New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-15
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
REGULAR SESSION
OF THE
seventh Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Rev Orleans January IA 1873.

| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| New Orleans January a. 1873.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Charles w. Lowell in the chair
On call of the roll the following members
answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell and Messrs Allan, Arm
stead, Antoine, Bowman, Baker, Boyd
Benham, Bickham, Barrow, Carey. Cousin
| Decker, Devezin, Deioie, Dumont, Dayries
| Devices, Demas, Grant, Gair CAN'T, Gui
chard, Heffner, Hill, Hubeau, Hahn, Hedge
| path, NJ. Jones, JUDGE, Heating, kirkman
| Kenyon, Kern, Keys, Lewis, Landry, Murrel
| Iafourche) Murrell (Madisonl, hahoney
Mayo, Martinez, Marie, Mathews, Peyton
Page, Paris, Raby, Rochon. Rodrigues
| Souer, Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain, Snaer
Southland, Sutton, SewelI, Thomas, Tureaud
| Williams, Wilson Worthy, Washington
Ward, Wands, Young-68o
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. Z. Green.
Onmotion of Mr.. Keys, OF Terrebonne, the
reading of the journal in detail was dis
| pensed with.
On motion the journal was approved.
Mr. Mathews, of Tensas,. moved that the
House 90 into election of United States
Senator at P. M.
Carried.
| Mr.. Allan in the chair.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr.. De-
mont, of Orleans, introduced House bill
No. 81, entitled an act to create the parish
of Algiers, provide for the organization
thereof, and to repeal so much Of act No. 7,
passed at the extra session of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana of 1870,
and approved OH the sixteenth day of
March of said year, entitled ian act to ex-
tend the limits of the parish of Orleans"
etc., as may be in conflict with this act, and
to make said parish part Of the Second
Judicial District of the State of Louisiana.
Passed first and second readings under a
suspension of the constitutional rules, and
referred to the Committee on ParoohiaI
Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
MEMORIALS
A memorial from Charles Grey. Repre-.
sentative elect from Avoyelles. was read.
Mr. Devices, of Red River moved it's
reference to the Con9ittee on Elections
and Qualifications.
Mr.. Stewart, of Tensss. moved 20 lay lie
motion on the table,
Lost.
The motion 20 refer wss ea-S'eS.
MESSAGE SROY gHE SENATE.
SENATE CHs,BFS
January II. I573o I
Ts She Honorable Speaker s.d Members OF the
House of Representatives:
; I am directed BY the Senate TO ask The
concurrence of your honorable body iD the
following bill:
Senate bill No. IS, an act 20 fix the term
of the district court in the Eleventh JU-
dicial District OF the State of Louisiana.
p. Z. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Mr.. Young. Of Concordia. called up the
following resolution, which was adopted:
BE it resolved. That the special commit
Zee appointed to examine all outstanding
vouchers or warrants issued by the House
during It's sessions of 1871 and l87: be au-
:.a1zed to employ clerk, and TO adver
Us. q the daily city papers. calling on all
i.crsOns holding such Souchers or warrants
81 oring them forward for examination ami
registration, and the clerk is required TO
make a tabular statement of the same for
the inspection of che committee and this
House whenever the same shall be called
for. That the clerk shall be in the commit.
Gee room from 10 A. NJ. 30 p. NJ for the
purpose of receiving and giving receipts for
all vouchers brought to the committee. and
that the committee report their final action
by bill or otherwise twenty days before the
close of the present session.
Mr.. Gair. OF East FeIciana. moved 10
take RECESS EOS fifteen minutes.
Lost.
Under n suspension % the rules Hr.
Devices. Of Red River. called mp Senate
bill No. %, entitled an act 10 fix the term
of the district court ID the Eleventh Judi
cial District of the State Of Louisiana.
Passed first, second and third readings
under suspension of the constitutional
rules. and was finally passed. title adopted,
and notice of concurrence ordered sent to
the Senate.
Mr. Mathews, of Tensas, moved 20 take
a recess until P. No
lost.
Mr. Souer, OF Avoyei'e., moved 20 Pc
consider the vote by which the House agreed
TO 60 into election of United States Senator
at p. M.
Mr. Devices, Of Red River. moved 20 lay
that motion upon the table. whersupOn
Messrs. Devices, of Red River, and Murrell,
of Madison, demanded the yeas and nays.
resulting as follows:
Yeas onnaughton, R. Z. Davis, Devices,
Lawes, Montalde, Wands-6.
Nays = Armstead, Antoine. Bowman,
Blackstone Barrow, Carey, Cousin, Demas,
Decker, Devezin, Dejoie, Gair, Hubeau,
Hill, Hahn, Hedgepath, NJ. Jones. Kirk
man, Kern, Keys, Lewis, Landry, Murrell
N4afourche), Murrell (Madison), Mahonev,
Mayo, Martinez, Marie, Page. Paris, Raby.
Rochon, Souer, Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain,
Snaer, Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain, Snaer,
Southland. Sewell, Thomas. Tureaud, Viii
liams, Wilson, Worthy Washington, Ward.
Young-47.
Lost.
The motion 60 reconsider recurring, the
yeas and nays were demanded by Messrs.
Devices, of Red River. and Murrell. of
Madison, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Benham, Carey, Il. r. Davis, De
joie, Gair, Hahn Montaldo, Peyton. Rod
Nays-Allaip, Atmstea6. Antoine. Bow
man, Blackstone, Barrow, ConuaughtOn,
Cousin, Demas, Decker, Deyezin. DumOnt.
Devices, Elliot, GuIchard. Hubeau. Hit,
Hedgepath, Nj. Jones, Kenyon, Kern, Keys,
Lewis. Landryo Murrell t..,fourshej, Muir
rell, !Madisonl. Mahones. Nave. fartine'
Marie. Page. Paris, Ra!.y, E-cncn. s.ue:.
sawyer. Stewart. Sarta.n. .snae.. Southland.
sutton. Sewell. I49ma., TGre.qf, Wi
lame Wilson. W"y:hr. Wa.a.4 500.
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