New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-07
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SECOND SEES SION
SECOND, GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Thirty-frst Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I
Tuesday, February g. 1872 5
The House met at twelve o'clock, pursu-
ant 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,
Bentley, Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, BrOus-
sard, Bryan, Buckingham, Carr, Chachere,
Cochrane, Crawford. Darby, Darinsburg,
Davis, Devices, Deslonde, Durio, Ellis,
Floyd, Fonteiieu, Gardner, Garstkamp, P.
Harper, William Harper Hampstead,
Hyams, Johnson, Kenner, Killen, Kinsella.
La Saliniere, Laurent, Llambias, II. Lott,
MahOney, Marie, Marvin, Matthews, Nc
Carly, Mcfarland Meadows, Moore, Nor
ply, Morris, Murray, Nelson, Ong, Oplatek,
Oyerton, Pond, Quinn, Raby, Riley, Ring
gold, Sartain, Smith, SOuer, Stanton, Stin-
son, Tatman, Thompson, TOunoir, Tureaud,
ington lCOncordia), Waters, H. Williams,
Worrall, Yorke, Young-78.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jeffer-
son, the reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with, and the journal was adopted,
Upon motion of Mr.. Bentley, of st. Mary,
the vote whereby House bill No $50 was
referred to the Committee on Claims was
reconsidered and the bill was referred to
the Committee on Education.
Mr. Garstlamp, Of Jefferson, introduced
the following resolution, which was adopted
Resolred, That the Committee on Ways
and Means be and are requested to report
to this House on or before the fifteenth
instant the following bills: An act to pro-
vide revenue for the support of the State
government also, an act making an appro-
pration for the general expenses of the
State for the year 1872, ard the committee
is hereby ordered to have the said bills
printed.
The Speaker announced that he had ap-
pointed the following committees:
Committee on Banks and Banking-O.
H. Hampstead, chairman, of Iberville; L.
c. La Saliniere, of. St. Martin; Thomas Muir
ray, of Orleans; J. II. Bowen, of Orleans; j.
j. Barrow, of West Feliciana; j. Oplatek,
of Orleans; Milton Morris, Of Ascension.
Joint committee to examine the securi-
ties deposited by bankers and banking com
together with all books and
papers relating to the business of banking,
ETC., as providad by section l543. Revised
Statutes of Louisiana, lS70-A. w. Faulk
ner, of Caldwell; j. NJ. Thompson, of St.
Tammany; David Young, of Concordia;
Thomas Murray, of Orleans; o. H. Hemp
stead, of Iberville.
Mr. Carr, of De. Soto, moved to recon-
slider the vote whereby House bill No. 1884
was finally passed.
Carried.
Upon motion of Mr.. Carr, the bill was re-
committed to the Committee on Judiciary.
The following communication from his
excellency the Governor was received>and
read, and the report accompanying the COM
munication was ordered to be printed:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, )
New Orleans, February 6, l872.)
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives.:
| have the honor to transmit, for the in
formation of your honorable body, the re-
port of Typographical, geological and botan-
zeal survey of Louisiana, during the year
1871. II. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
[Mr. Faulkner, of Caldwell, il the chair].
By permission, the chairman Of the com
mittee on conference submitted the follow
ng report from that committee, which was
read and adopted:
TO the Honorable Senate and House Of Representa-
tives of the State OF Louisiana:
We. the undersigned, your committee on
conference on House bill No. 2S5, respect
'ully report back the bill referred to this
committee, and recommend the adoption of
The amendments herewith submitted.
On the part of the Senate:
JAMES H. INGRAHAM,
THOMAS H. holland,
OSCAR F. HUNSAkER.
On the part of the House:
f. w. DEVICES,
= THOMAS GREEN DAVIDSON,
o. II. BREWSTER.
c. w. RINGGOLD,
MORTIMER CARR,
p HARPER,
HENRY DEMAS.
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO 2S5.
Section two-Line seventeen, strike out
he words "twO thousand and insert
eighteen hundred" In line thirty nine,
trike ont the words eighteen hundred"
md insert in lieu thereof the words ''six-
cen hundred" In line forty seven, strike
nut the word ''tifteen,' and insert in lieu
hereof .'slyteen.'
Section three-Line six, strike out the
words two thousand" and insert in lieu
hereof eighteen hundred" i
Section fOur-Line two, after the word
Senate" add the words land Speaker of
he House of Representatives" In line
our. after the word 'shall, >" insert the word
each" In line twelve, strike out the word |
they" In line thirty sig, strike out the |
words cone hundred" and insert in lieu
hereof the word "seventy-fve."
Section five - Senate's amendments, |
which reads as follows: Strike out |
he word "six," and insert in lieu |
hereof the word eight" was adopted. |
after the word session." in the |
ixth line, add land one Chaplain to each
House, at salary of seven dollars per |
lay At the end of the section add the !
GLOWING: THAT the chairman of the |
Committees on Enrolment of each house !
hall appoint, at the commencement of each |
ession, one Chief Enrolment Clerk" /
In section six, line ten. strike out the |
vord -four" and insert in lieu thereof the |
vord Give
In section seven Senate amendment, !
Which reads as follows: Amend by fixing !
he number of pages for the Senate at !
five" instead of -four was adopted
In section nine, line six, strike out the |
Vord ''ten" and insert in lieu thereof the |
Tord "eight."