The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-24
THE PARISH COMMITTEE.
The Eeeney-GuevInxe contest Decided ny
the Seating of Keensv

The Parish Committee met Mt No. IN Caron-
deet street yesterday evening u. G. Shields.
chairman.
Changes In the by laws we're first made as fol
lows That fifteen msmbsrs will make n quo
rum. instead of seventeen: that seven members.
including the president, ean compel the attend
ance Of absent members: that strict rules to
prevent members being absent will he enforced
that memhers missing two or three meetings
viii be liable to expulsion. II was also ruled
that members leaving the meeting aiter their
names have been called are guilty OF n con
tempt A resolution was passed thHt no ono
could DO member u the committee unless
| eIacted by the people II his ward
After passing these resolutions tho Perish
Committee resolved itself into u committee ~
tho whole Mr.. lily. Chiapella in the chair for tho
purpose Of considering the contest between IT.
l. Keeueynud u. Gueringsr, both claiming seats
Fifth Watd. rjce DR.. Bayon. resigned Their
credentials were signed respe lively by Louis
Arnauld and u ! higet; eaeh hi, T. whqm claimed
ern'ir tentral Club REGENCY was eeeted ut n
meeting held ut the Workingmen's Wigwam on
the lsth OF n'T"mbGr Inst Which meeting had
dent, in the default OF both the president aud
first vice president.
Tho other claimant was elected nj n meeting
held bat Same night ut the corner NJ Rampant
and Toulouse s'reets. called by II j Hfvet
presiheut II The Filth Ward Club The dnes
lion raised before the conmIttea was which ri
tho meetings had to be recognized as the legal
oue' u was claimed by the Arnauld faction
TINT Mr.. Kiget having de lined to coll tho meet
ing mt the request Of some tWehty voters Of the
ward and the first vice president having also
declined TO call tho meeting thu tho second
vice president had the right to act In their do
fault md call the meeting ut tho place dasigna-
ted by him and that Mr.. Rivst In calling a
mosing Mt n different place, could not prejudice
tho rights ri tn" people who attended the meet
ing called by BUTLER. They also claimed that
" J. Eiyet had been In peaehed by n unRnimous
vote Of the membsrs present Mt the Buhlsr
| meeing TINT Mr.. Arnauld had been elected in
his place as president.
NJ Rvet g faetion on tho other hand elamad
that Mr.. Rvst perfertlV justified In calling
his meeting on the DIV named, because he Ind
stated to the rpmmlttes Of citizens who had
waited upon him in order 10 have meeting
called. that he had alrendy decided to call ons
on thnt same night. II was Mt that meeting
TINT Mr.. Guaringar was elected. md the mo
tiru made to impnaeh Mr.. Rivet but tho
resolution 10 that effect vas lost
Mr., ". u Kruttsnicht Appeared MS counsel Tor
the Arnauld Kenury side md Mr. Chs. s. Rico
for the RiVet- fueringor side. After heating
several witnesses md considering dorumen-
tary evidence. the committee If tho whole took
tho case under consideration and reported to
the Parish COMMITTEES.
Mr. Chiapel n moved Tint Mr. Rooney be
that Mr. Ainnuld bs recognizedsas the he j,ff
president n the Central Club.
motion was mnds to divide tho resolution
and lost by vote Of II to II.
Tho orig mi question being called the reso-
tuition nf Mr.. Ghlgpella was adopted by n vote If
~ to - voting blank
The committee then adjourned