The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-09

The Secretary of the Senate then read
the journal of the Senate. $50
The Chief Clerk of the House then
read its journal ia.-s-f oj aana aa,
The President of the Senate then de-
clared that General j. r West, having
received the majority of votes cast by
each branch of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, was elected
Senator to the United States Congress
from the State of Louisiana for the
period of six years, commencing on
March 4, 1871. m z, 1.s4-
On motion of Senator Blaclman, the
Senator'S retired, and the House resumed
the transaction of its regular business.
Speaker Carr in the Chair.
The Speaker then announced the fol-
lowing standing committees: -
Public and Private Land Claims
George w. Carter, of Cameron, chairman; /;
Thomas G. Davidson, of Livingston;
Edgar Davis, of Orleans; James b. Wands,
Of Tangipahoa; j. W. Bryan, of Calcasieu.
State Lidrmy-George Washington, of
Assumption, chairman; James B. Wands,
OF Tangipahoa; John j. Moore, Of St.
Mary, E. F. Buckingham, of Morehouse;
Henderson Williams, of Madison; Cain
Sartain, of Carroll; James Thomp-
son, of St Ta,nmany; H. L. Pond, of East
Feiciana; D. A. Cochran, of Lafayette;
Ernest Broussard, of Iberia; George
Washington, of Concordia.
Public Lands and Leuees-P. Jones
Yorke, of Carroll chairman; George
Washington, of Assumption; W. R. Whey
land, of Sabine; Pauin Fontelieu, Of Ver-
million; J. S. Matthews, of Tensas; Henry
Demas of St James; Norbert A. Llambias,
of Orleans. ll as t" .3u.
Federal Radions-David Young, of
COncordia, chairman; Isaac Ullman, of
Orleans; Raford Blunt, of Orleans; C. F.
Huston, of East Feliciana; Henry Riley,
of St James; j. j. Barrow, Of West Fe-
iciana. . .'.
Internal In,proren,cnts-D.W. c. Brown,
Of Ascension, chairman; j. Henri Burch,
of Baton Rouge; Frederick Marie, of
Te,rebonne; 0. H. Hampstead, of Iber-
vile; W. H. Waters, Of Orleans, ]. w.
Bryan, of Calcasieu; j. j. Barrow, of West
Feliciana.
Regiarution-R. NJ. j. Kenner of Or
leans, chairman; D. G. Stanton, of Bossier,
Henry Raby, of Natchitoches; George L.
Smith, of Catldo; Victor Z. McCarty, of
Orleans; ]. G. Moncure, Of Caddo; H. H.
Stevens, of jackson. ....
Banks and Banking-Peter Harper, of
St Charles, chairman; H. c. Tournoir, of
Pointe Coupee; L. j. Souer, of Avoyelles;
Norbert A. Llambias, of Orleans; Paulin
Fonteieu, of Ver1nilion; c. D. Tatman,
of ST. Landry; David Young, of Con-
corda. o. .lHuQz Lurf
Public Hldlh and observation-disclosures
D. Worrall, of Jefferson, chairman; Ed
ward Williams, of Orleans; B. L. Lynch,
of Iberville; Charles A. Verrett, of Terre-
bonne; ]. H. Bowen, of Orleans; Theodore
Chachere, of St Landry; Frederick
Schumacher, Of Orleans.
Aqrcunure-D. L. Mcfarland, of St.
Martin, chairman; F. C. Antoine, of Or
leans; F. Otto, of Orleans; Schuyler Mar
win, of Catahoula; Bush w. Baker, of
Franklin: J. ]. Barrow, of West Feliciana.
Approprid,ons-Benjamin Gaddis. of
Orleans, chairman; B. L. Lynch, Of Iber-
vile; G. J. Adolphe. of Orleans; L. c. La
Saliniere. of ST. Martin; ]. B. Lott, of
Rapides; James NJ. Thompson, of St
A. L. Durio, of st. Landry.
Public Eucation-Emerson Bentley, of
St Mary, chairman; B. Buchanan. Of Or
leans (right bank;) Thomas D. Worall.
Of Jefferson; Anthony Overton, of Ou-
achita; o. H. Brewster, of Ouachita; Hill
of jackson; Norbert A. Llambias,
Of Orleans; Prosper Darinsburg, OF Pointe
Coupee; II. l. Pond, of East Feliciana.
The Speaker presented to the House
The following annual message of his Ex-
cellency the Governor, which, on motion
of Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas, was laid on
he table, subject to call, and one thou
sand copies ordered to be printed:
STATE or LorrnlxA,
Executive Department, ?
New Orleans, January II, 1871.
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