The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-02

S;ondard, and than the expense IT
.ae same be p-il out Of the contingent
fuud.
5Tr, Otto. OF Orleans, b. permission
offered the following resolution. which lies
over under the rules: J
Reso1red, That special committee OF
three be appointed by the Speaker to
investigate the Cause Of the sudden and
rapid rise of the rates and prices of coal
in the. city of New Orleans; the short
and unjust measures and weight used in
the sale of coal in small quantities to the
poorer classes; the unlawful cOmbina-
tons and monopolies that are existing
and in force for the regulation and con-
troll of the market price of coal, and oil
else applicable to the purpose of said
investigation, including what necessary
legislation is required as o sound public
policy, for the better protection OF the
poorer classes, in this essential article Of
household comfort and necessity; and
that The said committee shall have power
to take testimony and summary process.
to send for persons and papers, and shall
report, by bill or otherwise, to the House,
if practicable, during the present session
ofthe Legisinture
Afr. Bentley, of st. Mary, by pernis-
sion offered the following resolution.
which was read under suspension Of the
rules and adopted:
II Resolved, That the Committee on Pub
bic Libraries be instructed to examine the
condition of the State Library, and report
to the House its needs and general con-
dition.
MIR. Carr, of Orleans, moved q recon-
sideration of the vote whereby the con-
sideration of the report of the Committee
onsPublic Education was postponed on
yesterday, and made the special order OF
the day for Tuesday next at one o'clock.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, movedto
lay the motion to reconsider upon the
table. Upon which Messrs. Brewster, OF
Ouachita, and Young, of Concordia,
demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll was called with the following
result:
| Yeas: Baker, Barker, Bickham, Blous-
sard, Brown, Cachere, Darby, Durio,
Ellis, Floyd, Fonteleu, Gaddis, Gardner,
Garstka,np, W. Harper, Hyalns, johnson,
Killen, La Saliniere, Laurent, Llambias'
Lynch, Mahoney, Mcfarland, Meadows,
Moncure, Morphy, Murray, Nelson'
Oplatek, Otto, Pond, Raby, Schumacher.
Stevens, Stinson, Tatman, Thompson,
Ullman,' 'Wands, Washington, of Concor-
dia, Wa4ers, Yorke, Young-44.
Nays: Abel, Adolphe, Antoine, Bar
rett, Barrow, Belot, Bentley, Blunt.
Bowen, Brewster, buchanan, Burch, Carr.
Cochran, Crawford, Davidson, Davis.
De,nas, Devices, Faulkner, p. Harper.
Kearson, Kenner, Kinsella, H. Lott, j.
b. Lott, Marie, Marvin, Matthews
Nc Carly, Norris, Ong, Overton, Qu'n
Riley, Souer, Stamps Stanton, Verrett,
Wheyland, E. Williams, H. Williams.
Wilson, Worrall-44.
There being tie vote, the Chair deci-
ded to lay the motion to reconsider on
the table by casting his vote in the afir-
NATIVE.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, of Ascension.
House bill No. 2, an act to change the
venue in the case of David Fisher, J. G.
Oliver and Celestin Oliver from the par
ish of Ascension to the parish OF st. Ja-
mes, returned from the Senate with
amendments, was taken up.
The amendments were concurred in.
and the bill was ordered to be enrolled
Mr.. Burch of East Baton Rouge. in
the Chair. 'iI
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections an Quail
fications, through it's chairman, submitted
the follswing report, which was read and
received:
COMMITTEE on ELECTIONS AND QuAIIY1cAr1oSs,
New Orleans, February 3, 1871. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives:
Your committee on elections havinThad
under consideration the case of Frank
Alexander VS.. Benjamin Buchanan, right
bank, parish of Orleans, beg leave to
make the following report:
1t appears by the evidence produced