New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-27

attorneys lees ana OCner unnecessary Ga
pense to the State, and to define the duties
and powers of the Governor, the Attorney
General, the district attorneys. and the
courts of the State in certain cases, which
was read.
The constitutional rule being suspended
the bill was put upon its second reading and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Floyd, of St. Helena:
House bill No. 3ls an act to amend an act
entitled Gan act to create the parish of
Tangipahoa, and providing for the complete
organization thereof" approved March 6, A.
D. 1869, which was read.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule. the bill was read second time and re-
ferred to the Committee on Parochial At
fairs.
BY Mr.. Sartain, of Carroll:
House joint resolution No. 3l9, a joint res
olution to appoint joint committee to in
vestigate the Louisiana Levee Company.
which was read.
The constitutional rule being suspended,
the bill underwent its second reading and
was referred to the Committee on Public
Lands and Levees.
By Mr.. Floyd, of ST. Helena:
House bill No. 800, an act for the relief of
j. B. Thompson, late assessor of the parish
of St. Helena, which was read
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was read a second time and
L. &c %1,o y1nIn
By Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson:
House bill No. 32l, an act to create and
appoint board of directors and reweighers
of cotton, to guarantee and insure the
weight of the same to and from the city of
New Orleans, and to allow a compensation
for the risk to be taken and the work to be
done, which was read.
The constitutional rule being suspended,
the bill was read second time and referred
to the Committee on Corporations.
By Mr.. Yorke, of Carroll:
House bill No. 322, an act to provide for
draining and retaining swamp lands in
the parish of Iberia, which was read.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was read second time, and
referred to the Committee on Lands and
Levees.
By Mr. Kinsella, of Orleans:
House bill No. 1923, an act to prevent the
carrying or drawing of concealed weapons,
which was read.
The constitutional rule being suspended,
the bill was read second time and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Sartain, of Carroll:
House bill No. 324, an act repeating an
act relative to the Louisiana Warehouse
Company, which was read.
Mr. Ringgold, of Orleans, was called to
the chair.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was read second time.
Mr. Bryan, of Calcasieu, moved its refer
ence to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. Barrett, of Orleans, moved to lay the
motion to refer upon the table, on which
motion the yeas and nays were demanded
by Messrs. H. Lott, of Rapides, and Bryan,
of Calcasieu, with the following result:
Yeas-Abel, Barrett, Barrow, Belot, Bent
ley, Blunt, Brown, Carr, Crawford, Da
rinsburg, Demas, Devices, Deslonde,
Faulkner. Floyd, Gardner, Hampstead,
Kinsella. MahOney, Marie. Marvin, Nc
Carly, Morris, Murray, Oplatek, Overton.
Quinn, Raby, Riley, Ringgold, Sartain,
Smith. Souer Verrett, Washington As
SUMPTION Washington tConcordia), H.
Williams, Young-3S.
Navs-Baker, Barker, Bickham, Brous-
sard Bryan, Buckingham, Butler, Chachere,
Darby. Durio, Ellis, Fontelieu, Gaddis,
Garstkamp P. Harper, William Harper,
Hyams. johnson. kenner. killen. La Sail
Mere, Llambias. H. Lott, J. b. Lott, Mat
thews. Mcfarland, Meadows, Moncure.
Moore, Nelson, Pond, Stinson, Tatman,
Thompson. Tureaud, E. Williams, Worrall,
Yorke-3S
There being tie vote, and the Speaker
being absent from the chair, the motion to
lay on the table the motion to refer was
lost.
Upon the adoption of the motion to refer
the bill to the Committee on judiciary, the
yeas and nays were demanded by Messrs.
Barrett of Orleans, and Morris, of Ascen-
sion. with the following result:
Yeas-Abel, Adolphe, Baker, Barker,
Barrow, Bickham, Broussard, Bryan, Buck
lngnam Dutler, Cdrr, Cnacnere, DdFOy,
Durio, Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu.
Gaddis, Garstkamp, p. Harper, Hyams,
johnson, Kenner, killen, kinsella, La
Saliniere, Laurent, Llambias H. Lott, j. b.
Lott, Matthews, Mcfarland, Moncure,
Moore, Morphy, Nelson, Ong, Gplatek,
Pond, Smith, Stinson, Tatman, Thompson,
Tureaud. f. Williams, H. Williams, Worrall,
Yorke-49.
Nays-Antoine, Barrett, Belot, Bentley,
Blunt, Brown, Crawford, Darinsburg,
Davis, Demas, Devices. Deslonde, Gardner,
McCarty, Morris, Murray, Overton, Quinn,
Raby, Riley, RinggOld, Sartain, Souer,
Nerrett Washington (AssumptiOn), Wash
ington (Concordia)-29.
And the bill was referred accordingly.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the Governor AID read:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department ,
New Orleans, January 26, 1877.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives.:
l have the honor to transmit herewith, for
the use and information of your honorable
body, one hundred copies Of the report of
the commissioners appointed by his excel
lency, the Governor of the State of New
York, to revise the laws for the assessment
and collection of taxes in that State.
H. C.. WARMOTH,
Governor of louisiana
Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, called up House
joint resolution No. 2S3, joint resolution re-
questing William P. Kellogg to resign his
seat as Senator from this State in the
United States Senate.
Which was placed on its second reading
and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Quinn, of Orleans, requested the