New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Thirty.Third Days Proceedings.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, February Is 1875.
The House met pursuant to adjournmen,
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Armstead
Butler, Baker, Carville, Crawford, Con
naughton, Cousin, Drury, Davidson
Devices, DeLacey, Dickinson, Demas
Floyd, Guichard. Grant, Gracien, Hill O
Ouachita, Hubeau, Honore, Hunsaker
J0urdain, johnson of Caddo, johnson O
De Soto, Jones Of Pointe Coupee. Heating
Lane. Lowell. Levisee, Mathews of Tensas
Murrell, Milon, Marie, Parker, Poin
dexter, Piles, Richards, Randall, Ridgely
Ray, Raby. Stewart, Sutton, Southland
Thomas, Wilson, Woods, Ward, Wright
YOrke-56.
Fifty-six members present and QUO
rum.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The journal Of Thursday, eleventh ms tant
was corrected so as to state, that Mr..
Devices, Of Red River, offered to amend
House bill No. 81, so as to strike out in
sections one and three, the words "two
hundred and fifty" and insert the words
"three hundred" in lieu thereof which was
adopted.
The adoption of the journal was post
poned until tomorrow ON molten of Mr..
Sartain, of Carroll.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Richards, of Orleans, offered the fol-
lowing resolution which lies over under the
rules:
WHEREAS, The House Of Representatives
at Its session of January 4. authorized the
Sergeant-at arms to appoint the necessary
assistant sergeants-at-arms that the neces-
sity of the House required: and
Whereas, The same failed to appear on
the journal of the House, although the said
we're made; therefore,
RcsOired, That the action of the Sergeant
hereby approved, and that the said special
assistants shall be paid from the contingent
fund of the House of Representatives.
Mr.. Hunsaker, of st. James, called up the
resolution:
Resolued, That after Monday next, the
fifteenth instant, this House shall hold
and evening sessions, morning
session commencing at l2 NJ, and evening
session commencing at 7 p. NJ.
Mr.. Hill, of Ouachita, offered the follow
ng as a substitute:
Resolred, That, on and after Monday,
February Is, the House meet at IL
''clOck A. NJ, instead Of II NJ.
Mr.. Mathews, Of Tensas, moved to lay
he substitute on the table.
No quorum voting, call Of the House
vas ordered, with the following result:
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Butler,
Baker, Carville, Crawford, Connaughton,
;ousin, Drury, Davidson, Devices, De-
lacey, Dickinson, Demas, Floyd, Guichard,
rant, Graciep, Hill of Ouachita, HUI
eau, HOnore. Hunsaker, JOurdain,
ohnson of Caddo, johnson Of De Soto,
ones of Pointe Coupee, Heating,
.ane, Lowell, Levisee, Mathews Of Tensas,
1urrell, Milon, Marie, Parker, Pierson,
'oindexter. Piles, Randall, Rldgely, Raby,
richards, Ray, Stewart, Sutton, Southland,
artain. Snaer, Souer, Tyler, Triplet,
'homas, Wilson, Woods, Ward. Wright,
'Orke-56.
A quorum present.
Mr. Raby, Of Natchitoches, moved to lay
be whole subject matter on the table.
Carried by rising vote of % yeas to y |
avs.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received:
SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans. February Is, 1875 s
0 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives,:
l am directed by the Senate to ask the
occurrence OF your honorable body in the
assage of the following bill:
Senate bill No. 81, relative to retrocedipg
yamp lands donated by the United States
the State of Louisiana.
Also, the Senate cOncurs in the following:
House bill No. q, relative to the town of
t. Martinsville.
Respectfully,
J. A. GREENE,
Assistant Secretary.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that at some future
ne the following entitled bills would be
troduced:
By Mr.. Floyd, of st. Helena:
An act for the relief of S. K Daniels, of
,ngpahoa parish.
Alec, an act to repeal act No. 20, regular
ssion of 1873, approved April l, 1873.
By Mr.. Heating, of Caddo:
A joint resolution indorsing the act grant
, aid for the construction of the Texas
cific railroad, and the Louisiana branches
ereof.
Mr.. Mathews, of Tensae, in the chairl