New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-07

| voted to adjourn.
| The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned till Tuesday, Jan
uary G. 1879.
p. f. BECHTEL,
! Secretary of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Second Days Proceedings.
| HorsK or RRPRKssSrATr7Es.
| New Orleans, January 6, 1879.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
| Speaker c. W. Lowell in the chair.
On call of the roll the followin. members
answered to their names:
Speaker c. w. Lowell, and Messrs Allah,
Armstead, Antoine, Baker, Boyd, Benham,
| Blackstone, Boatner, Bick nam, Barrow,
| Carey, Connaughton, Carr, Cousin, Demas,
i Davidson, u. c. Davis, Il. Il. Davis, Decker
Devezin, Dejoie, Dumont, Devices, EST
lette, Elliott, Fontelieu, Greene, Grant.
Gair, Guichard, Hetfner, Harris, Hubeau,
Hill. Hahn, Heath, Jones. Heating, Kirk
| man. Kenyon. Kern, Dan King, Keys, v.
o. King, Lewis, Lawes, Marvin, Moreland,
Murrell of Lafourche, Murrell of Madison,
Mahoney, Mayo, Martinez. Marie, Mathews,
Alontaldo. Price. Pevton, Page, Paris, Raby,
Rochon, Rodrigues, Souer Sawyer. Stewart,
Sartain, Snaer, Southland, Sims, Sutton,
Sewell. Thomas, Tureaud, Williams, Viii
SOD, Worthy. Washington. Ward. Wands.
Ioung-S2s
a quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Greer.
On motion Of Mr.. Estilette. MIR. Sims, Of
St. Landry, was duly sworn in and enrolled
as member.
Mr.. Sartain moved to dispense with the
reading of the journal.
Carried.
On motion OF Mr.. Gair the protes. of Mr.
Souer was modified by striking on: the
words "by insisting upon.''
On motion of Mr.. Souer. the following
correction was made:
After the word arbitrarily insert
spending the"
On motion. the journal as corrected was
approved,
Mr., Wands. of Tangipahoa. moved tia.
committee of tive, as required by the con-
stitutions be- appointed to examine the
books and accounts OF the State Auditor
and Treasurer
Adopted.
The Speaker sheh appointed :l,e follow.
ing committee:
Committee to Examine Books OF Auditor
and Treasurer-Jo B. WaDds, of ,Tangipa-
hoa, chairman; II. j. Dumont, OF Orleans;
r. r. Davis, of Orleans: S. A. Martinez, of
st. MARTINI a. 6. Bickham. of Wash
ington.
The Speaker shen directed the Clerk to
convey notice of the above committee to
the Senate asking tor Il similar COM
mittee.
On motion OF Mr.. Snaer, the rules were
suspended, and the following resolution
was adopted:
WHEREAS, Numerous complaints have
lately been made that there exist in the
city OF New Orleans many houses where
banking games are played; therefore, be it
Resotred, That committee of five be ap.
pointed by the Speaker to ascertain if the
proper police authorities have taken the
necessary steps to prevent the same.
MESSAGE PROM THE SENATE.
New ORLEANS, January c, 1874.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members o. the
House Of Representatives:
am directed by the Senate 20 ask the
concurrence OF your honorable body in the
the following joint resolution, viz:
Joint resolution relative to Hon. 2. b. S,
Pinchback, United States Senator cleo. for
the State of Louisiana.
Very respectfully, etc.
WILLIAM II. GREEN,
Assistant Secretary.
on motion OF Mr.. Dew ezin, the rules
were suspended aid the following resolu-
tion adopted:
ResOireG, That committee of five be ap-
pointed to investigate the affairs o. the
Metropoliton Police Board.
On motion OF Mr.. Allan the following
joint resolution from the Senate was taken
up under suspension of the rules
Joint resolution relative to the Hon p.
B. S. Pinchback, United States Senator
elect for the State of louisiana
The Speaker ordered the reading OF Gle
joint resolution, which passed its first and sec'
ond reading under suspension Of the consti.
tutional rules.
On its final passage the yeas and nays
were demanded by Messrs Dunont and
Stewart, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Speaker Lowell, and Messrs. Al
lain. Armstead, Antoine. Bowman, Baker,
Boyd, Benham, Blackstone, Boatner Bick-
ham. Barrow, Carey, Connaughton. Cousin,
Carr, Demas, Davidson. d. C.. Davis,
Il. Il. Davis. Decker. Devezin, ejoie,
Dumont, Devices. Elliott, Fontelieu,
Greene, Grant, Gair, Guichard. Hetfner,
Harris, Eubeau, Hill, Hahn, Heath Nj Jones,
Heating. Kenyon, Kern, Dan King,
Keys. Lewis, Landry, Marvin, Murrell of
L.tourche, Murrell of Madison, Mahonev,
Mayo, Martinez, Marie. Mathews, Montaldo,
Peyton. Page, Paris, Raby, Rochon,
Rodrigues, Souer. Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain,
Snaer Sims, Sutton, Sewell. Thomas,
Tureaud. Williams, Wilson. Worthy, Wash
ington, Ward, Wands. Young-16.
Nays-Estilettes kirkmaD, King, More
land, Price.
The resolution was finally passed, title
adopted, and notice sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Hahn asked suspension of the rules
to introduce the following resolution:
Resolred. Tha. committee consisting of
three ner.ber be appointed by the Speaker,
TO be known as the committee on official
compensation, whose duty it shall be to IN