New Orleans Republican., 1868-09-11
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.
slxtieth Day'a session.

SAOShA ARoS SCSnh1ns
SATURDAY, September S, 1858.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, ffty.two members
answered:
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Adolphe, Belot,
Burrell, Bergeron, Collins, Cuny, Deslonde,
Devices, Dufresne, Demarest Dupsrt, Gui-
gonet, Gair, Garstkamp, Hill, Haskell, Han
Ion, Holland, Heidenhain, Isabelle, Leroy
Morris, McCullen, Mshier, McMfllen, Nc
Vean, Murrel, Mansion, Borand, May,
Mathews, Magee, Noble, Pearce, Page, Ray.
mond, Reese, Rey, Sterrett, Taylor, Turesud,
Umphreys, Walsh. Washington, Wren. Will
son, H. Williams, Waters, Yorke, D. Young
50.
Prayer by the Rev. bfr. Setchel..
On motion of Mr.. Walsh, Of De Soto. the
reading of the journal was dispensed with
On motion of Mr.. Gray, of st. James,
leave of absence for himself and Mr..
Tureaud, of St. James, until Monday next,
was granted.
On motion of NJ. Zoelly, of Orleans,
leave of absence was granted him for one
| week.
On motion Of Mr.. Reese, of Lafourche,
the following correction to the minutes of
yesterday, to Senate bill No. 1e, was ordered
to be made;
In section third, thirty fifth line, add
after the word "Rapides' the words "and
Avoyelles."
Senate bill No. III, left out BY error, was
placed on its third reading, final passage,
and notice ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. May,
of Orleans, offered the following resolution,
which was amended by Mr.. McMtllen, OF
Carroll; the amendment being accepted the
resolution as amended was adopted:
Resolced That the Committee on Printing
| be required to inform the House why they
have not reported Senate bill No. "A, enti-
| tied an act to amend an act entitled an act
relative to public printing, approved July
| "a, 1865, and that they be required to report
with the above bill full statement of the
| printing done for the State by the State
Printer under existing law, and the cost
| thereof.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections and Qualif
cations submitted the following report
which was accepted:
Rooms OF COMMITTEE or ELEcTToNg ASr i
| Qualifications, House of Representatives. Stste OF
| Louisiana, New Orleans september ), ls6-.
/ To the Honorable speaker and Members of the
| House of Representatives:
GENTLEMEN-1ourC Committee on Elections
and Qualifications to whom were referred
tine following resolution, to wit:
ResoEued, That the Committee on Elections
and Qualifications be instructed to repor
by resolution or otherwise the names o
such persons as they believe are entitled t
mileage and per diem of claimants whC
failed to make good their claims to seats il
this House which is usually allowed to con
testants in all legislative bodies, do repor
to your honorable body that they have care
fully investigated the claims of John G. Sci
den, who unsuccessfully contested the sea
of Hon. ]. X. Curell, Representative OF tht
Sixth Representative District of the parisl
of Orleans, and Charles B. Hughes, who
failed to obtain seat in your body, now
occupied by Hon. j. I. Hanlon, as Repre-.
sentative from the First Representative Dis
trict of the parish of Orleans, and do recon
mend to the House the adoption of the fol
lowing resolution:
ResOlUed That the Warrant Clerk of thu
House of Representatives be and is hereb,
directed to issue warrants on the State Teas
urer in favor Of ] ohm G. Selden and Charlie
3. Hughes for the regular per diem allowe,
members of the General Assembly of tn
State of Louisiana to and including the da
and date when their respective eases wer
decided by the House Of Representatives.
P. JONES YORKE,
Chairman Committee;
JAMES S. MATHEWS,
NJ. CARR,
F. G. ANTOINE,
DENNIS BURREL,
HARRY LOTT.