New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12

HOUSE OF REPREsENTATTvEs J
State of Louisiana. =
New Orleans, october g, 1868
To the Speaker and Members Of the House of Rep
resentatives, State Of Louisiana;
Your committee, to whom was referred
House bill No. 264, entitled an act to repeal
an act entitled an act removing the seat of
justice of the parish of Madison from the
town OF Richmond and fixing it at Delta, in
said parish, the river terminus of the Vicks-
burg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad, and
re. establishing it at Richlsnd, would beg
leave to report favorable, and recommend
its passage.
R. H. ISABELLE,
Chairman Committee on Parochial Affairs;
HENDERSON WILLIAMS.
]. B. ESNARD.
The Committee on Ways and Means re.
ported favorably on Senate bill No. 247, an
ACT TO authorize the compilation of a new
I'D official map of the State.
Laid OF the table subject to call.
On House bill No. 81, an act to amend the
second clause of the thirty first section of
act No. BAG, passed March Is, 1855, with the
recommendation that the general revenue
bill, No. 222, now before the General Assem-.
bly,, be so amended as to incorporate the
amendment proposed.
To be considered at the same time with
the revenue bill.
On Senate bill No. 255, an act to provide
for the preservation of the records of the
Recorder of Conveyances of the city of New
Orleans, and appropriating five thousand
dollars for that purpose, unfavorably.
Laid on the table subject to call.
On House bill No. $50, joint resolution
relative to survey of Bayou Manchac, fs-
vorably by substitute-House bill No. 2T7,
an act to provide for survey of Bayou
Manchac.
First reading, and laid on the table sub
ject to call.
The same committee, under suspension
of the rules, introduced the following reso.
luton, which was adopted:
ReSolUed, That the acting secretary of the
Committee on Ways and Means be allowed
the usual per diem for services rendered by
request OF the said committee from and
after August /, 1868, and as long as he shall
be so employed.
The following bills, recommended for
adoption by the Committee of the Whole,
were taken up.
House bill No. 269, an act appropriating
the sum of one hundred thousand dollars
for the mileage, per diem and contingent
expenses of the General Assembly.
On motion of Mr.. McYean, of Caddo, the
bill, under suspension of the rules, was
considered engrossed, passed its third read
ing, final passage, title adopted and ordered
to be sent to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 275, appropriating one
hundred thousand dollars for registration,
under suspension of the rules was con.
sidered engrossed, passed its third reading,
final passage and ordered to be sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 248, an act for the relief
of Martha Waters,
Was considered ergrossed under sus-
pension of the rules.
Passed its third reading and on the final
passage,
Messrs. Pratt and Noble called for the
yeas and lays, resulting as follows:
Yeas: Antoine, AdolDhe, Buckingham,
Brewster, Barbee, Collens, Carr, Curell
Cuny, Crawford, Devices, Dufresne, Dupart,
Evans, Fouts, Guigonet, Gartskamp, Guidry,
Hill, Harper, Holland, Hall, Heidenhain,
Isabelle, LIE Roy, L'Hoste, Lott, V, NJ,
Lange, r. Lanse, Morris, McCullen, McMil-
len, McVean, Melvin, Mansion, MAY,
Mathews, Noble, Pearce, Page, Preiean,
Raymond, Reese, Rey, Slaton, Sterrett,
Simms, Taylor, Umphreys, Walsh, Wilson,
H. Williams, Waters, Zoeliy-54.
Nays: Abbot, Pratt-2.
The bill was declared finally adopted and
ordered to be sent to the Senate for con-
currence.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The Secretary of the Senate was announc-
ed asking concurrence in Senate Joint Re-
solution No. 50, appropriating five thousand
dollars for the relief of the destitution oc.
casioned by the late storm.
Mr.. Heidenhain, of Orleans, moved to
suspend the rules in order to take up imme.
diately Senate bill No. 80, just received from
the Senate.
Rules suspended and the bill taken up,
read twice by title.
Mr.. McVean, of Caddo, moved that the
House resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole for the consideration OF said bill.
Carried. -.. ..
MI. Gray, OF st. James, was called to the
chair.
Senate joint resolution No. 80, under con.
sideration and read, after considering an
amendment offered by Mr.. Rey, of Orleans,
and agreeing to recommend the bill as
amended, on motion of Mr.. Rey, of Orleans,
the committee rose. Al.
The Speaker resumed the chair.
The chairman reported that the committee
had under consideration Senate Joint reso-
luton No. 50, and recommended its passage
with an amendment.
The report was accepted and the bill taken
up.
Mr.. Rey, of Orleans, offered the following
SEC. 8. Be it further resolved, That said |
amount of five Thousand dollars be distri- |
buted to destitute poor without distinction |
Of race or color.
Mr.. Washington, of Assumption, called |
Tor the previous question.
Main question ordered, adoption of the |
of Mr.. Rey, of Orleans.
Messrs. Raymond and Evans called for
.he yeas and nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas: Alexander, Antoine, Adolphe, Belot,
Brewster, Burrel, Collins, Cuny, Devices,
Dniresne, Demarest, Dupart, Evans, Esnard,
faulkner, Guigonet, Garstkamp, Gray, |
iuidry, Hill, Harper, Hail. Heidenhain, |
LIE Roy, Lott, v. M. Lsge, r. Lange, Morris, |
helvin, Mansion, Pearce, Pratt, Page, Pre- |
can, Raymond, Rey, Slaton, Sterrett. |
Simms, Umphreys, Walsh, Washington, |
Wren, H. Williams, Zoelly-45.
Z Nays: Abbot Buckingham, Barbee, Carr.
Curell Crawford, Eager, Fouts, Holland. |
Isabelle, Lee, LiHoste, McCullen, McSfillen'
MeYean, May, Mathews, Noble, Waters
Witt, D. Young-2l.