New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-22


further consideration of said bill be post
poned until printed.
Carried.
The Committee on Ways and Means SUBJ
mitted the following report:
on House bill No. 11O:
Without action and with the recommenda-
ton that House bill No. 105 be adopted as q
substitute for this bill.
On House bill No. Ill:
Recommend that House bill No. lee be
adopted as a sub titute for this bill.
(Signed) A, L. LEE,
Chairman Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Mercy, of 0uachita, moved that the
bills returned by the Committee on Ways and
Means be considered in Committee of the
Whole, with the other bills in connection
thereto.
Carried. ......
The Committee on Public Lands and lie.
wee submitted the following report, which
was received and accepted:
RooIoE COMMITTEE on PUBLIC LANDS & LEyEEs,
House Of Represe natives
New Orleans, La. August II, 1868.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF representatives;
Gentlemen-Your Committee on Public
Lands aud Levees, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 10, entitled San act to es-
tablish a Board of Public Works for the
State of Louisiana, and to define the duties
of the same having carefully considered
the said bill, respectfully submit it to your
honorable body, with amendments, and rec
| commend its immediate passage.
D. H. REESE, Chairman;
w. S. CALHOUN,
I. MAHIER.
/ concur in the amendments recommended
| by the Committee, with the exception of
| the one which proposes to strike out of the
first section "by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate.
W. L. McMILLEN.
Mr. Mcyean, of Caddo, moved that $50
copies of the bill as amended be printed.
| Carried.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, moved that the
consideration of the bill be postponed until
printed.
Carried.
Mr.. Holland, of Tensas, under a suspen-
sion of the rules offered the following reso.
luton, which was ruled out of order on the
ground that the Clerks of the enrolling de-
partment HAD been duly appointed and com.
missioned by the Speaker and that rule No.
40 had been practically abolished:
ReSolUed, That rule ''seventy.oner of the
'rules of order'' of the House be so amend
ed as to comply with rule "forty," allowing
standing committees to appoint their own
clerks.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. Burrel, of St. John Baptist:
An act relative to marriages, House bill
No. $50.
By Mr.. Burrel, of st. John Baptist;
House bill No. l5l, an act repeating al
articles of the Civil Code and all laws Of tht
State of Louisiana making distinction OF
account of race or color.
BILLS on THEIR THIRD READING.
House bill No. 20 was placed on its thir,
reading.
/ Mr.. Faulkner, Of Caldwell, moved to stril
;; out the words 'as fixed by the constitution
. and insert "s5OOO."
: Carried.
: Mr.. Curell, of Orleans, moved to insel
except tie District Judges of the parish {
t Orleans, who shall receive $4,000 per al
7 num-
On motion of Mr.. Carr, of Orleans. til
1 amendment was laid on the table.
b Mr.. Curell, of Orleans, moved to lay Ii
s bill on the table subject to call.
Lost.
+ The bill was placed on its final passaa
e and was adopted. The title, reading as 70
: lows was adopted: An act fixing the salal
Il Il of district judges in the State.
s The bill was ordered to be sent to the SCI
It ate for concurrence,
q House bill No, 80, entitled an act to amer
n an act entitled an act and the amendme
y thereto concerning the town of Bastrop,
e. the parish of Morehouse, was placed on i
n third reading and final passage, and adoptC
n its title and ordered to be sent to the Sc
'e ate for concurrence.
~ House bill No So, entitled an act for Il
70 emancipation of George Crockett Phillip
az was placed on its third reading, adopted
its title, and ordered to be sent to the Sc
t. ate for concurrence.
House bill No. SO, entitled an act relati
q to the divisions of land under legal salt
/, was placed on its third reading.
n. Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, moved that t
n. further consideration of the bill be po
h. poned until Monday next.
e, Carried.
s. House bill No, 81, entitled preamble al
u resolutions to have the United States fl
Is' to wave over all public offices and instit
II tions, was placed on its third reading.
n Mr.. De Grange. of Orleans, moved
~ strike out the word "thereof'' in the fl
bo resolution, and insert the words "of
ue Courts.s fHr r....-.I
en- Mr.. Young, of concordia, moved the
definite postponement of the bill.
Lost.
The bill was finally adopted, and order
to be sent to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. IS, as amended, entitled
at. act to Incorporate the town of Alexandr
was placed on its third reading.
ers On motion of Mr.. Cuney, of Rapides,
amendments were adopted.
OF Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, moved to amend
, a fourth section by striking out in the q
line the word aldermen y and insert
,as Council;" and in the seventh line, striki
49, out the word aldermen and inserting
us words Board of Council, . and moved I'll
adoption.
An Mr.. Noble, of Orleans called for the y
m, and nays, which resulted as follows:
MS Yeas: Abbot, Buckingham, Burrel, c
er' houn, Carr, Quincy, Devices, Dufres
ay Demarest, Dupart, Evans, Faulkner, Fol
~ Gair, Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill, Harper, II
Ia Ia land, Hall, Heidenhain, Isabelle, Nor
eS' Mollere, Mahier, Morey, Morand, Peal
'se' Page, Raymond, Reese, Rey, Sterrett, Wa
VI ington, Umphreys, H. Williams,
H. Young-5T
Nays: Barbee, De Grange, Kent, Lei
!, L'Hoste, Landers. Melvin, Matthews, No
AZ.