New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-27
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REGULAR SESSION
OF THE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
OFFICIAL JOURNAL


HoUsR oP REPREAESTArIrRs /
New Orleans, Febi uarv 26 1873. !.
The House met pursuan: to adjournment.
and was called to order by the Chief Clerk.
who requested Mr.. Allan. of West Baton
Rouge. to take the chair.
The roll being called. the following mem.
beers answered to their names.
'hessrs. Allan, Armstead. Antoine, Bow.
man. Bryant. Baker, Boyd, Blackstone,
Barrow. Carey ,COnnaug hton Cousin Demas.
Davidson. K. Il. Davis, Decker, Devezin.
Dejoie. Dayries. Devices. Elliot. Fontelieu.
Greene, Gair, Guichard, Heffuer. Hubeau
Hill, Hahn, Heath. NJ. Jones, Krating, Kern,
Lawes, Marvin, Murrell .Lafourche), Muir
reu iMadison), Mahoney. Mayo. Martinez
Mathews, Montaldo, Peyton. Page. Raby.
, Rochon, Rodrigues, Sawyer. Stewart, Snaer.
Sartain, Southland, Sutton, Sewell. Thomas.
Williams. Washington. Wiggin. Ward.
Wands-65.
a quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion OF Mr.. Williams. of East Baton
Rouge. the reading of the Journal was dis
pensed with.
On motion the Journal was approved.
MESSAGE PROM IHE SENATE.
SENATE CHAxsg. !
February rs. 1875. {!
To the Honorable Speaker aud Members OF she
House of Representatives,:
am directed By the Senate to ask con.
currence OF your honorable body in the
following Senate bills. viz:
Senate bill No. n. bill to be entitled an
act to fix the salary of the Judge of the
Superior District Court for the parish OF
Orleans.
Senate bill No. %, :. bill to be entitled an
act to incorporate the O. j. Dunn Monu.
mental Association of Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 10, a bill TO be entitled
an act for the relief OF Albin Soulie, OF
NV Orleans.
Senate bill No. 10, bill to be entitled
an act to repeal an act entitled an act to
change the name Of Thomas Lewis Hollo.
way to Thomas Lewis Holloway Belden.
approved April %. 1872.
Senate bill No. ll5. to be entitled an act
TO amend and re-enact sections ten. seven.
teen and eighteen Of act No. 81 OF session
Of 1873, entitled an act to Incorporate the
city of Natchitoches and provide for the
government OF the same, approved July ).
1879, and providing for the submitting OF
the tax levy 20 the legal voters OF said city
in certain cases.
Senate bill No. 80, substitute for Senate
bill No. SO, a bill to be entitled an act to
provide for the formation, organization and
Government of the military forces of the
State of Louisiana; to maintain the same.
and TO repeal all laws or parts of laws con.
trary TO or in conflict with this act.
Senate bill No. l24, substitute for Senate
bill Nos. 80 and 80, 10 amend an act emit.
tle, an act to organize. arm and equip a
uniformed militia, approved April ), 1870.
Also that the Senate cOncprs in the fol-
loving House bill, with an amendment:
House bill No. l5S. entitled an act max.
Ing all appropriation of the sum of s270, 600,
or SO much thereof as may be necessary.
Cor the payment of the mileage and per
diem of the members. officers and employees
of the General Assembly. and the contin.
gent expenses thereof establishing a rate
at which the warrant shall be disbursed,
and the manner OF disbursement of the
same.
Very respectfully.
PIE. BECHrEL.
Secretary of the Senate.
Mr.. Hahn, Of St. Charles. introduced the
folio wing resolutions. which were adopted:
WHEREAS, In the course of human events
it has pleased the Almighty Ruler of the
Universe to call from his sphere of useful.
ness on earth our worthy and much re-
spected brother Representative. the Hon.
b. R. CAN'T; and
Whereas, 1t is fitting and proper upon
this occasion that We should give expression
to our feelings by the passage of suitable
resolutions; therefore
ResoEred That in the death Of Hon. b. Z.
Can't, Representative from the parish of
st. Landry, the General Assembly has been
deprived of the services of a valua bic MEM
Der, and his constituents have lost an hon
est, capable and worthy representative.
Resolred further, That as a tribute of re.
spect to the memory of our departed
brother that the House do now adjourn
over uatil Thursday, the twenty seventh
instant, and that the Senate be immedi-
ately notified of such action.
The Speaker then announced that the
House stood adjourned Until tomorrow, at
Twelve o'clock N.
WILLIAM VlGERS.