New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-24
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.
Eeventy.Flrth Days session,

WEDNESDAY, September %, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, ffty-two mem
bers answered to their names. as follows:
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander
Antoine, Adolphe, Belot, Brewster, Burrel
Devices. Demarest, Dupart, Evans, Es-
nsrd, Guigonet, Garstkamp, Gray. Hill
Hanlon, Harper, Hutchinson, Holland, Hall
| Heidenhain, Isabelle, Kent, lie Blanc, LIE.
roy, Lott, Morris, McYean, Melvin, May
Magee, Noble, Pearee, Pratt. Pierce, Ray
mond, Reese, Rey, Sterrett Simms, Taylor
Tureaud, Walsh, H. Williams, Wilson-52
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Satchell.
On motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson
the reading of the Journal was dispensed
with.
RESOLUTIONS.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Carr
of Orleans, offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
ResLoued, That the Committee on the
City Charter of New Orleans be allowed to
sit during the recess OF this House.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. LIE
Blanc, Of Ayoyelles, offered the following
resolution, which, on motion of Mr.. Carr,
OF Orleans, was laid ON the tables
Resolred That the Committee on Peniten.
tiary be instructed to visit the Parish Prison
| of Orleans and other prisons in said parish,
and 70 report the condition Of the same to
this House. tf 4..4si' II VI :
Mr.. Bu1rell, of st. John the Baptist, IN
der suspension Of the rules presented the
following petition, which was referred TO
the Committee on Internal improvements;
Petition of Louis Srege, praying for a
privilege to excayate the bar Of the Missis.
sippi river. b-
Under suspension of the rules Mr. Har.
per, OF St. Charles, offered the following
memorial of F. Marie, asking the General
Assembly to appoint committee to ex.
anime q plan for the stoppage Of creyasses.
The memorial was referred TO the Com
mittee on Lands and Levees.
Under a suspension Of the rules Mr..
Brewster, of ouachita, gave notice that
he would on some future day introduce an
act entitled an act for the relief Of clerks
employed by the State to finish the record
ing Of debates Of the Constitutional Con.
vention of 1864. 81 s-itS iss
Mr. McVesn, Of Caddo, moved that the
rules be suspended to introduce the follow
ing joint resolution; " Creating joint com
mittee to investigate the cause Of the dis
turbace in the city of New Orleans on the
evening of the twenty second Of September,
1852
The rules were suspended and the resoln,
ton placed on Its first reading. t
Mr.. Gair, OF East FelIciana, moved that
the rules be suspended and the resolution
placed on It's second and third readings, and
'snAl passage. -
The rules were suspended and the resolu.
nen placed on its second residing.
~ Hhrper, Of St Charles, offered the
following Substitute: K l9 sT
That &c matter Of inquiry contained in
the resolution be referred to the Joint Com
mittee On tAe Conduct OF the late Election
and the Peace and Order Of the state. g
Mr.. Gray, Of 81 Iameas moved TO Law the
substitute on the tdbll s3laass 81
Carried. ss
Under a suspension Of the .1lea the fol-
lowing resolution passed il thitd fesS,ngi
FINAL passage, sitle adopted, AID ordered "a
be semitic the Senate for concurrence.
Heuse bill no. 210;
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