New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-12
Third Days Proceedings.
hoUsA OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, December ii, 1872. !


Pursuant to adjournment, the House met
| at twelve o'clock NJ
| Speaker c. W. Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, the following mem
| bers answered TO their names:
| Speaker Lowell, and Messrs. Allan, Arm
| stead, Antoine, Bowman, Bryant, Baker,
| Boyd, Benham, Blackstone, Bickham, Bar
| row, Connaughton, Cousin, Demas, David
son, Devezin, Dejoie, Dumont, Dayries, De-
| wees, Elliott, FOntelieu, Green, Gair, CAN'T,
| Guichard, Heffner Hill, Hahn, Hedgepath
/ Heath, M. Jones, Heating, Kirkman, Kern,
Kenyon, Keys, King, Lewis, Landry, Lawes,
Murrell (Latourche), MurreIl (Madison),
Mahoney Martinez, Marie. Mathews, Mon
| taldo, McCaleb, Page, Paris, Rochon, Rodri
CUES, Souer, Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain,
speare, Thomas, Turead, Williams, Wilson,
Washington, Ward, Wands-70
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Green.
Mr.. CAN'T, of st. Landry, introduced Mr..
Jones, of Cameron, who was sworn in by
the Speaker, and took his seat as member
Mr.. Gair, of East Feliciana, moved to dis
pense with and postpone the reading of the
journal until to morrow morning.
Carried.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The petition of z. Foretall, of Orleans
c5ntesting the seat of Mr.. Joseph Garide1,
of the sixth representative district, was, on
motion of Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas, referred
to the Committee on Elections and Qualif-
cations
Under suspension Of the rules, Mr. E.
McCaleb, of Orleans, introduced House bill
No. 3, entitled an act to prohibit and pun
ish attempts to bride and corrupt officers
and public agents and to prohibit and pun
fsh them from taking brides; and also to
compel the restitution Of the valuable con
sideration Of immoral OF prohibited acts
and contracts.
Under suspension of the constitutions
rule, the bill was placed on it's first read
ing; and, under further suspension of the
constitutional rule, the bill passed to its
second reading, and was ordered to be
printed and laid ON the desks of the meme
Bars.
Mr.. CAN'T, of st. Landry, introduced Mr.
Isaac F. Little and Mr.. L. D. Prescott, of
St Landry, who we're sworn in by the
Speaker, and took their seat as members.
REVOLUTIONS.
Under suspension of the rules the fol-
lowing resolutions were read and adopted
BY mir. Gair, of East Feliciana:
ReSoEUcd. That committee of five mem
bers OF this House be appointed by the
Speaker to Investigate the affairs Of the
Metropolitan Police Board.
By Mr.. Hahn, of St. Charles:
ResogDed, That committee of tbroeo
members Of this House be appointed by the
Speaker to investigate the proceedings and
transactions OF the board of commissioners
OF the city parks, and that they have power
TO send tor persons and papers and to a6
munster oaths, and that they have author
wise.
By Mr. Paris, of Orleans.
Resoioed, That the Speaker of tho Honse
Pc authorized to appoint a committee of
CnrG 70 10 investigate the books and accounts
OF tne Committee on Contingent ExDenaps
OF the session of the House of Representa-.
tiVes of 1872 s's
BY Mr.. Hahn, of st. Charles:
Resoloed, That the sergeant-at-arma Of
TINS House be directed to arrest and bring
70 the par OF this house w. A. Gilmore. to
answer charge of contempt of the author
ity of this House. NV ''A''''
by Mr. Young, of Concordia;
Resotoed' That the Speaker appoint
committee of five members of this House tn
investigate the legislative vouchers of the
sessions OF 1870, 1871 and 1879.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following gentlemen gave notice that
they would at some future day introduce
the following bills:
By Mr.. Cain sartain, Of Carroll:
An act aPprOpriating the sum Of $4,000