New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-07

referred to the Committee on Parochis
Affairs.
The Speaker announced the appointment
of Messrs, Ray, of East Feliciana, an,
Yorke, of Carroll, az members of the Con
mittee on Public Buildings.
Mr.. Drury, :of Assumption, offered tn
following resolution which was read undo
suspension of the rules:
Resolued, That . committee of ten b.
appointed by the Chair, said committee t
investigate TIE assertions publicly mad
that certain high contracting parties hav
submitted terms of compromise to the Con
servatiyes; if terms Of compromise hav
been offered, what they are, by whom made
and to whom made? Said committee t.
report on Monday next.
Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas, moved the adop
ton of the resolution, and called for tn
previous question.
Main question ordered.
On the adoption of the resolution the yea
and nays were demanded with the following
result:
| Yeas-Butler, Baker, Carville, Connaugh
ton, Drury, Davidson, Devices, DeLacey
| Dickinson, Demas, Floyd, Guichard, Grant
Gracien, Hill Of Ascension, Hill of Ouachita
| Hubeau, Honore, Hunsaker, J0urdain. John
son of Caddo, johnson of De Soto, Heating
Lane, Levisee, Mathews OF Tensas, Mnrrell
Richards, Randall, Ridgely, Ray, Raby, SUIT
ton, Southland, Snaer, Sartain. Souer, Tyler
Triplet, Thomaa, Wilson, Woods, Ward
Wright, Yorke-50.
Nays-Speaker Hahn, Crawford, Cousin,
Parker, Stewart.
Carried.
[Mr. Heating, of c aldo, in the chair.l
Mr.. Sartain, of Carroll, moved for re.
luton.
Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas, called for the
special order of the day, it being the con-
sideration of the contested election case Of
the third ward, parish of Orleans.
The Speaker informed the House that the
papers in the case had not been printed
and laid on the desks of members.
Consideration of the report was postponed
until next Wednesday.
Mr.. Devices, of Red River, called for the
special order of the day, confederation of
House bill No. 81, substitute for House bill
NO. ~, the appropriation DILL.
Mr.. Lowell, of Jefferson, raised the point
of order that unfinished business had pre-
cedence of the special order Of the day.
The Speaker decided to the contrary.
the decision of the Chair.
Mr.. Demas. of St. John, moved to lay the
appeal on the table.
A call of the House was ordered, result ting
as follows:
Speaker Hahn, and Messrs Butler, Baker,
Carville, Crawford. Connaughton, Cousin,
Drury, Davidson. Devices, DeLacey, Dick
enson, Demas, Floyd, Guichard, Grant,
Gracien, Hill of Ascension, Hill of Ouachita,
Hubeau, HOnore, Jourdain, johnson, of
Caddo, johnson Of De Soto. Jones of POinte
Coupee, Heating, Lane, Lowell. Levisee,
Mathews of Tensas, Murrell, Milon. Marie,
Parker, PiersoH. Poindexter, Richards,
snsson snser, S sslssn sCusr
Tyler, Triplet, Thomas, Wilson, Woods,
Ward, Wright, Yorke-55
On the motion to lay the appeal on the
table the yeas and nays were demanded,
with the following result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Butler, Baker,
Crawford, Connaughton, Cousin, Davidson,
Devices, DeLacey, Dickinson, Demas,
Floyd. Grant, Gracien, Hill of Ascension,
Hill Of Ouachita, Hunsaker. Jourdain, John
son of Caddo, johnson of De Soto, Jones of
Pointe Conpee. Heating, Lane, Leyisee,
son, Poindexter, Randall, Richard, Ridgely,
Raby, Sutton, Southland, Tyler. Triplet,
Thomas, Wilson, Woods, Ward, Yorke-42.
Nays-Drury, Guichard, Hubeau, Honore,
Lowell, Murrell, Marie, Ray, Stewart,
Snaer, Sartain, SOuer, Wright-l3.
The appeal was tabled.
House bill No. 81, substitute for House
bill No. 20, the appropriation bill, was read.
Mr.. Devices, Of Red River, moved for a
suspension of the constitutional rules to
place the bill on its second reading.
On which the yeas and nays were de-
manded, with the following result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Armstead, Butler,
Baker, Carville, Crawford, Connaughton,
Cousin, Floyd, Drury, Devices, DeLacey,
Dickinson, Demas, Grant, Hill of Ascens-
ion, Hill of Ouachits, Honore. Hunsaker,
johnson of Caddo, johnson of De Soto,
Jones Of POinte Coupee, Heating, Lane,
Levisee, Mathews of TeAsas, Murre1l, MilOn,
Marie, Parker, Pierson. Poindexter, Ran
dali, Richards, Ridgely, Raby, Stewart,
Sutton, Southland, Snaer, Sartain, Tyler,
vT,R,ft Y YhSmas, Wilson, Woods. Ward,
Nays-Davidson, Guichard, Gracien, HUI
beau, Jourdain, Lowell, Ray.
The rules we're suspended and the bill
was read second time.
Mr.. Devices, of Red River, moved that
the rules by which the bill is compelled to
be considered in committee of the whole be
question thereon.
Mr.. Lowell, OF Jefferson, raised the point
of order that according to the constitution
the bill was compelled to be considered in
committee of the whole, and that there was
no rule by which said provision could be
avoided.
The Chair decided the point of order as
not being well taken, the previous question
having been ordered.
From this decision Mr.. Lowell appealed.
Mr.. Demas, of St. John, moved to Law the
appeal on the table, on which the yeas and
nays were called, with the following result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Armstead, Butler,
Baker, Crawford, Connsughton, Cousin,
ofRSy, Devices. DeLacey, Dickinson,
9smas, Floyd, Grant, Gracien, Hill Of
Ascension, Hill Of Ouachita, Honore, Hun
saker, johnson of Caddo, johnson Of De
Soto, Jones of Point Coupee, Lane, Levisse,
Murrell. Milon, Marie, Parker, Pierson,
POindexter, Richards. Randall. Ridgely,
Raby, Stewart, Sutton, Southland, 6naer,
Ssrtain, Souer, Tyler, Triplet, Wilson,
Woods, Ward, Wright, Yorke-E.
Nays-Carville, Guichard, Hubeau. Jour-
dain, Heating. Lowell, Mathews Of Tensas,
Ray, Thomas-9,