New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-01

OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SECOND SESSION
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Twenty.seventh Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, I
Wednt sday, January 81 1872
ant to adjournment.
Speaker Brewster in the cEair.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Brewster, and Messrs. Abel,
Antoine, Barker, Barrett. Barrow, BelOt,
Bentley. Bickham, Blunt, Eowen, Brous-
sard, Brown, Bryan, Buckingham, Butler,
Carr, Chachere, Crawford, Darby, Darins-
burg, Davidson, Davis, Denas, Devices,
Deslonde, Durio, Floyd, Fonteleu, Gaddis,
Gardner, Garstkamp, William Harper,
Hyams. johnson. Kenner, Killen, kinsella,
La Saliniere, Laurent, Llambias, H. Lott.
j. 3. Lott, EahOney, Marie, Marvin, Mat
thews, MeCarty, Mcfarland, Meadows,
Morphy, Morris, Murray, Nelson, Ong Opla-
TEX. OveIton, Pond, Raby, Riley, Ringgold,
Sartain, SOuer, Stamps. Tatman, Thompson,
TounOir, Verrett, Washington (AssumptiOn)
Washington COncordia), Waters +. Viii
liams, H. Williams, Young-73.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. Mccarthy, Of Or
leans, the reading of the minutes vas dis
pensed with, and the journal was adopted.
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees:
Committee on Printing-W. H. Waters,
Of Orleans; E. Williams, Of Orleans; I. d.
WGrrall, Of Jefferson; A. L. Durio, Of St.
Landry; L. Darby, of ST. Landry; j. j.
Moore, of St. Mary; j. B. Lott, of Rapides.
Committee on internal Improvements
David Young, Of COneOrdia; A. w. Faux
ner Of Caldwell: P. Fontelieu, of Yer
million; j. c. Meadows, of Claiborne; n. A.
Llambias, of Orleans; Thomas Murray, of
Orleans; P. G. Des!onde, of Iberville.
Committee on Rules-H. Williams. of
Madison; P. Jones Yorke. of CARROLL Cain
Sartain, of Carroll; A. Stiason, of Vim.
Committee on AppropriatiOns-E. c. Nor
E. Broussard, of Iberia; C. Q. Butler, Of
Bienville; w. Crawford, of Rapides; A. L.
Durio, Of st. Landry; w. Harper, of
CaddO
Committee on Federal Relations-George
Washington, of Assumption: j. NJ. Thomp-
son, of st. Tammany; J. c. Moncure, of
Caddo; D. w. c. Brown. of Ascension: Q.
H. Hampstead, of Iberville; A. Tureaud of
st. James; Benjamin Gaddis, of Orleans.
Committee on Commerce and Manufa.-
tures-Harry Lott, of Rapides: J. G.
Meadows, of Claiborne; j. S. Killen. of
Claiborne; K. NJ. j. Kenner, of Orleans; II.
Williams, of Madison; w. c. Kinsella, of
Orleans; j. Garstkamp, of Jefferson: w.
of St Landry.
And also appointed Mr.. Oplxtek. of Or
leans, to Till vacancy on the committee to
examine the accounts of the Auditor of
Public Accounts caused by the declination
of Mr.. Carr, of De Soto.
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,:
l am directed by the Senate to present for
the consideration of your honorable body
the following Senate bills, viz:
Senate bill No. lS5 session 1871. to be en-
titled an act for the relief Of V. A. FIeville,
State tax collector parish OF Orleans. right
bank.
Senate Joint resolution No. session
lS1), in relation to erecting lighthouse at
the mouth of Bayou Castine, emptying into
Lake Pontchartrain.
And to inform YOU that the Senate has
postponed indefinitely the consideration of
House bill No. 299, authorizing j. A. Mere |
18th and Achab z. Meredith, his wife, to !!
adopt and constitute Mary A. Humble as |
their heir, etc. Respectfully,
CHARLES II. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, offered the |
resolution, which lies over under !
he rules:
Resolced, That the Sergeant at Arms is |
hereby authorized to hire and fit up suit |
able room, outside the State House, for the |
lse of the following named committees. viz: |
Committee on Railroads, Committee on |
Unfinished Business, Committee on Militia. |!
Committee on Pensions, and Committee on |
Public Health and Quarantine.
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto, called up Senate |
,ill No. 1876, which was placed upon its first |
eading, and referred to the Committee on |
Judiciary.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The following were presented:
By Mr. Barrett, of Orleans:
Petition of John Lewis, praying for |
elief.
Referred to the Committee on Claims
BY Mr. William Harper, of Caddo:
Memorial from the police jury of CaddQ
arish.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
by Mr.. Tatman; of st. Landry:
Memorials asking for the creation of the
arish of Ls.alle.
Referred to the Committee on Parochial
Iffaira.
By Mr.. Tatman. of st. Landry:
Memorials asking tor the creation of the
arish of Evergreen.
Referred to the Committee on Parochial
Affairs.
Mr.. Murray, Of Orleans, called up the
GLOWING resolution, lying over under the
ules:
Reso,red, That tie rules of this House be |
O amended as to admit of the appointment |
f an additional standing committee, to be
nown as the Committee on City Street
railroads.
Mr.. De1nas, of st. John the Baptist,
n
ious question.