New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12
WHOLE NUMBER 1859.

n9.. nons ana Qualifications to whom was com
inlteo ior examination and report the con.
tsA Lesley eiection case Of the Ninth Representa-.
" nfS District OF the parish of Orleans, where
p In oatnued carter contests the seat of j. e.
hhe5lgsuon' 10 report to your honorable
That ]. z. Rengstroff received 1os4 votes
ana samuel Carter received 554 votes show.
ing 3 majority OF $40 votes for the said Reng.
That the said Carter has not proauced
such evidence of fraud and intimidation as |
would Ju stify your committee in reporting
in his favor.
We therefore recommend that ]. e. Rene.
strof be confirmed in his seat as Representa-.
tive from the Ninth Representative District,
parish of Orleans.
Respectfully submitted,
MORTIMER CARR,
Chairman, pro TEN.
.... HARRY LOTT,
DENNIS BURREL.
JAMES. S. MATTHEWS.
F. @. ANTOINE,
AMOS KENT.
The Committee on Judiciary submitted
the following report, which was received
and agreed to:
.H. JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Room,
October 9, le6s. !
10 the Honorable Speaker and House of Repre-.
GBNTLEMEE-In case of House bill No.
2l4, joint resolution to hold joint session
ot the General Assembly on the twelfth
instant, with view to taking a recess from
the htteenth of October to the seventh of
November, your Committee on Judiciary re.
port uniavorably.
P. HARPER,
Chairman.
The same committee submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was received and ac-
cepted:
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RooN.
October 10, 1855.
To the Honorable Speaker and House of Repre-.
GENTLEMEN-In case of Senate bill No,
.., zoI, an act 10 amend and reenact an act en-
titled an act providing against usurpation.
intrusion into, or the unlawful holding or
exercising public office or franchise In
this State, approved September s, 1865
your Committee on Judiciary report favor.
ably with the following amendments, viz:
Frst-After the word ''pro temporen in
the eighteenth line, section one, insert the
torney General"
Second-After the word "arises" in the
seventh line, section two, insert the words
and Tor the parish Of Orleans by the Attor.
ney Generals
Third-After the word "pro temporen in
the sixth line, section four, insert the words
or Attorney General, as the case NAV be. y
Fourth-After the word ''pro temporeT in
the seventh line, section five, insert the
words "or Attorney General, as the case
may be-"
Fifth-After the word ''withs in the sixth
llne, section eleven, insert the words ''an =
Sixth-At the ED of section twelve strike
out the words lat the request of the par
tles' and insert instead tle words ION mo-
ton OF either of the parties"
P. HARPER,
Chairman.
Mr.. McAIillen, of Carroll, moved to lay the
bill on the table. . ...+
Lost.
The bill was read a second time.
The amendments were adopted, the bill
placed on lis third reading as amended.
final passage, title adopted ard ordered to
be sent to the Senate for concurrence in the
amendments.
The Committee on Claims submitted the
following report, which was received and
accepted:
Rooms Committee ON CLAIMS,
October {, ls6s.
Speaker and Members House of Representatives.
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Claims beo
leave to report that said committee have
mad, by order Of the House, Senate bill No.
SO, an act for the relief of Geo. s. Lacy
favorably.
Also. on House bill No. 247, an act for the
relief OF clerks employed by the State to
hnish the recording of the debates of the
Constitutional Convention of 1864 vonr
committee would beg leave to report BY sub.
stitute.
J. II. McYEAN.
Chairman on Claims;
W. POPE NOBLE.
Senate bill No. IS was referred to tbe
Committee of the Whole.
The substitute to House bill No. 247 was
read twice and referred to the Committee
of the Whole. ..
The Committee on Enrolment submitted
the following report, which was received
and accepted:
ROOMS ConAlrTEE on ENRoLLMES-,l
ho9se OF Representatives Z
... new Orleans. October TO- 1859. }
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives;
Your Committee on Enrolment begs leave
u report as duly enrolled:
House bill No 2l2, an act fixing the time
and prescribing the manner of holding aen-
eral elections for Representatives in Con-
gress.
Respectfully, ETC.,
o. H. BREWSTER,
Chairman Committee on Enrolment
REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEES.
To the Honorable Speaker and Membars n, ,ha
House OF Representatives of the state Of Lou.
Your special committee, appointed "to
Investigate and report II, in the parish of
Orleahs, any onlces for the registration of
electors under the law have been closed
whether temporarily or permanently. and,
II yea, by what authority such offices have
been closed, have the honor to report that
they have been busily engaged in the inyes.
tlgat1on of the matters referred to them.
but are unable to report this morning
owing to the illness of the Attorney Gene
raj of the State, whose opinion on some
legal matters connected with their inyesti1
CATION is desired by some members of this
committee. They further announce that
they will be ready to report at the next ses-
sion of this House.
JAMES R. CURELL,
Chairman.
The report was received and accented,
On motion of Mr.. .McMulen, of Carroll,
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole to consider Senate bill No. 235,
an act making appropriations for the gen.
eral expenses of the State for the unexpired
term of the year ending the thirty.hrst day of
December, 1868. = fa'r ru
Mr.. Harper, of St. Charles, was called to
the chair.
After discussing the items, the Committee