The Louisianian., 1871-02-19

Jefferson, the House was adjourned un-
tai tomorrow at twelve O'Clock.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
4 Chief Clerk.
rwenty-third Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
! Friday, January "a, 1871.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment
| Speaker Carr in the chair.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names
Messrs. Carr, Abel, Adolphe, Antoine,
Baker, Barker, Barrett, Bentley Bick-
ham, Blunt, Bowen, Brewster, Broussard,
Brown, Bryan, buchanan, buckingham,
Burch, Builer, Carter, Chachere, Coch-
rane, Crawford, Darby, Darinsburg
Davidson, Davis, Demas, Devices, Durio,
Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu, Cad
dis, Gardner, Garstkamp W. Harper,
Huston, Hyams, Johnson, Kearson,
Kenner, Killen, Kinsella, La Saliniere
Laurent, Llambias, j. B. Lott, Lynch,
Mahoney, Marie, Matthews, Mcfarland,
Meadows, Moncure, Moore, Morphy,
Murray, OHg, Oplatek, Otto, Overton,
Pond, Quinn, Raby, Riley, Ringgold,
Sartain, Schumacher, Smith, Souer,
Stamps, Stevens, Stinson, Tatmau,
Thompson, Tureaud, Verrett, Wands,
Washington, of Assumption, Washing
ton, of Concordia, Waters, Wheyland,
E. Williams, H. Williams, Wilson, Wor-
rail-, Yorke, Young-9O.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The Speaker announced to the House
that as the journal was improperly writ
ten, he had ordered the Clerk of the
House not to receipt for the same, and
requested that its reading and approval
be postponed until tomorrow.
Mr. Worral, of Jefferson, moved that
the reading of the journal be postponed
until tomorrow, in accordance with the
request Of the Speaker of the House.
Mr.. Faulkner OF Caldwell, moved to
lay the motion to postpone upon the
table, upon which Messrs. Wheyland of
Sabine, and Barrett Of Orleans, demand
ed the yeas and nays, with the following
reslt
Yeas: Antoine, Baker, Barker, Bar
rett, Blunt, Brewster, Broussard, Brown,
Butler, Carter, Chachere, Crawford,
Darby, Durio, Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd,
Fontelieu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp,
W. Harper, Huston, Hyams, Johnson,
Kearson, Kenner, Killen, Laurent, j. B.
Lott, Lynch, Mahoncy, Matthews, Nc
7 Carty, Meadows, Moncure, Moore,
lNorphy, Murray, Ong, Oplatek, Otto,
Overton, Pond, Quinn, Raby, Sartain,
Stamps, Stevens Stinson, Tatman,
Thompson, Tureaud, Wands, Washing
ton, of Concordia, Waters, E. Williams,
H. Williams, Wilson, Yorke, Young go
Nays Abel, Adolphe, Belot, Bentley,
Bickham, Bowen, Bryan, Buchanan,
Cochran, Darinsburg, Davidson, Davis,
Demas, Devices, Hampstead, Kinsella,
La Saliniere, Marie, Mcfarland, Nor
ply Ong, Oplatek, Riley, Ringgold,
Smith, Souer, Iounoir, Verrett, Wash
ington, of Assumption, Hheyland, Wor-
rall-3O.
And the motion to lay on the table
prevailed.
Mr.. Carter, of Cameron, offered the
following resolution
Resolved, That the reading of the or
iginal journal be dispensed with, and a
special committee of five be nominated
and elected by the House to examine
the journal and report the result thereof
to the House for its action.
Mr. Harry Lott, of Rapides, raised the
following point of order
That the resolution was susceptible
of a division, and asked that it be so
divided.
The Speaker decided that the point OF
order was well taken.
The question recurring upon the first
part of the resolution, to wit: the dis
pensing of the reading of the journal, it
was adopted,
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved that
the balance of the resolution be laid up