The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-23

| AAo"o0 WIN ucCAaroO a6 0O1Ourned until
tomorrow at twelve o'clock. " 'i''''
10 s'fa' 'ii WILLIAM vrGERs. rnG
80 Chief Clerk.
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81 fwenty-fourth bays Proceedings. 'a1
-n'' House. OF REpRHsExrAr1vrs, J
Saturday, January 23, 1871.
The House met pursuant 10 adjourn
ment. aip,l Is s..
Speaker Carr in the chair. l.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names -
Speaker Carr, and Messrs. Abeil
Adolphe. Antoine, Baker, Barrett, Bick-
ham, Blunt, Bowen, Brousssaftd,; Brown,
Byran. Buckingham, Butch, Butler
Carter; Chaciaere. u Cochran . Cafaawford,
Darby, Davidson, Davis, DENIS, De-
wees, Eario, Ellis, Faulkner FLOYD,
Fontelieu, GAdis, Gardner, GarStkamp,
P. Harper, W. Harper, Hampstead, Hus-
ton, johnson, Kenner, In Salipiere, Lau-
rent, Lhmbias, H. Lott, y. B. Lott,
1fahoney, Marvin, Matthews, Nc Carly,
Mcfarland, Meadows, MoncurS, Moore,
Mcrphy, Morris, Murray, Ong, oplatek,
Otto. Pond, Quinn, Raby, Riley, Ring
gold, SaStain. Schumacher, Stamps,
Stanton Stevens, Tatman, Thompson.
Tounoir, Tureaud. verrett, Wands, Wash
ington, Of Assumption, Washington of
Concortiia, Waters, 'Wheyland, E. VII
liams, H. Williams. Wilson, Worrall,
Yorke, Young-83. o.e ls tt.,..r
Quorum present. .....f ,.,.
Prayer by the Chaplain. -. a..
The Clerk proceeded to read Thurs
days Journal when the chair stated, for
the information Of the members, that il
was necessary for the COMMITTEES elected
by the House to make their report, as
the journal Of Thursday was in their
possession. ......o.+ ..
MI. Faulkner moved that tho rules be
suspended. 30 as to allow the special
committee to report. u, .., i..
Carried. e....,
The, special committee, through its
chairman, submitted the following re-
port , &C.,. .,.-,, ...t
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives
Your committee, to whom was refer
ed the original journal Of Wednesday,
twenty-sixth, for saamination, have had
unller careful consideration the subject
referred TO them, and beg leave to sub
NIT the following report and resolutions
for action Mt 1ttif Il
Your committee, in conducting the
examination required, had Before them
the original minutes, in shorthand, Of
the proceedings Of the House on Thurs
day, twenty-sixth also, said minutes as
written in full BY the Minute Clerk, Mr.. |
Bagnetto. They also had q copy Of the
journal of tie same date, as made up by
Mr.. Randall, from the shorthand report
and original matter also, the proof of
said journal from the official printer.
, They had before them as witnesses.
Mr. Carr, at his own request, and, by or
der Of the committee, Messrx vigers,
Bagnetto, Randall and Tracy.
: The investigation was had mainly as
to the method 'of making up, keeping
and forwarding TO the Public Printer the |
journals Of the House, with special re- !
ference to'o the errors found in in the |
journal, as the same appears in tie OIL
cial paper, New Orleans RErrUrssr1icAx, Rrrrsr oil
yesterday. 'a' bHe osin" 9hi 600 'a''
W. find that tie ichief Clerk has sd de-
volved silarge PORTION Of his duties, and |
responsibilities upon bis subordinates,
and has not given the personal supsryi-
sion and attention that the law con-
templates and hiz duty rsquire&
} The journals havebeen made up loose
y, and if the House is not vigilant in
the same. detriment to, the
public good and . large margin, gerry
and Legislative, frauds exists.
While the error in question is located d.
rectly on the Minute Clerk, and charged
to his meficiency in keeping the minutes,