New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-07

rants until the per diem of the members an
employees has been paid.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. D
Grange, of Orleans, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, some authority, unknown t
this House, having provided the twenty
eight Pages and all the Porters and Mes
sengers with metal badges, therefore
ResOlUe6 That the Committee on Con
tingent Expenses be directed to inquire By
whom said badges are paid for.
Mr.. McCullen, of East Baton Rouge, sub
mitted a protest of Messrs. Zacharie ant
Stringar, with request that it be spreat
upon the journal.
Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles, offered thu
following amendment:
That the protest be returned as being dis
courteous and insulting to the House.
Yeas and nays demanded and ordered
resulting as follows:
Yeas: Abbot, AleXa1 der, Antoine
Adolphe, Belot, Brewster, Calhoun, Carr
Quincy, Deslonde, Devices, Dufrense, Du
part, Evans, Esnard, Guigonet, Garstkamp
Guidry, Hill, Harper, Hutchinson, Hol-
land, Isabelle, LIE Blanc. Leroy, Lott,
Morris, Mahier, McVean, Murre, Melvin,
Morey Morand, Mathews, Pearce, Page,
| Raymond, Rey, Smith, Sterrett Umphreys,
Walsh, William C. Williams, H. Williams,
| Yorke--45.
Nays: Bennett, De Grange. Gray, Haskell,
! Kent, Landers, McCullen, Magee, Noble,
! Pierce Slaton, Wilson, Waters, Zuclly-l4
| The protest was ordered to be returned.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections and Qualif.
cations submitted the following report:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 4
Rooms Of Committee on Contested Election and I
Qualifications, new Orleans, La, Aug. 6, 1868.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives of the General As
sembly Of the State of Louisiana;
Your Committee on Elections and Qualif.
cations would respectfully report that after
carefully examining the testimony in the
tive from the First Representative District
of the parish of Orleans,
We are of opinion thatsJ. 7. Hanlon hav.
ing received 1897 votes, and G. II. Hugers
S32 votes, that Mr.. Hanlon is elected by a
majority of 365.
show that the total number registered was
2679; of these 1869 were white, and 1910
were colored, leaving a majority of $50 of
white votes in that ward.
Therefore, we recommend that said ]. T.
Hanlon be confirmed ia his seat as Repre-
sentative from said district.
Respectfully submitted,
P. JONES Y0RKE,
.-.. Chairman;
f. G. ANTOINE,
DENNIS BURREL,
JAS. McCULLEN,
JAMES s. MATTHEW'S,
HARRY LOTT.
Report received and adopted.
The Committee on Claims submitted the
following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives;
Your Committee on Claims beg leave to
report favorably to the petition of Widow
Marie Loup and Widow Martha Hurst for
aid from the State on accounted the massa-
ere oftheir husbands by the rioters of July
30, 1866.
Your committee respectfully submit the
following act for the consideration of the
House.
r. ]. H. McvEAN, ~ -
Chairman Committee IN Claims;
p. JONES Y0RKE, %
SAMUEL e. CUNEY,
w. POPE NOBLE,
JOHN GARSTKAMP.
WHEREAS, Widow Marie Loup and Widow
Martha Hurst have been and are now in
oes itnte and suffering circumstances on
account of the massacre of their husbands,
Constance Loup, deceased, and Spencer
Hines Hurst, deceased, by rioters, on the
thirtteth day OF July, 1866, in the city of
New Orleans. Louisiana; therefore,
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That the
sum OF three hundred dollars is hereby ap.
proprTated out of any money in the Treas.
ury not otherwise appropriated, to each,
Widow Marie Loup and Widow Martha
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said parties by the State Treasurer upon the
warrant of the State Auditor.
Ruits suspended, resolution placed on its
first fnd second readings, and referred to
the Committee of the Whole. ls.a
TheCommittee on Internal improvements
reported unfavorably on House bill No. So.
Report received and agreed to. a1 .ar
The Committee on Judiciary submitted
the following report: Ii
JUDICIARY COMMITTEES ROOM, A
~ 81 . August 9. 1895.
To the Honorable Speaker and House Of Repre-.
sentatives; T r
GENTLEMRS-Your Committee on Judi
ciary having considered House bill No. 63,
an ACT extending protection to laburers upon
piantallons, peg leave to report favorably
~ P. HARPER,
Chairman Committee on Judiciary.
The substitute bill reported by the COM
mittee passed its FIRST reading, and was
placed on the calendar. t-sss as..l.... =.
The Committee on Enrolment submitted
the following report, which was received
and accepted:
ri ESRoLLNENR DRpARruKNr
House Of Representative.
~ pa Dew Orleans. August 6. lssa.
10 &c Hon, Charles ". Lowell Speaker, House Of
Your committee have the honor to report
that he following bills have been duly
engroBsed; to wit:
Il. An act to organize the Parish Courts Of
this State and fixing Clerks and SherifIs'
dutseA Tl.rs cl
2. An act to regulate and establish the
salaries Of Clerks, officers and employees of |
the 0Enefal Assembly (joint resolufion.)
i. 4 a. nct 70 provide for the destruction |
81 cfl|taln issued bonus. ~ a.
4. An act TO authorize the issue Of bonds /
~ exthange for certificates Of Indebtedness Il
Auditors warrants, matnred interest cou,
2onsy and State bunds, aud TO provide for
ne payment OF the principal and Interest Of
aid bonds. - s.. -
5. An act to provide means neccssarv for
be relief Of The treasury 81 the State.
G. An set 70 prohibit tue formation and
ontiI uaBce pf military organizations, ez,
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