New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-10
HOUSE OF REPKEsExrAr1vEs.
Tenth Days Session.

Tenth Days Session.
.... -.,.....-.. THURSDAY, July 8, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called slxty-eight members
answered to their names as follows:
Speaker Lowell, Abbott, Alexander, An
tome, Adolphe, Bennett Buckingham,
Brewster, Barbee, Burrel Bergeron, Collins
Carr, Quincy, DeslOnde, Devices, Dufresne,
Dupre, Dupart, Evans, Esnard, Faulkner
Foute, GuigOnet, Garstkamp, Gray, Guidry,
Hill, Haskell, Hanlon, Honore, Hutchinson,
Isabelle, Kent, kavanagh, Leblanc, Lee,
Leroy, L'Hoste, Lott Morris, McCullen,
Mahier, McMillen McYean, Mansion, Morey
Moran, Mathews, Magee, Noble Pearce,
Pratt, Page, Pierce, Prescott, Raymond
Reese, Rey, Slaton, Smith, Sterrett, Taylor
N. Young, Iorke, ID. HUung-69 members.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Brown.
On motion of Mr.. Rey, of Orleans, the
reading of the journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Wren, of Bossier, moved to reconsid-
er the vote taken on the election of Warrant
Clerk of the House.
The Chair declared the motion out of
ORDER
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, moved that the
called, and that he be sworn in.
The Speaker ordered the Chief Clerk to
call the name of Mr.. Waters.
Mr.. Waters, OF Orleans, came up, and hav.
ing stated that he could qualify under the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States, and the ninety.ninth
article Of the constitution of the State of
Louisiana, was sworn in by Chief Justice
Hyman.
Mr.. Page moved that when the House ad.
journ it adjourn to meet every morning at
ten o'clock.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, moved to lay the
motion on the table; upon which a rising
vote was taken, resulting as follows:
Yeas A, nays 20.
Lost.
Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas, offered the fol.
| lowing resolutions:
| ResolUed, That until otherwise provided
the Sergeantat-Arms will purchase stations
| cry and other articles necessary for the
| transaction of business in the House.
ResolCed, That the Sergeant alarms be
| authorized to employ a sufficient number of
persons to clean the committee rooms in the
| fourth story of this building for the use Of
aud authorized to purchase what is neces-
sary for fitting up the same
Mr.. Hanlon, of Orleans, moved to adopt.
Carried by rising vote of 40 yeas to II
nays.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, offered the fol-
lowing amendment TO the rules and orders,
in conformity with the notice given the day
previous:
Resolued, That the rules of the House be
amended SO as to include Committee on
Registration, Committee on Pensions,
Committee on Railroads, a Committee on
Constitution, Committee on immigration,
a Committee on Agriculture, q Committee
| on Public Health and Quarantine, to consist
of seven members each.
That article eighty two of rules and reg
ulations be amended so as to include one
chaplain, to be appointed by the Speaker of
| amended as to read twenty-six standing
committees instead of nineteen; and that
the names of the committees be added
thereto, the first one being No. 20.
Mr.. Harper, of St. Charles, objected to
the consideration of the above resolution,
and raised the point Of order that a resolu>
ton for a change of the rules required one
days notice; that the member from Qua
chita gave the notice that he would offer a
resolution to ame2d the rules, but did not
specify the nature of the change.
The Speaker decided that the notice given
by the member of ouachita was sufficient
Mr.. Hanlon, of Orleans, offered the fol.
| lowing amendment:
That the Speaker invite clergyman Of
each denomination to open the House daily
with prayer.
Mr.. Burrel, of st. John Baptist, moved to
lay the motion on the table.
Which was carried by vote of IS yeas
to 2s nays.
The question recurring on the original
resolution of MIR. Morey, of 0uachita, to
amend the rules was adopted.
Call OF committees.
The Committee on Election and Qualif-
cations reported progress.
0Ir. Lott Of Rapides, gave notice of his
intention to introduce bill entitled An
act to provide for supplying the loss of
the public records and papers consumed
by the burning of the courthouse in the
parish Of Rapides during the month Of
May, 1864, and to ratify the appointment
by Governor Wells of commissioner for
that purpose"
Lies over under the rules.
Documents relative to contested elec.
tions in the parish of st. Landry were
offered. and on motion referred to the
Committee on Election and Qualifications.
Mr.. Carr gave notice that he would on to.
morrow make q motion to amend rule num-
Der eighty-two 80 as to allow the sergeant.at.
arms to employ thEes assistant pOrters,