New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-01


ther consideration be indefinitely postponed,
and called for the previous question. upon
which the yeas and nays were demanded
by Messrs. Kenner, of Orleans, and Marie,
Of Terrebonne. with the following result
Yeas: Abel, Baker, Barker, Barrett,
Barrow, Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, Brewster,
BrOussard, Brown, Bryan, Butler, Carr,
Chachere, Cochran, Darinsburg, Davidson,
Davis, Demas, Devices, Ellis, Faulkner,
Floyd, Fontelieu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garst-
kamp, P. Harper. w. Harper, Hyams,
kearson, Killen, kinsella. La Saliniere,
thews, Mcfarland, Meadows, Moncure,
Morphy, Morris, Murray, Nelson, Ong, OPP
latek, Overton, Pond Quinn, Raby, Ring
gold, Sartain, Schumacher, Stanton, Tatman,
Thompson, Tounoir, Ullman, Wands,
Waters, E. Williams, H. Williams, Wilson,
YOrke, Young-6a.
Nays: BelOt, Burch, johnson, kenner,
Washington, of Assumption, Wheyland,
Wtrrall-l2.
The main question was ordered upon the
adoption Of the motion to indefinitely post
pone the bill. The yeas and nays were
called for by Messrs. Carr, of De Soto. and
Kenner, Of Orleans:
Yeas: Abel, Baker, Barker, Barrow,
Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, Brewster, E,ous-
sard Brown, Bryan, Buckingham, Butler,
Carr, Chachcre, Cochran, Darby, Davidson,
Demas, Devices, Ellis, Floyd, Fontefien,
Gaddis, Gardner, w. Harper. johnson,
kearson, Kcnncr, Killen, Kinsella. La Sail
Mere, Laurent, Llambias, Lynch. Nc Far
Ong, Oplatek. Otto, Overton, Pond. Quinn,
Raby, Schumacher, Stanton. Tatman.
Thompson, Tureaud, Ullman. Wands,
Waters, E. Williams, Wilson, Worrall-5S.
Nays: Burch, Darinsburg. Davis, Faulk-
ner, H. Lott j. Il. Lott, Mahoney. Marie,
Marvin. Matthews, Morphy, Morris, Riley,
Ringgold, Tounoir, Washington, of Assum|e
ton, Wheyland, H. Williams-l8
The Committee on Lands and Levces
submitted the following additional report,
which was received and accepted:
COMMITTEE on PUBLIC LANDS AND Lsvkss,
New Orleans February IL, 1871. 5
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives.:
GENTLEMEN: Your committee to whom
was referred House bill No. "A, an act for
the relief of Messrs. Pennington, Burke &
Co., report faverably upon the same, and
'f'0''''FA' JAMES "a Riss"ss s MATTHEW'S,
Chairman.
Mr.. Bryan, of Calcasieu. moved that
further consideration of House bill No. A,
an act for the relief of Messrs. Pennington,
Burke & Co., reported by the committee,
be indefinitely postponed, upon the adop-
ton OF which the yeas and nays were de
manded by Messrs. Thompson, of st.
Tammany, and Carr, of De Soto, with the
following result:
Yeas Abel, Barker, Barrett, Blunt,
Broussard, Bryan, Buckingham, Burch,
Butler, Carr, Cochran, Darinsburg, David
son, Davis, Demas, Devices, Floyd, Fon-
telieu, Gaddis, Gardner, johnson, Killen,
La Saliniere, Laurent, Llambias, McFar-
land, Meadows, Moncure, Moore, Nelson,
Otto, Pond, Quinn, Ringgold, Stanton,
Tatman, Thompson, Ullman, Wands. Wash
ingtoD, OF Assumption, Washington, of
Concordia, Whey land, Yorke-43.
,, Nays; Baker. Eaulkne1' G Ga
McCarty, Morris, Murray, Souer, II. Viii
liams, Wilson-l3.
Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, moved for recon-
sideration Of the vote just taken, and also
moved to lay that motion on the table.
Carried.
The same committee submitted the follow
ing further report, which was received and
accepted:
COMMITTEE ON PUBL c LAMPS ANT LFrEKs,
New Orleans February 28, 1871. 5
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives.
GENTLEMEN: Your committee to whom
was referred House bill No. 1874, beg leave
to report the same back to the House by
substitute and recommend the passage OF
the substitute.
JAMES $. MATTHEW'S,
Chairman.
Further consideration Of House bill No.
1874, an act for the relief Of Patrick G. Meath,
John McGinty, John Doyle, John Rouge,
ported by the committee, was indefinitely
postponed, upon motion of Mr.. Gad.lis, of
Orleans.
Mr. Carr, Of De Soto, moved reconsid-
GRAFTON of the vote on its indefinite post
ponement, and also moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table.
Carried.
The same committee submitted the fol-
lowing additional report, which was re-
ceived and accepted:
CoMMIrrxx ON Public LANDS AND LEvREs,
New orleans, FEBRUARY 70, 1871. }
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives.
GENTLEMEN-Your committee beg leave
to report back to the House the following
bills without action, and ask that they be
placed on the calendar
House bill No. l24;
House bill No. "a.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES S. MATTHEW'S.
Chairman.
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto, moved that the
report of the committee on House bill No.
"a, an act to insure the safety and perma-
nency of the levees of the State, and to
provide the means therefor, be adopted.
Carried.
The bill was considered as engrossed, and
placed on the calendar for a third reading.
Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, moved for the adop-
ton of the report of the committee on
House bill No. l24, an act making an APP
preparation to levee certain portions Of the
Ouachita River, and providing the mode Of
proceeding to accomplish the same. upon
which the yeas and nays were called for by
Messrs Kenner and Ringgold. of Orleans,
with the following result.
Yeas: Baker, Barker, Barrow, Bentley.
Blunt, Bowen, Brewster, BrOussard, Bryan,
Buckingham, Burch, Chachere, Cochran,
Davidson. Ellis, Faulkner. Fontelieu, Cad
dis, Garstkamp, p. Harper, Kearson. Killen,
Kinsella, La Saliniere, Llambias, H. Lott,
J. B. Lott, Lynch, Matthews. McCarty,
Mcfarland. Morris, Murray, Ong, Souer,
Ullman, Wands, Wheyland, II. Williams,
WilSOn-40.