New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-21
OFFICIAL. JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SECOND SESSION
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Eixhfeenfh DAYS Procedures.

Eighteenth Days Proceedings.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES.,
Saturday January 70, 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,
Barrett, Barrow, Belot, Bentley, Bickham,
Blunt. Bowen, Brown. Buckingham. Carr,
Cochrane, Crawford, Darinsburg. David
Floyd, Fontelieu, Garstkamp. P. Harper,
Hampstead. Huston. Kinsella, La Saliniere,
Laurent, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin. Mat
thews, McCarty, Mcfarland, Morphy,
Morris, Murray. Oplatek, Overton. Pond,
Raby, Riley, Ringgold, Sartain, Smith,
Souer, Stamps, Stanton, TOunoir. Nerrett,
Washington lAssumption):, Washington
(COncordia). Waters, WOrrall, \ orke-ob.
Quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Abel, of Bossier, moved to correct
the minutes of yesterday, wherein the
name of Mr.. Wands. of Tangipahoa, was
omitted in the resolution expelling certain
members of the House, and to have said
members name inserted; it being in the
original resolution.
Carried.
Mr.. Davidson, of Livingston, moved
reconsideration of the vote whereby certain
members were expelled. so far as regarded
Mr. Laurent, of Avoyelles, and that Mr.
Laurent be allowed to take his seat as
member.
Carried
Upon motion of Mr.. Davidson. OF Liv-
ingston the reading of the journal was
dispensed with, and it was adopted.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, presented
petition from the citizens OF Richland
parish, which was read and referred to the
! Committee on Parochial Affairs.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that the following
entitled bills would be introduced at some
| future time:
By Mr.. Sartain, of Carroll:
An act to repeal act No. Al of the session
of 1871, relative to the Louisiana Warehouse
Company, where the State of Louisiana is
pledged to guarantee the bonds thereof.
By Mr.. La Saliniere, of st. Martin:
A bill to be entitled an act relative to
| criminal proceedings in the State of Louis
| lana.
By Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson:
A bill entitled an act to create and ap-
point a board of insurers and reweighers of
cotton, to guarantee and insure the weights
of the same. and to allow compensation
| for the risk to be taken, and the work to be
| done.
| BY Mr.. Smith, Of Caddo:
A bill to incorporate the Shreveport In
sane Asylum, and to give State aid to the
same.
Also, bill entitled an act to incorporate
the Shreveport and Arkansas Northeastern
railroad, allowing towns, cities and parishes
to extend aid to the same.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
According to previous notice, Mr.. FOnta-
lieu, of Vermillion introduced House bill
bill No. 295, an act relative to the qualifica-
tons of Jurors in the parishes of Vermilion,
| LAFAYETTE. St. Martin and Iberia, which was
read.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
| rule the bill was read second time, and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Previous notice having been given. Mr..
Sartain, of Carroll, introduced House bill
No. 296, an act to amend and re enact section
| twenty-six and the first enacting clause of
section al xtv-seyen of an act entitled an act
to regulate public education in the State of
Louisiana, approved March l6 1870, which
was read.
Under suspension Of the constitutional
! rule the bill was read second time, and
referred to the Committee on Education.
According TO previous notice, Mr.. Gard
ner, of Jefferson introduced House bill No.
297, an act compelling the New Orleans and
Carrollton Railroad Company to lower their
track even with the streets of the city of
New Orleans and town of Carrollton
through which it passes, which was read
The constitutional rule being suspended
the bill was read second time and re-
ferred to the Committee on Railroads.
Previous notice having been given, MIR.
Murray, of Orleans, introduced House bill
No. 1913, an act to provide for abolishing the
Sixth District Court for the parish OF Or
leans, after the expiration of the term OF the
present judge thereof; to limit and define