New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-28

ment.
Speaker Carter in the chair.
The roll was called. and The following
members answered to their names:
Nessrs. Carter Abel, Antoine, Barrow,
Bentley, Bickham Blunt, Bowen, Brewster,
Broussard. Brown. Bryan, Bucking ham,
Buchanan. Burch, Butler, Carr. Chachere,
Cochran, Crawford, Davis, Demas: Durio,
Ellis, Faulkner; Floyd, Gaddls, S M
Garstkamp. p. Harper, w. Harper, Hyams,
Kearson. Killen. Kinsella, Llambias, Lau-
rent. Marie, Marvin. Matthews, Mcfarland
Meadows. Moncure Morris, Murray, Nelson,
Oplatek. Otto. Overton. Raby. Riley, Smith,
Souer. Stanton, Stevens, Tatman, Thompson,
Ullman. Washington. of Assumption,
Washington. of ConcOrdia, Wheyland.
E. Williams, H. Williams. WOrrall,
Wilson, Yorke, YOung-66.
Dir. Faulkner, of Caldwell, by unanimous
consent, introduced House bill No. 273. an
act to amend and re-enact sections one,
TWO and seventeen Of an act entitled an
act to establish public park for the city
Of New Orleans and to provide means
therefor, approved March Is, 1870, which
wac read under a suspension Of the rules.
Under suspension Of the constitutional
rule, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, the rule by which the bill was COM
PEELED to be considered in committee Of the
whole was dispensed with, and it was con-
sidered as engrossed.
Under further suspension of the consti-
tutional rule, the bill was placed on its
third reading and final passage, when the
yeas and nays were demanded by Messrs.
Tureau, of st. James, and Antoine, of Or
Jeans. with the following result:
Yeas: Abel. Adolphe, Antoine. Barrett,
Barrow, Bentley, Bickham, Blunt, Bowen,
Brewster. BrOussard, Brown, Buchanan,
Buckingham, Burch, Butler, Carr, Cochran,
Crawford, Darby, Darinsburg, Davis. De-
mas, Devices, Durio, Faulkner, Floyd. Cad
Ills, Gardner. Garstkamp, p. Harper, w.
Harper, Huston, Hyams, johnson. kearsOn,
Kenner. H. Lott, j. B. Lott, Lynch. Ma
honey, Marie Marvin, Matthews, McCarty,
Mcfarland, Moore, Morphy, Morris, Murray,
Ong, Oplatek, Otto, OvertOn, Pond, Quinn,
Raby. Riley, RinggOld, Sartain, SOuer,
Stamps, Stanton, Tatman, Thompson, TOu-
noir, Ullman. Verrett, Wands, Washington,
Of Assumption. Washington, of Concordia,
Waters. WTheyland, f. Williams. II. VIII
liams, Wilson, WOrrall. YOrke. Young-19.
Nays: Bryan, Chachere, Ellis, killen,
Llambias, Meadows, Moncure. Nelson.
Schumacher, Stevens, Tureaud-il.
There being no objection to the title, the
concurrence.
Mr.. Faulkner. of Caldwell, moved a re-
consideration Of the vote just taken, and TO
lay that motion on the table.
Carried.
Nr. Buckingham, OF MOrehouse, called up
Senate bill No. 1921. an act to incorporate
the Alexandria, Homer and Fulton Railroad
Company, and to grant State aid thereto.
Under a suspension Of the constitutional
rule the bill was put upon its second read
iLg
The rule requiring the bill to De consid
cred in the committee OF the whole was
dispensed by n rising vote Of 81 yeas 20 ;
nays.
motion made by Mr.. Barrett, OF Or
leans. to read the bill in detail, was carried
oy rising vote of A yeas to 80 nays.
IMr. Moncure, of Caddo, in the chair.l
Mr. Devices moved that further action be
postponed till tomorrow at one o'clock, at
which hour it shall be the special order of
the day.
Mr.. Morris, of Ascension, moved that that
motion be laid on the table, whereupon
Nessrs. Kenner and Antoine, Of Orleans.
called for the yeas and nays, with the fol
lowing result:
Yeas: Barrett, Belot Bickham, Bowen,
Brewster, BrOussard, Bryan, Buckingham,
Butler, Chachere, Cochran, Crawford,
Darby. Davis, DuriO, Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd,
Fontelieu, Gaddis. Hampstead. Hyams.
Kearson, Killen, Llambias, II. Lott, J. b.
Lott, Lynch, Mahoney, Marvin, Meadows,
Moncure, Morris, Overton, Quinn, Sartain,
Stevens, Tatman, Thompson, Tureaud,
Washington, of Concordia, Wheyland, E.
Williams, II. Williams, Yorke, Young-50.
Nays: Abel, Adolphe, Antoine, Barrow,
Bentley, Blunt, Brown, Buchanan, Carr,
Darinsburg, Demas, Devices, Gardner,
Garstkamp, P. Harper, w. Harper, johnson,
Kenner, kinsella, Laurent, Marie, Matthews,
McCarty, Mcfarland, Moore, MOrphy, Mel
son, Ong, Oplatek, Otto, Pond, Rabv. Riley,
RinggOld, Smith, TOunOir, Ullman. Wands,
Washington, of Assumption, Waters, VII
son, Worrall-42.
The motion was laid on the table.
Mr.. Cochran. OF Lafayette, moved that
the further reading of the bill be dispensed
with.
Carried.
The constitutional rule was suspended
and the bill placed on its third reading and
final passage.
A motion to strike out the enactins clause
Of the bill was laid on the table OF motion
Of Mr. Carr, of DeSoto.
The bill was finally passed, It's title
adopted, and notice of concurrence ordered
to be sent to the Senate.
A motion for a reconsideration OF the
vote whereby the bill was finally passed,
and motion to lay that on the table were
carried.
1.-THE Speaker resumed the chair
The following report of the special com:
mittee appointed to investigate the affairs
OF the New Orleans Gaslight Company was
read, received and adopted:
70 the Honorable Speaker and Members o: the
House Of Representatives,:
Your committee appointed TO examine the
affairs Of the New Orleans Gasli ght Com
pany, for the purpose of ascertaining wheth-
er said company has complied with the con
dtions of its charter, beg leave 10 submit
the following report
The New Orleans Gaslight Company was
chartered by the Legislature OF the State i'll
1889. In 1845, by an amendatOry act. its
exclusive rights and privileges were con
tinued in force until April |, 1875. at which
time all its corporate rights were to cease.
In 1860 an act was passed entitled an act
20 extend the area of gas lighting in the city