New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-15
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
p. T.. BECHTEL,
Secretary Of the Senate.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Ninth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| New Orleans. January Ia. 1875.
The House met pursuant 70 adjourumen.
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The roll was called and tho foliowin.
members responded to their names:
| Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Armstead. Rut
! Ter. Baker. Carville, Crawford. Connaugh
| ton. Cousin. Drury, Davidson. Devices, D.
! Lacey, Dickinson, Demas, Guichard, Grant
Gracien. G. H. Hill, d. c. Hill, Hubeau
Honore. Hunsaker. Jourdain, T. johnson,
J. j. johnson, NJ. Jones. Heating, Lane,
Lowell. Levisse. Mathews. Murrell, Million.
Marie. Parker. ferson, Poindexter, Piles,
Randall. Ridgeley. Ray. Raby. Stewart,
sutton. Southland. Snaer. Sartain, Souer.
Tyler, Triplett, Thomas. Wilson. Woods.
Ward. Wright. Torke-56.
Ffty'six members present. ard q QUO.
rum.
Prayer by tie chaplain.
Upon motion Of Ri. Lowell, of Jefferson.
the reading Of she journal was dispensed
with ED it's consideration postponed until
tomorrow.
Under q suspension Of the rules Mr..
lowell, o! Jefferson. Uttered the following
resolution. which was read and adopted:
Resolred, That the Speaker be requested
to furnish 10 this House. as early as prac.
tlcable, information Of the whereabouts
Of the abeent members Of the House and
the 1easons for their absence.
Mr. Lowell. Of Jefferson, under a suspeu.
8: ON Of the rules. offered the following ,eso
luton. which was read and adopted:
ReSolrea. That committee of Ave be
appointed to investigate the allegations
made OF attempts Of bribery made to induce
mem bers OF this House to absent themselves
from this body and the city.
And the following named members were
app oiyited to constitute said committee.
hessrs. Lowell. Of Jefferson; Snaer, Of
lberi a; Pierson. Of Natchitoches; Tripiett,
If East Baton Rouge; Levisse. Of Caddo.
Upon motion cf Mr.. Devices. Of Red
Ri ve.. the Committee On Elections and
DUAL: fcat!Ons were requested to submit q
'eport OF cases referred to it as fa. as pssc.
icabie Tomorrow.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Snaer, o: iberia. the |
70 te whers by consideration 9: House bill! |
No. ,. an act entitled an act to detact tie |
'.sri sh IF St. James from the second sci,oo. !
nd congre ssional district and attaching il !
0 tho third school and congressional dis.
riot was postponed for cus week. was 10.
onsijered.
Aud the bill was referred to committee
( seven. to consist If Rerresen tatives from
he second md third congressional dis.
ricts.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Lowell, Of j ffersor,
BOO copies Of the message Of the President
the United States On Louisiana affairs
ere ordered 20 bs printed in pamphlet
'zn,. for distribution throughout tho State. !
HOUSE BI1LS ON SECOND READING.
House bill No. 5. an net to amend tbs
ivil Code Of the State by abslisling Article
Is. was read second time and ordered 90
. referred to the Committee on Judiciary
hen appointed.
Mr. Yorke, Of Carroll. under a suspension
tho rules. offered the following resolu-
on. which was read:
Resolred. Tha. the Se-gean. ct Arms he
ID IL hereby authorized to appoint ten
sistant sergeants t-aims for tho r..
ainder Of the session.
MIR. Hunsaker, Of St. James. ole rcd the
flowing substitute therefor. which. wa,
cepted. read and adopted:
Ecso'rcd. That the Sergeansat Arms be
I'd ba Is hereby authorized to employ rs
any assistant eTgeants-at-arms as the |
'eaker may direct from time to time, and
ey sh all be continued in office during the
easuse Of the Speaker. and the persons
nployed under this resolution shall be I
lid from the contingent fund OF the House
r their services.
Ms. Lowell. Of Jefferson. moved that afr.
oyd. Of the parish Of St Helena. be sworn
as q member. subject to contest.
MIR. PieIson. Of Natchitoches, moved to
the molten upon the table. upon which r
9 yeas and nays WIRE demanded with the
lowing result:
Yeas Hahn. Arms:cad. Baker. Carylle,
'awiord. Connaughton, Drury. David.
i'll. u. c. Hill. Honore, uunsaker, Jour.
In. I. johnson. Lane. Leyisse. j. s. y
atheNe. Murrell, Mi'on. Pierson. Poindex- o
:. Piles. Randall, Rdgeley. Raby. Stewart,
t;ain. 1i;2les. Thomas. Wilson. Yoskc d
81.
Nave Butter. Cou.in. Devices. Dicken.
q. Demss. Grant. Eubeau, j. J. johnson.
Jones. heatirg, Lowell. Marie. Parker. II
=. sutton. So.ihard, Snaes. Sousr. T,yler. :.
ood.. Ward. W1ight-2::. :,
The motion to table II vailed.
Upon motion # NJ. Deweer. o! Red >,
Yer. tho House was li.iomred Until to-
fIUw =: twelve O'Clock. Il
WILLIAM vlGERS, 5
Caiei Clerk.
W. cdi'I: tay.: "A good mother is -
nth hundred sehoolmaste,s." He talks