New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-15

readlng De referred to their appropriate
| committees.
from the Governors
EXECUTIVE DErAR1MEKr STATE OF LOUISIANA }
| New Orleans, July Il, 1863
To the Speaker Of the House Of Representatives:
| am instructed by his Excellency the
Governor to inform the House of Represent.
atiyes that he has approved and signed
An act making an appropriation to de-
and ~
An act relative to 'the finances of the
State. FRANK @. REMICK,
| Private Secretary.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, STATE OF LouIs1ASA,
New Orleans, July H. 1858 !
To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:
| transmit herewith for the information
of the House of Representatives a copy of
| special orders No. 154, from Headquarters
Fifth Military District, declaring that mill.
| tary law no longer exists; the civil law is
supreme. H. Q. WARMOTH,
Governor Of Louisiana.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, moved t. take
up bill No. 9, which was made the special
order of the day for Monday, but whicn was
not reached. Carried.
The bill being read, Mr.. Noble, of Orleans
offered the following amendment:
To strike out all after the word law, in
the twentieth line to the word Ito in the
twenty.third line.
To strike out the words "his testimony
in the thirtieth line.
To strike out the word "causen in the
thirty.frst line, and insert the word ''rea.
| son."
Which were accepted by the mover
| Mr.. Kent, of st. Helena, moved that the
| bill be referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
The yeas and nays were demanded and
| the bill was referred to the committee by
| the following vote:
Yeas: Alexander, Buckingham, Brewster,
Barbee, Burrel, Bergeron Calhoun, De.
| Grange, Fouts Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill,
Haskell, Hanlon, Harper, Isabelle, Kent,
Leblanc Lee, Leroy, LiHoste, Morris, Nc
| Cullen, Mahier, Murrell, Melvin, Morey,
May. Pearee, Page, Pierce Reese, Smith,
| Williams, Waters, Il. Young, Zoelly-4l.
Nays. Abbott, Antoine, Adoiphe Bennett,
Belot, Deslonde. Devices, Dufresne, Dupre,
| Dupart, Evans, Esaard, Faulkner, Guigonet,
Gair, Gray, Honore, Hutchinson, Holland,
Lott, Mollere, McMillen, McYean, Mansion,
Moran, Mathews, Noble, Pratt, Prescott,
| Raymond, Ray, Slaton, Sterrett, Taylor,
| Tureaud, H. Williams, D. Young-37.
Mr.. Pratt. of Claiborne, moved that the
| following House bill No. I6, entitled an
| act granting the exclusive navigation of
| Bayous Winson and Pierre to Thomas E.
Paxton for a term of years upon certain
| conditions. Under a suspension of the
rules the bill underwent its second reading,
and was referred to the Committee on In.
| ternal Improvements, and 100 copies ordered
to be printed.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The several standing committees reported
| progress
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. Faulkner called up the following reso.
| luton
1t is moved that all persons declared
members elect of this House by General
Buchanan's order whose seats are now con.
tested and who have not taken their seats,
be allowed to take their seats upon taking
the constitutional oath.
Which was laid on the table by the follow
ing rising vote:
Yeas 43; nays 25.
Mr., DeGrange, OF Orleans, called up his
| resolution:
to furnish the members of the House the
New Orleans Daily Times, in addition to the
other papers now furnished.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, moved to amend
that three copies of the daily papers at the
option of the members be furnished to them
by the Sergeant.at-Arms.
Adopted.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, called up his
resolution:
Joint resolution to aid in the restoration of
the credit of the State of Louisiana, and
the red emption of State notes.
WHEREAS, The State of Louisiana has
issued its circulating notes to considerable
amount, which have not been redeemed,
and no provision has been made for their
redemption; and
Whereas, The said notes are now greatly
deprecated in the hands of the people OF
this State, to their serious injury and loss,
FFNF Ftn hat nla tor
for their redemption has been adopted;
therefore
Be it resolved by the Senate ana House
of Representatives of the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That the
notes of the State of Louisiana issued in
pursuance of law be hereafter received
by the State Treasurer and State Tax
Collectors at par in payment of all
taxes and dues payable to the State.
Mr.. Lee, of st. Bernard, moved to lay the
joint resolution on the table.
S4.fIeS, Mr.. Lee, of St. Bernard, moved to recon
slider the vote just taken, and to lay on the
table the motion to reconsider, which wal
adopted.
Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, called up the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolued, That three hundred copies o
the weekly journals of this House be printed
for the use of the members, and that the
files for the preservation Of the same.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wren, of Bossier, called up the fol
lowing:
Resolusd, That the Speaker of the Hous,
of Representatives Of the State of Louisi
ana be authorized to appoint specia
committee of five, to be composed Of thu
best legal talent who are not members o
this House, whose duty shall be to revisI
the statutes and civil code of the State, anC
recommend amendments to such laws as arr
in conflict with the provisions of the consti
tuition of the State, and that they be re
quested to report the result of their labor
as early as practicable.
Mr.. Wren moved to amend by striking
out the words "Speaker of the House,
and inserting the Attorney General of thu
State.n H
On motion of BIr. Morey, of ouachita, tht
resolution was laid on the table, subject tt
call. --
Mr. McAIillen, of Carroll, asked leave o
absence for ten days for his colleague, Mr.
Yorke, which was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Devices, Of Bienville
; the House adjourned until tomorrow ai
twelve O'Clock N.
II VIM. VIGERS,
Chief Clerk House Of Representatives.
We call the attention of our business mel
to the card of Ferdinand B. Earhart, which
appears in our columns. He is a young
lawyer and notary public of much promise
He is entitled to public patronage.