New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-08
HOUSE OF REPREsENTAT1vEs Es
Eighth pays session.


Eighth Days Session.
TUESDAY, July T. 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, sixty.six members
answered to their names as follows:
Speaker Lowell, Abbott Alexander, An.
tome, Adolphe, Bennett, Belot, Brewster
Burrell, Bergeron, Collins, Calhoun, Carr
Quincy, Desl6nde, Devices, Dufresne, Dupre
| Dupart, Faulkner Guigonet Garstkamp.
Gray, Guidry, Hill, Haskell, Honore, Har
per, Hutchinson, Isabelle, Kent, Kavan.
augh, Leblanc, Lee, Leroy, L'Hoste, Lott,
Morris, Mollere, McGulien, Mahier, McVean,
Mansion, Morey, Moran, May, Mathews,
Noble, Pearce, Pratt, Page, Pierce, Prescott,
| Raymond Reese, Smith, Sterrett, Taylor,
! 1ureaud Washington, Wren, Wilson, H.
Williams, W, Williams, Young-66 members.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Kingston.
The journal was read, and on motion ap.
proved.
Mr.. Pratt Of Claiborne, moved that the
names of E. F. Buckingham, of Morehouse,
and Barbee Leslie, of Sabine, be called to be
sworn in.
Mr.. Kavanaugh, of st. Landry, moved
that the name of Nicholas Young, OF ver-
million, be also called.
The abovenamed members approached,
The Speaker asked them whether they
! could qualify under the fourteenth amend
ment of the Constitution of the United
States, and the ninety.ninth article of the
constitution of the State of Louisiana.
The answer being in the affirmative,
Chief Justice Hyman administered the
oath.
The Committee on Election and Qualifca
tions reported progress.
House bill number five, entitled an act
relative to disbursements from the treasury
of the State came up on its third reading
The bill being read,
Mr.. Rey, of Orleans, moved to adopt on its
final passage.
The yeas and nays being called, resulted
as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Abbott, Alexander Antoine,
Adolphe, Belot, Brewster Burrell, Calhoun,
Carr, Quincy, Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne,
Demarest, Dupart, Evans, Esnard, Faulk.
ner, Guignonet, Garstkamp, Gray, Guidry,
Hill, Honore, Harper, Hutchinson, Isabelle
ris, MOllere, Maiher, McMillen, McVean,
Mansion, Morey, Moran, Mathews Pearce
Page Raymond, Reese, Rey, Smith, Ster-
rett, Taylor, Tureaud, Washington, Wren
Willi8ms W., Williams H., Yorke, Young
| Sc yeas.
Nays; Messrs. Bennett, Buckingham
Barbee, Bergeron, Collins, Dupre, Haskell
Hanlon, Kent, L'Hoste, McCulien, May
Magee, Noble, Pratt, Pierce, Preston, slaton
Young-l9 nays.
Mr.. Kavanaugh, of st. Landry, give
notice of reconsideration of the vote OF
the final passage of'bill No. s, entitled al
act relative to disbursements from the treas
ury of the State.
Mr.. Lee gives notice of his intention t,
introduce the following bills entitled:
An act relative to notaries public.
An act to amend the charters of the cite
of New Orleans, Jefferson City, and Carroll
ton, and to establish metropolitan polio
district in the cities of New Orleans, Jeffel
son City, aud Carrollton, and in the town
of Algiers and Gretna, and to provide for il
government thereof.
Mr.. Lee, of St. Bernard, offered the 70
lowing resolution;
RESOLVED, That this House do now pro
ceed to an election by viva voce vote c
4 United States Senators to fill the existin
vacancies, and that we do first proceed I
an election to fll the vacancies for the Ion
I term.
On motion, the above resolution was lai
4 on the table by rising vote of 81 yeas to 8
! nays.
e Mr.. Carr, of Orleans asked permission t
D introduce bill entitled
An act to amend the twenty.fourth Sc,
e tion of the act to incorporate the Comme
= cial Bank of New Orleans.
Rules not suspended.
The bill lies over.
e Mr.. Faulkner, Of Caldwell, offered tn
following resolution, which, on motion, Wa
laid on the table;
That the Speaker of the House sha
be and he is hereby authorized at any tim
1 to administer the oath of office to member
Of this House, or other officers Of tn
House.
Mr.. Faulkner moved to adopt the repol
made by the Committee on Rules and o.
ders.
$ Mr.. May, of Orleans, moved TO lay tn
motion on the table.
Lost.
Mr.. Page moved to postpone the conside,
alton of the report until tomorrow.
Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, tn
report on Rules and Orders was adopted a
reported.
Mr.. Gray, of st. james, moved to procee
to the election of officers, which was ca
/ ried.
= Mr.. W. H. Finigan was nominated fc
Z Assistant Clerk, and he received the unan
NOUS vote. Mr.. Finigan was declared dul
| elected.
Messrs. Eugene Stass. Collins, and Majc
Halsey were nominated for Minute Clerl
which resulted as follows:
For Minute Clerk
For Mr.. Collins-Mr. Brewster-I.
For Mr.. Halsey- Messrs. D1pre, Fouti
, Kent, RHoste, May. Magee, Pierce, PRE-
: cott, Slaton, Yonng--l0 votes.
4iFor b. Staes--Messrs. Lowell, Abbott, A
n sxander, Antoine, Ad0iphe, Belot Burrel