New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-15

FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
First Dny,s Proceedings.
HOCys OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans. Apru IA. 1875.
Pursuant to the proclamation OF tn
Governor converting the Legislature il
extra eession, the House was called t,
order, Speaker Hahn presiding.
Tho Clerk read the following proclams
ton:
EXTRA sEssIoN-PRoCLAMA1Io BY TIL
GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
New Orleans, March "a, 1875.
Whereas, the existing condition of public
affairs presents, in my judgment, an ex
traordinary occasion within the meaning
Of article sixty four of the constitution Of
the State, 1, William p. Kellogg, Governor
of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the
power in me vested by the constitution and
the laws enacted Hereunder, do hereby
convene the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana to meet in extra session
at the State House, in the city of New Or.
leans. on Wednesday, the fourteenth day
Of April, 1875, 1T the hour of twelve o'clock
NJ aud in accordance with act No - OF
the General Assembly of Louisiana, ap-
proved February Is, 1870, hereby indicate
ton days as the length of time for which
said session shall continue, commencing
Wednesday, April IA, ss aforesaid, ut the
hour of twelve o'clock NJ, and ending
Saturday. April "a, at the hour Of twelve
O'Clock NJ. And l do further specify the
following objects Of legislation which shall
take precedence of all other business
which may be brought forward At suoh
extra session:
l. Joint resolution ID relation to the sd-
justment of the political difficulties hereto
fore existing In this State.
9. Revenues of the State and the mode Of
collecting and disbursing the same.
3. Amendment Of the funding law with
respect to the number of members COM
posing the Funding Board, and with respect
to the manner Of preventing the funding Of
illegal obligations Of the State.
4. Revenues, financial condition and gov
eminent of the city OF New Orleans.
: 5. Relief of the commerce Of New Orleans
6. To consider the incorporation of the
Board of Trade of New Orleans.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State hereuDto attached, this twenty fourth
day of March in the year of our Lord.
eighteen hundred and seventy five, and OF
the independence of the United States the
ninety ninth.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
by the Governor:
P. &. DEsLONDE,
Secretary of State.
The roll was called and the following
members responded to thex names:
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Armstead, But.
Ter, Baker, Carville. Crawford. COnnaugh-
ton. Cousin, Drury, Davidson. Dewees, De
Lacey, Dickinson, Demas. Floyd, Guichard,
CAN'T, Grant, Gracien. Hill Of Ascension,
Hill of Ouachits, Hubeau. Honore, Hun
OF De Soto, Jones Of POlnte COupee, Heating,
Lane, Lowell, Levisee, Martinez, Matthews
of Tensas. Murrell, Milon, Marie, McAlpine,
Parker. Pierson, Poindexter, Piles, Randall,
Ridgely, Ray, Raby, Rochon, Richards,
Stewart, Sutton, Southland, Snaer, Sartain,
Souer, Tyler. Triplet, Thomas, Wilson,
Woods, Wright, Yorke-Sl.
Sixty-One members present and quorum
The following named gentlemen, who
were returned by the Board of Returning
Officers as members of the House and whose
seats are not contested, were sworn in by
the Speaker:
Messrs. A. A. Maginnis of Orleans, John
Young of Claiborne, A. Nunez OF Yer
million, w. w. Carloss of Webster, James
Webb of St. Landry, n. T. Martin of La
fayette, d. w. Self OF Sabine, q. w. Rich
ardsOn of Calcs-ieu. NJ. Sibilski OF Orleans,
L. A. Wilt Of Orleans, II. c. Mitchell OF
Claiborne, j. A. Deblanc Of Orleans, G. w.
X Bayley, of Orleans. Bolivar Edwards of
TangipahOa, C.. 7. Seaman of Orleans, w.
H. Pipes of East Feliciana, George w.
Dupre of Orleans. f. A. Carnouche of St.
Landry, G. u. Wells OF Livingston, Viii.
liam Magee of Washington E. A. DUR of
Cameron, X. B. Walters Of Catalonia, E.
L. Bower of Orleans, w. =. Smith of Union,
r. j. johnson of LafOurche, j. Billieu OF
Lafourche. A. d. Lafargue Of Avoyelles,
Thomas E Meredith of Caldwell, j. A
Blaffer of Orleans, Z. d. Estilette Of st.
Landry, j. l.. Matthews Of Franklin, +. p.
Edwards of Richland, Edward Booth OF
Orleans, Charles Byrne of Orleans, B. C.
Elliott of Orleans. G. Pascal Of Orleans,
Charles Roman Of Orleans. w: j. Ham
mond of Orleans, G. L., Hall Of Orleans, c.
l.. Walker of Orleans, Charles +. Schenck
of Orleans, John A. Gilmore of Orleans,
Charles Kummel Of Orleans, Jules Aldige
of Orleans, w. B. Koontz Of Orleans.
MESSAGE PROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate announced
that the Senate was organized and ready
for the transaction Of business.
Mr.. Souer, of Avoyelles. moved that a
committee Of three members be appointed
to wait upon the Governor and inform him
that the House was organized and ready
for the transaction of business, and that
the Chief Clerk be directed to inform the
Senate to the same effect.
Mr. Hall, of Orleans, moved to lay the
motion on the table on which the yeas and
NAYS were demanded with the following
result:
Yeas-Booth, Byrne, Bayley. Blaffer,
Bower, Blliieu, Carmouche, Carloss, Dupre.
DeBlanc. Durr, Oliver Edwards, K. = Ed
wards. Estiletie, Elliott, Hall, Hammond.
Johnson of Lafourche, Jones of Lincoln.
Lafargue, Maginnis, Meredith, Mitchell.
Mathews of Franklin, Martin. Magee. Nc
Alpine, Nunez, Pascal, Pipes, Roman, Rich
srdson, Smith, Self, Seaman, Sibilski.
Walker. Wilt, Walters. Wells, Webbs,
foung-42. >,
Nays-Armstead. Butler, Baker. Carville,
Crawford, Connaughton, Cousin, Drury.
Davidson, Devices, DeLacey, Dickinson,
Demas, Floyd, Guichard, Grant. Gracien.
Jantt, Hill of Ascension, Hill of Ouachita,
dubeau, Honore, Hunsaker. Jourdain, u Ohn-
ION of CaddO, johnson of De Soto, Jones of
pointe Coupee. Heating, Lane, Lowell, LIE
,isee. Matthews of Tensas. Murrell, MilOn,
Marie. Martinez, Parker. Pierson, Poindex-
er. Piles. Randall. Kidgely. Ray. Raby,
Rochon, Stewart, Sutton. South
lrd, Snaer. S4rtaip. Souer, Tyler. Triplet,
Thomas. Wilson. Woods, Wright, forke
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