New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-15
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OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF Ma
T'hirty.Seven.i, Days Proceedings.

Ti,irty.Seyen,h Days Proceedings.
! iiorsR or REPRESENTATIVES,, !
| tuesday, February II, 1871. s
The House met pursuant to adjourn
| mcnt
Speaker Garter in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Mcssrs. Carter, Abel. Adolphc Antoine,
Baker, Barker, Barrow. Bclot. Bentley.
Bickilam. Blunt, Brewster. BrousSar'!.
Brown, Bryan, Buchanan, Buckin. ham,
Burch. Butler, Carr. Chachcre, Cochran,
Crawford. Darby. DarinsburG, Davidson.
| Davis, DemaS, Devices. Durin. Ellis.
Faulkner, Floyd. Fontrlieu. Gaddis, Gard
ner, Garstkanp w Harper, Iirnp~trad.
Huston, Hyams. kearson, kenner. Ki!I"n,
kinsclla, La Sal;n!rrc. Llnlnbias, ii. Lott.
j. B. Lott, Lynch. Mah,o,nr,y, Marie; Mar
vim. Matthew's McCarty. Mcfarland. Mead
ows. Moncure, Moore. Morris, Murray.
Nelson, Oplntch. OTTO. Ove:ton. Pond,
Quinn, Raby, Riley. Sartain. Smith,
Soucr. stanton. yAfevenS. >tinson, Tatnan.
Thompson. ToliKbr Turcaud Jllman,
Ncrretr. Wand-, Washington. of AsSumr-
! ton, Washington, of Concoriil. Whey
| land. l.. Williams, H. Williams. Wilson.
WorralI. Iorhe IounI-9i.
a quorum present.
PRAYER by the Chaplain.
! The reading OF the journal was dispensed
with. on motion of Mr.. La Salincre. OF 81.
Martin. and it was approved.
A communication from the State Superin
tcndcnt Of Public Education was received
and upon motion OF Mr.. Garstkamp. Of JET
tarson. ordered to he printed and laid on
til" desks OF members.
Nj. Wnrrall. OF Jefferson. in the chair.
RESOLUTIONS.
M. Faulkner. of Caldwell. offered the
following resolution;
Resolrfi, That the Committee on Rail
roads, with its clerk. is authorized and re
qnircd To visit each and every railroad i'll
this State. TO which the State has given aid.
ana make thorough examination OF the
same. and that the expense thereof be paid
out o. the contingent fund of this House.
And moved suspension of the rules so
that it could be con, .,lered at this time
Mr. Hampstead made the point of order
that it did not require 4 suspension of the
rules to offer Il resolution at this time a :.
resolution had been adopted by the House
setting apart Tuesdays and Saturdays as
the days only when resolutions could be OF
tcrrd and considered.
The Sneaker decided the point of order rs
being proper.
Mr. Faulkner. Of Caldwell, moved the
adoption OF the resolution.
Nj. Wheyland, of Sabine. moved tha. the
motion to adopt bc laid upon the table;
upon which, Mc,~vS. Washington. OF As
sumption. ana Turcaud. OF st. James de-
nlanIci the yeas and nays. which resulted
a, loliow-
Yeas. Abell, Adoiphe, Baker Barker.
Barrow. Bro', Bentley. Bynr-Sa~d. Bryan.
Buchanan. Butler. Carr. Cochran. Dar.S-
burg. Davidson. Davis. Dena.. Ellis,
Gar>tkamp. L. Harper, killeu. Laurent
Marie. McCarty. Moucure. Moiphv. Morris
Rin.goid. Sarta;n, Tatman. Thompson.
Tounoir. Tureaud, Nerrett, Wa,h!n5to of
Assumption, Wheyland-:}6.
Nays Antoine. Blckham. Blunt. Bowen,
Brewster, Brown. Buckingham. Blrch
Crawford, Dcwrrs, Durio. Faulkner, Floyd |
Fontc.ieu. Gad.lis. Gardner. W. Harper
Hcmpstcad Huston. Hyams, Johnson
kcarson. kenner, kins.lla, La Salinie.e,
Llambia,. II. Lott, J. Il. Lott, Lynch.
M.honrv Marvin. Matthews. Mcfarland.
Moore Murray. Ne.~on. Ong, Oplateh. otto.
Overton, Pond, Quinn. Rabv. Riley. Scllu-
machcr. Souer. Stanton. Stlnson. Illman
Washington. Of Conrorlia. Waters f.. Wi !
liams. Il. Williams. Wilson. Worrall, YorIie
loung-J1.
Upon the motion 10 adopt the resolution.
MeS,rs. Harper. OF st Charles, and Wash
ngton, Of Assumption, called for the yea.
and nays which resulted as follows:
Yeas: Abel, Antoine. Baker Barker. |
Bentley, Bickham. Blunt Bowen. Brown. |
Buchanan, Buckingham. Burch Crawford, |
Davie, Devices, Durio. Faulkner, Floyd, |
Gaddis. Gardner p. Harper. w. Harper. |
sella. La Salinierc. Llambias. II. Lott J. Is. |
Lott. Lynch, Mahonrv, Marvin, Matthews,
Mcfarland. Moore Murray Nelson Ong. |
Otto. Overton, Pond, Raby. Riley, Ringgold,
Schumacher. Souer, stanton Cllman. Yer !
rett. WASHINGTON. of Conrordla Waters. |
f.. Williams, II. Williams. Wilson. Wor-all, !
Iorkc, loung-Jo.
NAYS: Adolphe, Bclot, BrouSSard. BRAN.
Butler, Cochran. Darn-burg, Davidson. |
Demas. Ellis, Garstkamp, johnson. killrn.
Laurent Marie McCarty, Meadows. Mon
cure. Morphv, Morris, Sartain. Smith, Ste
vens. Stinson, Tatman. Thompson. Tounoir,
Tureaui. Wands, Washin gton. of As5ump-
ton, Wheyland-3l,
Mr. Harper, of st. Charles, moved q le-
consideration OF The vote Just taken.
Mr.. Kenncr, OF Orleans. moved to lay the
motion 10 reconsider upon the table
Carried.
The Secretary of the Senate was an
with the folowin. message:
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
!touse of Representatives:
am directed to present Your honorable
body tor concurrence tin, following entitled
Senate bills:
Senate Joint resolution No. T., granting
leave Of absence to Thomas Rehcr Parish
Judge oI the parish OF Concordia. Louis
lana.
Senate bill No. a. to be entitled an act to
amend and rc-cna"t IN act entitled IAN
act to incorporate Harmony Fire Company
No. |. OF the town of Franklin, parish Of st.
Mary" approved February %. 1876.
senate bill No. 10. to be entitled an act
to authorize Antoine Lecomte Hertzog to
assume the name of Ambrose IIertzOo Lee
Comte.
Also, to inform You that the Senate has
in the following bills. viz:
House bill No. .. to be entitled an act to
amend article nine hundred and fifteen of
the Civil Code. and to provide for the
descent OF community property in certain
cases
House bill No. 100. to be entitled an act
20 authorize the people of the parish of
Livingston to change the location of their
courthouse and to locate the same by a vote
of the people thereupon.
And with amendments, in House bill No