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

The roll being called, sixty.six members
answered to their names, as follows:
Speaker Lowell, Abbott, Alexander, An.
tome, Adolphe, Bennett, Belot, Brewster.
Burrell, Bergeron, Calhoun, Carr, Quincy,
Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne, Demarest, Du.
part. Evans, Esnard, Fouts, Guigonet,
Honore. Hutchinson, Holland, Isabelle,
Kent, Kavanaugh, Lee, Leroy, L'Hoste,
Lott, Morris, Mollere, McCullen, Mahier,
McMillen, McYean, Melvin, Mansion, Mo.
rey, May, Mathews, Noble, Pearce, Pratt,
Page, Pierce, Prescott, Raymond, Reese,
Rey, Slaton, Smith, Sterrett, Taylor, Tu,
Teaud, washington, Wren, Wilson, H.
Williams, YOrke, YoHng--6G.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Kingston.
Thejournal of the preceding day was read
and approved.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Carr, Chairman of the Committee on
Rules and Orders, submitted their report,
the reading of which, on motion of Mr..
Isabelle, of Orleans, was dispensed with,
and 200 copies were ordered to be printed
for the use of the members.
Mr.. Morey, of ouachita, offered the follow.
| ing resolution:
Resolued, That a number of tickets equal
| to the number of members now sworn in
| each ticket to be numbered-be placed in a
hat and that the roll of members be called,
and as each members name is called he
| draw number, and that when all the mem.
| bers have drawn numbers they be allowed
to choose seats in the order of the number
drawn by each, from number one to the
end.
Mr.. Washington, of Assumption, moved
to lay the resolution on the table.
Division being called resulted in the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas so, nays so.
There being tie, the Chair voting in the
negative, declared the motion lost
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell. offered the fol
lowing substitute:
That the numbers corresponding with the
whole numbers of the members of the
House, commencing at No. and proceed
to the whole number, the numbers placed in
a hat and as the roll is called each member
draw a number which shall be the seat o.
that member.
Mr.. Washington, of Assumption, moved
to lay the whole subject on the table.
Carried.
Mr.. Page; of Jefferson, moved to refer the
question to a committee of three.
Lost.
Mr.. Gray, of st. James, moved that the
whole matter be referred to the Speaker.
Lost.
Mr.. Burrell, of St. John the Baptist
moved to take up from the table the resolu
ton offered by Mr.. Morey, of Ouachits.
Carried
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, moved to postpon
until tomorrow.
Lost.
Mr.. Prescott, of st. Landry, moved t.
postpone until the contested election case
be decided.
Lost by the following rising vote:
Yeas "A, nays 81.
The question recurring on the origina
resolution offered by Mr.. Morey, of Qua
chita, was lost by the following rising vote
Yeas "a, nays 2s.
Mr.. Harper, of St. Charles, offered tn
following resolution:
l move that the names of the parishe
and representative districts be written upol
slips of paper and placed in hat, and tina
the Speaker authorize a person to draw
from the hat, that the representatives of tn
| PARISH OT ulsITlCLS uTSt drawn snail nave In
first choice of seats, and SO proceed to tn,
last.
. Which on motion was adopted.
Mr.. May of Orleans, moved to reconside
the vote last taken.
, Mr.. Morris, of Ascension, moved to la
the motion on the table.
!. Carried, by the following rising vote:
Yeas SO, nays II.
Mr., Noble, of Orleans moved that thre
tellers be appointed to superintend tn
drawing of seats.
Carried.
The Chair appointed as teller
Messrs. Noble, of Orleans; Lott, of RI
pides; and Harper, of st. Charles.
On motion of Mr.. McVean, of Caddo, tn
House took recess of fifteen minutes, at tn
expiration of which the House was oalle
to order and proceeded to draw for seats
I with the following result: