The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

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held from to half-past.
The motion for adjournment was then made
to adjourn until to-day at IL o'clock, and was
carried.
| The House.
The House assembled at noon. Speaker
Estilette in the chair and nine:y-three men,
bers present.
The adoption of the journal was postponed
until Wednesday next.
The Chair announced standing committees
as follows:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT Kidd, Chair
man; Walker, Roman, Sartain, Vidrine,
Honore, Nunez, Demas, DeBlanc, Levisee,
Murrell.
| COMMITTEE ON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
Tensas, Chairman; Mitchell, Schiller, Martin,
Southland, Blaffer.
| COMMITTEE ON IMMIGIATIoN.-Jones of
Lincoln, chairman; Raby. Seiph, Devices,
Scales, Gracien, McCullum.
COMMITTEE on AGRICULTURE. chair
man; Bakerof Union, johnson Of Lafourche,
Durr, Ridgcly, Pipes.
COMMITTEE ON PENIrENTIARY. - Kelly,
Woods, Lane, Richardson, Mitchell, Jones of
Pointe Coupee, Brice.
| FEDERAL EELATIoNs-Sartain, Young, Sut-
ton, Carmouche, Yorke, Martin, Rochon.
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE
Beasly, chairman; Baker, Luckett, Hill OF
Ascension, Seaman, Hill of Ouachita, Bayley.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS Pier
son, Chairman; Gilmore Carviile, Richardson,
johnson, Of Caddo; Carloss, Parker, HAM
mond and Webb.
Mr.. Pierson excused himself and was re-
lieved.
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND QUAL1FCA-
TONS. -Meredith, chairman, Bower, Lane,
Richardson, Hill of Ouachita, Kelly, Raby.
| COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND
CLAIMS. Stewart, Scales, Martinez, Wells,
Smith.
INFRINGEMENT AND REFORM chair
man Levisee, Booth, Martinez, Stafford,
Snaer, Selph.
RA1LRoADs-Bayley, chairman, Pierson,
Heating, Maginnis, Armistead, Luckett, Wal
terS.
| COMMITTEE ON CoNsr1rUr1oN-B illieu, chair
man; Lowell, Gilmore, Southland, Hunsaker,
Walker, Dupre.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PRISTING-Statford,
chairman Hammond, Ridgely, Lafargue,
Southland, Brice, Souer.
COMMITTEE ON PARocH1AL AFFA1Rs.-Snaer,
chairman; Kelly, Luckett, Gaichard, Butler,
Kidd, Grant, Durr, Parker.
| COMMITTEE ON M1L1TA.-Dupre, chairman;
lnrr, Murrell, Edwards OF Tangipahoa,
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. Roman,
chairman; Luckett, Devices, Durr, Gui-
chard, Reichard, Carloss.
The House proceeded to draw for seats.
The drawing Of seats was completed in time
and the House came to order with Mr. Hahn
in the chair.
MIR. Kidd Introduced memorial from
Messrs. Geo. 3. Burkhardt and Felix Voor-
HES, of St. Martin, and Chas Delevan and
Geo. Collins, of the Seventh Ward, parish Of
Orleans, claiming seats in the House now oc-
cupied by the four men seated during the
regular session.
| Lowell made the point of order that the
consideration of the memorial was out Of
order under the compromise contract.
The Chair decided the point not well
taken.
Mr.. Demas appealed. M...M
The Chair was sustained by vote Of 81
to ~.
Mr.. Kidd moved the reference Of the me-
mortal to the Committee on Elections and
Qualifications.
the committee be instructed to report as to
whether or not the law governing contested
elections had been complied with.
Mr.. Kidd refused to accept the amendment
and on its adoption the yeas and nays were
demanded and called with the following re-
suit: yeas As, nays Sc, and the amendment
was not adopted.
The pending question was Mr.. Kidds mo-
ton to refer, and it was adopted by vote Of
So yeas to 43 nays.
Mr.. Kidd offered q resolution authorizing
the appointment by the Speaker OF two addi-
tional sergeant-at-arms.
1t went over under the rules.
Speaker Estilette in the chair.
Mr. Lowell called attention to the circular
Of one W. B. Phillips. OF Grant parish fame,
making charges Of bribery against certain
members, and moved the appointment Of a
committee to investigate these charges.
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Pierson submitted q resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Election and Qualiflca-
tons to report on the memorial Of Geo. 3.
Burkhardt ct ais, on Wednesday next
Went over under the rules.
Mr.. Hunsaker, Chairman Of the Committee
on Contingent Expenses, submitted his re-
port Received, and order printed.
By resolution, the Chair was authorized to
, appoint . shorthand reporter.
{ Mr.. Mathews introduced bill appropria-