New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-26

resolution to the Committee on Contingent
Expenses.
Mr.. Gair, of East Feliciana, moved to lay
the motion to refer made by Mr.. Page on
the table.
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, the
original resolution was adopted under q
suspension of the rules.
Under suspension of the rules the fol.
lowing resolutions were adopted:
By Mr.. Gray, of st. James:
RESOLVED, That there be printed for the
use of the House 800 copies of the Order of
Business of the House, and of the standing
committees.
By Mr.. Carr, of Orleans:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Peniten.
tiary be instructed to proceed to Baton
Rouge and Clinton to inspect and inquire
into all matters connected with the Louisi'
ana State penitentiary, and report to this
House as early as practicable.
Under suspension of the rules,
Mr.. Lee, of st. Bernard offered the fol~
lowing resolution, which, on motion of Mr..
Evans, of Jefferson, was laid on the table
by rising vote of "A yeas to Is nays:
ReSOlUed, That on and after the first of
August the number of clerks of committees
be reduced to ten, to be selected by the
Speaker from those now employed, and as
signed by him to such committees as in his
Judgment may most require their services,
excepting those employed by the Enrolling
Committee.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Devices, chairman of the Committee
on Public Printing, submitted the following
report:
To the Speaker and Members of the House of
Representatives:
GENTLEMEN-The Committee on Public
Printing have had the House Bill No.
30, an act TO regulate the publication of
legal notices, the journal of the Legisla-
ture, and the laws enacted by them, under
consideration, and would respectfully re
port it back without amend ments, and ask
6. W. DEVICES,
Chairman;
r. J. M0RAND.
We, the undersigned, members of the
committee, concur in the above report, eN-
cept that portion of it referring to the pub
LEGATION of the journal of the Legislature.
A. W. FAULKNER,
L. BARBEE.
Mr.. De Grange, of Orleans, offered several
amendments.
Mr.. Morey, of 0uachita, moved to lay the
amendments on the table.
No quorum voting.
On motion of Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, the
report was reCOmmltted.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on BANKS AND
BANKING.
Mr.. B. Collins, of Orleans, chairman of
the Committee on Banks and Banking, sub
mitted the following report, which on mo-
ton was received and accepted:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, !
Committee on Banks and Parking, ,
New Orleans, La, July "a, 1858.
To the Honorable the House Of Representatives:
GENTLENEN-Your Committee on Banks
and Banking, not having received any in
formation from the banks and banking in
stitutions of this State they are unable to
submit any report to your honorable body
relative to their condition; they therefore
submit the following resolution, and ask its
adoption:
" ReSolued That the Committee on Banks
and Banking be and they are hereby au-
thorized to call on all banks and banking
institutions of the State to furnish them
within fifteen days after notification an at.
tested statement of their condition.
Respectfully, B. COLLINS,
Chairman;
MILTON MORRIS,
WARREN W. BENNETT,
ROBERT ]. TAYLOR,
]. J. WALSH,
ISAAC A. ABBOT.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
Mr.. Harper, of St. Charles, chairman of
the Committee on Judiciary submitted the
following report, which on motion was re-
ceived and accepted:
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ROOM !
New Orleans, July "a, 1855.
To the Honorable t Speaker and House of Repre-.
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Judi
ciary having considered the bill herewith
returned, an act entitled an act permitting
Judges to act as counsel in certain cases.
report favorably.
And having also considered Joint reso.
luton relative to recounting of votes,
report faVorably.
p. HARPER, Chairman.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on ENROLMENT.
Mr.. Holland, of Tensas, chairman pro
tenn. of the Committee on Enrolment, sub.
mitted the following report, which on
motion was received and accepted:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives.:
Your Committee on Enrolment respect
fully report that the following bills have
been duly enrolled, namely:
An act relative to public printing.
An act granting certain powers to the
several parish judges.
A joint resolution to appoint a committee
to examine into the act of the late Legisla.
ture creating the issue of four millions of
leVee bonds.
Respectfully,
VIM. NJ HOLLAND,
Chairman pro TEN. of Committee on Enroll.
ment.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL IN.
PRoYEMENTs.
Mr.. Demarest, of St. Mary, chairman Of
the Committee on Internal improvements.
submitted the following report, which on
motion was received and accepted:
Rooms OF THE COMMITTEE
On Internal improvements,
New Orleans, La, July g. 1868
To the Honorable the House Of Representatives of
the State of Louisiana:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the act relative to removing distractions
and wrecks from the Boquefalaya river
Parish of st. Tammsny, beg leave to report
favorably, and recommend the appropria-
ton to be made as asked for.
(Signed) A. J. DEMAREST,
Chairman.
JAMES MCCULLEN,
w. c. MELVIN,
NJ. c. RAYMOND,
w. G. WILLIAMS.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. McMilllen, of Carroll
An act to confer jurisdiction in certain
cases TO the Third District Court of the Par