The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-18
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1s 1878
Referred TO the Commute {

Bv Mr.. Drury, OF Assumption: A resolution
providing for clerk for the Committee on Pa
Mr.. lues presented preamble and join,
Wm, PITT Kellogg as United States sepator from
Hpofford, who was daily eleeted by this tees.
! lature +, represent the State Of Louisiana In
the United States Senate. Ordered TO lie over
BY Mr.. VOORHEES, "A memorial from apotheca-
fs aMst II, for rssdWVs22ng # state
tlop relative to the WAYS and Means Committee
R1fert.sd t9 that committee.
By Mr.: .Deavgne; A communication from
Joseph IIulla, Offering to sell piece Of prop
sfty IN rem q the State House. Committee Oh
BY Mr. V Vporhles; That act No asa Of ,s77. for
the relief Of Paul Dula be placed on the calen-
By Mr.. Lyons. of East Feliciana. A concur
rent resolution relative TO police jurias ~ the
Flotid. parishes. Committee on Federal Hela-
tons.
,rl By NJ, Leeds, Of Orleans. A petition from
Thoa. J.. Maxwell. ex-sheriT Of Orleans, asking
for relief. Committee on Claims.
BY Mr., lacey, Of Rapides: A r'solution that
al further esouions denunciatorY .ot WIN.
Pitt Kellogg he Introduced during this week
action.
Banking on - bill relative to bank statements
Visions d the hi are ' already 9 included in act net
| No " Of last session
| The BEATING or Mr.. RILItEu.
Mr. Hill, = Orleans. called M the resolution
accompanying the report Of the Committee on
| Elections. providing for the seat ing Of Mr..
Jno. =. Billieu, Of L+fourehe. In The place Of
Mr. Jules Rpveignes
| ohje,Hipns from several me mhers were raised
Mr. kea'ing, y Caddo, took the floor, and after
referring 70 the reasons Which bal mpelled
expressed his astnnishment ut the course
| adopted BY Mr. .se.eienes. Mr.. Heating hen
made The point Of order that the resolution had
1 hnnn mr. ef lu md una not a
fore the House.
,spenker nnsh said That he Judged otherwise
tomary with tho report Of The g m'oitee on
Elections and had thus been admitted b, the
House WthoHt t"bjsstion H. therefore rnad
The adoption 4 the, resolution and repeated / e
the cnm,ntee, which. 10 brief ia to '''i he effect
that Mr.. Uillieu had failed to give notice Of con
test. Mr.. Dinkgrave was about TO indulge In
ve'gne4 for Withdrawing, but was chenks ed by
the Speaker, who said that he was ipdulging in
| personalities.
Gen. Young, Of Claiborne took the aoor to
| answer the arguments Of The members named
above. lie ayreed with them that the reaena-
tion Of Mr. aeveignes could not entitle Mr.. Iii
| leu to n seat in the House; but Mr.. Bllieu had
been elected. and was so reported by tho Com
m!tee on Elections. Regarding the alleged
was absurd eince MIR Bileu had occupied his
seat in the House and relinauished it only
es 4s re- him Of thu the s 1%uon wh Il
which was certaiply as good n notification "a
tho eons!itutlon reauired. Fo,E, said he. the
the Judge Of the auali0ea ions of Its own mem
bers. and shall make such laws as they may
ssst r es Of at n taIssh his
had waived all reoQurse to any previous rule
and that even the Supreme Court Of this state
rbsta e the cubic h :" w"ye wi !" o
affected. Referring TO the remarks of ono
Of the sneakers, which were to tho eiiect that
proper officers Of the Stat !. aud that the roe ,rd
was in the office of the Secretary Of state, Mr..
Young spoke verv sar'astioally, saying tn he
J. 'or hasing any. clai ma on the returns ~ The
returning BOARD whose performances were
recognized throughout the country az noto
rigusy illegal and corrupt,
Mr. Hahn, Of g., Charlie s, now, gave. his
views on the situation He said he hid Mt
eoncurred with either the majority or minority
report. but had simply made n statement. as n |
member Of the Committee on Elections, to the |
effect TINT Mr.: Billien bad not given the nsoes-
In person before tho returning officers or the |
committee to establish his claims to the seat.
sns 7 1ha 4sPnboen
ceived the largest number Of votes. This he |
thought manfested q great deal of confidence |
On tho part of Repuplicans In favor of Mr. MI |
lieu, for whom ne would now vote since MIR |
Seyeignes had given up the contest.
Mr.. Hin, Of Orleans made n few remarks to |
Elections was entirely in favor Of Mr.. Billisu.
,, II was proven m that ono Of the polls IN In
the had eesn 9v half miles
Hegstrntien and that re votes had been cast In |
favor of Seveignes, without any means of nscer-
tain ing whether they had been rast fraudu-
Democratic representative ut the POLL
IN another case votes Ind been rejected on
tho votes had not been delivered 1 tho proper
officer within two days after the election. and
without VII giving any consideration to tbs fact
The location Of the receiving official over
,borty miles, heferring to the objection that Mr..
said that the resolution adopted by tho House
in 1877 when Mr. Seveignes was seated was in
no nature OF contract ms between him ana
Mr.. Billion.
Mr.. keeting again took the floor He thought
nat this was, after NIL n political question
p" b g,e"d e ace sorumg w. when
led. He had hoped that 1t would have been
otherwise. and had acted in that spirit when
member Of the Legislative committee which
net tho committee Of distinguished citizens
rom tho North. aud he remembered how
Mr. ar, pprury Of assumption, who was also n
HARLAN one OF tho distinguish ed visitors when be
Mr. Drury) said that after the Wheeler oompro-
Mise had boon effected the. Democrats in tho
House, notwithstanding their agreement had |
usted several Republicans, Judge Harlan,
low on the Supreme bench, he remembored,
he Wheeler Committee" Mr.. Resting subse.
uent remarks were devoted to asserting his
ealty to the Republican party.
Mr.. Dinkgravs called for the yeas and nays I
~ tho adoption Of the resolution. ,
Mr.. Warmoh h. of Plauuemines. asked tho |
member to withdraw the call. for. no said. in :
lew of the resignation of Mr.. Seveignes (whose ,
curse the Spea ker characterized as something
he thought it unnecessary. :
Mr. Dinkgrave. however. refused to withdraw
he call. =
The yeas and nays being called the resolution /
vas adopted by 50 yeas to % nays. several I
oored members explaining that they voted in ]
,vor OF Mr.. Bilieu. owing to the withdrawal Of !
lr: Seveignes from the contest. I
The resolution seating Mr. Gaudet Usnp.l.
hose seat was contested by Mr.. Octave Har-
ng Dem.). was taken up and adopted by
Ote of % yeas to nays.
BY Mr. Kern, Of Jefferson: resolution in
ructing the Committee on Elections to print
le evidence before reporting on any further
,ntesed cases. Lies over. b
tMr. Lyons in the chairI =