The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-01-29
OFFICIAL JOU RNAL
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HOUSE Of REPRESENTATION
FIRST SSION
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
First Days Proceedings.
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JanuaGE & l071.

First Days Proceedings.
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The House was called 20 ordsr at IAN,
by William vigers. Chef Cerk, who pro-
ceeded to call the roll as returned by the
Secretary Of State, and the following
members responded tc their names:
Messra Abel, AdolpAe, Antoine, Baker,
Barker, Barrett, Barrow, Belot Bentley,
Bickham, Blunt. Bowen, Brewster, Brous-
sard, Brown, Bryan, Buchanan, Burch.
Butler, Carr, Carter. Darby, Darinsburg.
Davidson, Davis, Demas. Devices, Doug
lasA Durio, Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu,
Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamn w. Harper,
Hampstead, Huston, HyamA johnson,
Kearson, Kenner, Kinsella, LASaliniere,
Laurent. Llambias. b. Lott ]. B. Lott,
Lynch. Mahoney, Marie. Marvin, Mat
thsws, Mccarthy, Mcfarland, Meadows.
Moncure. Morphy, Morris. Murray. Ong.
Oplatek, Otto. Overton, Pond, Quinn.
Raby, Riley. Ringgold. Sartain. So u
macker, Smith, Souer, Stamps.
Stanton, Stevens, Tatman, Thompson,
Tounoir, Tureaud, UIlman, Wand, WASH
ington Of Assumption, Washington Of
Concordia, wheyland. Williams, Yorke,
Young g-88 Won '' ' '+
Quorum present
Prayer by Rev. Dr.. Daily. e
Mr. Burch, of East Baton Rouge, moved
that Mr.. Kenner, of Orleans, be elected
Speaker protein.
Mr.. Devices of De Soto, offered the
following substitute: "That the House
proceed to permanent organization"
and called for the previous question.
which was ordered, and the substitute
adopted
Mr.. Brch, of East Baton Rouge. moved
to reconsider the vote just taken.
Mr.. Devices, Of De Soto, moved to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table,
which prevailed by rising vote of yeas
56, nays 26. :1t II lon
Nominations for Speaker being in order.
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, nominated
Mr.. Mortimer Carr, Of De Soto.
Mr.. Antoine, of Orleans, nominated Mr..
J. Henry Burch, Of East Baton Rouge.
Mr.. Quinn, Of Orleans. nominated Mr..
Isaac Ullman, of Orleans
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, moved
that the nominations be closed.
The roll was called with the following
result:
The following members voted for Mr..
Carr:
Abel. Adolphe, Baker, Barker, Barrow.
Belot, Bentley, Blunt Bowen, Brewster,
Broussard, Brown, Bryan, Buchanan,
Butler, Carter, Darby, Darinsburg, David
son, Davis Demas, Devices Douglass
Durio, Faulkner. FLOYD, ,Fontelieu, Gaddis,
Gardner. Garstkamn p. Harper, Hemp
stead, Huston, Hyams. johnson, Kenner,
Kinsella, LaSaliniere, Laurent Llambias,
H. Lott ]. B. Lott Lynch, Mahoney,
Marie Marvin, Matthew, McCarty, Nc
Farland, Meadows, Moncure, Moore, Nor
ply, Morris, Murray, Nelson, ,Ong, ,Oplatek.
Otto. Overton, Pond, Raby, Riley, Ring
gold, Sartain Schumacher, Smith, Souer,
Stamps, Stanton, Stevens, ,Tatman, ,Thomp-
son. Tounoir. Tureaud, Verrett, Wand.
Washington Assumption }, Waters, Whey
land. E. Williams, Wilson, Worrall Yorke.
Young-S5.
The following members voted for ]. H.
Burch:
Antoine, Barrett Crawford, w. Harper.
Kearson. Ullman, Washington, Of Con-
cordia-7. a1f
The following nsmbe, voted for IsAae
Bmch, Quinn-2 3e
The following members voted for II.
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Mr.. Carl
ME Cazr, Of De Soto, having received q
majority of the votes cast, was declared sl-
ected Speaker Of the House Of Represen-
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