New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-30
OFFICIAL. JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SECOND SEES SION
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA A.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Twcnty.fifth Days Proceedings.
House. REPRESENTATIVES,,
Monday, January %, 1877. }
The House met at twelve o'clock. pur-
| suant to adjournment.
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called. aud the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Brewster, and Mesrs. Abel
Antoine, Baker, Barker. Belot, Bentley,
Bickham. Blunt, Broussard. Bryan, Buck
nsham Butler, Carr. Chachere, Crawford,
Darby, Darinsburg. Davidson, Davis. De-
mas, Devices, Deslonde Durio, Ellis. Fonte
lieu, Gaddis, Garstkamp. William Harper,
Hyams. Kenner, kllen, Kinsella. La Sail
Mere, Laurent, Lla:nbias, III. Lott, Mahoney,
Marie, Marvin, Matthews, McCarty, Mea-
dows, Moncure, Moore, M"rphy, Morris.
Murray, Ong, Oplatek. Overton. Pond,
Quinn. Raby, Riley, Ringgold. Sartain,
Smith Souer, Stamps, Stanton. Stinson. Tat
man. Thompson, Tureand, Nerrett. Washing
ton (Assumption), Washington (Concordia),
Waters, +. Williams, II. Williams, Yorke-
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Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. Ringgold, of Orleans.
the reading of the minutes was dispensed
with, and the journal was adopted.
The Speaker announced the appointment
of the following standing committees:
On Public Health and Quarantine-D. L..
Mcfarland, of st. Martin; T. Chacbere, of
St. Landry; C. Q. Butler, of Bienville; Will
liam Crawford, of Rapdes; j. II. Bowen, of
Orleans; c. A. Verrett, of Terrebonne: l..
C. La Salinere, of st. Martin.
On Immigration-H Demas, of st. John
Baptist; G. ii. Ellis, of Union; H. Riley, of
st. James; +. Marie, OF Terrebonne; J.
Oplatek, of Orleans: +. c. Antoine, of
Orleans; D. D. Floyd of ST. Helena.
On Penitentiary-T. B. Stamps, of Jetier
son; T. Murray, Of Orleans; G. f. Huston, of
East Felcana: A. G. Bickham, Of Wash
ington; E. C. Morphy, Of Orleans; A. Over
ton, of Ouachita; William Harper of Caddo.
On Ways and Means-Thomas Ong, of
st. Bernard; James Quinn, of Orleans;
Mortimer Carr, of De Soto; David Young,
of Concordia; l.. j. Souer, of Avoyelles; c.
d. Tatman, of st. Landry; George Wash
ington, of Assumption.
On Rairoads-John Garstkamp, of JEFF
East Felcana; o. II. Hampstead, of Iber
vile; George l.. Smith. of Caddo; V. +.
McCarty, of Orleans; Z. +. Buckingham of
Morehouse.
On Militia-L c. La Sainiere, of St.
NJ artin; w. c. Kinsella, of Orleans; Thomas
Murray, of Orleans: David Young, of Con
cordia; George Washington, of Concordia;
Milton Morris. of Ascension; ID. A. Cochrane,
of Lafayette.
On Canals and Drainage-V. E, McCarty,
of Orleans; +. Bentley. of st. Mary; Cain
Sartain, of Carroll; II. Waters, of Orleans;
p. FonteIieu, Of Vermilion; J. II. Bowen, of
Orleans; H. Raby, of Natchitoches.
By consent Of the House. the following
named gentlemen were excused from serv-
ing on committees ON which they had been
appointed:
Mr. Waters, of Orleans, excused from
serving on the Committee on Canals and
Drainage.
Mr. Davidson, of Livingston, excused
from serving on the committee appointed to
investigate the conduct Of Judge Abel.
Mr.. Washington of Assumption, excused
from serving on the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, called up
the following resolution, introduced by Mr..
Floyd, of St. Helena, lying over under the
rules, which was read and adopted:
Resolrc!, That the Speaker of the House
appoint committee Of seven members, to
be known as the Committee TN Unfinished
Business.
Upon motion of Mr.. Pond. of East Fell
ciana, Messrs. Huston, of East Feliciana,
and Barrow. of West Feliciana, were
granted leave of absence for three days.
Mr.. Carr, of De Soto. moved to take up
and consider House bills on their third
reading.
Lost.
BY permission, Mr.. Kins, LA, of Orleans.
submitted report from the special COM
mittee on the sale of the five millions of
bonds by the city of New Orleans.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, no ed that
its reading in detail be dispensed with, and
that it be printed.
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