The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-16
Seventeenth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Friday, January 20, 1871.

Friday, January 20, 1871.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Speaker Carr in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Carr; Messrs. Abel, Adolphe,
Antoine, Baker, Barker, Barrett, Barrow,
Belot, Bentley, Bickham, Blunt, Bowen,
Brewster, Broussard, Brown, Bryan, Bu-
chanan, buckingham, Butler, Chachere,
Crawford, Darby, Darinsburg, Davis, De-
mas. Devices, Durio, Ellis, Faulkner. Floyd
Fontelieu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp,
w. Harper, Hampstead, Huston, Hyams,
johnson, Kearson, Kenner, Killen, Kinsel-
Ia, La Saliniere, Laurent, Llanbias, II. Lott,
J. b. Lott, Lynch, Mahoney, Marvin, Nat
thews, McCarty, Meadows, Moncure. Moore,
Morphy, Morris, Murray, Nelson, Ong, On
latek, Otto, Overton, Pond, Quinn, Raby,
Riley, Ringgold, Ssrtain, Schumacher,
Smith, Souer, Stamps, Stanton, Stevens,
Stinson, Tatman, Thompson, Tournoir, Tu-
reaud, Ullman, Verrett, Wands, Washington
of Assumption, Washington, of CorcOrdia,
Waters, Wheyland, E. Williams, H. VIII
liams, Wilson, Worrall, Yorkc, Young-96
Quorum present
| Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Brewster, of Ouachita, moved to dis
pense with the reading of the journal.
| Carried.
The journal was then approved
The Speaker then announced the follow
ing special committee on tho part of the
House, to examine the securities deposited
by bankers and banking companies, together
with all books and papers relating to the
business Of banking, according to section
1543 of Revised Statutes: Charles F. Huston,
Of East Feliciana, chairman; B. Buchanan,
of Orleans; ID. A. Cochran of Lafayette; ].
H. Burcl,, of Baton Rouge; J. G. lNoncure,
of Cnd,lo.
And the following special committee ON
the part of the House to investigate the
Donaltlsonville and Baton Rouge riots: ID.
W. C. Brown, of Ascension, chairman: j.
Henri Burch, of Baton Rouge; Paulin FOn-
telieu, of Vermilion.
And upon the special committee to in
vestigate the affairs of lessees of the New
York Canal Company, in the place OF the
late Horace Jordan, of Richland, James
NJ. Thompson, of St Tammany-
Mr.. johnson, of Orleans, called up the
following resolution, which was read
and adopted
Resolved, That the Postmaster be al
lowed to purchase postage stamps to the
amount of seven dollars and fifty cents
for each member of this House, to be
paid for out Of the contingent fund.
Mr.. Barker, Of Lafourche, offered the
following resolution, which was laid on
the table upon motion of Mr.. Stamps, OF
Jefferson.
Resolved, That rule thirty-four be 30
amended as to empower the Speaker to
appoint a standing committee OF five
members, to be styled the committee on
swamp-lands.
Mr., Souer, Of Avoyelles. called up the
following resolution, which was read
andladopted
Resolved, That's special committee OF
three be appointed by the Speaker, pro-
viding the subject matter docs not lcon-
Aict with the jurisdiction Of any standing
committee, to take into consideration
that portion Of the Governors message
relative to life insurance companies. and
that said committee make o rigid invest-
pation of the condition and otherwise of
all life, fire, marine and other insurance
and assurance companies doing business
in the State, regardless Of the fact as to
whether any Of the said companies be in
corporated by the State Of Louisiana or
otherwise; and said committee look into
the names of all parties insured, the
amount of insurance. the insurance of
the annual policies, and the system OF the
scale of insurance, bylaws and charter OF
each company, and what revenue is or
may be derived for the benefit of the
State from such interpretations; what
laws, if any, are necessary for the mutual
protection of the insured and insurers.
and as to the possibility Of the adoption
for the city of New Orleans Of the system
of fire insurance patrol and fire mar
shall, for the protection Of property and
prevention of incendiarism. as is now Ii