New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-07
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE,
Eighty.sixth Days session.
Secretary of the Senate

TUESDAY, October 6, 1868.
The House met pursuant adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, sixty five members
answered to their names.
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander Au-
tome, Adolphe, Buckingham, Belot, Brew
ster, Burrel, Bergeron, Collins Carr, Craw.
ford, Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne Dupart
Evans, Eager Esnard, Faulkner, Fouts,
Guigonet, Gair, Garstkamp, Guidry, Hanlon,
Harper, Hutchinson, Holland, Heidenhain,
Morris, Mollere, McCuilen, Maher, MurIell,
Mansion. Morey, Morand, May, Mathews,
Noble, Pearce, Pratt, Page, Pierce, Ray
mond, Reese, Ray, Slaton, Sterrett, Simms,
Taylor. Umphreys, Walsh, Washington. VIM.
G. Williams, H. Williams, Wiltz D. Young
-65.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. satchelI.
On motion of Mr.. Gartskamp, Of Jeffer.
son, the reading OF the Journal was dis.
pensed with.
The following correction to the minutes
was ordered to be made: III the first section
Of Senate bill No. 6s, strike out after the
words ION the" the word - second, and in
scrt the word third"
Fifteen days leave Of absence was graa ted
to Mr.. Deslonde, of Iberville.
Ten days leave Of absence was granted to
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita.
Under suspension OF the rules, M. Des-
londe OF IoerTille. offered the following
resolution, which was adopted;
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives
Of this State, by a resolution passed on tie
twenty-secOnd day of March, A. D. 1867.
directed the purchase Of portrait OF Gen.
eral George Washington, of Mrs. Ann Nc
QUAD, for the sum Of FIVE hundred dollars.
which sum has never been paid, although
the painting has long since been delivered. /.
Therefore be it resolved by the House OF
Representatives Of the State OF Louisiana,
That the sum OF five hundred aud sixty dol.
lars, amount of purchase and interest, be
paid to Mrs. Ann McQuaid, out OF the cor.
tingent fund OF the House.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Isa-
belle, of Orleans, presented 4 petition signed
By the officers of the Louisiana Orphan
Association, praying for relief.
Referred to the Committee on Charitable
Institutions.
The same member presented petition
signed by the President OF the Greatmen
Street School for destitute orphans, praying
also for relief.
Referred to the same committee.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Contingent Expenses
submitted the following report, which was
rec eived and accepted
House or REPRESENTATIVES,
Committee on CONTINGENT Expenses
New Orleans, La September &, 1858
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
Your Committee on Contingent Expenses
have the honor to return House
bill No. 269, entitled "An act ap-
propriating., one, hundred thousand
dollars for the mileage per diem and the
contingent expenses of the General Assem-
bly, with favorable report thereon,
FRANK MOREY,
Chairman of Committee on Contingent
Expenses.
The bill was referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Mr.. Wren, of Bossier, moved to suspend
the rules to introduce the following oint
resolution:
Be it resolved, ETC., That the Senators Of
Louisiana be instructed and the Representa-.
tives be requested to take such steps ia the
Congress OF the United States as may seem
TO them most conducive to the immediate
acquisition of the island of Cuba.
The rules were not suspended.
Uuder suspension of the rules Mr. Kent,
of st. Helena, introduced House bill No.
272, an act for the relief of Frank Huguet.
FIRST and second readings and referred TO
the Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. Hutchinson, of st. Tammanv:
House bill No, 273, an act to improve and
make navigable the Tangipaho river.
First reading.
The Committee on Registration asked Der.
mission to report at this time.
Granted.
The committee reported as follows:
MAJORITY REPORT.
RooN OF COMMITTEE ON REGISTRATION
House of Representatives
= . New Orleans, october s 1865
lo tHe hoaoraoe speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives
GESTLEAEN-Your Committee on Reels
tratlon, to whom was referred Senate bill
No. Z56, entitled an act to repeal section one
Of an act entitled an act to define more fully
the powers and duties of the Board of Reels.
tration and Supervisors thereoffor the regis.
tration OF the qualified voters of the State.
approved September 10, 1sGs, and to make
other provisions respecting the same. beg
leave to report said bill back to the House
with the following amendment:
BY striking out the whole of section three
and recommend its passage.
Respectfully submitted
OCTAVE BELOT,
Chairman;
JOHN GARsTkAMP,
u. DUPART.
MINORITY REPoRT
COMMITTEE Rooms on REGIsTRNrToN,
House Of Repress natives.
To the HOnOrabls Speaker and % Msmbsts Of he
House OF Representatives: