The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-11

Lon, Juslns. Jones, III M, Juhuson, Hehett
Johnson. Kelly Of VIM. Keetlns, Kennedy
M 'Ha 'i fspalaa, Fl1s hsby Rolls senero
Nu,tton, snhet, BelE Sell nfs AtnwHrth. Benaiiies
Bpillsr. Tuillyer, Walter, Wafmotl, Wash.
ingtDn. WATSON williams. Wpoa, Young Of
Claiborne ard Young vf East Baton Rouge
Measfs. hiae asaept, ns, flpe sa' ptiee a
!.ilIia'i, pcw1e,I Dueh, Delavlgne. De haey,
Duke. Hahn. Hammond. Kelly of Orleans,
+ Lyons Marin, Means, Newsuin, Nunes, porz
ter, Randolph, Richardson, Hylanh, sllak-
ai'pa,r. Smut, Htage. Steele singletob, lay
luf, fatee. WnahbHtn md Wise on
The resolution was adopted.
Mi. Ill Nj. johnson moved 10 reconsider the
vote Just taken. and OH bis own motion the
motion tu reconsider was laid upon the table
Mr. Barrett moved ID reconsider the vote Oh
resolution relative To the paying u The mile
age uf LII Suupr,
Mr. Lea moved 10 lay upon the table tbe
motion Ut Mr.. barrett, mud on that motion
Mr. Barrett uallea for The yeas and nays, with
ths following result.
Yeas Hon Louis Busht Speaker. dua
NJ Me1s s fN, aa, An ss r ssnp fyb Ss
dpii. Buck, GatluaA, gieasy, Delayiale Duke,
tun Johns, Kelly u WInn, Rely u Orleans,
ses Ms s besM ss ssoA Nswso !. NUM- Num-
\ pftia, Porter. Randolph, Richardson, Rolle,
II Rslaiat. Smart, Htaag, Self, Steele, Singleton,
Hplller. Taylor, vanpet. Voo,hies. Washlbnrh,
Willlalnss, Il, WiRe' anu Young OF EAST betoh
NavH Neasts barron, Batrett, BROOKS.
Brown, Dosley, Burton Carville CONT, Vule,
RssldsYpi na Axs ne| Ia Pc hesy pet9ge
pfaa, llstpplnal, Tnbb, pantt, tiaty as,,det,
Ii Nj. Johnaun, Robert johnson. keeting,
Magleiise. Million. peralte, 9abYl Romero,
Shakespeare. Hnanr. saidniea Tolllyer, War.
moth. Washington, Wood, and Young OF
Claiborne ap.
table,
MI. Wise called up
Concurrent Resolution,
Z lnAtructing our Representatives In Con4
glasH ii aseute did and All appropriation from
the national government 10 improve the
navigation Of Red river etc.
The Concurrent Resolution OF the Senate
waa s,pnrurled IN by The Heuae
ME-. Wise moved 10 reconsider the vote Just
taini, and Oh his own motion the molten to
reconsider was laid upon the table.
Mi WISE moved that The report Or the Com
mlltue nn Elections aud Qualifications In the
ease pf the condensation of The aeat Of Nicholas
burton by Calm sart,in BIO taken up. and the
resolution recommended by the committee be
adopted az followas
lsssufpsd, That Cain sartain be and is here
liz declared legally entitled u d seat III the
Hutar III REPRESENTATIVES, of The General
Assembly III the State Of Louisiana, ua Re
preventative pf the pafish of Carroll. vire
Mich las Burton.
Mr. niukarave III accordance with leave
granted yesterday, presented the following
minority iryort.
eAlN sARTAIN, CONTESTANT, vs.. NtuHobAH
HUTTON. UuNTEsfEn,
The undersigned, one If the committee APP
pointed nv your honorable body 10 lnvesti-
rate and ~. repprt upon the questions in
vulsnd Ill the above condensation, Ia conn
PEELED 10 decline 10 agree Or 10 concur III the
majority report for the following reason 2,
4 cunteatee 10 wit,
fhat The contestant has not said that the
votpa which he desires should be thrown out
would have been raat FOR him.
This was essential, because otherwise II
nhunld make no difference to the committee
pf ID yo,,r honorable body az 10 the contest
ant, whether They were thrown out or not.
Seru,,si Because there liz no evidence In the
record tending TO Hhow that the eaters them
spirea Mersi parties to fraud. The under
aligned III unable 10 believe that those who
vote In good faith should be required TO lose
their sutna. ana by that means have a candi-
date Declared elected To represent THEM
when the votes of the majority positively
negatives that right, The ineligibility Of
the contestee, unless all the voters of the
parrish of Carroll are ahown TO have been
fully aware OF II Mt the time Of casting their
vutea would give mo legal right TO the con-
tegtant To q. seat ID y',ur honorable body AZ q
duly elected member thereof, The ineligbil.
ity Or Hon, MIR, Burton ia not shown conelu-
sively, and, were II otherwise, there Ia no
evidence showing that the voters of Carroll
pariah knew the Fact when they east their
Votes. Without this knowledge the votes
eannot be ignored az having been Illegally
given / therefore move the adoption OF the
following preamble and resolution as q auh-
atstnte for. the resolution submitted by the
majority or the committee.
Whereas, Cain Sariain has not declared that
the votes alleged to have been Illegally count
I'd were east for him.
WhefeaA, he has not shown that tho voters
Of tho parrish. of Carroll voted for Nicholas
Burton, knowing him TO have been ineligible
i at the time of elections
Whetnas. i was shown that he was not In
eligible; and
majority u the votes east it said election Of
November ssy%is16: therefore, be II
II fos,5siap,v, That the Hon, Nicholas Bur
and h hereby declared 10 be the duly elected
Representative Of the parish Of Carroll, and
that as such he Il entitled To q permanent seat
Ill this body as a member thereof
Respectfully submitted,
w. II. DINkGRAVE.
Tho report was read.
AIR. Dinkgraye moved that the House
adopt the minority report and accompanying
q resolution.
Mr.. Hahn moved TO lay the motion of Mr..
Dinkgraee on tho table. and ON that motion
Mr., Dinkgrase called for The yeas and nays
with the following result:
Noas-4Hon, Louis Bush, Speaker, and
Messfs, Aldige, Ayst,et. Barhin. Berry, Bell
Kneard, Brice. Rf3ager, Bllieu, Bowden, Car
loss. tressy, Duke, Dupree, Estopinal, Fitx-
patrick, Foerster Gas&Sns, Gaudee, Gillespie,
Hahn. Hammond, Hin of Orleans, Hunting
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