The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-12

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the following resolution, which lies over under
the rules:
Resolved, That the Speaker Of the House ap
point i've more additional pages and said page,
shall be distributed by the Sergeant-at-Arms te
the several COMMITTEES rooms. 10, ..3.., .,,.
Mr.. Johnson, of Orleans, by permission offer
cd the following resolution which lies over un
der the rules '.li
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be in.
strueted to purchase postage stamps to the
amount of seven dollars and fifty cents for each
member of this House, 70 be paid for out Of the
contingent fund
Mr.. Souer, of Avoyelles, called up the follow.
ing resolution. which was read, and laid upon
the table, upon motion of Mr.. Stamps, Of
Jefferson. nA !. sits..i ,s.,stt, fs .
Resolved, That the Speaker DO authorized to
appoint special committee, to consist of three
members, to be known as the committee on com.
pairing bills, whose duty 1t shall bs to compare
and verify all the bills passing the House, 80
that they may be extract in language and char
actsr with the original bill
Which lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Quinn, of Orleans, by permission, offered
the resolution. which lies over under the rules:
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be in
structed to furnish ice for the water coolers of
this House during the session.
Mr.. Yorke. of Carroll, by permission, offered
the following resolution, which lies over under
the rules:
Resolved, That the special committee on ap-
portionment be and are hereby instructed to
make their report on Monday next. Immediately
after the reading of tho journal, or in default
thereof, to return to this House the apportion-
ment bill committed to them, with or without
Mr.. Yorke, of Carroll, by permission, present
ted the following communication, which was
road:
New ORLEANS, January II, 1871.
To Hon. Mortimer Carr Speaker OF the House of
Representatives.:
hereby withdraw oil claims, or pretended
claims to o scat in the House of Representatives
Of the State of Louisiana, in and for the Parish
of Ascension, and commend to the favorable
of the House of Representatives
the Hon. D. W. C. Brown.
Very Respectfully,
a5 7 p LANDRY.
And offered tho following resolution relatives
thereto, which was reforred to the Committee on
Elections and qualifc atoms, as was also the ac-
communication: '.l
BE Resolved, That the papers ON Gle in the
House Of Representatives in the case of Landry,
the seat Of General Brown al repre-
sentative from the parish of Ascension, be with
lrawn and returned to contestant
REPORT OF SPECIAL CoMMrrrERS
The special committee, to whom was referred
Inc apportionment bill, submitted the following
report, through its chairman, which was re-
,eived and accepted:
TO tho Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives. .a. ..
Your committee, to whom was referred
he matter of apportionment, have, in part
to their duties.
With view to the speedy accomplish
ncnt of the objects for which they were ap-
pointed, and to secure the harmonious ac-
ion of both houses, they have met twice in
oint session with the committee. appointed
'or tho like purpose, by the Senate. so III
Your committee beg leave to report that
hey do not deem Incompetent in this House
% proceed in tho matter of apportionment
,ntil an official return of the number of in
,abitants in the State has been made; that
hey have taken measures to obtain the
anne, from the proper officers, and would
therefore, report progress and ask leave to
it again
All of which is respectfully submitted.
THOMAS d. 'WORRAL.
Chairman. 4
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that the following en-
tiled bills would be introduced ut some fu-
ure time: il p f.Ht ii-l
BY Mr.. Kinsella, of Orleans:
A bill declaring forfeited the charter of
be Louisiana State Lottery Company.
A bill in reference to marriages among |
elatives. u.sa r,tJ /
A bill in reference to carrying concealed
'eapona aih tv
BY Mr. Brown, of Ascension: ta
An act entitled an act to enable parties
Iaiming land by prescription under the
.ws of the State to apply to the District
,ourt of the Judicial district in which such
lnds may be situated to affirm their titles,
nd regulating the proceedings in such
ases sa4
An act entitled an act to increase the revenue
T the State, and to incorporate the New Orleans
ottery Company. -.
An act entitled an act to provide for the deep
ming Of the water on the bar existing at Passe-
-lOutre, at the mouth of the Mississippi river,
, remove impediments to the navigation at said
ar, and to provide for the issuance Of bonds OF