The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-22

remarks earlier IN the day, He said that he
am red 10 Il.
Representative C,agreve offered the follow
Reaolped, That V DieAataon of ~. Janeat u
Heidenhsia Of g,eana ! hanM arl =" wi nnann
s,op Monha q 's'41 Ta,a sa " af,"rnh "'
w. A. verret ~ Il,atvllln. iehan P"llard 81
Terrehnnpe. Hlvien Gardner - aHanmrta"n
tion nam era II this House no and IRE hernhy
declared In contempt of ne au'tin,iiy ann W.
pity q We enaa Y a thas sh sns1 II q tba'
iariai..tiye napaei,y and IA ntambers IF this
b.miy. ia the uaa Of tue following language
iran, eaId memorial, 10 witt
lad lila party been free from oppression end
eratnpt from fraud throughout the state ~ De
cenfer last, yenr mem"iialiata would have been
ahia to address you officially aH the LaR alature
nj nuteiana. and not 40 The pnwatlaas minority
III that body, tepraeantins huhdrad thousand
nrartIeaiir Iiaffannhiaad yataia.
YIN arc tkea Nv men who occupy seats IN the
Legislature ot Louisiana by no better title than
euah frauds 40 Wa have heretnhetore anumer.
afad to act unou representation which they
have the assurance \" Offer an the voice ot the
people NJ thia State
he not neeaaaary TO carry the hetaila 81 fraud
through the eevetal senatorial aistrtets Into the
present upper hnnae, II ia sufficient To say
that that body equally with the i,ouae Of Reg
feaaata,ivan would have a Republican majority
had the late general election been ether than M
State
patton pf = m ierity Of seata IN ,ha Legislature
In eplely due III dishonest aud uuhnnonrattr
practices should submit memorial III behalf
81 a senatorial claimant whoae tita Ia sa barren
M many os their own
The act fairly coneisie With the local demo
cratic sya,em q INK aahr'aa.,na 9aa, ',,,aa 81
tha COMMONWEALTH, and If innietinR unon their
legitimacy ny memorial. by armed moba or by
In view. but the fact nevertheless remains that
majority of the voters In Louisiana. to whose
party We helonE and ~ whose name We esteem
q es e%f !" sr alta ns
they represented aa Justly aud properly in ,hia
Leglnlature aa they we're In that eecte,l In la7a.
would resilrm nv majority no lesa than In
1877 their confidence III and the rlRhtful olRlma
Of their elcc'ah Senator, ". 7. Kelioss.
Of Louitiana and In the post solemn manner.
protest against any action upon the part Of your
BODY which aba,l as V,,, n imPal. Nc riahts
her ne'itu'ipnai representatives tn the Henate
OF the uaitea Hta,ea.
And they moreover protest that any repreaen-
tAuoae. resolutions. memorable, IN n contrary
Aehea which may reach your body from any
person or parnrna III the State " Louisiana are
deroRatoty TO The honor aud right. OF our pee,
pie, and IN no WAC represent their VIII. which,
"a manifested by The General Assembly of ia71
Ia The election Of W. I. kellogg. we allure you
Representative Wiliama u Tarrebonne. aald
that he aligned Tie memorial at the reuueat IT a
prominent Republican. without knowing thu
N.
Republicans had e,snnd He had no Intention
of Esilpctinx On the House and Knew nothing
of the charges contained.
Representa- I've kavanaugh moved that the
explanation ct Representative Willams be 40.
eepted as purelns him of contempt
Rsnres e nsdea q hoss,er nrntasta
m the metpott. had been apresd upon the
Journal of The sanate OF the United States aud
published broadcast over the country. he would
pever. vote to excuse any member uneeH tho
denial ri thu truth VI the memorial wAR given
the earne publicity ~ and spread upon tbe aama
journal. On hia motion, tho motion Of Repre-
sentative ksvanauah was laid on The table
Representative Ailaln aaked that further con-
eideration u the raaou!inn ba postponed until
Monday. He believed hia Republican col
leagues had been induced ID aan the memorial
In Ignorance Of ita conFents and was satia1ed
that 4 ume was given them they would offer
NAked to align the memorial hut had refused.
IL his peclcn Of the State tho beat Of fenIina
prevailed between the races einee the carpet
bAguerp had been Il prtved Of power. Hia race
had suffered much from this claps, and he repu-
dated the memorial uader consideration IA a
CATpet-baG trick
Representative Jackson. Of ~. Mary. also
favored d poetronement. In hia section nf "a.
Htate also the beat of feeling prevailed between
the rauea alpce the carpet. baggers were over
thrown. A. far "a hta knowledge went the me
mortal waH false.
Representative lIeidcnbain aald he hal
already explained that he had done wrong IN
eigntns the memorial He war willing To make
PREPARATION IA far "a possible. II what he pro-
NOHEA WHA ubt atltAlHtN'E14 tUh house NeUlH pt
pei him. He was willing 20 forward to the Son
ate satatoment. which he thought waa sufficient
III. purge him aud othera from contemp.
Representative Oopgrove nad be was fully
prepared to act uuon the matter ut this time
but at the Request Of keprese ntative Allain ha
was yl!ipE ,hat tha mater should ~ avar nntil
posed Of he ahonld have something To aay con
earning tue charges aga'nst tho parish of
Nutchttorhee.
Representative Nuow ntatea that hla name
wRa aigpeh to the memorial without hin knnal- |
edge or consent. 40 had nothing q do with II.
Representative Roche sent up and had rcni n |
statement that he Ind signed the memorial nj
Tho request Of II promine"t kapubl lean without |
knowing IT, eantnnla. Had he known what
they were he would hot have affixed hia aiEnn- |
tura to the document,
Representative Ogden. OF Boesier. oppoacd /
Of the resolution. Hethousht 1t |
should be acted upon Mt once and therefore
moved that the resolution 10 post none TO mid |
On the table. which motion prevailed.
Alter some tmr.hsr u'seuaelon me resolution
call OF the yeaa aud nays-yeas ~. nays II,
Tho memh' r. WHO signed the memorial we're |
then y. ratA ned and each one called upon for |
an OK planatton.
Representative Vincent DIckerron, Of st. |
J James. said he des'rca further time. He would
like TO give the memorial more considerations
He had heard It Tor the first time TO. day. There
were things Ia II that he did not believe. He
ala not know what II contained when ha signed |
II. and III he wan allowed until Monday he would |
pui ge h.mself OF contempt to tho sat sfaetion
OF the House The request was granted.
already stated that h. did wrong IN signing tho /
memorial, and Desired 70 make the necessary
PREPARATION. With this view he submitted the
forwarded to Washinston:
The undersigned member Of the Houae OF
III tho state Of Louisiana re-
epectfully represents to your honorable body
that bis signature TO certain document nd
dressed to your honorable body on behalf OF tho
Hon. Vim. T. Kellogg, ana which document mp
pears IN the Senate Journal 81 the first 81 Feb
ruary. 1850. has been enormously given. That
nfter the perusal OF tho document flnd an
guaxe therein int, nded to malisn tho honor
able character and the integrity OF my Demo
cratic colleagues.
Had believed or known such language to
be Ia the document would not have signed the
same,
Il therefore respectfully ask your honorable
body to be permitted TO withdraw my signature
from the above mentioned document.
'YouEmoet respect nl servant.
IN. HEIDENHAIN. or Orleans"
The House then by vote declared thnt Repre-.
sentative Heidennains action was satisfactory.
md thar he had fully purged himself of con-