New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Twentieth Days Session.
Mr-uar.n. LII. AI

TUESDAY, July q, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, sixty-seven mem
| bers answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell, Abbott, Alexander,
Buckingham, Belot, Brewster, Barbee, Bur
| rel, Bergeron, Collins, Carr, Cuney, Des.
| londe. Devices, Dufresne, Demarest, Dupart,
Evans, Esnard, Faulkner, Fouts, Guigonet,
Gair, Garstkamp, Gray, Guidry, Hill, Has
kell, HOnore, Harper, Hutchinson, Holland,
Isabelle, Kent, Leblanc, Leroy, Lott,
Murrell, Melvin, Mansion, Morey, Magee,
Noble, Pearce, Page, Raymond, Rey, Slaton,
Smith, Sterrett, Taylor Tureaud, Walsh,
Washington, Wren, Wilson, Umphreys,
! William c. Williams, II. Williams, Zoelly-
| " members present,
| Prayer by Chaplain Kingston.
| The journal was read, and on motion
adopted.
The Speaker announced the following
| special committee on House bill No. %,
making a new division Of the State of Lou,
| isiana into five Congressional districts:
Messrs. McVean, of Caddo, Fifth Con
| gressional District; Noble, of Orleans, second
| Congressional District; Lee, of st. Bernard
| First Congressional District; Burrel, of
| ST. John Baptist, Third Congressional Dis
| trict; Leroy, of Natchitoches, Fourth Con-
| gressional DistrictA
Mr.. Lott, of Rapides, chairman Of the Sc
| lect committee appointed to inquire into the
difficulty existing about the transferring of
certain special funds to the general fund,
moved to withdraw the last part
of the report relative to the Governor as
| having signed the bill making the transfer,
for the reason that the Governor had given
him the assurance that he had not signed
the bill.
Mr.. Pratt objected to the withdrawal, and
stated that he was still of the opinion that
the bill had been signed.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The following petitions presented by Mr..
Dufresne, of Iberville, were referred to their
appropriate committees; -
| Petition of Mrs. II. Fox, referred to the
Committee on Pensions. .. .-.......
Petition of Widow Mary Loupe. referred
to Committee on Claims.
Petition of Mrs. Martha Hurst, referred
| to Committee on Claims.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Leroy, of Natchitoches:
Be u reSolUed, That the Postmaster of the
House of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana is hereby authorized to subscribe
for two weekly newspapers published in
this State for the members giving him the
names of the papers they desire.
Lies over under the rules.
By MFR. Pratt, of Claiborne
Res0lUed by the House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana, That the
thanks Of this House be and they are hereby
rendered to the patriotic and loyal citizens
of New Orleans for the prompt and enthu-
siastic manner in which they responded to
the invitation to attend the Democratic
mass meeting on Saturday night last SO
courteously extended by Hon. W. L. Nc
AIillen.
o Resolued, That we hail with unbound
Rt.x,a4 kag.-
Is now taking place in the hearts of the
loyal people from Maine to California, and
view 1t as an unmistakable indication that
anarchy and misrule are about at an end.
Lies over under the rules.
By Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne
WHEREAS, Article thirty-four Of the con
stitution of the State of Louisiana says
that
Each House of the General Assembly
shall Judge Of the qualifications, election,
and returns Of its members; but a contest.
ed election shall be determined in such
manner as prescribed by law;v and
Whereas, Article one hundred and forty.
nine says: "All right, actions, prOsecu.
tions, claims, contracts and all laws in
force at the time of the adoption of this
constitution, and not inconsistent there.
with, shall continue as if it had not been
adopted, except the following laws:
An act In regard to the New Canal and
Basin;
An act relative to crimes and offenses;
An act relative to slaves;
An act relating TO the punishment Of ap.
pTentices;
An act relative to parish and city taxes;
An act granting ferry privileges to C. X.
Marshall; -r.s Et7Ef
An act relative to levee bonds;
An act to organize the poiica of New Or.
leans;n and
Whereas, majority of the Committee
on Elections and Returns appointed by this
body are Of the opinion that the committee
should not be governed BY the existing laws
OF the State; therefore,
Be " resolved by the House of Represent
atives OF the State of Louisiana, That the
Committee on Elections and Returns be
and they are hereby instructed to take the
law Of Louisiana in regard TO contested
elections as their guide, and that they be
governed by the letter and spirit of the
same.
Lies over under the rules. issl-
Under a suspension Of the rules the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
BY Mr. Kent, of St Helena.
Resolued, That the rules of the House
shall bea0 changed tkat the Committee on