The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-24

been. fraudulent. the result of bribery and cor
ruption: that the Republican voters had been
mh ss Il ssae
edged that 1t was Intended to swell the Eepnb-
sso vote b4os shst ds Es halle order to affect the
Mr.. Lea, Of St. Helena made an exhaustive
speech, in which he related that he happened
II az on Of
certain remarks made by him he had him
brought before the committee at the last q, SEES
with corkscrew but that he had made clean
breast of it. Tickets with Ferguson's name on
them had been wrested from colored voters rs:
United States marshals. AS. to the report OF
Major. Burke. alluded to by Mr.. Dinkgrave, the
Fsp0 rens q fp ba escen as ey pp eas
had been any fraud committed, Major Burke's
THIS city to the Republicans, but. investigation
had revealed how the majority had been OBJ
tanned. Ella Raynolds. eolored. one OF the wit
titled that $50 Republican registration papers
were deposited In her house. 1t was proved
that the United, States marshals had told, the
oolored people that they could not vote for Fer
guson. As to the Fisher matter referred 70 by
Mr.. Dinkgrave, Mr.. Lea said that the question
ssd p bs whether saaS MT NE MR.
was not before the House. II Dejoie was not
ELECTED Ferguson was.
Of Mr.. II. L. Bower. a Democrat who had ac-
knowledged that the district was largely Repub-
lican.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick. during long speech OF facts
and figures. replied that Mr.. Bower had no
means OF knowing that such was the case except
was proposed that he should run for the posi-
| ton on the Democratic ticket. He referred to
the false registration and the importation OF
colored men in steamboats, to vote In the dis
trict. AS to the statement that the election was
fair, made by Judge Don, A. Pardee, before the
election committee ne added bis m II y e9uid
| also said before the committee that he could
not remember the poll at which he had voted
mitted that voters had been imported from st.
John the Baptist. ST. Charles. st. James. Camp
Paraget, etc. and that frauds had been commit
the Democratic vote. Of the district and carry 1t
| for the Democrats; he thought that Mr. Kern
| could not, say such things unless he were
[Mr. Singleton here withdrew his motion to
adept the minority report signed BY himself
Mr.. Fitzpatrick. He had said that he had caused
district and working Y In the parishes named to
not acquainted with any. frauds commit tilted by
he 1ots that at was s cn m 0l
Mr.. tDinkgrave moved the adoption Of the
minority report favoring the seating OF Mr..
The yeas and nays being called resulted US
| follows:
Yeas-Burton, Brown, Barron, Barrett. Bos-
| ley, Brooks, Carville. Como. Cole. Detiege.
Drury. Burden. Drew. Dickinson. Dinkgrave.
Desmarais D'Avy, Duke, Estopina. Fobb,
CAN'T. Gary, Gracien. Hahn Hill OF Ascension
Holt, Fl. M. johnson, Robert Johnson. Kennedy,
Keeting, Kern. Kidd. Leonard of Caddo, Lewis
Magloire Milon, Routon. Romero, Raby. Souer.
Snaer. Semmes. Stewart. Toliyer, Toler. Wash
ington,, Watson. Washburn. Walker. Warmoth
and Wilde-b1,
Nays-Speaker Bush, Aycock. -Breard. Bow
den. Billieu. Brady. Buck. Bell. Brice, Carloss.
Cressy, Deiavigne. Dupre, Fitzpatrick. Foer
ster, daskins. Gillespie, Hill Of Orleans. Hunt
ington, Hammond, Kelly Of Orleans. Lyons.
Leeds. Leonhard of Orleans, Lamare, Lea, Mar
tin Means, McGehee Newsom. Nunez. Porter,
Pitts, Richardson, Randolph. Role. Shak-
speare. Singleton. spiller. Stagg Sellers, Smart.
Wise Young of Claiborne and Young of East
Baton Rouge-5o
Mr.. Hahn now moved to reconsider the vote
by which the rep 1rt was adopted and to lay
that motion on the table, Carried by vote of
6s to 80,
During the debate on this contest the special
order OF the day was postponed until Thursday.
at q o'clock.
communication from the Governor was re-
eeiyed, giving a detailed statement OF the dis
fasittQp pf the contingent fund of the office of
the Executive.
The House adjourned