New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-06
SECOND SEES SION
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA A.
rhirtieth Days Proceedings.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I
Monday, February ), 1872. }
The House met at twelve o'clock, pursu-
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.
Baker, Barker, Barrow. Belot Bentley.
Bickham. Blunt, Bowen. Broussard, Brown,
Bryan, Buckingham, Butler, Carr, Coch-
rane, Crawford. Darby, Darinsburg. David
son, Davis. Demas, Devices, Deslonde.
Durio, Ellis. Faulkner, Floyd. Fontelieu,
Gaddis, Gardner, P. Harper, William Har-
per, Hampstead. Huston. Hyams. johnson,
kenner, killen, kinsella, La Saliniere,
Laurent, Llambias. H. Lott. j. Il. Lott,
Farland, Meadows, Morphy. Morris, Muir
ray, Nelson. Ong. Oplatek. Overton, Pond,
Quinn, Raby, Riley, Rinsgold, Sartain,
Smith. Souer. Stamps, Stanton. Slnson,
Tatman, Thompson, Tureaud. Nerrett,
Washingt (Assumption), Washington
(Concordia), E. Williams, H. Williams
Worrall. Yorke, Young-Sl.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. Brown, of Ascen-
sion. the reading of the minutes was dis
pensedswith, and the journal was adopted.
Mr.. Thompson, of st. Tammany, rose for
information, and made the following in
ouirv: what is the reason that the name
of Mr.. Wands. of Tangipahoa, does not
appear upon the roll Of the House as a
member. and why does the Clerk omit call
ing his name at rollcall =
The Speaker announced that Mr.. Wands
had been expelled, and was not member
of the House.
Mr.. Thompson appealed from the decision
of the Chair.
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, raised the following
point of order: That member can not APP
peal from behind the journal, which point
was decided well taken.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate was an
nounced with the following message:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House of Representatives:
| am directed by the Senate to notify you
that it has concurred in with amendments
House bill No. 2S5 Substitute to Senate bill
No. 26ll. to be entitled an act defining the
distances from the domicile OF members OF
the General Assembly, fixing the mode OF
ascertaining the per diem of members. etc,
and making an appropriation to defray the
expenses of the General Assembly.
Respectfully.
Secretary of the Senate.
Under a suspension of the rules, and upon
motion of Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston,
House bill No. 2S5. referred to in the mes
sage was taken up, and the amendments
were read in detail.
Upon motion of Mr.. Devices, of De Soto,
the House refused to concur in the amend
ments. and ordered that committee on
conference should be appointed.
The Speaker announced the following
named members on the committee on con-
ference:
Messrs. Devices, of De Soto; Bickham, of
Washington: Davidson, of Livingston; Har-
per. of St. Charles: Carr, of De Soto; De-
mas, OF St. John the Baptist; and Ring
gold, of Orleans
Upon motion of Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, the
Speaker was added to the committee.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The following petitions and memorials
were received:
By Mr.. Ellis, Of Union:
A memorial from the president and mem
bers of the police jury of the parish OF
Union, for the passage of such special
act as will allow them to levy parish tax
exceeding 100 per cent of the State tax, to
meet the current expenses of the parish OF
Union, etc.
Also. memorial from the president and
members of the police jury OF the parish OF
Union, for relief Of said parish in the SUN
SOLO for maintaining insane persons, after
being interdicted in the honorable The
Eleventh District Court of Union parish,
and referred to the Committee on Jul
dietary.
By MIR. Antoine, of Orleans:
A memorial from Mr.. j. p. Wilson, duly
elected member of the House of Represent
atives from the parish of East Baton
Rouge, and expelled from the floor of said
House.
Referred to the Committee on Privileges
By Mr.. Waters, of Orleans:
Memorial of the board Of directors of st.