New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-22
For.y-Finth Day. reSsion.

For,y-Fith Days Fession.
WEDNESDAY, August 10, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, ifty.tTo members
answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander, An.
tome, Bennett, Buckingham, Belot, Brew
ster, Collins, Calhoun, Carr Curen. Cunyr
Dufesne Dupre, Demarest. Dupart,
Faulkner, Guigonet, Gair, Hill, Haskell,
Harper, Hutchinson, Holland, Hall, Kent,
L'Hoste, Lott Landers, Morris, McCullen,6
Mahier, McYean, Murrell, Mansion, Morey,
Morand Pearce, Pierce, Raymond, Rey,
Slaton, Tureaud Umphreys, Washington,
Wren, Wilson, H. Williams, YorSer D.
Young, Zoely--52.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. jackson.
On motion of Mr.. Tureaud, of St. James.
the reading of the journal was dispensed
with. ir.
Under a suspension Of the rules Mr.. No
rey, of Ouachita, offered the following resc-
| luton, which lies over under the rules. : Or
| WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State;
| by an act approved March is, 1885, entitled
an act to provide for leveeing, draining, and
reclaiming swamp lands in certain portions
| of the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson,
| creates certain drainage districts and au-
thorizes the appointment OF commissioners
| with power to assess taxes and expend.
| moneys: and,
Whereas, Eighty-one thousand (Ssl ,0OOl
| dollars was appropriated in said. act to aid
in erecting works for drainage in said dis
tricts; and an act supplementary thereto
approved March It, 1859, authorized the
said commissioners to issue bonds for the
same purpose therefore be il
ReSOlred, That a committee of three be
appointed to investigate and report what '
works have been erected By the said COM
missioncTs, the amount of money received
from any source, and how the same has
been expended; the amount Of bonds is
sued, and the disposition OF the same; the
present condition Of the works, aad of the
/, finances of the commissioners, and to re-
port the manner in which the present sys'
TEN of drainage works; and whether any
, changes are necessary to make the drainage
, of the city Of New Orleans and suburbs
more thorough and effectual; and that the
said committee may make an early and full
report, they are authorized to employ
clerk for time not exceeding one month.
Under suspension Of the rules Mr. lsa'
belle of Orleans offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted:
Resolued, That the Committee on Judieis-
ry be and is hereby instructed to report Or
or before Monday next Oh the bill entitled
an act to protect all persons in their ciYlt
and public rights.
REroKTs OF STANDING COMMITTEES. .
The Committee on Elections and Qualiaca-
tions submitted the following report, which
, was received and accepted
, House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, }
, Rooms Of Committee on Elections and
Qualifications, New Orleans, La, August 10, 1865. ,
n 10 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of tbs
! seInbly of the state Of Louisiana:
The undersigned members of the Com
mittee on Elections and Qualifications re
- spectfully represent to your honorable body
/, that they have examined the evidence in
= the centestation of p. +. Nalfroit VS.. j. Mil
ton Morris, and Frederick Fobo vs. =, ID.
Hill, Representatives for the Parish of As
i cension, and find the protests and evidence
;, insufficient in all respects to justify the
n contestants obtaining the seats as demanded; !;
said protests and evidence having been PREV
sented in spirit of captiousness.
And we therefore recommend that Messrs.
d J. Milton Morris and G. II. Hill be confirmed
in their seats as members OF the House OF
Representatives of the General Assembly OF
e the State of Louisiana.
Chairman;
F. C. ANTOINE,
DENNIS BURREL,
d MORTIMER CARR,
s. HAIRY LOTT,
lr JAMES McCULLEN.
The Committee on Claims submitted the
!, following report, which was received and
accepted:
N To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of th
- =, House OF Representatives OF the State Of Lou
VI isiana:
3 Your Committee on Claims beg leave tc
. submit favorable report in relation to the
w petition of Benjamin We'll for an approprla'
Sc tion by the Legislature to pay fifteen certln,
lt- Gates of the Indebtedness of the state o.
Louisiana. amounting to the sum OF Ils ons
hundred and forty thousand eight hunufeu
ha aud ninety. four dollars and thlrty'two cents
tSI4O, ,s94 32), for the following reasons: -
10 l, That it has been shown by direct testt
=. mony that the said Benjamin W en- ala actu'
He ally furnish goods to the Setee To-, 70 = c lnncl
nd for. and that the said goods were received
hv HE state and used solely for the benefit
and relief Of the destitute and suffering
Gle citizens of the State, and that the state ma
meyer maid for the same in whole or in part
~ and is therefore Justly indebted fer them.
- D That the Auditor OF Public Accounts
ma after cutting down the amount claimed BY
The Benjamin We'll from one hundred ant
eighty-six thousand and odd dollars to ont
nd hundred and forty thousand eight hundred
and ninety.four dollars and thirty.tw cents
did on the twenty-eishth of November,
ds 1855, settle the said claim OF Ben
amin Well and issued fifteen certin-
~ Gates of the Indebtedness of the Statt
nu of Louisiana therefor, which were duly ap-
proved by J. Madison Wells as Governor
to and which the petitioner now prays an az
mt preparation TO pay
~ =, 8. That by the laws of Louisiana now I
ISL force (see page 2s, section 16 Of the revised
statntes and article 149 Of the constitution
The the claim is legal one against the State
Louisiana. Your committee therefore recon
mend The passage of the following act:
the j. H. MCYEAN,
Chairman of Committee;
,na Sc. CUNY,
'' JOHN GARSTKAbIP,
p. JONES YORKE, ~
Tor W. POPE NOBLE.
GUS THE publication Of the act is omitted.
On motion of Mr.. Morey, Of Ousohita, Il
Z. rules were suspended and the bill wei
~ =, through its second reading. ~
su On motion Of Mr. MoreT, Of Ouaehlt
'ui' tie consideration Of the bill was Fostpone
-. until londsy next in Committee Of II
'4 Whole. Nr'l efH g
i - .s{f /.