New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-20


Thursday, January ie, 1871.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Carr in the chair.
The roll was called, and the follow ing
members answered to their names:
Speaker Carr; Messrs. Abel, Ado'phe.
Antoine, Baker, Barker. Barrow. Belot,
Bentley. Bickham, Blunt. Bower Brewster,
Broussarti, Brown, Bryan. Buchanan,
Chachere, Crawford, Darby. Darnsburg
Davidson. Davis, Demas, Durio. Ellis
Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu. Gaddis. Gard
ner, Garstkamp. w. Harper, Huston.
Hyams. johnson. Kearson, Kenner. hillen,
Kinsella, La Saliniere. Laurent. Llamsias,
II. Lott. J. b. Lott, Mahoneyy, Marie: Mar
rin, Matthews, McCarty, Mcfarland, Mead
ows, Monclire Moore. MorpEy, Morris. Muir
raw, Nelson, Oplatek, otto. Overton. Pond
Quinn, R;by. Riley, Ring2o!G. Sartain
Schumacher, SOucr. Stamps. Stanton. Ste
vens, Thompson, Tatman, Tureaud. Cilman,
Verret.. Wands, Washington, o. -tssump
ton, Washington. of Concordia. Waters,
Wheyland E. Williams II. Williams. )" Il
son, WorraN, Yorke, Young.
Quorum present
PRAYER by the Chaplain.
The journal was read and adop-sl-
The Speaker announced tie following
standing Committee on Unfinished Bus
ness:
J.B. Lott. OF Rapides. chairman; 4. ".
Faulkner, Of Caldwell; William Crawford
Of Rapides II. l.. Pond, of East Feliciana
r c. Antoine. OF Orleans; Alphonsc Stin-
son, of Winn; r. Otto, of Orleans.
Also, the following special committee 20
.ake into consideration that part o. the
Governors message relative to the bribery
OF State officials:
o. H. Brewster, of Ouachita, chairman;
II. H. Stevens, Of Jackson; Bush w. Baker,
.or Franklin; Frederick Marie, c: TeIre-
Conne; John J. Moore, Of st. Mary.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Yorke, OF Carroll, presented = pet
zion Of Charles holland, claiming rcmunera-
zion of losses sustained on levee bonds and
certificates paid to him by the Board OF
Levee Commissioners, which was read and
referred 20 the Committee on Lands ard
Ievees.
Mr. Johnson, Of Orleans, presenteu d Pc
.ition for the relief of Charles johnson CT
New Orleans, which was read and referred
20 the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Stamps, of jefferson, presented !. pc
sition from tie police jury of tie parish C:
Jefferson, which was referred - the ',olc-
mittee on Claims.
Mr. Souer, Of Avoyellcs, presented I. PC
tition for the relief of James Bater:lne *
Co, which was referred to -he Committee
on Lands and Levccs.
Mr.. 20: OF Rapides by perniss O. o:.e-ei
the following resolution, which was read
under a suspension Ct the rules ard
adopted:
ResolreG, Tia. in all eases o. contested
elections The Committee on Elections shall
be required TO notify the parties, IN writing
of the time when their cases shall be .sken
zip.
REPORTS o. STANDING COMMITTEES
The Committee on Elections aud teuaiih
cations, through its chairman, submitted
the following report. which was received.
gead and adopted:
Co,c.:TrEE oS ELECTIONS AND CUAi -. ,3SS,}
New Orleans, January y. !G... )
TO the Honorable Speaker and members .. tie
House OF Representatives,:
Nour committee ask leave TO reDol- trait
IN the matter of Burrell vs. Delnas parish
of St. John the Baptist. the petitioner. Den
mis- BurIell, has leave to withdraw, and that
III. DeInas, the sitting member, DE con
tirmcd in his seat.
CHARLES S. ABELL, Chairman.
They also submitted the following report
which was received and read
Covx.rTEg on ELECTIONS AND QrAllt3 ':1-2FS'
New orleans. January i9i 1871.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF he
House of Representatives,:
Your committee ask leave to report II IAe
matter Of p 6. Dcslonde and +. ;. DE-
IRENE VS.. o. H. Hampstead and t. L. LYNCH
of the arish of lberville,. that they recon- M
mend that the present sitting members DC
confirmed in their seats.
N'''''' CHARLES S. ABELL, Chairman.
Mr.. Harry Lott, of Rapides, moved lis re-