The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-25
Senate bill No. Gtl.

the bill and to ask the Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives to aIlx bis signature t.
the same.
Respectfully. JOHN CLEgG,
secretary of the Senate.
The above entitled Senate bill No g.
having been read 10 the House. was signed by
the Speaker.
Mr.. Gosgrove, In accordance with previous
notice. moved reconsideration Ut tho vote
by which
House bill No, 100,
by Mr. Jackson Of Natchtnches.
An act to regulate the practice OF dentistry
In the State of Louisiana,
Failed TO pass
The vote was reconsidered and the bill
placed upon tho calendar ON third reading.
Mr.. jackson, Of st. Mary, rising to n ques
tlon Of privilege. called the attention of the
House to the Congressional Record of Feb
ruary II. 1880 and asked that the proceed-
lngs Of tho Senate therein reported be read.
The Rerord was read in full, Including a
memorial pnrporting to have been signed by
Senators and Representatives. OF the General
Assembly Of Louisiana, as follows:
Henry Dnmas, Seventh Senatorial District.
Richard SHINES. Eighth Senatorial Dis
tret.
j Stewart. Ninth Senatorial District.
Mayer Cahep. Senator Ninth Senatorial
A.. G. Rlard, Senator Eleventh Senatorial
District.
v. Dirkerson, st. James parish.
IT, Heldenhaln, of Orleans.
Pierre Landry, parish OF Ascension.
", Roche. Jefferson.
Edward Williams, parish Ut Terrebpnne.
r. M. Frazier, Lafourehe.
j w. A. Verrett. lbervilla-
Isham Pollard. Of Terrebpnne,
Bivian Gardner. of Assumption parish.
VIM. j. Yell. Representative from East Car
roll.
A. BuIow. Representative Assumption.
MIR. Coagrovs offered the following resoIl.-
ton:
Rraolred, That V. Dckerson Of st. James,
II. Ileidenhain of Orleans, L. Landry Of As
eeuslun, u. Roche OF Jefferson. Edward
Williams of Terrebonne, T. NJ Frazier OF
Isham Pollard Of Terrehonne, Blvan Gard-
nor of Assumption, w. J. Yell Of East Car
roll A, Bulow of Assumption, members Of
this House, be and are hereby declared In
of the authority and dignity OF this
Uniten States. signed In their Legislative ca
pacty. and aa members OF this body. In the
use Of the following language from said me
mortal, to wit.
t.HQ Lue pNTEt UNNu lTtb ltoIu pIpptSSSlbll
and exempt from fraud throughout the State
In December last, your memortal1sts would
have been able to address you officially as
tho Legislature Of Louisiana, and not MS the
powerless minority Of that body, represent
Ing 100, 600 practically disfranehlsed voters.
you are asked by men who occupy seats
In the Legislature Of Louisiana by no better
title than such frauds rs we have herein
before enumerated to act upon representa-
lions which they have the assurance to offer
as the voice Of the people OF this State.
ut Ia not necessary to carry the "details OF
fraud through the several senatorial districts
Into tho present upper house. 1t Is su1i-
Gent to say that that body. equally with tho
House of Representatives.. would have q
Republican majority had the lats general
election been other than All organized fraud
In NIL but n small section OF the State.
"Your memoriallsts therefore address You
In their righttul character rs tho representa-
tives of the majority Of tho people Of Louis
lana. and with tho emphasis which belongs
to the utterance OF half million OF citzens.
''Your memorialsts are not informed TINT
any charges affecting the proprtety or legal.
ity of kellogg's election have been sustained
by reasonable or credible proofs.
"It Ia perhaps but logical that men whose
occupation of q majority Of seats In this Leg
isature Ia solely duo to dishonest and I'M
democratic practices should submit q mo-
mortal In behalf OF II senatorial claimant
whose title Is rs barren us many OF their
own
The act fairly consists with the local dem
= ,' nn, - ,,and fnith npu r. THO ~n"d 70 ~"
of the Commonwealth and of insisting upon
their Legitimacy nv memorial nv armed
moba. or by any other method which may
best serve the end In view. But the fact new
ertheless remains that n majority Of tho
voters In Louisiana. to whose party we be-
long and In whose name we esteem It to DO
our duty to pronounce, are represented In the
yuharoin w y X eflnUu alta and
1hay renreaantsi 40 'ativ md d. nrnnerlv in
this Legislature ns they were In that elected
in 1876. would reafiirm by majority no loss
.ln ~ nn Wi the, , ,ntoh q ua ', to
Kellogg. '('YS' ,'e-'
"They now. therefore, in tho name 81 the
state OF Louisiana ana III the most solemn
nrt ~ hd nhieb t ahnl dnatrnv nr irn
pair the rights now possessed by WilIiamlP.
Kellogg MS ono Of her constitutional repre-
WI ~ W. nen. W ese tbnt anv
RESOLUTIONS. or memorials In n con
trary sense which may reach your body from
any person or persons 10 the otaH OF Louisl-