The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-18
NUMBER 800.

OF 81 Bernard, Plaquemines, St. Tammany.
washington, st. Helena and IiyiaQston
Inc second Congressional District shall COM
prise all that portion OF the parish Of Orleans ON
the left bank of the Mississippi river ahove and
west of Canal street, in the city Of New OrIeans-
comprising the First Second Third and Fonrts
Representative Districts Of the parish of Orlesns
and the parishes of Jefferson, st. Charles. at
John Baptist, St. James, Lafourche and Terre-
bonne.
The Third Congressional District shall comprise
the parishes Of st. Mary, ST. Martin, Assumption,
Ascension, VerElillion, Calcasieu, Lafayetts, st.
Landry, Ibervle and West Baton Rouge.
The Fourth Congressional District shall COM
prise the parishes Of East Felicis1s, West Felici-
ana, East Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, AvOy-
elles; hapides, Sabine, Natcbitoches, DeSoto and
The Fifth Congressional District shall comprise
the parishes of Bossier, Claiborne Bienyille Winn
Jackson, Union, Morehouse, Carroll, Ouachits,
Madison, Caldwell, Franklin, Tensas, Catahoula
and Concordia.
SEC. 2. Be IT, ftgher enacted etc., That all laws
anc parts of laws in conflict with this act be aud
the same are hereby repealed aud that this act
be in force and take effect from aud after its pss-
sage.
BuTrill, Of ST. John the Baptist, asked what was
the object Of this bill.
Pratt, of Claiborne. explained that, wherever
there was strong Democratic parish, ii was 20
be sandwiched in between s"O h7PuVi'Oaa pa
DtGrunge. or orleans, said be observed that in
cradle skippnRGi the districts there was consld-
long distance of.
Norey, Of 0uaehIa, explained that his object
was to equalize the districts and secure the cleo
ton Of five Republican representatives.
Noble, Of Orleans, said in the same way De-
mocratic legislature might cut up the State into
slices to suit themselves.
MeNillen, of Carroll, asked him IL he did not
really believe il would be benefit to have Louisi.
ana represented by five staulch Republicans.
Mr.. Noble said, II he might be allowed to ex-
press an opinion, he would prefer 10 see fge De-
mocrats there.
Carr, Of Orleans, stated that at the last election
$4,000 votes had been cast in the Third Congress
siona District and only 10 900 in the Seco ad Con-
gressional District. The bill proposed to equal
iZe this disprOpOrtiOn.
NJ. Noble did not believe in using tbs powers
Of the State for any party purpose. He had not
come here for any such purpose.
Mr.. uorey said the bill had been carefully
drawn up, Qaughter) and he trusted IL would be
passed. He judged it would from the general
good nature which had characterized the Discus
sion. Upon his motion the committee of the
whole rose and recommended to the House the
passage Of the bill.
II was, however enRrossed and placed upon
the calendar for its fnal passage.
A resolution, allowing page to each commit
tee, was adopted.
Upon motion of Lott, of Rapides himself
together with Pratt, OF Claiborne, sad Isabelle, Of
Orleans, were appointed a special committee to
inquire into the action of the auditor 10 regard to
paying per diem of members.
Wren, Of BOssier, gave notice Of bill TO increase
the revenues of the State by authorizing lottery
motion by Rees, of Lafourche, that the SER
geant.at arms be requested TO furnish each mem
Der with copy OF the New Orleans Advocate,
was adopted.
The House then adjourned to Saturday at IL NJ.