New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-28

Twenty.fourth Days Proceedings.
| HOUSE OF REPREsESTATIyEs /
| Saturday, January p, 1872
| The House met at twelve o'clock. pursll-
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 An
| tome. Baker, Barker. Barrett, Barrow, Be
lot, Bickham. Blunt, Broussard, Brown,
Bryan. Buckingham, Butler. Carr, Craw-
! ford. harrisburg. Davidson. Davis. Demas.
Devices, Deslonde, Ellis, Faulkner, FOnte-
lieu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp, P. Har-
per. William Harper, Hampstead, Huston,
Hyams. johnson. Kenner. killen, kinsella,
| La Saliniere. Laurent. Llambias, H. Lott,
j. B. Lott. Mahoney. Marie, Marvin, Mat
| thews. McCarty, Mcfarland. Meadows,
Moncure, Morphy. Morris. Murray. Nelson,
| Ong. Oplatek. Overton. Pond. Quinn, Riley,
Ringgold. Sartain, SOuer. Stamps, StinsOn,
| Thompson, Tureaud. Nerrett, Washington
| Assumption. Washington (Concordia),
f. Williams. II. Williams. Worrall. Yorke.
YOung-76.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. kinsella. of Orleans.
thO ANdUiAiS VI INC Was ulSptuSeu
with, and the journal, with the following
correction, was adopted:
motion was made yesterday by Mr.
Hampstead, Of Iberville, to lay the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Barrett, of Orleans. confirming
j. 2. Smith as Warrant Clerk. on the table
Which motion was lost.
The Speaker announced the appointment
of the following committee, and also the fol
lowing appointments to fill vacancies exist
ing on committees already appointed:
Committee on registery Of outstanding
unaudited warrants and vouchers of the
Brown, of Ascension. chairman: A. w
Faulkner, Of Caldwell; j. Oplatek, of Or
leans; j. w. Quinn, of Orleans: T. G.
Davidson. of Livingston
The following members were appointed
to fill vacancies on the Committee on Edu-
cation-David Young, of Concordia C. d.
Tatman. of St. Landry.
To fill vacancy on the Committee on Pub
lie Lands and Levees-H. Mahoney. of Pla-
quemines.
ISSfNE fhON LIE SENAlE.
The Secretary of the Senate was an
nounced with the following message:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
house OF Representatives:
GENTLEMEN-I am directed by the Senate
to submit for your consideration Senate bill
No. POI. to be entitled an act defining the
distances from the domicile of members of
the General Assembly to the State House.
fixing the mode of ascertaining the per
diem of members of the General Assembly
for the time engaged in going to and re-
turning from the State House, and the
mileage to be paid, and the number of en-
ployes Of the General Assembly and their
compensation, and defining their duties,
and making an appropriation to defray the
expenses of the General Assembly. And to
inform you that the Senate has indefinitely
postponed the following House bills of the
session of 1871:
House bill No. 239 to authorize the police
jury.of the parish of Morehouse to issue
bonds, etc.
House bill No. l33, to repeal an act to es-
tablish Board OF Public Works. etc.
House bill No. -. for the relief of Clark
II. Remick, tax collector. parish Of Nermil-
ion.
CHARLES II. MERRITT.
Secretary of the Senate.
Upon motion of Mr.. Devices. of De Soto,
the Committee on Judiciary We're instructed
to take evidence in regard to the bill offered
by him to authorize the parish of Red River
to issue bonds for certain purposes pro-
vided that no expense to the State would
attend the taking of such evidence
Upon motion of MIR. Carr of De Soto.
Senate bill No. 26l referred to in the mes
sage from the Senate. was taken I'D and
placed upon its first reading.
Under suspension of the constitutional |
rule the bill underwent its second reading.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, moved to
refer the bill to the Committee on Judi
ciary, which motion Mr. Matthews, of Ten