New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-14
OFFICIAL JOUR AL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
REG ULAR SESSION
OF yHE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF gHS
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Sixth Days. Proceedings

Pursuant:c adjournment the House met
at IL A. NJ.
Speaker Charles W. lowell in she char.
The roll being called the following Dem
bers answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell, and Messrs. Antoine.
Bowman, Baker, Bovd, Blackstone, Boat
ner, Barrow, Carey, Connanghton, Cousin.
D. C. Davis, r. r. Davis, Devezin, Dejoie,
Dayries, Devices, Elliot, Greene, Grant,
CAN'T, Heffner, Hubeau, Hill, Heath,
Hedgepath. NJ. Jones, Judice, Heating,
Krkman, Kenyon, Keys, Lewis, Landry,
Murrell IMadisonl Mahoney, Mayo, Mon
taldo, Page, Paris, Raby, Rodrigues, S0uer,
SAWYER, Sartain, Southland, Sutton. Seweli,
Thomas. Tureaud, Williams, Wilson.
Worthy, Wiggin, Ward, Wands, Young--5..
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. E. Green.
On motion of Mr. Williams of East Baton
Rouge, the reading of the journal in detail
was dispensed with.
On motion the journal was approved.
Onder suspension of the rules, Mr.. Mar
rell, of Madison. introduced House bill Ma.
81, entitled an act relative to interest.
Passed first and second readings under
suspension of the constitutional rules. re
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary. and
ordered to he printed.
The following communication was re.
ceived:
Mr. Speaker Lowell:
DEAR SIR am confined TO my bed this
morning and shall not be able to attend the
House or committee to-day. ] give you
this information that it may enable you 10
/. a IL
Respectfully,
T..G. DAVIDSON.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Davidson was
excused.
NOTICES OP BILLS.
Mr. Murrell, of Madison, gave notice that
he would, OF some future day, introduce
the following bill !: An act entitled an act
to protect all citizens in their civil rights.
and providing f0s the enforcement of the
same.
9NTRoDUCTIOs OF BILLS.
According to previous notice the follow
ing bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Blackstone, of Natchitoehes:
House bill No. SO, entitled an act relative
TO iuries in and 70, the State of Louisiana;
20 determine the qualification of jurors. &c
prescribe the manner and fix the time of
drawing .uyies; TO designate the persons TO
draw the same; to exempt certain persons
from serving as jurors, 20 give the district
judges certain discretionary powers: 20 pro-
vide 70. and prescribe the manner of
summoning .slismaH jurors; 20 require
clerks OF the district court TO give cegtiti.
Gates 20 jurors in ce,tain cases, and 70 per
form certain other duties; and 10 provide
for summoning Jurors and 10 compel thsig
attention.
Passed drs. and second readings under q
suspension O: the constitutional rules, and
referred To the Committee on Judiciary. and
ordered 20 be printed.
BY Mr.. MOntaido, OF Orleans:
House bill No. 81. entitled an ae. for the
relief of Widow Ellen Condron and her
three minor children.
Passed first and second readings under q
suspension % the constitutional rules. and
referred to the Committee ON Claims.
BY Mr.. Williams, Of East Baton Rouge
House bill No. %, entitled an act 20 Il.
the time of holding courts in the fifth judi
cha; district.
Passed frss ~: second readings, under
. suspension q. the constitutional rules, and
referred 20 the Committee an Judiciary.
+; hir. Antoine. Of 81. Mary:
D. :!ous. bill No. SO. snr!tleG an acc 90 open
che mouth an.i 10 remove obstruction. IN
the Bayou rlaquemine. and 10 improve IT,"
navigation q! the same.
Passed ti.s. and second readings under a
sllsp. nsion Of eh. constitutional rules and
referred 80 me COMMITTEE 90 Internal I'M
Vr"veneDts.
Under suspension of the rules. Nr. Ben.
ham, OF Carroll, introduced She following
resolution. which WAS adopted .lsi sent 10
the Senate for concurrence:
Rssolued, That the House es Representa-
lives, the Senate cOncurring, meet in joint
session at 1880 i. ~, for the purpose OF in
augurating the Governor elect.
The speaker appointed Nj. Fonte!ieI, of
VermllIion, ON the committee 20 wait on the
Governor, in place of Mr.. T. G. Davidson
MESSAGE FEoN THE SENATE.
The SscTetars o: I.e Seal. -as al.
nouuced, " 10 i1sJorme. the House nat tho
senate hal. .0ucUrred IN che following joint
resolutions:
Resolved, That the House Of Representa-
.ives, the Senate eonc9rTipg. nees IN Joint