New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-26
THE LEGISLATURES.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST fAaE.1

LOT concurrence IN the amendment.
The Speaker announced the following
committees:
To wait on the Governor-Messrs. Craw
ford, of Franklin; Kent, Of st. Helena; Rey,
of Orleans.
Committee relative to Bayou Manchac-
Messrs. Pierce, of Livingston; Demarest, of
st. Mary.
Committee to select suitable State
House-Messrs. Page, of jefferson; v. NJ.
Ian ge, of East Baton Rouge; Eager, of Or
beans.
Committee relative to the Mexican Rail
road-Messrs. Lee, of st. Bernard; Rey,
Orleans; Devices, of Bienville.
On motion of Mr.. Morey of Ouachita, the
House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole TO consider Senate bill No. 236.
| Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles, in the chair.
| After discussing the merits of the bill the
committee rose, and through its chairman
recommended its passage.
Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas, moved to place
the bill on its third reading and called for
the previous question. 80
Messrs. V. NJ. LANCE and Hill called for
the yeas and Lays on the previous question,
resulting as follows:
Yeas: Bennett, Buckingham, Brewster,
Burrel, Curell, Cuny, Crawford, Devices, De
| Grange, Douglass. Demarest, Eager, Esnard,
Faulkner, Gray, Haskell, Hanlon, Holland,
Heidenhain, Isabelle, Kent, lie Blanc,
Melvin, Morey, MAY, Mathews Noble, Pierce,
| Prescott, Prejean, Raymond, Reese, S!errett,
Walsh Wren, Wilson, William @. Williams,
| Wilt, Z1elly-44.
| NAYS: Abbot, Alexander, Belot. Collins,
| Dupart, Evans Garstkamp Hill, Hall, Lee,
| V. M. LANCE, Murrell, Morand, Pearce, Rey,
Simms, Umphreys, Tureaud-l8.
Main question ordered.
On the final passage of the bill, Messrs. V.
NJ. LANCE and Hill called for the yeas and
nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas: Abbot, Brewster, Burrel, Curell,
Cuny, Crawford, Devices, Demarest, Eager,
Faulkner, Gray, Haskell, Hanlon, Holland,
Hall, Heidenhain, Isabelle, Kent, lie Blanc,
L'Hoste, Lott, McCullen, McMillen, McVean,
Raymond, Reese, Rengstortf, Sterrett,
Walsh, Wren, Wilson, VIM. G. Williams,
Waters, Wilt, Zoellv-40.
NAYS: Alexander, Belot Collins, Deslonde,
Dupart, Douglass. Evans, Esnard, Garst-
kamp, Hill, Lee, V. NJ. LANCE, Murrell, Mo-
rand, Noble, Pearce, Rey, Simms, Tureaud,
Umphreys-2O.
The bill was finally passed.
Mr.. McMillen. of Carroll, moved to re-
consider the vote taken on Senate bill No.
1856.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, moved to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table.
Messrs. McMilen and Hill called for the
raas opd pcus rnsr1tinU G foll0wG.
Yeas: Antoine, Buckingham, Brewster
Burrel, Collins, Curell, Cuny, Crawford,
| Devices, Demarest, Eager, Faulkner, Gray,
Haskell Hanlon, Holland, Hall, Heiden-
hahn, Kent Leblanc, L'Hoste, Lott, Nc
Vean, Melvin, May, Mathews, Pierce, Pre-
jean, Reese, Rengstortf, Sterrett, Walsh,
Wren, Wilson, VIM. C. Williams, Waters,
Wiltz-37.
Nays; Abbot, Alexander, Deslonde, Du-
part, Douglass, Evans, Esnard, Guidry,
Hill, Harper, Lee, Leroy, V. M: Lange,
McMillen, Morand, Noble, Pearce, Prescott,
Simms, Umphreys, Tureaud-2l.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate was an
nounced informing the House that the Sen
ate had sustained the veto of the Governor
on House bill No. l54.
Also, informing the House of the concur
renee of the Senate in House bills Nos 29O,
24S, 263 and in the amendment of the House
to House bill No, l24.
Bills ordered to be enrolled.
Also asking concurrence in Senate bills
Nos. 2s5, 2Ss and Senate joint resolutions
Nos. 81 and SO,
Mr. Kent, of st. Helena, on behalf of the
special committee to wait on the Governor,
submitted the following report:
That the Governor informed the Commit
tee that he had no further communications
for the present to send to the House.
The report was received and accepted.
The Speaker resumed the chair.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. a.
The Secretary of the Senate was an
nounced informing the House that the Sen
ate was ready to adjourn sine die.
Senate joint resolutions Nos. 38 and 80,
under suspension Of the rules, passed their
several readings, final passage and notice
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Under suspension of the rules Mr..
Faulkner, of Caldwell, offered the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, The prompt. energetic and i'm
hCtlOh vi lOnsO. VI
the House of Representatives of the present
General Assembly, commands the approba
ton OF the undivided expression of in
dOrsement of the members of the House of
Representatives, be it therefore
Resolued, That the thanks of this House
be and are hereby rendered to the Hon. @.
w. Lowell, Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, for the efficient and impartial
discharge of his duties as presiding officer
of this House.
Mr., Noble, of Orleans, moved that the
resolution be unanimously adopted.
The Chief Clerk having put the question,
the resolution was unanimously adopted by
the House.
The Speaker in a few appropriate remarks
thanked the House. =
The Chief Clerk was ordered to inform the
Senate that the House was ready to adjourn
sine die
Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas, under a suspen-
sion of the ruleO offered the following reso.
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
Resotued, That the thanks of the House
of Representatives be and are hereby ten
dered 10 the Chief Clerk Assistant Clerk,
Minute Clerk, representatives of the press,
and employees OF the House for the faithful
and efficient services rendered by them
during the past arduous and protracted SEES.
sion Of the House Of Representatives.
The Chief Clerk having returned informed
the House that the Senate had no further
communications to lay before the House,
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, moved that the
House do now adjourn sine die.
Carried.
The Speaker declared the first session of