The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-01

pended and the resolution conourred In bg a
Tha senate went into executive session. and
adjourned Immediately Thereafter
uou.E OF kEpREsENrATIvEs.
SATURDAY January 81, 1890.
The House was called to order at - o'clock
Spe ,ker Ogden In tho chair and eighty three
Janva Of al,sancs was granted Representa-.
tlvna Baakin billiard and Falton on aeeount o. I
tickness.
PETITIONS MEMORIALS AND REsolHT1oNs
I,v Recommendation Weams-A memorial OF
Charles Carroll asking the adoption Of q ma
ehine Invented by himself Tor the register
lug or votes.
resoluIi n asking The senate nf the Unlteu
81 ut . 10 admit Hon. Fl NJ Rpnfnrd to the scat
now held In hat b,dy by w. Y Kellogg. me
1e Whareas the Assembly by which VIM. Pitt
Kellogg clntms to have been elected 20 the sem
m.ry. a. ID. 1877. waa not the Leg isla, ure OF tho
state OF Louisiana. but an unlawful ana lr,
regular aasembsage. which had assumed 70 oail
itself "A Log isature In part execution o. con
anracy uevtaah by tho said W In. Fit kAll"gg
and others together with certain OF the persons
constituting sid assemhaEe asalas. a w II PA ~
tJnltad states Senate and to obtain BY fraud
aud perjury and other unlawful ms s,n 8, we
places oil political trust aud power IN tnis stare,
ia tho hope OF holding the same by force OK
| nocad to bo furnished by tho government 81
| the United Statos and
Whereas. the pretended credentials 81 sa, !,
WIN. Pitt Kellogg were aignni ny ono y. ~
Packard, representing himself to ba the GOV.
4 arnor VI this State but who In fact newer was
sunh Gnvernor hut for - short time claimed
ma tile 70 salh Office i'm further execution 81
snil conspiracy againat tho peopla: aud
| Whsrena such unlawful assamhlnga 80 c'al %,
/ Ing tho office nj G1v-#tt++r affair hrief nertoi
| nj hostility 10 thu then existing lawfully eoh
ettuted authorities Of a,tin si"'e .soay ",S
| stitnint nuthot itias. leaving IN force ara "S
/ Isienca no nm n anu Kind rhnter7 performed
| hy them or rtn"r " tnem. Ia their hEaumtn
| election az the eaii VIM Fit Kellogg by said
combination. There was IA exlstenoa la H u,
| govern rnant nf I,oni- lana which rontiuned 1n
/ authority with n duly elected Governor ana
duty elected and organized L'gls.aluts' par
forming tho political functions inferred upgn,
them eprotivey. by the constitution q sa'u
where -. the said duly elected and duly Or
| ranised Legislature Of :hs State of louisiana;
! Under said government. after having continued
| ~ hnl ~ for Il Unt'ed States senator on eAnh
successive day from the ninth of January 1877
until the twenty-fourth day OF April IN shln
| Year did in pursuance ot the requirement OF
law and I'd accordance wi. , hll ne Torn mere
by prescrbet on the said las, meh.'"nG" , nny
elect Henry Nj Sp"tford to represent the -hld
state In the pnid Upited states SENATE. tor 10
term of ak years, commencing on ,eo io"i'u
day of March 1877 and
Whereas, the credentials If the said Spofort
were duly executed by Fran 'is ! Nichols th'
WI Wha,"aa It Ia mapif at that tho constitution
Of tho United States. III providing NAV ot hhn,
TX he chosen by The Legislature thereof" Dc:
signed aud Intended that such choice SHOULD
be made by that LaRis ature when mlRnt ~ H.
oognizad by the people # the Stat, ms q Lawfully
conatit,tei and coordinate branch OF a.
duly constituted ami recognized Z 1vernmehl
the s'ae thers t5 a. ! !, ou,aana protest,
: agnins, tho wrong and injustice done ca. pen
ple and said state ~ the recngni!lo OF sa,,
request the Senate OF the Unit,a States, IN "a
name ~ law aud justice, TO der'ar" t6at 7, 2
J Representa- i've IF the State Of Louisiana 10 tn
, senate f the Unitei states. ,,
Rosolrdd. rnat the State ct Louisiana rro
tesl q ag ainat being deprived OF the EQUAL rep
! rcsautation in the Senate ~ the United State
= guaranteed each state by the constitution {
earnestly requests That Henry NJ. apor ,rd. u q
. duly elected IT pator from said State Tor 'h
: form or ak yaars, tom the fourth nt Marc,
lHi7. may be- admitted 70 . seat Ia that hohorap'
$ RssoIued That COPY OF thls resolution b
! transmitted to the President OF the HenMe ~, :,
t tho United States AMI IT, Hon b. r: Jonas
scuaor from Louisiana 10 the United Stats
Senate.
: slider tho resolution at this time. and 1t wa
b By Representative Jackson. OF st. Mary :,
Z petition from Veterans Of the war II 1872 Hsk
+ inp that 1. larger pension be granted to then
;, they having received only $40 last year. .,.,
y By Representatives h'chatdson-A pal1u w.
o from certain shi D agents. requesting the hous
not to pass the bill TO prevent foreign sailors :
I work on the wharves or levees.of New Orleans
y y RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TABLE.
~ Represe ntative Mahoney-Ihe iolowi1
o Rrso'rei. That It shall be the duty OF tho chat
= man " very committee appointed under Y
a authority of t. IL House to inquire OF every men
= b-r thereof whether he t. directly or indirec
y ~. Interested Ia the matter coming before suc
committee that this question shs, o ahr eoo
! mittee shall b. called trEethsr ana eysry TN
y The subject under consideration, shall
a changed: and that the chairman will first g
- press himself In the premises aud that y
" secretary OF ,uch COMMITTEES shall record Il
;. required answers. which shall be deem,
~ go uivaent to an oath,
:. Resored That q direct or Indirect intere
y, shall tisuuaify from membership on me pa
u ttculnr comm ttt @ In question.
" Represent ,tives Strngfsllpw. Farmer az
, Munday opposed the resolution. contendit
v that the constitution full provided aga,nst,
member voting on any bull Ia which he had
10 ersongl interest: that the adoption OF the res
If luton would constitute an inlnisition Ia ca,
" committee. ana that 1t was r. heetion upon u
va members IF the House
~ Rapresent alive Maaoney said he did not l
A. tend 10 reflect upon the members on the n, hou
~ or upon all the committees III ne WIS hlloW
~ to explain his m"aning he would do 50 II
;. members father h.d certain bonds a. WOW
av naturally favor their, payment. no mat
~ whether they were legal Or not. and would
). vote Ia committees. He knew tbat certain me
- bers Interested In bonds were upon carta
a committees which would have questions |
~ ynlying these bonds to decide. and 1t was Dc
!, members HIS resolution intend d to all
,r representatives U,sgrove demanded TO kn'
~. the names of these members. The ganflem
hal ma te charge affecting seyar Il e,m mite Z.
vi tlln House and he should be made 70 q
at the H use the names OF those upon the com "a
tai tee, whom he said h. kew 70 r. tnNeress
M personally In matters which Woutu come pels
them.
Of Representative NJ ,honey saii that hs {
ne cined ~ give the names. IT, had Ia view
presenting the resolution ouly two commtttt
o. The Com ntttae on the CIT, Debt and the 90
IT'D mitee on City Affairs-aui had no attention