New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-16
Chief CLERK House Of Representatiy.
Forty-First Days Session.

EoFtS-E IFbb nays SESSION.
FRIDAY, August 4, lSG9.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell ia the chair.
The roll being called, ffty.eight members
answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander,
Antoine, Bennett, Buckingham, Brewster,
Barb9e, Burrel, BprgGron, Collins, Calhoun,
Cureil, Quincy, Devices, Dufresne, Dupra,
Dup8rt Evans, Esnard, Faulkner, Fonts,
,iuiuoBet, Gair, Garslkamp, tray, Hill,
Haskell, Honore, Hutchinson, Holland,
Hall, Isabelle, Kent. Leroy, Lander5, Mol
lere, M2hier, McVean, Mansion, M0rey,
Morand, Matthews, Noble, Pearce, Page,
Pierce, Raymond, ReY, SlatOn, Tureaul,
Umphreys, Walsh, Washington, Wren, II.
Williams, N. Young, Yorke, D. Ioung-5S.
Prayer by Chaplain Kingston.
On motion Of Mr.. Rey, of Orleans, the
reading Of the Journal was dispensed with.
Under suspension OF the rules, Mr..
Hail. Of Orleans, offered the following
resolution, which lies over under the rules:
Be itresolved by the Senate and House OIL
| Representatives OF the State of Louisiana,
! That all contestants who have failed %
| make good their claims to seats on this
| floor be declared entitled to mileage and
| per diem from the beginnil . OF the session
until the date of the decision of their re.
spectiye cases BY this House.
Under q suspension OF the rules, Mr..
Brewster, Of 0aachita, offered the follow
| ing Joint resolutions, House bill No. IL:
WHEREAS, It has pleased an Advise
| Providence to remove from the councils OF
the nation one whose identity with tho IN
| ierests Of the common country he has left
the heritage OF the people; and
Whereas, Il 3 meet and proper that an
| expression is due the memory OF the de
| ceased; therefore.
Be 4 res5.ye3 By the Senate and House O.
Representatives OF the State of Louisiana II
| General Assembly convened, That in tn
| death OF Hon. ThG1deus Stevens, late mem
| Der of Coz Eress from the Stale OF Pennsyl
vaniA, the country has lost an able son, I'll
cau-e of Republicanism an ardent advocate
and the people a sincere friend;
Be IL further resolged, That the sympatb
of the Senate and House of Representative
is hereby rendered the relatives of the 81
ceased; that these resolutions be entered o
| the minutes of DO houses of the Ctenerl
Assembly, and published in the Ottlci {
| journal of the State of Louisiana; and tha
copies thereof be transmitted to our Sen
} ators and Representatives in the Congre;
! | of the United Statesi
Be Il further rssolosd, That the desks
the President of the Senate and Speaker
the House of Representatives of the Sta
J. of Louisiana be draped in mourning for Il
space of thirty days.
Mr.. Gair, of East Felioiana, moved to 81
/ pend the rules in order to place the aoo7
joint resolutions on their final passage.
Mr.. Curell, of Orleans, called for the ye
t and nays, which were ordered, and result'
!. as follows:
!, Yeas: Abbot, Alexander, Adolphe, Blc
J. ingham, Brewster Burrel, Collins, Calhou
Quincy. Devices, Dufresne, Dupart Evan
Esnard, Faulkner Guigonet, Gair, Gar
kamp, Grey, Hill, Honore, Hutcnipso
Holland, Heilenhain, Isabelle, Kent,
Roy. Lott, Landers, Mollere, Mahier,
Miilen, McVean, Melvin, Mansion, More
Morand, Matthews, Pesrce, Page, Raymor
: Rey, Smith, Sterrett, sTureaud, Umpire
e Walsh, Washington, H. Williams, Yorke,
Young-5l.
Nays: Bennett, Barbee, Bergeron, Cur,
Dupre, Demarest, Noble, Pierce, Stat,
: Waters, n. Young-l1.
The rules being suspended the resolutc
were read O second time.
Mr.. Gair, of East Felciana, moved Il
10 the resolutions be considered engrossel 9
Of placed on their third reading by title 3
fnal passage.
Carried,
= The resolutions were then adopted, ,
ordered to be sent to the Senate for conc
y renee.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
The Committee on Claims submitted
Il following report which was accepted:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF
House of Represent atiYess
Yonr Committed on Claims beg leave
y return the petition Of Benjamin Murrel
= the repayment of money paid by him 10
~ state tor land which had been preViou
y entered And the committee recamme
~ netitioner to comply with the requireme
IF spct,ous Gj aud 60, page 437, of the
viaed statutes of Louisiana which proVi
es, AZ J. II. McVEAN,
u.s. Chairman Committee on Claimi
N JOHN GARSrKAMP,
e P. JONES Y0RKE,
IN, W. POPE NOBLE.
III, The Committee on Federal Relations
lg, mitted the following report:
HOUSE OF REPREsEST4rTv
40 Committee on Federal Rslatio
or New Orleans, August H. lsds
To ths Honorable Speaker and Members Of
HOUSE Of Repr eaentatives:
-ed GRErLEAEN-Your Committee on Fed
Relat ons, to whom was referred House
No. 81, entitled preamble ani resoluilon
have the United STAKES tag wave over
pnblie Offices and institutions. have
nd sidersd the same, and beg leave 70 -