New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-31


Speaker Charles w. Lowell in the chair
On call Of the roll the following members
answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell, and Mcssrs. Allan, An
tome, Bowman, Bryant, Baker, Black
mas, D. G. Davis r. +. Davis, Decker, De
| vein, DejOie, Dayrles, Devices, Elliot
| Greene, Grant, CAN'T, Guichard, Heffner,
| Hubeau, Hahn, Heath, Hedgepath, Paul
Jones, M. Jones, Heating, Kern, Keys,
| Murrell, (Latourche), Murrell, tMadison)
| Mayo, Martinez, MontaldO Paris, Rochon,
| ROdrigues, Souer, Sawyer, Stewart, Sar-
tain, Snaer, Southland, Sutton, Thomas, Tu-
reaud, Williams, Wilson, Worthy, Wash
| ington, Ward, Wands-56.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. E. Green.
On motion Of Mr.. Sartain, of Carroll, the
reading of the journal in detail was dis
pensed with.
On motion, the journal was corrected and
approved.
Mr.. Blackstone, Of Natohitoches, intro
duced his colleague, Mr.. Raby, who was
sworn in by the Speaker.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr., Rodrigues, of Orleans, asked leave
to introduce joint resolution No. 80,
directing the Senators and request
ing the Representatives in Congress
from this State to obtain the passage
Of national civil rights law. which passed.
its first and second readings under a sus-
pension of the constitutional rules.
Mr.. MurrelI, Of Madison, moved to amend
by striking out the words Hon Frank
Morey7 and insert "Hon. Charles Sumner"
which was adopted.
Mr.. Allan, Of West Baton Rouge, offered
the following as substitute for House bill
No. 30:
Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the State of Louisiana, the Senate CON
curing, That the members Of the House of
Representatives and Senators of the State
of Louisiana in Congress be requested to
urge the passage through Congress of a
civil rights bill that will insure to all classes
OF citizens their full rights and enioyments
as American citizens throughout the entire
land.
Mr.. Rodrigues, of Orleans, accepted the
substitute.
Pending the discussion Of the question |
the regular order Of the day was called.
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Allan, of West Baton Rouge, moved
to postpone the regular order of the day for
thirty minutes.
Lost.
When the House adjourned on last Fri
day, House bill No. 81, joint resolution re-
luesting the Senators and Representatives
IN Congress to obtain United States Judi
2ial district in North Louisiana, was under
on its final passage The
yeas and nays were demanded by Messrg.
Hahn, Of St. Charles, and Murreu, of Mad
son, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Antoine, Bryant, Blackstone, De-
mas, D. G. Davis, r. r. Davis, Devezin, De
5antt, Heath, Hedgepeth 2. Jones, Keat-
ng, Kenyon, Kern, Keys, Murrell (Madi-
On), Martinez, Paris, Raby. Rochon, ROdri-
cues, SOuer, Stewart, Southland, SeweIl,
Williams, Worthy, Washington, Ward-34 |
Nays-Allain, Bowman. Barrow, Con
laughtOn, Cousin, Decker, Dumont, Elliot, |
iuichard, Hubeau, Hahn, Murrell la
ourche). Mayo, Montaldo, Sawyer Sartain. |
'naer, Tureaud, Wilson, Wands-20.
The bill finally passed, titles adopted and
rdered to he sent to the Senate for concur !
encc
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. Muir
Eli, Of Madison, introduced House bill No
3, entitled an act to suppress riotous and
nlawful assemblies, and to provide for the
of persons participating therein
I'd to define the duties Of the officers of the
tate i'll regard thereto, and to punish Off
rs and others for neglect or refusal to dis
large and perform duties imposed upon
lem by law. c
Mr.. Demas, of st. John the Baptist, moved
dispense with the reading Of the bill in '
tail. h
Lost.
The bill was read, and under a suspen- )
on of the constitutional rule, passed its D
st and second readings, and on motion
as considered engrossed.
Mr.. Hahn, Of St. Charles, offered the fol
wing amendment, which was accepted: d
At the end Of the seventh section, insert D.
'othing in this act contained shall be SO a.
nstrued as to abridge the rights of the
ople peaceably to assemble and to petit II II
n the government for redress of griev- Il
Ces. n
Under further suspension Of the consti- pl
ion8i rules, the bill passed its third read ="
and final passage, title adopted and or D nl
red to be sent to the Senate for concur II
lce m
According TO previous notice, Mr.. Mon. ma
DO OF Orleans, introduced House bill "a f.,
. "a, entitled an act to set apart the fourth mi
OF March as State holiday, which pr
sed its first and second readings, under 50
Of the constitutional rules. 0 a.
#. Hahn, Of st. Charles, moved to refer on
bill to She Committee on Federal Re
ons. oe.
ost. r.
r. Demas, OF st. John the Baptist, moved 90
the bill be considered engrossed. =
arried. oe5
r. Montaldo, Of Orleans, moved a fur. for
suspension Of the constitutional rules S
lace the bill on its third reading. con
Ir. Deyezin in the chairI he
10 yeas and nays were demanded bv An,
srs. Sartain, Of Carroll. and Martinez, Of nal
t. Martin, resulting as follows: s alo'
as-Ailaia, Blackstone, Cousin. Denas. | or or,
zer, Dejeie, DumCnt, Devices, Guichard. | fbel
eau, Hedgepath, Kern, Keys, MurreIl | tbo1
ourohel Murrell (Madison), Mayo, gen