New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-12
HOUSE OF REPKEsExrATIvEs.
BIxty-FIftn Days session.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
RIxty-FIftn Days Session.
FRIDAY, September IL, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called 56 members answer.
to their names. --.
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander,
Adophe, Belot. Brewster, Burrel. Collins,
Dupart, Evans, Faulkner, Guigonet, Carts.
ksmp, Gray, Hill, Haskell, Hanlon, Honore,
Hutchinson, Holland, Hall. Kent, Leblanc,
Leroy, LHoste, Morris, Mahier, Murrel,
Mansion, Morey, Morand, May, Magee,
Noble, Pearee, Page, Prescott, Preiean,
Raymond, Reese, Rey, Sterrett, Simms,
Taylor Tureaud, Umphreys, Walsh, Wash
ington, William G. Williams, H. Williams,
Yorke-56.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. satchell.
On motion of Mr.. Young, Of Conoordia.
the reading of the Journal was dispensed
with.
on motion of Mr.. Dufresne, of Tberville
leave of absence for five days was granted
to Mr.. Deslonde, of IbervilIe.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Faulkner, of CALDWELL offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ReSolUed, That Hon. Isaac H. Crawford be
allowed andpaid mileage and per diem from
the first day Of the sessloD.
The Speaker announced the following
committee on Joint resolution to investigate
the action OF the First and Second Drainage
Commissioners: Messrs. May, of Orleans,
Hall, of Orleans, Collins, of Orleans.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Election and Qualifca
tions submitted the following report:
Rocks OF COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND QUAIL.
heatiOR', e., House Of RepTeseptat55 reese s.
New Orleans September 8, 1858
\ To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tn,
House of Representatives:
| GENTLEMEE-The undersigned member
of your Committee on Elections and Quail
| locations, after reconsideration of the case
of the parish of Lafayette, wherein Michae
| Casey contests the seat of J. N. Judice a:
Representative for that parish have the
honor to report as follows; ..4
That they have carefully examined the
evidence in this case and they are fully
satisfied that if Michael Casey was allowed
the privilege of remaining in his parish fol
q few days he could produce the evidence
| necessary to sustain the allegation set fortl
in his protest. but on account of the law
less and rebellious spirit existing in his par
| ish he is unable to return to the same excep
at the peril of his life; they, therefore recon
mend that he be declared the duly elected
Representative from the said parish ant
| that he be sworn in accordingly.
JAMES S. MATTHEWS,
Chairman pro TEN;
DENNIS BURREL,
F. G. ANTOINE,
HARRY LOTT.
Mr.. Yorke, of Carroll, moved to postpon
further consideration of the report unit
Monday next.
On motion of Mr.. Holland of Tensas
the motion was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Gray, of st. James, moved to post
pone for one month. .s=ss
The Speaker decided that the report couI(
not be entertained, for the reason that tn
report is identically the same as the oa
made previously by the Committee on Elec
tions and Qualifications, which was acte,
upon by the House BY recommittlng tn
same.
Mr.. Murrell, Of Lafourehe, appealed from
the decision of the Chair; upon whicI
Messrs. Washington and Morris called 70
the yeas and nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas: Abbott, Alexander, Adolphe, Bur
rel, Collins, Cuny, Crawford. Devices, Du
fresno, Degrange, Demarest, Dupart, Faux
ner, Galr, Garstkamp, GRAY, Haskell, Han
| lon Honore, Hutchinson, Holland, Isabelle
Kent, Leblanc, Lee, Leroy. L'Hoste, Mahier
MeYean, Melvin, Morand, May, Magee
| Noble, Pearce, Page, Prescott, Preiear
| Raymond, Simms. Tureaud, Umphreys
Walsh, Washington, Wilson, Waters, Yorke
| D. Yo1ng, Heidenhain-49.
Nays !: Belot, Hill, Harper, Hall, Lott
| Morris, Murreli, Mathews, Reese, Rey, Tay
| lor, II. Williams-12.
The decision of the Chair ives sustained
Mr.. Prescott, of St. Landry, offered tht
following resolution
Resloped, That select Committee Of five
be appointed by the Speaker of the House
who will proceed to the parish of Lafayette
to examine into the charge of violence
| alleged by the contestant and report same
to the House.
The Speaker appointed the following
members to serve as a special committee to
carry out the provisions of the above reso-
luton:
Prescott of St. Landry; Yorke, o
Carroll; Lott, of Rapidesi De Grange, o.
Orleans; Mathews, of Tensas.
Mr. Hill. of Ascension, moved to lay the
resolution, on the table.
TesE
The resolution was then adopted.
The Committee on Commerce and Man.
ufactures submitted the following report
which was received and accepted: r
ROOM or COMMITTEE ON oomnraoE Asp [
MANUFACTURES,
House of Representatives, J
New Orleans, September II, ls6a.
| 70 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives,, state Of louisiana;
| GSSTLEdEN-Your Committee on Com.
| meree and Manufactures, to whom was re-
ferred IN act to amend sections first and
/ nfteenth OF an act entitled an act relative to
/ pilots, approved April 4, 1865. beg leave to
I report said bill back to the House with the
/ following amendments
In section first, after the words 'sshall
| noi,p strike out the words s'exceed forty,
and insert the words tsbe less than forty nor
| more than dtty.n
/ Same section, eighth line, strike cut the
| word 'fortyn and insert the word ''tifty.a
Same section, thirteenth line, strike ont
the werd forty and insert the word
SIs Your COMMITTEES further RECOMMENDS thas