New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-08
HOUSE OF REPR gsExrAT1vEs
ThIrty-Finh Days Session.

ThIrty-Fifth Days Session.
49, FRIDAY, August Z, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournm ent,
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, sixty-two men,
bers answered to their names, as follows:
Speaker Lowell, Abbot. Alexander An
tome, Adolphe, Bennett, Buckingham, Belot,
Barbee, Burrel, Collins, Quincy, 'Deslonde,
Devices, Dufresne, Demarest Dupart, Evans,
Esnard, Faulkner, Foute, Guigonet Garst-
ksmp, Guidry, Hill, Haskell. Honore,
Harper, Hutchinson, Holland, Heidenhain,
Hall, Kent, Leblanc, Lee, Leroy, Landers,,
Morris, McCullen, Mahier, McVean, Man
sion, Morey, Magee. Pearce, Page, Pierce,
Raymond, Reese, Ray, Slaton, Smith, Tu-
reaud Umphreys, Walsh, Washington Wren,
VIM. c. Williams, H. Williams, Waters.
Yorke, u. 1oung-62.
Prayer by Chaplain Kingston.
On motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jetfer
son, the reading of the journal was dis
pensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Haskell, of Calcasieu,
leayeof absence for ten days was granted
to Mr.. Prescott, of st. Landry.
On motion of Mr.. Hill, of Ascension,
leave of absence for ten days was granted
to MIR. Morris of Ascension.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
RESOLUTIONS,
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Gray, of st. James, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resogped, That DR.. s. A. Smith, the presi.
dent of the Board of Health, furnish this
House with copies of the reports made to
the said Board by DR.. James Burns, Health
Officer for the First District of New Orleans,
since his appointment or election in August,
1856; particularly such reports as relate to
early cases OF yellow fever, to cases of chol-
era, and to other matters of Importance or
interest, in connection with the perform.
ance of the duties of the said Health Officer.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Morey, of ouachita, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Be ii reS0lred, That no new motions bills,
or resolutions be introduced into the House
after the eighth instant, y kept by vote
sef two-thirds of the members present, until
the business now before the House and
that which will come before it from the
Senate is disposed of.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Enrolment submitted
the following report, which was accepted:
ENROLMENT OFFICE
House OF Representatives. }
4 New Orleans, August I, 1865
Ts the Honorable Charles W. Lowell Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives;
SIR-Your committee have the honor to
report thag the following bills have been
duly engrossed, to wit:
An act relative to life Insurance and for
the protection eff widows and orphans: also
an act to amend an act entitled an act rela-
tive to the inspection Of tobacco, approved
March Is, 1855.
Respectfully submitted,
O II. BREWSTER,
Chairman Committee on Enrolment.
The Committee on Internal Improve
ments submitted the following report, which
was received and accepted:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
Heuss Of Representatives. Of the State Of LOAF
aiAna; + EEf Ga
GENrLEAIEE--You Committee on Internal
Improvements, to whom was referred the
petition of citizens of the parish OF Liy-
lngston for the improvement OF the naViga-
tion Of Tckfaw river, beg leave to report
taT0fahly, aud recommend That the State
Engineer be instructed 70 examine the
work proposed, and report the probable
IcoNTIsuRD ON FOURTH PAeBJ