The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-26

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sella, La Saliniere Laurent, Llambias. II
Lott, j. B. Lott, Lynch, Mahonev. Marie
Marvin, Matthews, McCarty, Mcfarland
Meadows, Moncure. Moore, Morphy, Nor
ms Murray, Nelson, Ong, Oplatek, Otto
Overton, Pond, Raby, Riley. Rinegold
Sart,in, Stamp, Stevens, Stinson, Tatman
Thompson, TOurnoir, Tureaud, Ullman
Verrett, Wands, Washington, of Assumption
Washington, of Concordia, 'Wheyland, E
Williams, H. Williams, Wilson, Worall
Yorke, YOung-92.
A Aquorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, moved t,
dispense with the reading of the journal o
yesterday, and that the following correction
be made: -
When the motion of Mr.. Thompson, o.
st. Tammany, to confirm certain member
IN their seats was adopted, Mr.. Wands, o.
TangipahOa, moved for reconsideration o.
the vote taken thereon, and Mr.. Kenner, o.
Orleans, moved to lay the motion to recon
sider on the table, which was carried
The journal, as corrected, was approved.
Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas, moved that the
journal Of Monday, the twenty-ffth days
session, be approved.
Carried.
MIR. Devices, Of De Soto, rising to ones.
ton OF privilege, stated that having read in
one OF the morning papers that the Com.
mlttee Oh Contingent Expenses had disburs-
cd the sum of $3.50, 900 OF the appropriation
made to defray the expenses of the General
Assembly. he felt it incumbent upon him to
deny the correctness of the statement, and
requested that u special committee be ap-
pointed to investigate the accounts of said
committee.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Woods. of Tangipahoa, offered the following
resolution, which was read:
Resoiref That committee of FIVE men,
bers be appointed to investigate the hooks
and records of the Committee on Contingent
Expenses and of the warrant clerk for the
session of 1870, and of the present session
up to date, and that said committee are
hereby empowered to send for persons,
books, papers, and administer Ouths; also to
employ experts to make thorough exami-
nation of the accounts, books, and papers of
said committee and warrant clerk, and ro-
port to this House within ten 1O) days
Mr. Kenncr. of Orleans, offered the fol-
lowing ns a substitute: --.-
Resotreet, That tho Speaker appoint Il
special comnittc of five to investigate the
transactions of the Committee Oh Contin-
gent Expenses, to ascertain what DISPOSE
tion has been made of the two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars appropriated to pay
the mileage and per diem of the members
and the employees, and the contingent cx-
penses of the House, and to report promptly
by resolution or otherwise.
Mr.. Wands, of Tngipahoa, moved to lay
the substitute on the table.
Upon which the yeas and nays were de-
manded by Messrs. Kenner and Ringgold,
of Orleans, with the following result:
Yeas: Abel, Antoine, Baker, Barker, Bar.
rett, Barrow, Bentley, Bickham, Brewster,
Broussard, Brown, Bryan, buckingham,
Butler, Chachere, Cochran, Darby, Darins-
burg, Davidson, Durio, Faulkner, Floyd,
Gardner, Garstkamp, W. hr-
per, Hampstead, Huston, Hyams, Johnson,
Killen, Kinsella, La Saliniere, Llambias,
Lynch, Marvin, Matthews, Mcfarland,
Meadows, Moore, Morris, Nelson, Oplatek,
Otto, Overton, Pond, Quinn, Raby, Riley,
Sustain, Souer, Stamps, Stevens, Stinson,
Tatman, Ullman, Wands, Washington, of
H. Williams, Yorke, Young-6l.
Nays: Carr, Adolphe, Blunt, Bowen, Bu-
,hanan, Burch, Crawford, Davis, Demas,
Gaddis, P. Harper, Kearson. Kenner, Lau-
rent, H. Lott, J. b. Lott, Mahoney, Marie,
McCarty, Moncure, Morphy, Murray, Ring
gold, Thompson, Tounoir, Tureaud, Verrett
of Assumption, Wheyland, E.
Williams, Wilson, Worrall-32.
So the substitute was laid on the table.
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved that the
resolution be amended SO that the commit |
Tee be instructed to submit report within |
,en DAYS from its passage, which, being ac-
,epted, the resolution as amended was
adopted.
Under q suspension of the rules, Mfr. Ken
ner, of Orleans, offered the following reso-
utioa, which was read:
Resoleed That the Chair shall appoint
committee of five members of the House to
examine and inquire into what disposition
vas made of the moneys collected under the
lame of the City Park fund; and the COM
nittee shall have power to send for persons
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