The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-09
OFFICIAL AL
or'THE
FIRST GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY
or THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ROUSE OF REpREsENTATI YES.
Twenty-second Days Proceedings.
HOUSE, or REpnEsE NTArrvBs.

IA HOUSE OF NEpREsF NTATrvEa. J
state of Louisiana.
Nav Orteans. Friday. February g. 1880.
The House WAS called to order nj 2:15 p. m.
Present Hon. r. N: Ogden, Speaker, and
Messrs. Archer, Armstrong, Atlaln Atkins.
Billiu, Buchanan, Buger. Butler, Cado, Grain.
Carron, Gayolle Coagrov". Curey. Davidson.
Devereaux, billiard, Dlckerson. Deibel. Duden-
ner. Hall Hathaway Haney, Harris, Heiden-
hahn, Henry. Ives. Jacksnn Of ~ Mary, Jones,
w. tfffion, Kavanaugh. Klelnpeter, Kirk. Lan-
" baeter, Landry, L"gandre !attcn. Lyons.
Morai, Mnnday. Mccain Mccullough, Nc
Donald. McI4eroy Newsom Ogden, Penrco.
phipps, Phillips. prltchnrd, Pope, Pollard,
Quinn, Robertson, Shatfer, Shepherd. Snhnoi-
Vefret, Vincent, Voorhea. Weems, Wise, VII
liAma Of Moreho,se, Williams 81 Terrebonne.
Yell, Young Of iberia, Young Of st. Landry
81. @.~m~
Prayer was offered by tho Rev. DR.. Palmer.
The journal of February wae adopted.
Leave OF absence tn Mr.. Basklns WAS ex-
tended several days on account OF continued
sickness.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.. New
som until Wednesday, and to Mr.. Pope FOR
one day.
Leave OF absence was granted to Messrs.
Richardson and Lancaster. OF the Committee
on the Judiciary. for this day.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Grain presented the memorial OF b.
Armbustar, Esq, praying for compensation
for transfers Of records In certain suits.
Referred 10 the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. jackson, or st. Mary, presented mo
mortal from the citizens of tho parish OF ~.
Mary relating to the exodus and requesting
!, che passage of resolutions by the House Of
N Representatives, assuring the colored people
II Of the State that there IL no intention to In
VI terfere with my Or their political rights. otc.
"A On motion the memorial was referred 70 the
COMMITTEES On Immigration and Commences.
Mr.. Mcdonald offered the following rosolu-
tipn:
Rsaolued That n special committee OF five
4 members of the House be appointed ny the
Speaker To Investigate tn" nitary condition
of certain cemeteries In tho city limits. eaid
committed TO report within ten days after
appointment.
On motion the rules were suspended and
the resolution was adopted
Mr.. Davidson presented a memorial OF the
citizens OF the parishes OF Livingston and
TanRlpahoa praying for the establishment OF
ferry.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
The Speaker announced the following Com
mittes to Investigate City Cemeteries: Rep
resentatives Mcdonald, jackson OF Natchi-
tpchee MeIleroy, Varnado. and Young OF st.
Landry.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Mccullough chairman, on behnlf 81 the
Committee on Elections and Qualifications.
offered tho following report
Rooms COMMITTEE on ELECTIONS y
E H& nnI( VAN
Now Orleans. February y. 1880.
70 the Speaker md Members Of the House OF
S Representatives.:
Your COMMITTEES on Elections and Qualltl-
cations, 10 whom was referred the communt-
cation oil tho Secretary Of State relative 70 the
election held In the parish ~ Jefferson on De
cember 2, 1879 also tho memorial OF the Hon;
Leonard Roche, claiming to have been elected
mt said election to represent said parish IN
said House. have the honor to report that
they have carefully examined said matters 80
referred, and have taken considerable evil
tience relative to said election.
Your committee find that, rs appears by
the returns made tn the Secretary OF State,
said Leonard Roche received majority over
Mr.. Gardere, his opponent. OF 369 votes. Also,
that after aatd election and before the votes
and three, ON the right bank OF said parish, q
mob broke into said two polls and destroyed
the ballot boxes. ballots. tally sheets and re-
turns 30 far as made. Consequently no re-
from said two polls. Wehava heard evidence
relative to the election ut said polls, and find
that the came WAS peaceable and quiet until
after tho hour OF closing, and cannot say thn'
had returns been made from said two polls
the result would have been materially
changed, except to increase tho majority q
Mr.. Roche.
Among other witnesses examined by your
committee was Mr.. Gardere, opposing can
tidate Of Mr.. Roche, who testified that he was
III positive TINT at poll 3, from which no roturns
II were made, Mr.. Roche had majority. and
had no doubt that Mr.. Roche was elected tc
represent the parish.
There wns evidence before your committee
OF some irregularities In the conduct Of said
election at two other polls, but there was III
# evidence that sufficient number OF voters
were thereby deprived 81 their votes to hav,
changed the result, as shown by the returns
Tour committee would therefore recon
mend that the honorable Leonard Roche b'
seated and sworn "a the Representative from
the parish OF Jefferson.
Ali OF which IL respectfully submitted,
X. G. MCCULLOUGH,
Chairman;
WIS, PRTTCHARD,
ENOS WILLIAMS.
PIERRE LANDRY,
JNO 7. HANEY,
Nj. KAVANAuGH.
The rules were suspended In order to con
sider the report at this time.
On motion of Mr.. Landry tho report wa
received, and the recommendations OF the re
port, declaring Leonard Roche entitled to
seat In this House. ne a Representative fror
the parish Of Jefferson, were adopted.
. Mr.. Allan moved 10 reconsider the vote b,
which the motion to adopt the recommends
Il lions Of the report Ok the Committee on Elec
W lions and Qualifications were adopted, and u
hiR avn motion thA motion Ia reconsider wa
laid upon the table
Mr.. Roche was then sworn In as q mcmbe
Of this House by the Speaker.
Mr.. Farmer, chalrmsa. In behalf OF tn
Committee Oh Ways and Means, reported a
follows:
ReoMs COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS