New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-21
:senih Days Procedures.
EcCsE OF REPRF>ENTAvIyFs,
nd. In,.tnr. D. ~

FRIDAY, January u. .g-I.
Tie Hose He: i,ursuan. - .1ca.a
men:
Speaker CT: Il tie chai'.
The rol, vas called ant :ie .y'nvt.s
members answered to their names
Speaker Carr; Hessrs. Abel. ..ioipie,
Antoine, Baker. Barker. Barrett. Barrow
Bclot, Bentley. Bickham. Blunt, Bowen
Brewster, Broussard. Brown. Bryan. Bn-
chanan, buckingham. Butler, Chacllcrc
Dcmas. Devices, Durio. Ellis. Faulkner.
Floyd, Fontelieu. Gaddis, Gardner. Garst-
kalnp, w. Harper. Hampstead. Huston,
| Hyams, johnson. kcarson. kcnncr, killeM,
Kinsella. Id Saiinicrc. Laurent. Liaml,iaS,
II. Lott, j.. Il. Lott. Lynch, Maloncy,
Marvin. Matthews, McCarty, Mcfarland.
Meadows, Moncure, Moore, Morpl,y. Morris,
Murray, Nelson, Ong. Oplatck. Otto,
Overton. Pond. Quinn. Raby. Riley,
Souer, Stamps. Stanton. Stevens, Stinson,
Tatman, Thompson. Tounoir, TuIeaud.
Cilman, Eer1ett. Wands, WASHINGTON, OF
| Assumption, Washington. of Conrordia,
Waters, Wheyland, f.. Williams. II. vi
Hams, Wilson. Worrall. Yorkc. i~ourg-96.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Brewster. of Ouachita, movc., 20 dis
pense with the rcadin. 0: ili" Journal.
Carried.
The journal was then approved.
The Speaker then announced the follow
ing special committee on the part oI the
House, to examine the securities deposited
BY bankers and banking companies, togcth-
er with all books and papers relating to TIE
business Of banking. according to section
1913 Of Revised Statutes: Charles +. Huston,
of East Eciiciana, chairman; Is. Buchanan.
of OrleanS;.D. A. Cochran. OF Latayette;sJ.
II, Burc!l, Of Baton Rouge: j.. G. Monuuce,
OF Caddo.
And the following s%lpccia! committee on
the part Of the lIoast to investigate The
Donnldsonvilie and Baton Eou-. riots:
D. w. &. Brown. uf Ascension. chairman;
j. Henri Bnrch, OF Baton Eor.c: vauiia
Fontclieu, of Vcrmilior.
And upon tie special colnini,t.. 20 IL
vestigatc the affairs ut .nssccs .. the New
Cana Company. in Ii. place nf tie late
Horace ~jortan, OF i:icn'snl. James x.
Thompson, OF St. Tammary.
Mr.. johnson, OF Orleans, called I'D TIE
following resolution. which was read and
adopted:
HesoIreG, That the Postmaster be allowed
to purchase postage stamp, I" The ailoun.
OF seven dollars and fifty cents ior each
member Of this House. to be paid for out Of
the contingent fund.
Mr.. Barker, of Lafourchc. offered the fol-
lowing resolution. which WAS laid on the
table upon motionof Nj. Stamps. Of Jetler-
son:
Resojrni, That rule tlirtv-iorH. be so
amended as 70 empower the Speaker 10 ap-
point a standing committee of five members,
to be styled the committee on swamp lands.
Mr.. Souer. Of Avoyelles, called ND the
following resolution, which wls read and
adopted:
RcSolced, That Il special committee of
three be appointed by the Speaker, proyid-
ing the subject matter does not ~coatlict with
the jurisdiction OF any standing committee,
to take into consideration that portion Of
the Governors message relative to life insur-
ance companies, and that said committee
make a rigid investigation of the condition
and otherwise Of all life, fire, marine and
other insurance and assurance companies