New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-18
HOUSE OF KEPREsENrAr1vEs.


FRIDAY, July II, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the Chair.
The roll being called, siXty.eight mem
bers answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell, Abbott, Alexander, An
tome, Adolphe, Bennett, Buckingham,
| Belot, Brewster, Barbee, Burrel, Bergeron,
Collins, Calhoun, Carr, Cuney, DesIonde,
Devices, Dufresne, Demsrest, Dupart, Ev-
ans Esnard, Faulkner, Fouts, Guigonet,
Gair, Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill, Hanlon,
HOnore, Harper, Hutchinson, Holland,
Isabelle, Kent, Leblanc, Leroy, Lott,
Morris, Mahier, Mcyean, Mnrrell, Melvin,
Mansion, Moran, May, Mathews, Reese,
Rey, Slaton, Smith, Sterrett, Taylor, Tu-
reaud, Washington, Wren, Wilson, William
G. Williams, H. Williams, Waters, n. Young,
Zoelly--6s. "a.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Kingston.
On motion of Mr.. Gair, of East Feliciana,
the reading OF the journal was dispensed
The Speaker ordered the Clerk to an
noupce the following additional commit
tees.
| COMMITTEES APPOINTED JULY II, 1868.
State Library-Burrel, of st. Charles,
/ chairman; Adolphe, of Orleans; Bergeron,
of st. Martin; Deslonde, of Iberville; De-
marest, ofSt. Mary; Mollere, Of Assumption;
Mansion, of Orleans; Sterrett, OF Caddo,
and three vacancies.
| egistration-Belot, of Orleans, chair.
man; Gartskamp, of Jefferson; Dupart,
Of Terrebonne; DeGrange, OF Orleans;
three vacancies. ....
9Pensions-Antoine, of Orleans, chairman (;
| Guigonet, of Avoyelles; kavanagh, of ST..
Landry; Williams, of East Feliciana; Wilson,
of Catahoula. Two vacancies.
Public Buildings = Page, of Jefferson,
chairman; McCulIum, of East Baton Rouge;
Melvin, of Natchitoches; Morris, of Ascen-
sion; Williams, of East Feliciana; Mahier,
of West Baton Rouge; Waters, of Orleans.
Public Health and Quarantine-Faulkner,
of Caldwell, chairman; Gray, of st. James;
Murrell, of Latourche; Wren, of Bossier,
Fouts, of Vim. Two vacancies.
Special Committee to Examine Canal
| 81 rect Ferry-Carr, of Orleans, chairman
DeGrange, of Orleans; Melvin, of Natchi'
toches.
Constitution-Ga Gair, of East Feliciansr
chairman; Leroy, of Natchitochc]; Buokin.
ham, of Morehouse; Hill, of Ascension; and
immigration-Lott, of Rapides; Honore
of Pointe Coupee; Young, of Concordia
Walsh, of DeSoto; and three vacancies.
Agri6alture-hforan, OF PiaQuemihes,
} chairman; Tureaud, OF st. James; Smith, o
Pointe Coupee; Prescott, Of st. Landry; anC
three vacancies.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The petition of Widow Ann Preusch
praying for relief was read and referred
to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Reese, Of Lafourche, was called t.
the chair.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Wren, of Bossier, offered the follow
ing Joint resolution, which lies over unde
the rules, the motion TO suspend the rule
: for its passage being lost:
= Resolved by the Senate and House o
! 1 De- tot pf fbn Ctafn of aniafann
General Assembly convened, That the At
torney General of the State be authorized Il
appoint special committee offve, to be com
: posed of the best legal talent, who are no
members OF the Assembly, whose duty shal
/ be to revise the statutes and civil code o
| the State, and recommend amendments T.
/ | such laws as are in conflict with the Pre-
visions of the constitution of this State; AM
. | that they be requested to report the resul
j of their labors as early as practicable.
I. By Mr., Reese, of Lafourche:
Move that the Sergeant'at'Arms be in
] structed to furnish to each member OF thi
|. House the Weekly New Orleans AdUocdt
during the present session.
d Lies over under the rules.
E Mr. Wren, of Bossier, offered the follow
8 i ing resolution, which lies over under tn
q / rules:
s authorized to employ porter to serve eac
: committee Of this House.
s Belt further res0tUed, That the Sergeant-a
4 Arms be authorized to furnish one copy {
Cushing's Manual for each member Of tn
e House.
Mt. Pratt, Of Claiborne, at the request {
e Mr.. Gray of st. James, offered the follow
ing resolution, which lies over under th
a Resolued, That the Chairman on Interni
I: Improvements, and on Charitable and Put
4 lie institutions, and the Chairman on p
i rOchial Affairs be empowered to rent suit
1 bic room for the use of those three COZ
mittees, there being no accommodation
/ this building. -.
e. Mr.. DemaTest, of st. Mary, moved to SUI
l. pend the rules In order to take up the resi
luton offered by Mr.. Pratt at the request
re Mr.. Gray, of st. James.
The rules being suspended, the resolute
: On motion Of Mr.. Noble, Of Orleans W
It. referred to the Committee on Contlnge
or Expenses.
as REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
y The COMMITTEES on Education, throui
BIr. Rey Of Orleans. made the folloWi
an report, which was aeeepteds
CosiMIrTEE OK EpeoATIoN
~ New Orleans, Jaly II, 1856
~ To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of I
a.. House q Representative; - 81 81
.ct The Committee on Education beg leave
ar report progress, and inform you that vi
the assistance of the State Superintende
n OF Public Education, they are preparing
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