New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-02

A. On call of Mr.. Pinchback, the Senat
= proceeded to the consideration of Exec1
tive business.
Executive business having been raise
" by unanimous consent, the following emit
tied bills were introduced without notice
By Mr.. Wilcox: Gan act granting certal
\. privileges to the Louisiana Burial an
Land Improvement Company" which wa
read FIRST time.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four.ffths affirmative vote, th
+, bill put on its second reading, and referre
to the Committee on Corporations and Ps
l. rochial Affairs.
By MIR. Blackman: "An act providin
u compensation to John Ray, appointed un
}. der act No. 81 and joint resolution Nc
!, 1872, of the acts of 1868, to revise the sta1
= utes of general character and the Civ
l. Code and Code of Practice of this State, TO
!, such services, and to authorize him to com
pile digest of the statutes of genera
j. character from the acts of 1870, and to gu
!. perintend the publishing for the use of th
Il State, said digest inclosed," which was reat
first time.
} The constitutional rule was then sus
! pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote
the bill read second time, and ordered
ergrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus.
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
A motion to adjourn until twelve o'clock
| NJ, March 2, being adopted, the President
announced that the Senate stood adjourned
accordingly.
HOUSE JOURNAL-OFFICIA
Forty-sevent1nDny's Proceedings.
| HO6sE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY. March /, 1870.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
| ment.
Speaker Carr in the chair.
The roll being called, the following men,
members answered to their names:
Speaker Carr, and Messrs. Abbott, Alex
Brewster, Barbee, Burrel, Collins, Curel,
Cuny, Crawford, Dufresne, Degrange, Du-
part, Douglass, Eager, Esnard, Faulkner,
Guigonet, Gair, Garstkamp, Gaidry, Hill,
Haskell. Hanlon, Hutchinson, Hall, Heiden-
hahn, Kent. Leblanc, Leroy, Lott, Landers,
Mahier, Mcvean, Murrell, Melvin. Mansion,
Morey, Mathews, Pearce, Page, Prescott,
Prejean, Reese, .Rey. Rengstorf. Sterrett,
Taylor, Tureaud, Tournoir, Umphreys.
Walsh, Washington, Wren, William Will
liams, H. Williams, Wilt, Yorke, Zoelly-66
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Satchell.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, moved TO
dispense with the reading of the journal.
Carried.
The approval of the journal was post
poned until it arrived from the printer.
The Chair laid the following communi-
cation from the Governor before the House:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department. !
New Orleans. February Is, ls7O.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives,:
l have the honor to transmit herewith for
the information and action of the General
Assembly, a copy of the lease of Mechanics
Institute. by the Mechanics Society, to the
State OF Louisiana, through myself acting
in her behalf
respectfully ask the ratification of the
terms of said lease by the Legislature.
(Signed) H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
On motion the communication and lease
were referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
MIR. Mansion, of Orleans, as chairman |
of the Committee on Enrolment, SUBJ
mitted the following report:
ENROLMENT DEPARTMENT, |
New Orleans, March l.. ! |
To the Honorable Speaker:
SIR have the honor to report, as being
duly enrolled
House bill No. 70, entitled an act proyid-
ing for the appointment of Public Admins
traitor, and defining the duties of the same.
JOSEPH MANSION,
Chairman.
Report received and accepted.
The following message was received
from the Senate:
10 the Hono5able Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
l am directed by the Senate to inform
your honorable body that the Senate is
ready to proceed with the trial of G. NJ.
Wickliffe, Auditor of the State of Louisiana.
Respectfully.
CHARLES II. MERRITT,
Secretary of Senate.
On motion, the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. Burrel, of St. John the Baptist, in
the chair.
The committee then proceeded to the
to the Court of Impeachment.
After returning, Mr.. Rengstorff moved
that the committee rise.
Carried.
The Speaker resumed the chair.
The chairman Of the Committee of
The Whole reported, after having trans
acted some business. the Court of I'm
parchment had adjourned until to-mor-
row, at twelve o'clock NJ.
Report received and accepted.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, moved that
when the House adjourn, it adjourn to
meet tomorrow at ten o'clock, A. M.
Carried.
The Chair laid the following communi-
cation from the Governor before the
House:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
Executive Department, ! |
New Orleans, February %, ls7O } |
TO the Honorable Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives
l am directed by His Excellency, the
Governor, to inform the House of Represen.
atives that he has approved and signed
An act to dispense the Board of Metro. J
,olitan Police from giving bond and secu.