4. F. Guichard was unanimously
elected Clerk of the House.
Mr.. William Yigers was elected assistant
clerk of the House by acclamation.
Messrs. F. A. Glover and q. c. C. Astwood
were placed in nomination for the position
of minute clerk,
FOrty-nne votes were cast for Mr. Clover.
twentyOne votes were cast for Mr. Asst
wood
Mr.. Glover having received the msiority
of votes cast was declared elected minute
clerk.
Nominations for assistant minute clerk
being in order, Mr.. Gardere, of Orleans.
nominated Mr.. William L Randall.
Mr.. Stewart, of Tensas, nominated Mr.,
81. G. C. Astwood.
Mr.. Randall received forty-one votes ana
Mr.. AstwOOd obtained twenty-four votes.
Mr.. Randall having received a majority
of the votes cast was declared elected as-
sistant minute clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Dejoie, of Orleans, Mr..
Thomas Murray was declared elected Ser
geant-atArms of the House by aOelamation.
Mr.. Robert Carey was unanimously elect-
ed enrolling clark of the House.
Mr. J. NJ. Carter was elected first assist
ant sergeSnt-atarms of the House.
Mr.. Il. T. Taylor was elected second e.
sistant serReantat-arms of the House.
Mr.. F. 8. Lsgardey was elected door
keeper of the House,
Mr. James Cooper was elected assistant
dOorkeeper of the House.
Ar. Charles II. Merritt was elected pOat-
master of the House.
The officers elect were duly qualified m
their respective positions by the Speaker.
Mr.. Drury, of Assumption, offered the
following resolution, which was read and
adopted:
Resolved That o COMMITTEES of five be an
pointed on the part of the House, to act
With like committee from the Senate, to
wait upon his exoellency the Governor to
inform him that the organization of tho
General Assembly is complete and ready
for any communication from him.
The Speaker appointed the following
members as said committee; Messrs Drurys
of Assumption; Dickinson, of St. Jamess
Kennedy, of Jefferson; MilOn, of Plaque
mines, and Magloire, of Avoyelles.
MESSAGE PROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate was an
nounced, with the following message:
, BRNATR CHAMBER z
New Orleans, Jsnuary /, ISL.
To the honorable Spesher and Members of the
House OF B. personalities;
l am directed by the Senate of the State
of Louisiana to inform your honorable body
that the Senate is duly organized, by the
election of L LimanIere, Jr, as Secretary,
and A, g. Badger as Sergesnt-at Arms, and
now ready to proceed o business.
Respectfully, etc,
L LAMANIEKE, JR.,
Secretary of the Senate.
MESSAGE PROM THE GOVERNOR.
, The following message was received, and
upon motion of Mr.. Stewart, OF Tensas, 500
{ copies in pamphlet form were ordered to be-
/. printed:
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: | Executive Department.. }
Few Orleans. January i, 1871.
Senators and Members Of the House of Re preseatR
tiyes Of the State Of Louisiana;
| In transmitting this the closing message
of my administration 1 again congratulate
o you upon the bOuntiful crops with which
= Providence has crowned the agricultural
: industry of the State. While other COM
munities have been scOurged by pestilence
q or visited by serious disasters, the health Of
u this State has been exceptionally good, and
IA neither overflow nor other public calamity
}. has befallen US.
q Ny term of office as Governor of LouisianI
- will expire in few days. 1 shall resign
the onerOus duties which that position hai
imposed upon me with only this regret
10 that circumstances have not permitted mi
State. The difficulties encountered cal
d. scarcely be overstated. During the frs
IN years of my administration an organ
= ICED plan of tax resistance prevailed, AM
Of the existence of the government was re
"a; peatedly threatened by armed insured
OF ton, which finally became of 80 formidabl
q. a character as to render necessary an az
,r- peal to the general government for aid
es its suppression. The rarquillity of tn
d State has since betn disturbed by rev,
to lutionary effort to seize control of the OIL
Of ganiEAtiOn of the lower house of the Ger
. = eral Assembly, and by an attempt to dii
n. place the executive authorities by false an
de- frivolous articles of impeachment, adopte
a. in violation Of pliehtsd faith. Through q
y. these 6mbarrassmentB have also had 1
At. contend against systematic calumny an
We Misrepresentation abroad, and have see
u with regret the ready acceptance which th
r. ISLANDERS directed against the Republics
N. party in this State have met with frOi
m those who profess to believe in the pril
-, ciples Of that party as maintained in oth'
Re. States. Conscious of right have struggle
IN on, endeavoring to give peace and pro
lSe perity to the State, and at the same time
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