New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-05
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.

| back Senate bill No. 3 untavorSblY, recon-
men ling that the House adhere to House
bill No. "a.
Report received and accepted.
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans called for the yeas
and nays upon the motion to adhere to bill
No. "a.
Brewster, Burrel, Collins, Calhoun,
Devices, Dufresne, Faulkner, Gray, Guidry.
| Honore, Harper, Hutchinson. Holland, Lee,
Leroy Lott, McMilen, Mcvesn. Melvin,
Morand. Mathews, Pesrce, Page, Raymond,
Reese, Rey, Smith, sterrett, TuTesud Walsh,
Wren, Umphreys, VIM. G. Williams, II.
Williams, Yorke-39.
Nays: Bennett, Buckingham, Barbee, De
Grange, Demarest, Dupart, Evans, Eager,
Cars kamp, Hill, HanlOu, Keut, Landers,
Morris, Mollere, McCullen, hurrell. May,
Nobl., Pierce, Prescott, Slaton, Wilson,
Waters, zoelly-25.
Motion to adhere prevailed.
The same committee reported favorably
on House bill No. SO, authorizing the State
Auditor to employ two clerks an two mes
sengers.
Mr.. Lee, of st. Bernard, moved that C.. &
rules be suspended in order to place the
bill on its third re 4ding, and final passage.
The rules we're not suspended, and the bill
ordered to be engrossed.
The Committee on Enrichment submitted
the following report, which was received
and accepted:
RgRoLLMEHr DEPARTMENT
house OF Re JressntaLIyes. !
To the Hon Charles w. Lowell, speaker II Juse Of
Representatives:
| Your committee have the honor to report
that the following bills have been duly en-
crossed, viz:
An act Tor the relief OF Margaret G. MuC-
ply.
bile, and Chattanooga Railroad Company.
An act relative to the removing OBJ
: struc ions and wrecks fr IN the Boqueta-
laya river, parish of st. Tammany.
An act providing remedy against usur-
patton, intrIding into, or the unlawful
holding or exercising public office in this
State.
An act to provide for supplying the loss
of the public records and other papers con
sumed by the burning of the Courthouse il
the parish of Winn.
J Respectfully submitted
T o. H. BREWSTER,
? Chairman Committee on Enrolment
. NOTICES oP BILLS.
By Mr.. Calhoun, of Rapides
An act for the relief Of the office of AttOr
ney General, State of Louisiana.
, Mr.. Faulkner, Of Caldwell offered The
/ following Joint resolution:
t WHEREAS, The feeling of intolerance a.
manifested in this city the past few days
2 aud attempted violent action by attempting
to hinder freedom of speech aud action il
> reference to politics and political discussion
is calculated to Vitiate the great principle!
of civil liberty; aud
B Whereas, The right and title of every Amer
: can CIT zen to the freedom Of adopting hi
own political sentiments, aud adherng anC
uniting to any political party and principle
that his Judgment may approve, Ur his in
o | clnatlous may desire, is an acknowledge
. American right, aud fully espoused an
. Indorsed by the great Republican party Q
4 tue State therefore
Be it resolved by the Senate and House c
Representatives in General Assembly COZ
veued, That the General Assembly der
3 recate and condemn any attemI
If TO intimidate or abridge these grea
J. rights and privileges = freedom {
o speech, opinion, and political action
which underlie the Constitution Of tn
United States itself.
Be it further resolved, That we, the ReI
% resentatiye5 of the people of Louisiana
d heartily concur with his Excellency Henr
= Z. Warn1th in the noble aud patriotic SCI
e tImerts rs uttered by him yesterday, tn
y third OF August, to an assembled multitude
and hereby pledge the action of the Gener5
&c | Assembly to act IN conjunction with him |
: preserving order and right aud freedom {
po itical speech and action, without tear c
molrstatiOn to all the citizens of Whateve
political party or color.
ID Be it further resolved, That we cordial
"a invite and solicit the united sentiment an
q" action of all good citizens of the State
~ Louisiana, of whatever politics or color,
uuite their efforts to preserve peace, Law
ia and order, that entire freedom of though
A.. expression, and action may be fully an
W fearlessly felt and exercised by all men an
I'd parties throughout the precincts of OF
Id State, now one of the great free States
"a the American Union.
The rules were suspended, and it passe
he its first, second, and third readings.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, moved thi
further consideration Of the joint resolutio
Il. be postponed and made the order of the dS
III for Monday next.
Mr.. Lee, of St. Bernard, moved that q
o. resolution be referred to a committee
&C. three.
,d Mr.. De Grange called for the yeas al
nays, which resulted as follows:
Yeas Abbot, Alexander, Anton
Adolphe, Collins, Calhoun, Quincy, pesund
Devices. Dufresne,, Demarest Dlpal
ne Evans, Esnard, Faulkner, Guigonet Gar
10. kamp, GRAY, Guidry, Hill, Honore, Harpe
Hutchinson, Holland, Leblanc, Lero
Lee, Lott, Morris, Mollere, Aahier, Ncm
len, McVesn, Murrell, Melvin, Morey, b
IN rand, Mathews, Pearce, Page, Raymol
in Reese, Rey, Sterrett, Walsh, Washingto
- Wren, Umphreys. VIM. @. Williams,
y Williams, Yorke, D. Young-52.
Nays Bennett, Buckingham, BrewstC
Barbee, Burrel, DeGrange, Eager, HanlO
;tz Kent, Landers, McCullen, May, Mob
!, ,'' Pierce, Prescott, Slaton, Tureaud, WlsO
D Waters, zoelly-2o.
as The Speaker appointed the following CO.
mittee on the joint resolution;
Z Messrs. Faulkner, McMullen and
re. Grange.
n Committee on Election, pro TEN
s, Mathews and MoCullum.
eg Committee to examine the financial
port of Board of RegistratioD-Messl
Brewster, Morand, and Pierce.
,ct ORDER OF TEE DAY.
Substitute for House bill No. Is bel
all under consideration,
Nd Mr.. McBIillen, Of Carroll, moved to po
all pone further consideration Of the bill IN
40 Friday next at one o'clock P. NJ.
be. Carried.
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, moved that t
rules be suspended, to take up the MAORI
ter report of the Committee on Election,
nd Rules suspended,
of Mr. Carr moved that the following
solution be taken IN: