New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-22
HOUSE OF KEPKEsENrATIvEs.
Forty.seventh Days seSslon.

FRIDAY, August 81, 1868.
The House met pursuant TO adjourn
ment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, tifty-four members
answered to their names
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander
Antoine, Bennett, Buckingham, Belot, Brews-
| ter, Barbee, Collins, Calhoun, Carr, Curell,
| Cuny, Deslonde, Dufresue, Dupart, Eyans,
Eager, Faulkner, Guigonet, Gartskamp Hill,
| Haskell, Honore, Harper, Hutchinson,
Hall, Hcidenhain, Isabelle, Kavalagh, Lott,
IiaRders, Mollere, McCullen, Mahier, Nc
Vean, Morey, Morand, Pearce, Page, Pierce,
Prescott, Raymond, Rey,, Slaton, sterrett,
| Tureaud. Wren, H. Williams, Gorke, D.
| Young, Zoelly--5l.
Prayer by Chaplain Kingston.
On motion of Mr.. Tureaud, of st. James,
the reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
Leave of absence for three days was grant
ed to Mr.. Raymond, of Jefferson, instead Of
Mr.. Hill, OF Ascension, as announced in the
journal of yesterday.
Under suspension of therules Mr.. Belot
of Orleans, offered the following resolution
which was adopted;
Resolved, That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and he /:
hereby authorized to approve the voucher o
u Porter to the Committee on Registration
for pay flou Arg lst to August l5, 1865.
Nj. Carr, Of Orleans, was called to tn
chair.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. Lott
of Rapides, offered the following reso.u
ton:
Resolued, That the Speaker of the ITous
appoint two additional members upon tn
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. MekIillen, of Carroll, offered the fol
lowing amendment, which was laid upo
the table on the motion of Mr. Young, {
Concordia;
Resolued By the Senate and House {
. Representatives of the General Assembly c
the State of Louisiana, That Joint Con
mittee on Judiciary be appointed by the tw
Houses of the General Assembly, to be con
e posed of five members of the House an
, three members Of the Senate.
, On motion of Mr.. Lott, of Rapides, til
original resolution was adopted.
Uuder suspension of the rules, Mr.. Ist
belle, of Orleans, introduced the followin
document, signed by Thomas W. Conwa!
State Superintendent of Public Education
l which was ordered to be spread on the jou
nal by the following vote of yeas and ma!
on the demand of Mr.. Curell, of Orleans:
Yeas Alexander, Antoine, Adolph
Belot, BreWs ter, Burrel, Calhoun, Car
q Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne, Domares
, Dupart, Evans, Esnard, Garstkamp, Gu
dry, Hill, Honore, Harper, Hutchinso
Holland, Hall, Heidenhain, Isabelle. LIE
: Leroy, Morris, Mollere, Mahier, McMille
Mcyean, Melvin, Mansion, Morand, Pearc
Page, Raymond, Reese, Rey, Sterrett. 7
4 reaud, Umphreys, Washington, H. William
d Nays: Abbot, Bennett, Buckingham
Barbee, Collins, Curell, Cuny, De Granl
n Faulkner, Gair, Haskell, Kavanagh, Lo
: Landers, McCullen, Noble, Pierce, Pre-
colt, slaton, Wren, Wilson, Yorl
n Zoelly-23.
/ To the Members OF the General Assembly
y The following extracts from reports
4 various Superintendent of Public Edut
ton are designed to show the total inc
a cheney Of the old public school system viii
has been in operation in this State since lS4
l. and the necessity for an entirely new on
Defect OF Supervision.
III In speaking of the effectiveness Of the i
in regard to Directors and teachers, Mr..
j. Hamilton, in his report, says:
le In consequence of tho glaring defe'
of the law. neither the State Superintende
= or Parish Treasurer can compel the Directs
or teachers to discharge faithfully the dut
III devolying upon thom.
In regard to the impossibility of procuri
- competent teachers under this system,
says
1t is true the Police Juries of the seve
parishes are authorized to prescribe
d mode by which the qualifications OF tea
ers in the district schools shall be ascerts
ed butthis section Of the law has remain
a q dead letter upon the statute book wit
few exceptions. :
Up to 1852 the law provided for . Par
Superintendent as means Of render
supervision more complete, but for so
W reason or other that Office was abolish
as and the means Of snpefyision gEes
reduced thereby
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