New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-30

Mr.. Martinez. Of St. Martin, chairman OF
the special committee on House bill No. II,
entitled an act to legalize certain judicial
and other proceedings in the parish OF st.
Martin, in townships seven and eight east,
and to authorize a continuance of proceed
ngs therein by courts and the authority OF
said parish, submitted the following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives.:
Your special committee composed OF the
! members of ST. Martin and POinte COupee,
to which was referred House bill No. II.
entitled an act to legalize certain judicial
and other proceedings in the parish OF st.
Martin, etc., have had under consideration
said bill, and report with the recommends
ton that the bill do pass.
LOUIS A. MARTINEZ.
Which was received and adopted, and
the bill was considered engrossed, and
passed its third reading under suspension
of the constitutional rules, finally passed,
title adopted and ordered sent to the Sem
ate for concurrence.
Mr.. Tureaud of St. James, chairman OF
the Committee on Elections and Qualitica-
lions, submitted the following report:
New Orleans January 20, 1874. J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House of Representatives,
Your committee beg leave to report that,
having carefully examined into the case OF
j. D. Trahan vs. j. A. Judice, of the parish
of Lafayette, they find that j. A JUDGE
was wrOngtully seated and, further. would
respectfully recommend that }. D. Irahan
be confirmed in his seat.
of which ia raSnaotfuIlv auhmitfed.
A. TUREAUD.
Chairman:
S. MARVIN,
NELSON KENYON,
j. w. ARMSTEAD,
LEWIS d. PRESCOTT.
mr. Young, of Concordia, moved the
adoption of the report, and called the pre-
vious question.
The main question was not ordered.
Mr. Montaldo, of Orleans, moved the in
definite postpon ement of the report
ORDER OF THE DAY.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell, of Madison,
the order of the day was postponed until
the above case was decided.
Mr. Murrell, of Madison, moved to lay on
the table the motion to postpone indefinitely
the report, on which the yeas and nays
were demanded by Messrs. Young, of Con-
cordia, and Murrell. of Madison, resulting
as follows:
Yeas-Antoine, Bryant, Baker, Benham,
Boyd. Blackstone, Boatner. Bickham. Bar
row. Butler, Cockerham, Carr, Cousin, ID.
c. Davis, K. r. Davis Decker, Devezin Du-
mont. Devices. Estilette, FOntelieu, Greene,
Grant, Gair, Guichard, Harris, Hetfner, HUI
beau. Humble, 2. Jones, NJ Jones, Kenyon,
Kirkman, d. King Keys, V. o. King, Little,
Lewis, Landry, Marvin. Moreland. Murreli
OF Latourche, Murrell of Madison, Martinez,
Mahoney, Mathews, Norris, Price, Peyton,
Provost, Paris, Rochon, Rodrigues, Sawyer,
Stewart, Sartain, Slmms, Southland, Smith,
Sutton. Smart, Thomas, Tureaud, Thomp-
son. Williams, Washington, j. 7. Wilson,
D. Wilson, Wands, Young-7O.
Nays-Alain, Armstead, ConnaughtOn,
Demas. Dejoie, Elliot, Hill, Hahn. Heating,
Lawes, Marie, Montaldo. Souer, Ward-l4.
The motion to lay On the table prevailed.
Mr.. MATHEWS, of Tensas moved the adop-
ton of the report. and called for the pre-
yious question.
On which the yeas and nays were de-
manded by Messrs. Montaldo, of Orleans,
and Ward, of Grant. resulting as follows:
reas-Armstead. Antoine, Bryant. Boyd,
Benham. Blackstone, Baotner, Bickham,
Butler Barrow COckerham Carr, Connaugh-
ton, Cousin, Demas, ID. G. Davis, X. r.
Davis, Devezin, Dumont, Devices, Estllette,
Fontelieu, Gair, Guichard, Harris, Heffner,
Humble. Hubeau, Hill, Heath, P. Jones. NJ
Jones, Kirkman, Kenyon, Kern, ID. King,
V. o. King. Keys, Lewis, Little, Marvin,
Moreland, Murrell of Lafourche, Murrell of
Madison, Mahoney. Martinez, Mathews,
Norris. Price, Peyton, Page, Prescott, Pre-
vost Raby, Rochon, Rodrigues, Stewart,
Sartain. Simms, Southland Smith, Sewell,
Smart, Thomas, Tureaud, Thompson, Will
hams. j. 2. Wilson, d. Wilson, Washing
ton, Wards, Young-72.
Nays-Allain, Dejoe Elliot, Greene,
Hahn, Heating, Lawes, Marie, Montaldo-9.
The main question was ordered.
On the adoption of the report the yeas
and nays were demanded by Messrs. HIon-
taldo, of Orleans, and Ward. of Grant, re-
sulting as follows:
Yeas-Alain, Antoine, Bryant. Baker
Boyd. Benham, Blackstone, Bickham, But
ton. Cousin, Demas, d. C. Davis, Dumont,
r. r. Davis, Devezin, Dejoie, Devices, Esti-
lette, Fontelieu, Gair, Guichard. Harris,
Heffner, Humble, Hubeau, Hill, Heath, 2.
Jones, M. Jones, Heating, Klrkman, Kern
Kenyon, d. King Keys, Y. 0. King, Lewis,
Langles, Little, Marvin, Moreland, MurreH
of Lafourche. Murrell of Madison, Mahoney
Mayo, Martinez, Marie, Mathews, Norris,
Price, Peyton, Page. Prescott, Prevo st, Ro-
chon, Rodrigues, Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain,
Simms, Southland, Smith, Sewell, SIN art, Tu
reaud, Thomas, Thompson, Williams. d.
Wilson, Washington, Wands, Young-76.
Nays-Elliot, Greene. Hahn, Landry,
MontaldO, SOuer-6.
The report was adopted.
In accordance with which Mr.. Estiette,
of st. Landry, introduced Mr.. j. d. Ira
han, of Lafayette. who was duly sworn in
as member.
On motion of Mr.. Montaldo. of Orleans,
leave of absence was granted to the men,
bers of the Committee on Charitable Insti
buttons, for three days.
Leave of absence was granted to the spe-
cial committee to investigate the Morgan
Railroad, for two days.
On motion of Mr.. Souer, of Avoyelles,
the House resolved itself into committee of
the whole.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
tMr. Allaip. of West Baton Rouge. in the
chair.1
House bill No. 80, an act appropriating
the sum of sos 900 to pay the deficiency now
existing for the maintenance of the militia
of the State, under consideration.
On motion Of Mr.. Young, of Concordia,
the committee rose.
1.-THE Speaker resumed the chair.1