New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-26
Hew 0tieans Republican.
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.
Ninth Day---Evenlng Session.
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 1870.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Speaker Carr in the chair.
The roll being called, the following
members responded to their names:
SNEAKER Carr. and Messrs. Abbott, Alex.
ander, Burrel, Briout, Collins, Calhoun,
Cuny, Crawford, Deslonde, Devices. Du-
fresno, Demarest, Dupart, Douglass, Evans,
Eager Faulkner, Guigonet, Garstkamp
Gray, Gaidry, Hill, Haskell, Harper, Kent
Leblanc, Leroy, LHoste, Lott, V. NJ
LANCE, McCulien, Mahier, McVean, Murrell
Mansion, Morey, Mathews, Magee. Page
Prescott, Reese. Rey, RengstorI, Slmms
Sterrett, Tournoir, Umphreys, Walsh. Wren,
II. Williams, Wilt, Yorke, Zoelly-54.
By permission, Mr.. Mansion, of Orleans,
offered the following resolution, which
was read and adopted
Resoloed That the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Enrolment be authorized to en-
p,oy such clerical force as he may deem
Necessary to finish the work OF this session.
House bill No. &C. an act to provide a
revenue, to levy and collect taxes, to grant
and collect licenses, ETC., returned from
the Senate with amen dments, W taken
up.
The amendments were read and concur
If mr.
dered to be sent to the Senate.
Mr. McVean, of Caddo, by permission,
offered the following resolution, which
was read and adopted:
WHEREAS, The Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives have passed joint resolution,
providing for a joint committee to examine
into the affairs and condition OF the New
Orleans and Opelousas Railroad; therefore,
be it
Resolced, That the Speaker Of the House
be authorized and Instructed to appoint
himself one of the said committee, and
that he be further authorized and in
structed to fill vacancies that now, or here
after may exist in the joint committee to re.
wise the statutes of the State, of general
character.
8Ir. Devices, of Bienville, by permits
sion, introduced House bill No. 1913, an
act relative to the Louisiana State Semi
nary and to change the name Of the Lou
isiana State Seminary.
Which was read.
The constitutional rule being suspended
Tie bill was put on its second reading and
considered as engrossed.
Under further suspension CT the con-
stitutional rule the bill underwent its third
reading and final passage, its title was
adopted and it was ordered to be sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
1Tr Isabelle, of Orleans, by permission,
called up Senate bill No 266, an act to aid
the medical department of Straight Uni
versity.
Which was put on its first reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended
tie bill was put on its second reading by
title.
Under a further suspension of the con-
stitutional rule the bill underwent its
third reading and final passage; its title
was adopted, and notice Of concurrence
was ordered to be sent to the Senate.
BTr. Devices, of Bienvile, under a sus-
pension of the rules, introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
ReSolced, That the use of the hall of the
House of Representatives ia hereby rendered
to the Dental Convention, to be held in the
month of April, 1870.
DIr. Harper, of ST. Charles, by permits
sion, introduced House joint resolution
No. 294, requesting our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to endeavor
to secure consolidated levee system.
Which was read, under suspension of
the rules.
The constitutional rule being suspended
the bill was put on its second reading by
title, and considered engrosssd.
Under further suspension of the con-
stitutional rule the bill was read third
time and finally passed, its title was
adopted, and it was ordered to be sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
By permission, the Committee on Banks
and Banking, through tits chairman, SUBJ
nitted the following report which was re-
ceived, read apd adopted:
ROOFS OF COMMITTEE ON BANKS AND BANKING
March l6, 1870.
Your Committee to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 2, respectfully return the
same back and report tsvorably, and recon.
mend it's passage.
W. s. CALHOUN. Chairman.
CHARLES GRAY,
ED. F. L'HOSTE.
LOUIS A. Witt,
JOHN GAIR,
JOHN 81. MoVEAN,
Senate bill No. 2, San act to amend.
and continue in force as amended, an act
entitled AN act to establish State bank,
TO be known by the name of the Louisiana
State Bank approved March IA, 1918, |
and to give corporate existence to the
Louisiana State Bank" reported by the
committee, was put on its third reading,
under suspension Of the constitutional
rule, and final passage; its title was adopt
ed, and nofce of concurrence was ordered
to be sent to the Senate.
Mr. Demarest, of st. MARY. by permis-