New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-22
CHIEF CLERK House of Representatives.
Fort y.si1th nay. Session.

Fort y-S11th Days Session.
THURSDAY, August 20, 1865.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair
The roll being called, ffty.nine members
answered to their names: ,at
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander, An
tome, Bennett, Buckingham, Belot,
Brewster, Barbee, Burrel, Collins, Calhoun,
Carr, Curell, Cuny, Deslonde, Devices, Du.
fresne, Dupre, Dupart, Faulkner, Fouts,
Guigonet, Garstkamp, Haskell, Holland,
Hall, Isabelle, Kent, Leroy, Lott, Landers,
Morris, Mollere, McCullen, Mahier, McVean,
Melvin, Mansion, Morey, Morand, Matthews,
Noble, Pearce, Page, Pierce, Raymond, Rey,
Slaton, Sterrett, Tureaud, Umphreys, Wash
ington, H. Williams, Waters, d. Young,
Yorke-59.
Prayer BY Rev. Mr.. Gould.
On motion of Mr.. Lott, OF Rapides, the
reading Of the journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Nicholas Young, of Vermillion, stated
that he had voted may" instead of ''yea,7
as reported on the vote taken to adopt sec.
tion first OF substitute to House bill No. 81.
The correction was ordered to be made.
Mr.. Reese, of Lafourche, was called to the
chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jeffer.
SON, leave of abseace of three days was
granted to Mr.. Hill, of Ascension.
On motion of Mr.. Lott, OF Rapides, the
rules were suspended in order to introduce
a apetition and an accompanying bill rela
tive to quarantine.
: Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read twice, and referred with the petit
tion to the Committee on Public Health
and Quarantine,
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Alb
bott, Eof Coneordia, presented petition,
signed by several citizens, praying that a
charter be granted them as company,
formed for the building of slaughter houses
on plantation known as the Delery planta
tion below the city.
Referred to the Committee on Corpora
tions.
Mr.. Isabelle, of Orleans, moved that the
Committee on Conference of the House, ap.
pointed to act Jointly with "a similar com.
mittee Of the Senate, on House bill No. ss,
militia bill) be discharged in order to
allow the House to consider the bill as
passed by the Senate.
& Carried fts@11
Mr.. Isabelle, of Orleans, moved that a
message be sent to the Senate with a re.
quest to return House bill No. 49,.
Carried. Trrc -,i hrs
The Speaker resumed the chair.
Mr.. Morey, Of ouachita, called up the
following resolutica, introduced by him yes
terday, which was read and on motion
adopted 1af w
wHEREAs, The Legislature Of the State,
by an act approved March Is, 1858, entitled
an act 10 provide for leveeing, draining, and
reclaiming swamp lands in certain portions
Of the parishes Of Orleans and Jefferson,
creates certain drainage districts and au.
thorlzes the appointment iOf commissioners
with power to assess taxes and expend
moneys; and - rt-u
Whereas. Eighty-one thousand (sel .00O)
dollars was appropriated In said act 10 aid
ia erecting works for drainage In said dis.
tricts; and an act supplementary thereto,
approved March IL, 1859, authorized the
said commissioners to issue bonds for the
same purpose; therefore be Il
Res0tUed, That committee Of three be
appointed to investigate and report what
works have been erected by the said com
inlssionena, the amount OF mapey received
from any source, and how the same has
beon expended, the amount Of bonds Is
sued, and the disposition OF the SAINT; tbs
present uopdifionlof the w0rke aHd Of Tho
finances of the commissioners, and to re
port the manner IL which the present sYs-
TEN Of drainage works; and whether any
ehsngea are necessary 70 make the dgasnag'