New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-08
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
T. l X S Z s f. S : I @ n
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA


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| HoUsx OF REPRESENTATIVES,. I
| Tuesday, February, 1871. )
The House met pursuan: to adjourn
ment.
Speaker Carter in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Mcssrs Carter. Abcli. Adolphe, Antoine,
Baker. Barker, Barrett. Barrow, Belot. Bent.
ley. Bickhan, Blunt. Brewster, BrousSard,
Bryan, Buchanan. Bucking ham. Burch. But
Ter, Carr. Chacherc. Cochran, Crawford.
Darby. Darinsburg. Davidson. Davis. De
mas. Devices. Dul,o. Ellis. Faulkner, Floyd.
Fontclieu. Gaddis. Gardner, Garstkamp,
L. Harper. ". Harper, Hampstead, Huston.
1valns. kearson. krnner, killen. kinsclli,
Lag Salinlcrc. Laurent. LambiaS, IL. Lott.
j. g. Lott. M;hcney. Marie, Marvin, Mat
thews. Mcfarland Meadows, M"ncurc. Nor
ply, Morris. Murra,, Nelson. Ong. Oplateh,
otto, OVerton. Pond. Quinn. RabE, Riley.
Ringgold. Saytair. Schumacher. Smith,
Souer, Stamps. Stevens Stnson. Tatman.
Thompson. Tounoii. Turraud. U!lman. YER
rrt', Wands, Washington o., Assumption
Washington. of Concordia. Whcv!an'i.
+. Williams. II. Williams. Wilson. Wotra!!.
lorke, loung-ai.
| quorum present
Upon motion o. Mr.. De l., Sa!inicr,. y: NJ.
Martin, the reading of the journal was dis
penscd with and it was approved
Mr. Brewster. OF Ouachita. moved y re-
! considerable ion OF the vote whereby the House
refused to pass Hons" bill No. 40. an act To
define the jurisdiction of justices o! the
peace for the parish o: Oriean. in all cases
when the amount claimed doe, not exceed
one hundfed dollars. exclusive of ;n.eres:
| and costs.
Mr.. Quinn. o; Orleans. moved to lay the
motion to reconsider upon the table. and
being seconded by Mr.. Rinygo,l. of Orleans,
demanded the yeas and nay. thereon. with
the following result:
Yeas: Abel, Adolphe. Antoine. Barrett.
Bclot, Bentley. Blunt, Bowen. Brewster.
Brown. Burrh. Carr. Crawford Darinshlry.
Davis. Demas, Faulkner Gaddis Gardner.
Z. Harper, W. Harper, johnson. Kcarson.
Kenner. Kinsclla Laurent. II. Lott. J. B..
Lott. Lynch. Mahonev. Marie. Marvin.
Matthews. McCartv. MorpiIv. Morris Muir
raw. Ong, Oplatck. Overtou. Quinn. Raby.
Riley. Ringgold. Sartain. Stamps. Tounoir.
Turcaud. UllInan. Eerrctt, Washington. Of
Assumption. Washington. of Concordia.
Wherland, +. Williams II. Williams. vii
son. Yorkr. Young-IlS.
| Nays: Baker, Barker. Barrow. Bickham.
BronsSard. BRYAN. Buckingham. Butler,
Chacherc. Cochran. Darby. Davidson
Meadows. MonrI.re. Nelson. otto. Pond.
, Schumacher. stevens. St!nSon, Tatn.in.
| Thompson. Worr.ill-.S
And the motion t" lay the motion 70 IT,
consider on the table prevailed.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Hu,eh. of Eas. Baton Rouge hv p.v-
mission. offered the ,o!lowin. resolution.
which wa- ,d and adopted. "nd.r :. Sis
|, pension ot tn ',uics:
Rcsoj,ed. That the conmitt.. On Pcni-
Tertiary h. instructed to proceed IT, Baton
| Rous" "a soon as practicable and examine
the penitentiary At that place: and that they
he allowed to take with them their clerk
the expenses OF the same 10 De paid ont OF
| III" contingent fund
my. Ullman. OF ORLEANS. in the chair.l
Nix. kennrr of Orleans. called mp the fol
lowing resolution. which was read:
Reso'r"d. That the chairman ~, tn" special
committc" Of five appointed TO investigate
the City Park fund be authorized t" employ
a clerk and an expert.
| Mr.. Brown, of Ascension. moved to amend
by striking gu. the words ".nl an expert"
| at the end of the resolution.
Mr.. Kenney, of Orleans. accepted the
amendment. and the resolution a, amended
was adopted.
Mr.. Bickham. of Washington. moved tina:
the vote whereby the House passed the
following resolution on Yesterday he recon-
sdcred:
Reso'rcd. That witt, Il view to expedite
the necessary legislation already accumll-
lated on the calendar of thi. House. this
body shall be hereafter required. during the
| remainder of tn" session OF 1871. - hold
two daily sessions. The morning session I.
commence AZ twelve o'clock NJ. and the
evening session AZ O'Clock y. VI.
NJ. Anto:nr. of Orleans. moved t" lay the
motion to reconsider on the table. w,,icl,
wa, los: by u i:>in. vote Of B yeas 20 :6
nays.
Upon the motion 20 reconsider the yea.
and nay. were called for by MeSsrs. can
tome. Of Orleans. and Davidson. OF L;vin.
ston. with the toiowin. ycSu!:
Yeas: ADcll. Baker. Barker. Barrow.
| Belo:. Bentley. BicklIam. Blunt. Brewster.
| BrouSsavd. Bryan. Burcl. Butler. Carr.
Chicherc. Cochran. Crawford. Darby. Oar
insbur.. Davidson. Demas. Devices. Durio.
Ellis. Faulkner. Fontclicu. Gardner. L. Iiar-
per- Hampstead. Hya,ns. johnson. kearson.
| Kil!eI. La Sainicrc. Laurent. Llamb:aS,
II. Lo... ). Il. Lott. Lynch Mahoncy.
Matthews. McCarty. Mcfarland. Meadows,
Moncu,e. Morris. Nelson. Ous. Opiatck.
Ovcrton. Pond. Quinn. Raby. Riley, Sartan.
| Schumacher. Stamps. Stevens. Stinsou. Tat
man. Thompson. iu-ea'id. NeIrct.. Wand..
| Washington. % Coucordia. Waters. i. Viii
Hams. Wilson. Worrall. Yorhc-.0.
Nays: Adol,'h" Antoine. Barrett. Bowen.
| Brown. Davis. Gaddis. Ga,stka:np. W. Har-
per. Kennrr. K;lSeIl.. Marie. MoIph~. Muir
ray. Otto. Rin.sold. SoIer. Stanton. UiIMan.
| Washington. 81. Assumption. Whc,.aud.
II. Williams. loun.-.3.
The motion - reconsider prevailed.
| Upon motion OF Nix. Bu.c.l. OF Eas. Baton
Rouge. IL. resolution wa, laid upon the
| table.
A.r. 0lnn. q: Orleans. offered Tie follow
ing resolution. which IL. over undo: the
| rules:
R">o'r"j. Tha. .i,;s House VIII not adjourn
| unit! ! Z. NJ wi:hou: a'VU.c of ;ou: Iitti,>
OF the House.
Mr.. Johnson. %: Orleans. offered the fol-
iowin, resolution. which lies over under the
rules:
Reso'r"'. That when this House alou,us.
! that il Will adjourn to meet every day here
| after At ten O'Clock.
Mr.. Tatman. Of ST. Landry, called up the
concurrent resolution received from the
Senate relative to tie appointment of IA
| Joint committee to examine the memorial
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