New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-27
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF TIE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SECOND SEES SION
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF A.
FOrty.fOurth Day-Evening Session.

The House was called to order, the recess
having expired.
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members responded to their names:
Speaker Brewster, and Messrs: Abel
Adolphe, Baker, Barker, Barrett, Bentley,
Bickham, Blunt Brown Bryan, Bncklng-
ham, Butler, Cochrane, Crawford, Darby,
Davidson. Davis, Devices, Ellis, Faulkner,
Gardner, Garstkamp, William Harper,
Hampstead. Hyams, Kenner, kinselia; Lau-
rent. j. b. Lott, Marie, Marvin, Matthews,
McCarty, Mcfarland, Morphy, Morris. Mel
son, Ong. Oplatek, Overton, Quinn, Riley.
Ringgold, Sartain, Smith, Stinson, Iatman,
Thomson, Tounoir, Tureaud, Washington
(Assumption), Washington (Concordia).
Waters, H. Williams, Worrall-oo
Quorum present.
Cpon motion of Mr.. Davidson, of Liv-
insston, the special order Of the day was
postponed for thirty minutes.
Upon motion of Mr.. Ringgold, of Or
leans, substitute for House bill No. 80, an
act to establish an additional district court
for the parish of Orleans, to define the
jurisdiction and officers thereof, and to re-
organize and determine the jurisdiction
and officers of the First District Court OF
the parish Of Orleans, and for other pur-
poses, was taken up and read.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rules the bill underwent its third reading.
Mr.. Ringgold, of Orleans, moved the final
passage of the bill, and upon that motion
called the previous question.
Main question ordered.
Upon the final passage, the yeas and nays
were called for by Messrs. Moncure, OF
Caddo, and Thompson, of st. Tammany,
with the following result:
Yeas-Abel, Adolphe, Antoine, Barrett,
Bentley, Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, Brown.
Buckingham, Carr, Cochrane, Crawford
Darinsburg. Davidson. Davis, Demas,
Devices. Deslonde. Durio, Faulkner, Fonte
lieu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp, ?. Har-
per. William Harper, Hampstead, Huston
Kenner, Killen. kinsella, Laurent, j. b..
Lott. Marie Marvin, Matthews, McCarty
Mcfarland, Moore, Morphv, Morris, Ong
Oplatek. Overton, Pond, Quinn, Raby
Riley, Ringgold. Sartain, Souer. Stamps
Stanton, Tounoir. Tureaud, Washington
(Assumption), Waters, II. Williams. "or
rall-60.
Navs-Baker. Barker. Bryan, Butler. Ellis
Llambias. II. Lott. Meadows, Moncure
Nelson. Stinson, Tatman, Thompson, 1orkt
ii.
Carried.
The bill was finally passed, title adopted
and it was ordered to be sent to the Senate
for concurrence.
hIr. Ringgold, Of Orleans, moved to re
consider the vote taken upon the final pas
sage of the bill, and also moved to lay tina
motion on the table.
Carried.
Mr.. Thompson Of St Tammany, moved
suspension OF the rules to allow the Com
mittee on Pensions to submit their report.
Carried.
The following report was then submitted
COMMITTEE on PENSIONS,
February %, 1872.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tn
| House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Pensions would re
specially report favorably upon Hous
! bill No. 1877, entitled an act defining an
| appropriating s. for pensions to
| the veterans of 1914 and 1915, etc, with tn
following supplement to section three g
! said act, to wit: 'Application in til
|
| either of the district courts in the sam
| manner as provided elsewhere i'll this SCI
| ton
| Also. they would recommend the strikin
| out of all that part of section eight ate
the word ''proof." in fourth line OF said SCI
| ton.
! They would also recommend that tn
sum of seventy-tive thousand dollars be tn
amount set apart to carry out the prov
| 4 1a1 fnp IN n
| en-. All of which is respectfully submitted
| w. C. KINSELLA, Chairman;
| II. J. HYAMS.
B. W. BAKER.
A. c. HICKMAN,
O. H. HEMPSTEAD,
+. C. ANTOINE.
Upon motion of Sir. Faulkner, of Cal
| well, the report was received and adopte
The bill was then taken up for consider
ton.
Upon motion of Mr.. Thompson, of S
Tammany, the rule requiring the bill to
considered in committee of the who
was suspended
The bill was considered as engrossed.
| Under a suspension of the constitution
rule the bill was placed upon its Thu
reading.
Upon motion of Mr.. Thompson, of
Tammany, the space left blank Tor q
amount to be appropriated was filled WI
the words ''seventy-five thousand dollars
The bill was finally passed, title adopte
and it was ordered to be sent to the Sena
for concurrence.
| - n
bills upon their reading were taken UP +
consideration.
House bill No 345, an act tor the relief
! Mrs Martha NJ. Duncan, widow in comm
nitv of the late NJ. J. Duncan and tutrix
their minor children.
The bill was finally passed, title adoptt
and it was ordered to be sent to the SEM
for concurrence.
House bill No. 81, an act for the relief
w. II. Vaughn, was taken up and read.
The bill was finally passed, title adopt
and it was ordered to be sent to the SEM
for concurrence.
House bill No. 347. an act for the relief
Charles F. Dranguet, TOR services perform
as District Attorney for the Ninth Judic
District. was taken up and read.
The bill was finally passed, title adopt
and it was ordered to be sent to the SEM
for concurrence.
!, House bill No. 354, an act entitled an
: for the relief of David Fisher, was taken
, and read.
The bill was finally passed, title adopt
and it was ordered to be sent to the Sen
for concurrence.
House bill No. All, an act for the relief