New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-18

House OF RRPREs sSrArrr es ,
New Orleans, Ap Il Il, 1875.
The House met pursuant TO adjourn ment
Speaker EstiIette in the chair.
The roll was called, and the following
members ans wered to their names:
Speaker Estilette and aiessrs. Ar,nste.0
Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Batter Brice. Butler
Bayley, Beasley, Bower. Bllli-u, Carville.
Carmuuche. Cousin. Carloss, DUR, Dup-e.
DeBlanc, Dugas. Davidson, Devices. D4tuas
Dickinson. Elliott, Oliver Edwards, l.. P
Edwards, Floyd. Guichard, Grant, Graoep.
Gilmore, Hall, Hill of Ascension, Hill @.
OuacbiIa, Hubeau. Honore. Hammond.
Hahn, Jourdain. johnson of Laiourobe'
Johnson of Caddo, Jones of Pointe Coupee.
Jones of Lincoln, Jeftries, Kountz, Kelly.
kummel, Heating, Kidd, Keys, Levisee.
Lane, Lowell, Latargue, Luckett, Marinnis,
Meredith, Mitchell. Matthews of Tensas'
Matthews of Franklin. Martin, Murrel'
Million, Martinez. McCullum, Mchlpine,
Magee, Nunez. Pascal, Parker. Pierson,
Piles. Pipes, Richardson. Randall, Ridrely.
Ray, Rabv, Richards, Rochon, Smith, self
Stewart. Sutton, Southland. Snaer, Sarsain.
Souer, Seaman, Sibilslsi, Schenck, Scales,
Scbuler, Stafford, Triplet, Thomas, Vdrine,
Walker. Wilt, Wilson. Walters, Webb.
Wells, 1orke, Ioung-l05.
One hundred and five members pleseI.
and a quorum.
The reading OF the journal was dispensed
with and it was adopted
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees:
COMMITTEE on Judiciary-Young, OF Clas-
borne. chairman; Kountz of Orleans,
Hahn, OF st. Charles, Kidd, OF jackson
Biilieu, of Laiourche; Lowell. of Jefferson;
Elliott, of Orleans; Hall, of Orleans; Pier
son, of Natchitocbes
Committee on Ways and Means--,y. JET
fires. Of Rapidee, chairman; Bower. OF Or
leans; Matthews, of Tensas: Roman, of Or
leans: Ray. OF East Feliciana; Beasley, Of
Assumption: Martin, of Lafayette; Devices,
OF Red River; Blafer, of Orleans.
Committee on Eules-E. y. Es.ile1te. ex.
oiiicio chairman; Young, of Claiborne; Mat
thews, Of Tensas: IL. Hahn, of st. Charles;
&. l.. Hall, of Orleans; Il. Stewart. OF Ter-
sas; Webb. OF st. Landry.
Committee on Claims-J L. Scaies. OF De
Soto, chairman: Carmouche, of ST. Landry;
,. loss Stewart, of Tensas; Dugas, of As
sumption; G. Pascal, of Orleans; Triplet. Of
East Baton Rouge; Davidson, of lberville-
Committee on Banks and Banking-L. A
Witt, chairman; j, Aldige, of Orleans; L.
J. Souer, Of AyoyeIles; E. Booth. of Orleans.
Guichard, of St. Bernard; A. A. Maeinnis.
Of Orleans; Southland, of Ouachta.
Committee on Public Education-PIpes.
Of East feliciana, chairman Schenck, Of
Orleans; II. Uahn, of St. Charles; Sibilski.
Of Orleans; Baker, OF Bossier; Kelly, Of
" nm; t. Z. Edwards, of Richland; Gracien,
o1 Orleans; Woods, OF West Baton Rouge.
Committee on Contingent Expenses-G.
l.. Hall. of Orleans, chairman; II. c.
Of Claiborne; S. r. Piles, OF ST.
Mary; ", 7. Smith, Of Union: C. L. Walker,
Of Orleans: Demas, of St. John; Snaer, OF
Iberia.
Committee on Public Lands and Levees-
l.. McCullum, OF Terrebonne chairman; j.
Johnson, of Latourche: Murrell. of Madison,
heasiey, OF Assumptions: Milon. of PLAGUE
mines: Gilmore, Of Orleans; Cair Sartaiu,
Of Carroll
Dir. l.. i. Wilt. of Orleans. declined
serving as chairman ot the Committee op
Banks and Banking.
Nr. {. W. Lowell, of Jefferson, declined
he appointment as member OF the Com
nlttee on Judiciary.
'E1lIIoNS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Lowell, OF Jefferson, presented d
OF =. &. Mahan, wEich wac re
erred to the Committee on Claims.
Me- Dupre, Of Orleans, offered the io,-
owing resolution:
Ae$otrt6, That a committee Of three Do
with power to send Tor persons
M papers, to examine the accounts ard
ouchers OF the Committee on Coutirceu.
Apehses OF the last regular session.
VT. flerson, of Natchitocles, rais ed the
olht OF order that, as tho chairman o. the
>ohllhittee on Contingent Expenses is Ne
-hfed by law TO furnish TO the House at
ach conVocatIon IN account OF Lis actions
or 'he Prev Gus session, the resolution was
OF in order.
lie Speaker ruled that the poin, Of order
'a5 not well taken.
MI. Armstead, of West Feliciano. moved
. suspend the rules SO as to consider the
Fsolo'ioh at this tine. ON which tho yeas
No nays were demanded. with the follow
x result:
}, a,eas-Arnstead, Dupce, Davidson. Nur-
II Hay, Stewart-6
Nays-Aidige, Booth. Byrne, Bayley.
amer, Bnwer, Butler, Bilieu, Blice. Beas.
y; @fVille, Carmoucht, Cousin, Carloss,
e. e. nl@hG, Dugas, DUR, Devices, Demaa.
AVER Edwards. X. p. Edwards, Elliott,
i25d: huichard, Grant, Gracien, Gilmore,
all, Hill Of Ascension, Hul of Cuachita,
Hneau' Hahn, ionore, Hammond, jour
an, johnson OF Cdddo, Johnson Of La
urche. Jones Of Lincoln, Jones OF Poiute
ounce. Jetiries, kountz, kummel, Eeat-
z, Kidd, Keys, Kelly, Lane, Lowell, Lev
Sc, Lafargua, Luckett, Maginnis, Mere
til, Mitchell, Matthews of Franklin.
atthews OF Tensas, Marin, Milon, Magee,
cAlpine, ,Mar,inette, McCuiIum, Nnnez.
ascal, Parker. PEARSON. Piles, Pipes. Rich
olson, Randall, Ridge!v. Raby, Richards.
ochun, Smith, Sutton, Self Southland. Sar.
IN, Souer, Seaman, Sibiski. Sabenck
,ales- Stafford, Schiller, Tripltt. Thomas
;drine, W elker. Witt, Wilson, Woods,
ALTERS Wells, Webb, Yorke, Young-9S.
The rules were not suspended and the
solution lies over.
Mr.. Pierson, of Natchitoches. offered The
lowing resolution, and IN owed for SUE
nsion OF the rnles to consider Ii at this
ne:
Hesotted, That committee OF five be
pointed TO make the necessary arrange
ents Tor the distribution Of seats to the
embers.
or the molten to suspend the rules Is