New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-26
O F. F. O I a L.
PROCEEDING
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
e.. OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.
Nlnety.E,rhth Days session.

TUESDAY, October 20, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, ffty-seven mems
bers answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell, Abbot Alexander, An
tome, Buckingham, Brewster, Barbee, Bur-
Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne, DeGrange, Du.
part, Esnard, Faulkner, Guigonet, Garst-
kamp, Hill, Haskell, Heidenham, Kent, LIE
Roy, L'Hoste, Lott, V. NJ. Lange, r. Lange,
McCullen, McMillen, McVean, Murrell, Man.
sion, Morey, May, Mathews, Noble, Pratt,
Pierce, Prejean, Raymond, Reese, Slaton,
Sterrett, Simms, Tureaud, Umphreys, Walsh,
Wren, Wilson, VIM. g. Williams, H. Will
liams, Waters, Witt, Zoelly-57.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Satchell.
On motion of Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, the
reading of the journal was dispensed with.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr..
Wren, of Bossier, introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolution relative to the Committee on
Charitable and Public Institution.
Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the State of Louisiana That the Com
mittee on Charitable and Public Institutions
be aud are hereby authorized to employ a
NASAh uuAlAeo VIZ lhbSA
Mr.. Heidenhain, of Orleans, under sus,
pension of the rules, introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolution relative to the State Printer.
Be it resolved by the House of Representa-.
tives of the State of Louisiana, That the
State Printer is hereby instructed to furnish
to the Chief Clerk five hundred copies of the
official journal of this session of the House
of Representatives, bound in one volume,
for the use OF the members.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate was an
bounced asking concurrence in Senate bill
No. 2S3.
And informing the House, that the Senate
had concurred in House bill No. 277.5
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, under suspen-
sion of the rules, introduced the following
resolution which was adopted:
WHEREAS, This House has authorized
several committees to sit during the recess
of the General Assembly, and
Whereas, the General Assembly has con-
cluded to adjourn, sine die, without taking
a recess; therefore
Be it resolved that said committees are
hereby discharged from further service dur
ing the adjournment.
Mr.. Crawford, of Franklin, under sus-
pension of the rules, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolred, That committee of two mem.
bers on the part of the Senate and three on
the part of the House be appointed to wait
upon the Governor and inform him that the
General ASS mbly viii adjourn this day.
REPORT OF SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE.
To the General Assembly for the State of Louisiana
Your joint special committee appointed
to examine into the report of the Grand
Jury for the parish of Orleans concerning
Eugene Mccarthy, Fifth Justice of the
Peace for the parish OF Orleans, right bank,
respectfully beg leave to recommend the
following preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, There are seven true bills of
Indictment found by the Grand Jury of the
parish of Orleans fer malfeasanCe In office
and offenses punishable under existing laws.
Whereas, Said Grand Jury has reported
formally and officially recommending the
removal of the said Eugene Mccarthy, and
recommending that the General Assembly
take action in view of his removal.
Whereas Said Eugene Mccarthy has me-
morialzed the General Assembly, desiring
an impartial investigation, and that he may
be allowed to appear and defend himself
before said committee.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly con
vened, That the joint special committee ap.
pointed to investigate said report be author.
lied to sit after the adjournment of the
General Assembly to investigate said case,
and have leave to employ one clerk not to
exceed the price fixed by law per day for
clerks, for what time is required to take
such evidence not to exceed ten days, and
to have leave to report by resolution or
otherwise at the next session of the General
Assembly.
Be it further resolved, ETC., That the
functions of the said Eugene Nc.
Carthy, Fifth Justice of the Peace of
the parish of Orleans, be suspended by
the Governor of the State and Justice of
the Peace pro tempore be appointed by the
Governor until such case is decided by the
General Assembly.
G. C. PACKARD,
JAMES S. MATHEWS.
FRANK ALEXANDER,
c. RODNEY MAY.
Tlo norort 1raa racai1rad and ooaapto5