New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-18
OFFICIAL JOURNA AL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SECOND SEES SION =
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SECOND SEES SION
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Thirty. ninth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,
Saturday, February H. 1872
The House met at twelve o'clock, pur-
suant to adjournment.
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Brewster, and Messrs: Abel,
Antoine, Baker, Barker. Barrett, Barrow,
Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, BrOussard, Brown,
Bryan, Buckingham, Carr, Chachere, Coch-
rane, Crawford. Darby, harrisburg, David
son, Davis, Demas, Devices, Deslonde,
Durio, Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu,
William Harper, Huston, Hyams, johnson,
Kenner, Killen, Kinsella, La Saliniere,
Laurent H. Lott, J. B. Lott, Mahoney,
Marie, Marvin, Matthews, McCarty, Nc
Farland, Meadows, Moncure, Morphy, Nor
ris, Murray, Nelson, Oplatek, Overton,
Pond, Quinn, Riley. Ringgold, Sartain,
Souer, Stinson. Tatman, Thompson, Tureaud,
ington (Concordial, f. Williams, H. Will
liams, Worrall, YOrke-76.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, the
reading of the minutes was dispensed
with, and the journal was adopted.
Mr. Murray, of Orleans, introduced the
following resolution, which was read:
Resolred That committee of five be ap-
pointed to investigate the affairs OF the
Metropolitan police, and to report to this
House as soon as practicable, provided that
no expense be incurred by the State.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, moved to
lay the resolution on the table, upon which
motion the yeas and nays were called for,
with the following result:
Yeas-Abel, Barrett, Borrow, Bentley
Bickham, Blunt, Brown, Buckingham,
Darinsburg, Davis, Garstkamp, P. Harper,
kenner, Laurent, Marie, McCarty, Nor
ply, Morris, Quinn, Riley, Ringgold, Sar
| tain, Tureaud, Waters, Yorke. YOung-26.
Nays-Antoine. Baker, Barker, Belot,
Bowen, Broussard, Butler, Carr, Chachere,
| Cochrane, Crawford, Darby, Davidson, De-
mas, Devices, Deslonde, Durio, Ellis, Faulk-
ner, Floyd, Fontelieu, Gaddis, Gardner,
William Harper, Hampstead, Hyams, Xii,
len, Kinsella, La Saliniere, Llambias, H.
Lott, j. b. Lott, Marvin, Matthews, McFar
land, Meadows, Moncure, Murray, Nelson,
| Ong, Oplatek, OvertOn, SOuer, Siam
| Stinson. Tatman, Thompson, TOunOir,
rett, Washington (AssumptiOG), Washing
tom Concordia), E. Williams, Ii. Williams
| Worrall-5f.
Lost.
The resolution was then adopted.
The Committee on Enrolment submitted
the following reports:
! COMMITTEE or ENROLMENT,
| February II. 1872.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
to report as duly enrolled the following
bills:
| House bill No. 2SS, an act to empower the
police jury of Ascension parish to open a
puplc road from point on the left bank OF
the Mississippi river opposite to Donaldson
Vile, running back to New river.
House bill No 1873, an act to incorporate
an independent fire company in the city OF
Thibodaux, parish of Lafourche State OF
| Louisiana.
House Joint resolution relative to removal
of the duty from rice by Congress, and in
structing our Senators and Representatives
| relative thereto.
And as daily engrossed, the following
bills:
House bill No 4l9, an act directing the
| Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad Company
to commence work on their road on or be
fore six months from the day of the passage
Of this act.
9Hoase bill No. 400, an act directing the
Arkansas and Delta Railroad Company tC
commence work on their road within six
months from the passage of this act.
House bill No. 3I3, an act relative to at
taching part of the parish of Richland t,
the parish of Caldwell, and for other pur
poses.
House bill No :93, an act to repeal an act
incorporating the Right Bank Railroad ant
Freight Transferring Companies, to give
the powers necessary to its operation, ap
proved March 9, 1869.
House bill No. 1872, an act to repeal an ac
entitled ''An act incorporating the New Or
leans. Metairie and Lake Railroad Com
pany," approved April |, 1869.
House bill No. 4l6, an act to authorize thu
police jury of the parish of st. John the
Baptist to issue bonds for certain purposes
House bill No. 1874, an act authorizing
Julius Werner and Mrs. Helena Werner
his wife, to adopt Mary Day as their hei
and child, and to change the name of tn,
said Mary Day to Wilhelmine Werner.
House bin No 40l, an act to amend ant
re enact articles 1862 and 2264 of the Revise,
Civil Code of this State.
House bill No. 407, an act to regul >h
practice in the district courts of the Isl
of Orleans
House bill No. 4l4, an act relative to dis
pensng with the publication of legal ant
judicial advertisements i'll the French Ian
guage in the parish of Natchitoches.
House bill No. 4l2 an act to amend tn
second section of an act entitled can ac
incorporating the Grand Lodge of Louisi
ana, and for other purposes" approve,
March IT, 1916.
House bill No. No. an act to authorize al
additional justice of the peace in the paris]
of Avoyelles, and for other purposes.
House bill No. 30, an act to authoriz
Mrs. Hetta Bradley Hunter to change he
name.
Honse bill No. 4lS, an act directing tn
Alexandria, Homer and Fulton Railroa
Company to commence work on their roa
within six months from the day Of the pas
sage of this act.
House bill No. 396. an act fixing the re
turn day for appeals from the parish @
TargipahOa, etc.
Respectfully,
P. HARPER, Chairman.
| COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT
| February Is, 1872.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members of til
| House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leay
to report as being duly engrossed the 70
lowing bill: