New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-01
EorrV.Ei~hth DAYS Proceelings.

row WILLIAM \ItERS,
Chief Clerk.
Forty-Eighth Day's Proceedings.
| HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,
| Tuesday, February rs. 1871.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
1 ment.
Speaker Carter in the chair.
Tie roll was called and the followin.
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Carter, Abel, Baker Barker, Bar
row, Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, Broussard
Bryan, Buckingham, Rurch, Butt r, Carr
Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Davidson
Dcmas, DrriO, Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Fonte
lieu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp, w. Har
per, Huston, Hyams, Kearson, killen, Kin
sella, La Saliniere, Llalnbias, ii. Lott
}. b. Lott, Mahoney, Marie. Matthews
Mcfarland, Meadows, Moncure, Moore
Morris, Murray, Nelson. Otto Quinn, Riley
| Ringgoid, Sartain, Schumacher. Souer
Stanton. Stevens. Tatman, Thompson
Tounoir, Tureaud. Ullman, Washington
OF Assumption. Washington, Of Con 'ordia
| Waters, f. Williams. H. Williams. Wilson
Worrall, Yorke, Young-70.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
the reading Of the journal was dispensed
with and it was approved
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved q recon
sideratiop of the vote taken on last evening"
| session, whereby the revenue bill was made
the special order of the day for "Wednesday
| next ut one O'Clock.
! Mr. Yorke, OF Carroll, moved to lay The
! motion to reconsider on the table.
Carried.
| By permission, Mr. Brewster, of Ouachita
| on behalf Of the Committee on Educ;nion
reported back to the House without action
| House bill No. l53, an act TO appoint trus
| tees to the Vermilionville Academy.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas
| the bill was laid upon the table subject to
! call.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was read and adopted
by rising vote Of so yeas to II nays:
Resolred. That the debates of this House
for this session shall be published in pam
phlet form by the official printer Of the
State, and further, that the official reporter
OF this House and his assistant shall be con
tinued in office for one month after the ad-
Iournment of this House at their present
| compensation, in order to revise the de-
bates and prepare them for publication.
Mr.. Pond, of East Feliciana, offered tie
following resolution. which was read and
laid upon the table upon motion Of Mr..
Quinn. of Orleans:
Resolred That the official journal of the
House tie printed in the East Feliciana Re
pubican, 10 he paid out Of the contingent
fund
Mr.. Harry Lott. of Rapides, offered the
following resolution, which was read and
laid upon the table on motion OF Mr.. Quinn.
Of Orleans:
Resolred That per diem ard mileage be
allowed to Dennis Burrel, cOntesting the seat
Of Hon. Henry Demas, from the parish OF
St. John the Baptist, from the beginning of
this session to the close of the contest.
Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles. offered the
following resolution, which was read and
laid upon the table on motion Of Mr.. Carr,
of De Soto:
Resolred, Tha; the special committee of
three appointed to investigate whether
the New Orleans. Mobile and ttanOoga
Railroad Company has complied with its
journment of the present sixty days SEES
sion, and shall be vested with the same
power and authority as heretofore conferred
on said committee. and shall be paid out o.
the contingent fund.
Mr. Devices. of DeSoto, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was read and laid
upon the table by rising vote of sixty
yeas to twelve nays Oh motion Of Mr.. Quinn,
Of Orleans:
Resoleed, That all members whose names
are now on the roll of this House are hereby
confirmed in their seats.
Mr.. Gartskamp, of Jefferson, offered the
following resolution, which was read and
laid upon the table by rising vote of AZ
yeas to Is nays. upon motion OF Mr.. kenner,
of Orleans:
Resolred, That all the special committees
appointed by this House, and that have not
yet submitted their reports, be and they are
hereby ordered to submit their reports to
this House on or before Thursday, the
twenty-eighth instant.
Mr.. Bryan, of Calcasieu offered the fol
lowing resolution. which was read and laid
upon the table upon motion o. Mr.. Garst-
kamp. OF Jefferson:
Resolred. That the Speaker appoint a
special committee of three to investigate
the cause OF the non performance on the
part Of the heirs. with an act entitled an
act for the relief of the succession OF the
late Alexander Gordon. approved February
n, A. u. 1883 and all other laws applicable
to the same that apply to the Mexican Gulf
railroads. and the representatives OF the
estate OF said Gordon, securing the debt
due the State therefrom; and the said COM
mittee shall have summary process for per
Sons and papers. and take the evidence OF
witnesses and otherwise made necessary for
the furtherance of said investigation, and
report result of their labors by bill or other
wise. at the earliest practice Die moment to
this House.
Mr.. Abel, OF Bossier, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was read and laid
upon the table bya rising vote OF AZ yeas to
20 nays, upon motion of Mr. Quinn Of Or
leans
Resolred. That the Warrant Clerk be, and
is hereby directed to pay mileage to the
Chaplains OF this House.
Mr.. Souer, of Avoyelles, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was read and laid
upon the table, by a rising vote Of 4G yeas 10
@ nays, upon motion of Mr.. kenner, of
Orleans:
Resolced, That tho chairman of the Com
mittee on Canals and Drainage be instructed
and directed to report, forthwith, to this
House, House bill No g.. which they have
had under consideration.
Mr.. Adolphe, of Orleans, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was read and laid