New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-17
lie the bill was put upon its second read


thrd reading and final passage, its title
adopted, and it was ordered to be sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. DAB. an act authorizing
Lostie Vincent, of the parish of Lafayette.
to build bridge across the Vermilion
bayou. at or near the place called Sebas-
topol. in the parish Of Lafayette, to be
drawbrid.e, leaving an opening of forty
feet for the purpose of navigation, was
ree
The constitutional rule being suspended,
the BIZ was placed upon its second reading
The bill was considered as engrossed
Under a further suspension of the const-
tutional rule, the bill was placed upon its
third reading and final passage, its title
adopted, and it was ordered to be sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
i House bill No. 257, an act to incorporate
the st. Pau! Methodist Episcopal Church
Association of Shreveport. Louisiana, was
read
The constitutional rule bein. suspended.
the bill was placed upon its second reading.
L: was considered engrossed. and caicu
dared for a third reading.
House bill No. ,234 an act to protect
iaborers from being forced to work on the
public roads and levees of this State, and
providing IL punishment for violation of
same, was placed upon its frs. reading.
The constitutional rule being suspended.
the bill was placed npon its second reading.
1t was then considered as engrossed.
Cndera further suspension of the consti-
tutional rule the bill was placed upon it,
third reading.
Upon its final passage the yeas and nays
were demanded by Messrs. Bryan. of Cal
casieu, and Fontelieu. of Vermlion, with
the following result:
Yeas: Adolphe, Antoine. Baker. Bentley,
Blunt, Bowen, Brewster, Bryan, Buchanan.
Burch, Crawford Darinsburg, Davis.
Demas. Faulkner, Gaddis, Gardner. Garst
kamp. p. Harper, w Harper. Hampstead.
kears0n knsella Laurent, II. Lott, j. Il.
Lott, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin. Matthews.
McCarty. Mcfarland, Moore. Morphy.
Morris Murray, Otto. Overton, Quinn, Raby,
Riley, R;nggold, Souer, Stanton. Tounoir,
Tureaud, Nerrrtt. Wands, Washington, Of
Assumption, Washington, of Concord;a,
Waters. Whcyland, +. Williams, II. vii
Iams, Wilson, Worrall, Yorlle, Young-jS.
Nays Abel, Barker. Barrow, BcLham,
11rOGSSaru. bryan. butler. (arr, CHiCnerc.
Cochran, Darby. Davidson. Devices. Dnrio,
Fontel:eu, Huston, Hyams. Kilen. Llambas.
Meadows. Moncure. Nelson, Pond. Schu-
macler. Stevens, Stinson Tatman, Th6mp-
Sons.
The bill was finally passed, its title
adopte'i. and it was ordered to be sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
House bill Ne. $50, an act making the JUS
tees OF the Peace in the several parishes of
this State 1.-THE parishes Of Orleans and JET
ferson excepted) ex-officio members OF the
police jury in their respective parishes and
to repeal sections two thousand. seven hun
dred and twenty-seyen, two thousand. seven
hundred and twenty-eght, two thousand.
seven hundred and twenty-nine, two thou
sand seven hundred and thirty. and two
thousand. seven hundred and thirty-three
of the Revised Statutes Of the State OF
Louisiana, was read.
Mr.. Barker of Lafourche, moved It's in
definite postponement.
Mr.. H. Lott, OF Rapidcs, moved to lay
that motion on the table, which was lost By
a rising vote of II yeas to so nays.
And the motion to indefinitely postpone
prevailed.
MI. Tureaud, of St James. moved a re-
consideration of the vote on the indefinite
postponement of the bill. and also moved to
lay the. motion to reconsider on thu table.
Carried.
House bill No. 26O. an act to increase the
revenue OF the State and to incorporate the
New Orleans Consolidated Lottery Com
pany.
NJ. Carr. of Orleans, moved its indefinite
postponeMent.
Mr.. Hampstead, of Iberville, moved TO
lay that motion upon the table which was
carried by a rising vote of 36 yeas to 81
nays.
Mr.. Carr. of Orleans. moved to Law the
bill apon the table subject to call, and
being seconded by Mr.. Young, of Concorda
demanded the yeas and nays thereon which
resulted as follows
Yeas: Abel, Bentley, Blunt. Bowen
Brewster. BrOussard, Buchanan. Burcil.
Butler, Carr, Cochran, Crawford, Darby
Darinsburg. Davidson, Demas, Devices,
Durio, Ellis, Faulkner, Fonteleu, Gaddis.
Gardner, Garstkamp, p. Harper w. Harper,
Hampstead. Huston, Johnson, Kearson,
Kenner, Kinsela, Laurent, II. Lott. J. b.
Lott. Lynch, MahOney. Marvin, Matthews.
Mcfarland. Meadows, Moore, Morris, OPP
lateIS. Oycrton, 1kaby, ~ ey, Ringgold,
Sartain, Smith, Souer, Stanton, Stevens.
Tounoir, Tureaud, Ullman, Wands, Wash
ington, of Assumption. Washington, Of
Concordia. Waters, Wheyland, L. Williams.
II. Williams, Wilson, Worrall YorISe.
YOung-61.
Nays: Adolphe Baker, Barker, Barrow,
Belot, Bickham, Brown, Bryan. Bucking
ham, Chachere, Davis, Hyams, killen,
LIambias Marie, McCarty. MOncure, Nor
ply, Murray. Nelson, Otto, Pond Schu-
macher. Stinson, Tatman, Thompson, Yer
rett-21.
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved that the
special committee appointed to investigate
the accounts of the contingent expense com
mittee and Warrant Clerk be ordered to
submit report at this time.
Mr. Matthews, of Tensas, in the chair.
The special committee, through its chair
mal, submitted the following report, which
was read, received and accepted
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO ISvE.rreATz |
Account of Committee on Contingent
Expenses, Warrant Clerks etc.
New Orleans, February l5 1871.
House OF Representatives,
Your committee in presenting the accom-
panying exhibits of the accounts of the