New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-29
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
HALL OF TILE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE


HALL OF TILE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
n Monday, Jan. ~, 1866.
This being the day fixed by law for the regular
annual meeting of the General Assembly Of the
State Of Louisiana, the House was called to order
by the Hon. D. s. Cage, who declined resumiDg his
seat as Speaker, in consequence of q diversity of
opinion as to whether the Organization as effected
at the late special session should be considered as
valid for the present session, and moved that Mr..
Elan, of DeSoto, be called to the Chair.
The roll of the House was called (Mr. Elan in
the Chair,) when the following Representatives
answered to their names:
Hon. D. 8. Cage, Speaker, and Messrs ]. E.
Austin, E. W. Alverson, J. W. Addison, N. E.
Bailey, W. F. Blackman, Fl. s. Brown, J. H. Col
Inns, c. Davenport, H. W. Drake, G. Deblanc, ).
Delamore, L. Deporter, s. P. DeLabarre, H. W.
Drew, j. V. Durable, J. B. Elan, G. W. Eldridge,
J. B. Eustis, J. NJ. Edwards, c. R. Fagot,
c. E. Fenner, G. A. Freret, P. Fishburn,
J. Fulda, F. u Gates, D. J. Gaisser, G.
W. Green, q. G. Gottschalk, J. T. Hanlon,
]. Il. Halsey, j. R. Head, J. 7. Hatch, j. Hender-
son, B. F. JONAS j. Kelly, E. E. Kidd, J. A. Kile,
B. s. Labranche G. T. Lagro QUE, CT Leeds, L. 3.
Lemarie, A. A. Lipscomb, 9. G. Meredith, ]. Nc
Emery, j. Mcconnell, W. B. Donald, j. MCGEE, H.
McCloskey, W. F. Moreland, F. F. Montgomery, 7.
Murry, J. Nelligan,J. Ormond, P. NJ. Peterson,
James Phillips, J. A. Powell, A. Pujo, L. Prud-
homme, Fl. Regenberg, N. Richards, N. 7. N.
Robinson, ]. Ryan, D. P. Seaman, W. Smith, R. B.
Stiile, y. Solomon, F. Amadee Tete, 7. F. Theme
man, B. P. VOORHEES,, A. W. Walker, j. B. Whiting
ton, E. Waggaman and j. C.. Weeks-74 Represen-
tatives.
MIR. Leeds offered the following:
Hesolued, That the organization of the House Of
Representatives which existed at the late extra
session of the Legislature, be considerable perma
nent organization.
Mr.. Jonas offered the following as a substitute
for the resolution presented by Mr.. Leeds:
Be 1t resolued, etc., That this House was regu
larly organized at the recent called session of the
General Assembly, and that the officers then cleo
ted, are the officers of the House, during the con
stitutional period of this Legislature
The substitute was accepted by Mr.. Leeds
Mr.. Head offered the following, in lieu of the
resolution of Mr.. Jonas:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of this House that
the Speaker, Chief Clerk, Assistant Clerks, Door
keeper, Warrant Clerk and Sergeant are
elected for the whole term.
Laid on the table.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Jonas was then
unanimously adopted.
Mr. Speaker Cage took the Chair.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Palmer.
"A nassaae ,vas recaivea from The Senate
-, n III, ~ -. eoora+oru ;nforr,
-. 10 ua,.o that +ha cano+o NO. dn,n o-ron;,od
ana readv tn nrocaed to business also remestine
the concurrepce Of the House in a senate resoln
.;on Gov Tho onnoin+mant of /. io;nt coun,ittea i,
,,ot,. uonsas5 X mott an No t,yca1,encvtho Cav
ornor tor s,oh oon,municotio os be NAV COO ftto
naa1e to tho General A Assembly
Tha h1on, in said recolntion was flled with tbe
,o,a !" tuo ~ Tho reso1rtion WAS adonted and tbe
Ssaa,,o o,,ro;ntoa IN tha ,,ar+ of +ba, Ho,sa
,I p s.;io voor,ias "R.;iar, Tata ona Fra,e
49, &c ,o;a ;o;nt oor,,no;ttoo
Tho Clark hv direction of the SNEAKER informed
tbo senate that the Honse was dnIv organized ani
~ 1900 =, 1,,,s,. a,so .hat .,o L.,
haa oauan,rod i, senata raso,nt;ons Gov io;n
committee etc, ,...m-. -
Mr.. sHlle asked and obtained leave for III,
| Mr. Seaman offered the following