New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-09
THE LEGHsLATURE


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tit had to be purchased; therefore be 1t
Resolued, That the Sergeant-at Arms be
and 10 hereby instructed to have all the fur-
niture purchased for the use of the House
and its committees branded House of
Representatives, State of Louisiana" for
the purpose of Identification.
Mr.. Morey, of ouschita, called up his reso-
luton instructing the Committee on Ways
and Means to report on House bills Nos. ITO
and Ill.
Rules suspended and resolution adopted
Mr.. Williams, of East FeliciaIa, offered
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary that the build
ings of the State Penitentlary At Baton
Rouge, and Insane Asylum at jackson, ana
Military Academy at Alexandria should De
examined into, therefore be 1t
ResolUed, That the Committee on PupIc
Buildings be instructed to proceed TO the
above mentioned places Immediately, and
report to this bodylas soon as practicable.
Mr.. Mathews offered the following amend
ment, to be added after the word "Alex-
audria:"
And Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum,
and the Capitol ut Baton Rouge
Mr.. Waters, of Orleans, offered the follow
ing amendment;
"And all public buildings in the State.n
Mr.. Melvin, of Natchitoches, moved
to insert after the word 'places" the
following words, "during recess and
strike out the word Immediately"
Carried.
The resolution as amended was adopted
Dir. Faulkner, of Caldwell, called up the
following resolution, introduced by MIR.
Yorke, of Carroll.
Be il resolUed, That the special committee
of i've appointed to investigate the issue of
city notes and one million dollars in city
bonds under the administration of j. I.
Monroe be allowed to employ a competent
clerk.
Mr.. Burrel moved to amend by allowing
Sle committee to employ a clerk for ten
days.
Lost.
Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles, moved to
amend, that the Committee on Contingent
Expenses assign clerk to the committee
provided by the resolution.
Amendment adopted.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. Carr,
of Orleans, offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
ResolUed, That the Treasurer of the State
withhold on the payments Of printing war
rants until the per diem of the members and
employees has been paid.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. De
Grange, of Orleans, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, some authority, unknown to
this House, having provided the twenty -
eight Pages and all the Porters and Mes
sengers with metal badges, therefore
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Con-
tingent Expenses be directed to inquire by
whom said badges are paid for.
Mr.. McCullen, of East Baton Rouge, sub
mitted a protest of Messrs. Zacharie and
Stringer, with request that it be spread
upon the journal.
Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles, offered the
following amendment:
That the protest be returned rs being dis.
courteous and insulting to the House.
Yeas and nays demanded and ordered,
resulting as follows:
Yeas +: Abbot, Alexander. Antoine.
Adolphe, Btlot, Brewster, Calhoun, Carr,
Quincy, Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne, Du.
part, Evans, Esnard, Guigonet Garstkamp
Guidry, Hill, Harper, Hutchinson, Hol-
land, Isabelle, lie Blanc. Leroy, Lott,
Morris, Mahier, MeVean, Murrel, Melvin,
Morey, Morand, Mathews, Pearce, Page
Raymond, Rey, Smith, Sterrett, Umphreys,
Walsh, William G. Williams, H. Williams,
Yorke-45.
Nays: Bennett, De Grange, Gray, Haskell.
Kent, Landers, McCullen, Magee, Noble
Pierce, slaton, Wilson, Waters, Zoely-l4
The protest was ordered to be returned.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections and Qualih.
cations submitted the following report:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, )
Rooms Of Committee on Conteste1 Election and
Qualifications, NOW Orleans La t, Aug 6, 1868 J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives OF the General As.
ssmhly Of tine State Of Louisiana;
Your Committee on Elections and oualif
cations would respectfully report that after
carefully examining the testimony in the
case of contested election for Representa-,
tive from the First Representative District
of the parish of Orleans,
We are of opinion that j. T. Hanlon hay-
ing received 1897 votes, and c.. H. Hugers
1852 votes, that Mr.. Hanlon is elected BY a
The registered votes of the First Ward
show that the total number registered was
1878; of these 1869 were white, and lO1C
were colored, leaving q majority of $50 Of
white votes in that ward.
Therefore, we recommend that said ]. It.
Hanlon be confirmed 10 his seat as a Repre-
sentative from said district
Respectfully submitted,
:. p. JONES Y0RKE,
Chairman;
DENNIS BURREL,
JAS. McCULLEN,
JAMES S. MATTHEW'S,
HARRY LOFT !.
Report received and adopted.
The Committee on Claims submitted thi
following report;
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of tn
HOUSE Of Representatives:
Your Committee on Claims beg leave I,
report fAYoHhbly TO the petition Of Widow
Marie Loup and Widow Martins Hurst To-
aid from the State on account of the massa.
ere Of their husbands by the rioters of Jul,
so, 1885,
Your committee respectfully submit tn.
following act Tor the consideration of thu
JsH. MovEAN,
Chairman Committee on Claims.
Z. JONES YORKE.
SAMUEL E. CUNEY,
". POPE NOBLE,
JOHN ,CARSTKAMP.
WHRznAs, Widow Marie I.oup and vvtaouv
Martha Hurst have been and are now II
destitute and suffering csrcnmatapcee on
account OF the massacre OF their husbands
Constance Loup, deceased, and 9Dsnee,
Hines Hurst, deceased. By rioters, on the
thirtieth day Of July, 1866, in the CITY q
New QrieEne, Bouisiana; therefore,
Belt enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the State Of I,Ouisfaus