The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-04-06

WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
FOrty-ninth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,
wednesday; March L; 1871.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Speaker Carter in the chair.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Carter. Abel, Antoine Baker,
Barrow, Bentley, Blunt Bowen, Broussard,
Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Darinsburg,
Davidson, Durio, Ellis, Faulkner, FontelieH,
Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp, P. Harper,
W. Harper, Hampstead, johnson, Kinsella,
La Saliniere, Laurent, Marvin, Mcfarland,
Meadows, Moncure, Moore, Murray, Nelson,
Otto, Overton, Pond, Riley, Ringgold, Sar-
tain, Souer, Stamps, Stanton, Tatman,
Thompson, Tounoir, Tureaud, Ullman,
Washington, of Assumption, Washington,
of Concordia Waters, Wheyland, E. Will
liams, H. Williams, Wilson, Worrall, Yorke,
Young-64.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, of
Jefferson, the reading OF the journal was
dispensed with and it was approved.
Mr.. Devices, of DeSoto, gave notice
that he would move for reconsideration
of the vote on yesterday whereby the
resolution allowing mileage to the chap
lains of the House was laid on the table
The Speaker laid before the House the
following message from the Governor:
STATE OF LoUuIANA,)
Executive Department.
New Orleans, March l, 1871.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives :
Gentlemen 1 am directed by his
Excellency, the Governor, to inform your
honorable body that he has approved
and signed an act ratifying and confirm
ing contract between the Louisiana
Lsvee Company aid the Governor Of
the State of Louisiana
Cd. DRAGDON,
Private Secretary.
Mr.. Moncure, of Caddo, in the chair.
SPECIAL ORDER OF TIE DAY
Senate bill No. lat, an act to amend
and re-enact section two of an act en-
titled san act to provide for the pay
ment or funding of the floating debt of
tho State by the issue and sale or ex-
change of the State funds" approved
March 16, 1870. and to repeal section
three of said act, having been made the
special order Of the day was taken up.
The bill was ordered to be considered
section by section.
The first section was read and adopted.
The second section was read and
adopted.
The third section was read and adopt
ed.
Mr.. Harper, of ST. Charles, moved that
its further consideration be postponed
until tomorrow at one o'clock.
Mr.. Burch, of East Baton Rouge,
moved to lay the motion to postpone on
the table, upon which the yeas and nays
were demanded by Messrs. Brown, Of
Ascension, and Blunt, of Natchitoches,
with the following result:
Yeas Abel, Barker, Barrow, Bentley,
Bickham, Brewster, Broussard, Burch, But
Ter, Carr, Chachere, Crawford, Darby, Oar
insburg, Davidson, Davis, Devices, Ellis,
Faulkner, Gaddis, Grrdner, Garstkamp, p
Harper, w. Harper, Hampstead, Huston,
Hyams johnson, Kearson, Kenner, LaSa-
liniere, H. Lott, J. B. Lott, Lynch, Mahon-
ey, Marie, Matthews, Mcfarland Moncure,
Moore, Norris, Nelson, Oag, Oplatek, Otto,
Overton, Quinn, Riley, Ringgold, Sartain,
Smith, Souer, Stanton, Tatman, Tounoir,
Ulman, Verrett, Wands, Washington, of
Assumption, Washington, of Copcordi,,
Waters, Wheyland, E. Williams, H. Viii
iams, worrall. Yorke, Young-67.
Nays: Adolphe, Antoine, Baker, Blunt,
Bowen. Brown, Bryan, Buckingham, Coch-
ran, Demas, Durio, Floyd, Fontelieu, Kill
len, KinselIa, Laurent, Marvin, Meadows,
Morphy, Murray, Pond. Raby, Schumacher,
Stamps, Stevens, Thompson, Tureaud-27.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, moved that
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