New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FOrly.eishtb Days Proceedings.

of Caddo, Blair, Brewster, Bosley, Blasdel,
Brooks, Blackstone, Como, Cole, Drury,
burden, DAvidsOn, Dickinson, Dinkgraye,
Desmarais, D'Ayy. DtjOie, Devezin, EARLY,
CAN'T, Gary, Gracien. Hill of Ascension,
Hughes, Holt of East Baton Rouge, Holt of
West Baton Rouge, Heath, johnson of De
Soto, Jones, Keeting, Kern, Lane, Lastrap-
per, MsglOlre, Martin, MilOB, Moore, R0u-
ton, Romero, Rsby, Souer, Snaer, Sc
veignes, Shelton, SHINES, Thomas, TOlliver,
J. c. Watson, Washington, WateOn-56.
On motion of Mr.. Holt, OF East Baton
Rouge, the House was adjourned until to-
morrow at twelve O'Clock NJ.
ROBERT F. GUICHARD,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
FOrty.niuth Dny's Proceedings.
HuusR OF REPRESENTATIVES.
New UreanI, March |, 1877. )
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The r, was called and the following
Numbers answered to their names;
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Barring
ton, Bird, Brown of Caddo, Brown of
Jefterson, Blair. BOsley,, Brooks, Bias
dtn, Davidson, Dayries, Devezin, De-
D'Avy, Detipge, Dejoie, Early. Evans,
Elliot, FoDb, G4rdere, Candle, Gary, Ora
Glen, Hill of Ascension, Hughes, Holt of
West b Gton Rouge, Heath, johnson of De
| Soto, JONES' Robert johnson, Keeting, Las
| treppes, Lane, Magloire, Mil0n, McMilleD,
PARIS, ROutou, Romero, Raby, Souer, Snaer,
Swazie, Seveignes, Shelton, Simmes, Stew
| art, Thomas, TOlliver, Washington, j. q.
! Watson, Watson, Walker-62,
| Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. Davidson the consider
alton of the journals of the fOrty-third and
forty-fOurth days proceedings was post
poned until 1880 2. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Dejoie the reading of
the journals Of the tOrty.ftth, forty-sixth
and fOrty-seventh days proceedings was
dispensed with, and they were approved.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Dinkgrave offered the following reso-
luton, which was read;
WHEREAS The exigencies of the hour
and the interesfs of the State may in the
the opinion of his excellenoy the Governor
require an extra session of the Legislature;
therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate aud House OF
Representatives in General Assembly CON
| Vened, That il an extra session be called by
the Governor immediately after the sd
jourDment of the present Legislature, tbs
| mem bers of the Senate aud House of Repre-
sentatives hereby agree and consent to
serve during such session without the pay
for mileage allowed by law.
Mr.. Dinkgrave moved suspension of the
rules so as to consider the resolution, on
which the yeas and ordered with the fol
loving result:
Yeas-Spesker Hahn, Blair, Blackstone
Blasdel, Drnry, Dayres, Del 10, Fnbb, III
lott, Gardere, Gaude, Graeen, Hughes
Robert johnson, Keeting, Lane, Martin
Moore, McMillen, Romero, SOuer, Snaer
Seveignes, Shelton, SHINES, Watson, j. c
Watson-27.
Nays-BarringtOn, Bird, Brown of Cad
do, Brown of Jefferson, BOsley. Brooks
Carville, Como, Cole, burden, Davidson
DeLacy, Desmarais, Detiege, DeveZin
Early, Evans, Gary, Hill of Ascension, H0l
of West Baton Rouge, Heath, johnson OF d.
Soto, Jenes, Lewis, Lastrappes, Magloire
Milon, ROutOn, Raby, swazie, Stewart; s. FOL
liver, Thomas, Washington, Walker-36.
The rules were not suspended, and thu
resolution lies over.
Mr.. McMillen offered the following resO
tions, which were read, and tina rules wert
, unanimously suspended for their consider
I alton;
WHEREAS, Certain persons heretofore oo
, cupying questionable relations to the Re
, publican party in this State are now in
> Washington City openly cooperating will
, the enemies of Republican government; and
, Whereak, 1t is being industriOlsly cireu
lated by these false emmissaries that thu
State government elected en- the seventh
day of last November is not based upon tn
. | confidence and support of the people, ant
a that it IS not capable of sustaining itself Of
Of exercieing the functions OF government
unaided by Federal power; therefore be l
Resolved by the House of Representa-
4 tives of the State of Louisiana In General
l / Assembly convened-
/. That the State government recognized
by this House, and of which s b. PAckar'
: is the executive head, enjoys to-day, as it ha
i, | alwavs heretofore enjoyed, the confidence
affection aud cordial support of ever.
man who voted the Republican ticket in thi
Z State last November; and that It has thu
1 same elaim g. he regarded as the seal gov
ernment of tbs State that any government
can otter, to wit: The continued eeDiidenc'
9 and eeteem Of the party which placed it Il
power; and the Representatives of the pee
pie, recently elected, claim to be bette
: qualified to redeet the popular Fiji thai
any selfappOinted committee OF disaPpoint
3 cd politicians snd place seekers at Wash
4 ingtOn or elsewhere.
, The necessity for Interference by thu
4 A~--NtAA
at this tims grows out of the fact that ths
: unlawful combination Of men who ever
i. threw the State government on the four
tenth Of September, 1874, strengthened b,
continued discipline and the RrEns takel
!, from the Stats &C that time, are still in ex
y istenee, and that these Unlawful and insuT
rectiOnary armed bodies Of men, actin
under tho orders Of the defeated esndi
J, date Of the DemoCralfe party for Gov
; ernor Of this State. did, at the time tn
? present administration was inaugurated
!, / seize upon and still retain possession Of lhl
State arsenal and lie contents, the build
ings and records Of the Supreme Court, ans
other ofIisea pertaining 70 the govern
ment Of this State; and tho declarations Az
freely made that Ii the tFoDps now ohare6l
With tho preservation oe the peace Of 81
, / chg and Slate arc removed. they will TAX
fofeItIa nOelcs4'on 81 she State Hon98 ans
fe1tr4 every geeiiga of Atpnbliesn Sat
eoVtFnN.E1t
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