New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-11
THE LEGIsLATURE
[coNrINuED FROM FIRST PAaE.1
The roll being called, sixty members an
swered to their names:

The roll being called, sixty members an
swered to their names;
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander, Bur-
rell, Collins, Carr, Cuny, Crawford, Deslonde,
Dufresne, Demarest, Dupart, Evans, Fouts,
Faulkner, Guigonet, Gair, Garstkamp, Gray,
Hill, Haskell, Honore, Harper, Hutchinson,
Holland, Heidenhain, Isabelle, Kent, Lee
Blanc, Leroy, Lott, Morris, Mahier, Murrell,
Melvin, Mansion, Morand, May, Mathews,
Magee, Pearce, Page, Prescott, Prejesn, Ray
mond, Reese, Rey, Sterrett, Simms, Taylor,
Tureaud, Umphreys, Walsh, Washington,
| Wren. VIM. G. Williams, H. Williams, Wa
tiers, Yorke, D. Young-60.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Satchell.
On motion of Mr.. Young, of Concordia,
the reading of the journal was dispensed
with. ..
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Carr,
of Orleans, offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
ReSolred, That the Chief Clerk of this
| House be hereby instructed to report the
names Of all members who are absent when
| their leave expires, and also the names of all
| absentees who are away without leave.
| On motion of Mr.. Kent, OF st. Helena,
four days leave of absence was granted to
Mr.. McCullen, of East Baton Rouge.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr..
Demarest, of st. Mary, offered the follow
ing resolutions:
WHEREAS, A great number of members
| are absent with leave, aud a number with
| out leave; therefore, be it
Resolved That no more leave of absence
be granted to any member OF this House,
except on account of illness, or Of his
| family.
On motion of Mr.. McVean, of Caddo, the
resolution was laid on the table.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr..
Gray, of st. James, offered the following
entitled Joint resolution, which underwent
its several readings, placed on its final pas.
sage, adopted, and ordered to be sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
Joint resolution No. oil:
Requiring the Joint Committee appointed
to investigate the act of 1867, creating the
issue of four millions dollars Levee bonds to
report within two days after the passage Of
this act.
REPORTS on STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Claims reported favor
ably on Senate bill No. So, an act for the
relief of J. Edmonstou.
The bill was ordered to be placed OIL the
calendar for third reading.
The Committee on Judiciary submitted
the following report, which was received
and accepted.
JUDICIARY CoMsIIrEE RooM
September TO- 1865
To the Honorable Speaker and House of Represent
atives;
GENTLEaEN-In case of House bill No. As,
an act relative to State and PARISH Tax Col.
lectors, your Committee on Judiciary report
favorably, with the following amendment,
viz: Strike out all of section four and insert
instead the words, BE it further enacted
That any State or parish Tax Collector fail
ing to comply with the requirements of this
act shall be subject to a fine of not less than
tS2OO) two hundred dollars nor more than
(S20OO) two thousand dollars, or imprison-
ment for not more than one year, or both |
hne and imprisonment at the discretion of |
the court, and he shall further be forever |
disqualified and forbidden from holding any |
Office Of trust or profit in this State"
- P. HARPER,
Chairman.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Is abelle, of Orleans, offered the fol-
lowing amendment as an additional section
after the end of section four:
SEC. 5. Be it furthertenacted, ETC.. That |
the Tax Collectors of tie parish of Orleans |
and Jefferson be and are hereby required to |
report to the Auditor of Public Accounts
OIL the first and third Tuesday of every
month
The amendment was adopted, and the
bill as amended placed on its third reading,
final passage, and ordered to be sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
The reports of the Committee of the
Whole made yesterday on House bill No.
l76 and House bill No. 125, were adopted,
The amendments on House bill No. rs were
adopted, and both bills were ordered to
be engrossed for third reading.
I'm der a suspension of the rules Mr..
of Orleans, introduced House
bill No. 2l2, entitled ian act fixing the time
md prescribing the manner of holding gen.
,ral elections for members OF Congress-
The bill was placed on its first reading
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary ofthe Senate was announced
skiing concurrence in Senate bills Nos. 2O5,
'06, 1885, 1s3, 173, l66, l62, and A, $50, 40,
md joint resolution No. 20.
Also informed the House that the Senate
lad coIcurred in House bills Nos. 81 and
~ and House bill No. Ill with an amend
nent.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. GA, under consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Kent, of Orleans, the
bill was read section by section.
Sections first, second, third, fourth, fifth,
Iixth, seventh, eighth, ninth were adopted
without amendments.
Section tenth was adopted as amended by
he committee.
Section II was read.
Mr.. Kent, of St. Helena, moved to strike
,ut the entire section.
Mr.. Raymond, of Jefferson, moved to lay
The motion on the table.
Messrs. Kent and Garstkamp called for the
yeas and nays, resulting as follows: Il
Yeas; Alexander, Antoine, Brewster,
Carr, Crawford, Demsrest Dupart, Evans,
Faulkner, Harper, Hutchinson, Holland, /
Heidenhain, Isabelle, Mcvean, Murrell'
Melvin, Morey, Morand, Pearce, Preiean,
Raymond, Reese, Sterrett, Taylor Tureaud' Ii
Umphreys, Wren, H. Williams, Yorke-SO.
Nays: Abbot, Burrel, Collins, Cuny, Des
onde, Devices, Fouts, Gair, Garstkamp,
Gray, Hill, Hanlon, Honore, Kent, lie !
Blanc, Lott Morris, Mahier. Magee, Noble,
Page, Walsh, Washington, Wsters-24. Il
The motion to lay on the table prevailed.
Mr.. Mcyean, of Caddo, moved the adop-
'ion of section eleventh.
Mcssrs. Gartskamp and Hill called for the