New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-03
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SECOND SESSION
OF TEE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF MA.
Twen:y.ninth Days PROCEEDINGS.


The House net at twelve O'Clock, pur
suant to adjournment
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered 10 their names:
Speaker Brewster. and Messrs. Abel,
AdOlphe, Antoine. Baker, Barker, Barrett.
Bentley, Bickham. Bowen, Broussard
Brown, Bryan, Buckingham, Butler. Cha
chere, Cochrane. Crawford Darby, Darins-
burg, Davidson, Davis, Demas, Devices,
Deslonde, Duric, Ellis, Floyd, Fontelieu,
Gaddis. Gardner. Garstkamp. p. Harper,
William Harper. Homestead, IIyams, John
son. kenner. Killen. Kinsella, La Saliniere,
Laurent, Liam bias, II. Lott Mahoney, Marie,
Marvin, Matthews. McCarty, Mcfarland,
Murray, Nelson, ODg, Oplatek, Overton.
Raby, Riley, Ringgold, Sartain. Souer, Stin-
son. Tatman Thompson, Tureaud. Verrett,
Washington Assumption. Washington
(Concordal. Z. Williams, II. Williams,
Worrall, Iorke, Youn.-12.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. kinsella, of Orleans,
the reading OF the minutes was dispensed
with. and the journal adopted.
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees:
Committee on Corporations-C. w. Ring
gold. of Orleans: T. ". Devices, of De Soto;
II. Waters, Of Orleans A. Overton, of
Ouachita: V. E. mccarthy. of Orleans; w.
b. Barrett. of Orleans: Edgar Davis, of Or
leans.
PETITIONS and MEMORIALS.
The following memorials. presented by
Mr. Barrett. of Orleans, were read. and re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims
Memorial of Robert Dalton. for relic f.
Memorial of Catherine Epps, for relief.
Petition by James Allen.
Mr.. Abel. of Bossier, presented the fol
lowing entitled memorial. which was refer
red to the Committee on Public Lands and
Levees, with instructions TO report by bill or
otherwise
Memorial from he police Jury OF the
parish of Bossier.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Enrolment. through
its chairman. submitted the following re-
port. which was received and accepted:
Corx-TrEx ~ ENROLMENT
February 2, 1872. :
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House of RI representatives.:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
to report as having Eeen duly engrossed
the following bills to wit:
House bill No. 2SS, an act to empower the
police jury of Ascension parish to open a
public road from point on the left bank of
the Mississippi river opposite to Donaldson
VILE running back to New river.
NJ,
Edward F. kenan the right to keen ferry
across Bursley bayoc,. in the parish of Gaia
hOula.
House bill No 1S7, an act TO authorize the
police jury of Caldwell parish to issue the
bonds of the parish for certain improve
ments of the public buildings of the parish
of Caldwell.
House bill No. 339, joint resolution ask
ing the Congress of the United States to
pass an act granting million acres Of the
public lands TO each State and Territory for
the endowment of one. and only one, uni
versity or college.
House bill No. 81, an act to limit and de-
fine the duties and powers, fees and emolu-
ments Of the Auditor of Public Accounts
and other ministerial officers of the State,
and TO prohibit them from instituting
actions, suits, writs, or other process, for
or against them, or any of them, or
LOT OF against tne StdJe, ana from employ
Ing counsel and mourning costs of court.
attorneys fees and other unnecessary ex-
pense to the State, and 70 define the duties
and powers of the Governor, the Attorney
General, the district attorneys, and the
courts of the State in certain eases.
House bill No. 353. an act fixing the terms
OF District Court in the Fourteenth Judicial
District, designating certain weeks for the
trial of criminal cases, and providing for
the drawing and summoning of juries for
said terms.
House bill No. 352, an act relative to
creating the Office Of parish auditor for the
parish of Natchtoches, and appointment
and duties thereof.
House bill Nc. 3-3. an act to prevent the
or drawing of concealed weapons.
House bill No. 334. an act in regard to
certain persons to serve on
juries.
House bill No. $40, an act to authorize
Mrs. Sarah K. Jones to adopt as her heir
and child Louisiana May Hayden, and to
change the said child's name to Louisiana
May Jones, and other purposes.
House bill No. 337. an act to fix the terms
of the district courts of the Third Judicial
District Of the State of Louisiana.
Respectfully,
P. HARPER, Chairman.
CoMnITTEE On ENRoLIMENr,l
February l, 1872.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives.
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
to report as having been duly engrossed:
House bill No. 2S4, an act authorizing the
police jury of the parish of Red River to
Issue bonds for certain purposes.
, Respectfully, p. HARPER,
Chairman.
C0HMITTRE ON ENROLMENT
February !, 1872.
10 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee ON Enrolment beg leave
to report as being duly engrossed the follow
ing bill:
House bill No. 2S5, substitute for Senate
bill No. POI. IAN act defining the distances
from the domicile of members of the Gen
eral Assembly to the State House, fixing the
mode of ascertaining the per diem of mem
bers OF the General Assembly for the time
in going to and returning from the
State House, and their mileage to be paid,
and the number OF employees of the General |
Assembly and their compensation, and de- |
lining their duties, and making an appro- |
oriation to deiray the expenses of the Gen
eral Assembly
Very respectfully, 2. HARPER,
Chairman.
The Committee on Judiciary, through It's
chairman, submitted report, which was |
received and accepted, and the report and |
testimony accompanying was ordered to be |
printed in pamphlet form.
The Committee on Unfinished Business,
through its chairman, submitted the follow |
ne report, which was received and ac- |