New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thirty.first Days Proceedings.

Thirty.frst Days Proceedings.
HersR OF REPRESENTATIVES.,
New Orleans, Fe6r larry g. 1876. )
TIE House met pursuant to adjournment
and was called 70 order by the Hon. E. D.
Estilet:e, Speaker OF the House, in the
chair.
On the call of The roll, the following mem
bers answered to their names, to wit:
Speaker Estilette, and Messrs. Aldige,
Armstead, BlAtfer, Bower, Butler, Baker,
Carmouche, Cousin, DeBlanc, Dugas, De.
mas, Devices. Edwards of Tangipahoa,
cension. Hubeau, Hill of Ouachita, Honore.
Hammond, Hunsaker, johnson OF Cadd0,
Jones of Pointe Coupee, Keeting, keyes,
Luckett, Lowell, Lafargue, Levisee, Ma
ginnis, Mitchell. Milon, Murrell, Magee
Parker, Piles, Richardson, Randall, Ray,
Ridgely, Snaer, Sartain, Souer, Seeman,
Sibllski, Stewart. Thomas, Voorhiee, Will
son, Woods of Ouachits, Woods Of West
Baton Rouge, Walters, forke-54.
The Clerk announced no quorum present
Mr.. Ray asked tina. the Sergeant alarms
be ordered to bring the members mo the
House, which order was given by the
Speaker.
Mr.. Hammond asked for call of the
House, which was ordered, and the follow
ing members answered to their names:
Speaker Estilette, and iMessrs. Aldidge,
Booth Byrne, Burkbardt Bayley, Biatfer,
Bower, Butler, Baker, Beasley, Billiu, Car
vile, Collins, Carmouche, Cousin, Carloss,
Dupre, DeBlanc, Dugas, DUR. Devices.
Dickinson, Demas, Delhommer. Dunn, Ed
wards Of Tangipahoa. Edwards Of Rich
G,io nd
Hill of Ascension, Hubeau, Hill Of Ouachita,
HOnore, Hammond. Hunsaker, Jetfries,
Jourdain. johnson Of Cado, johnson of La
fourche. Jones of Lincoln, Jones Of Pointe
Coupee. Kooniz, Kummel, Keeting. Kelly,
Keyes, Kidd, Lucketr, Lowell, Levisee, La
targue, Maginnis, Meredith, Mitchell,
Matthews of Franklin, Martin, Murre.l,
Milon, Matthews of Tensas, Mcclellan, Nc
Alpine, Magee, Nunez, Pascal, Parker,
Ridgely, Ray, Smith, Self, Snaer, Sartain,
Souer, Seeman. Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford,
Stewart Scales, Schiller, Thomas, VOORHEES,,
Walker, Wilt, Wilson, Woods of West
Baton Rouge. Walters, Wells, Webb,
Yorke, Young-97.
A quorum present.
On motion of Mr.. Wood, Of West Baton
the reading of the minutes of yesterday
was postponed until tomorrow.
On motion OF Mr.. Lowell, the minutes of
Monday were adopted.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Aldige, frem the Committee on Banks
and Banking, asked leave of two hours ab-
sence for the committee to meet to inves-
tigate the books of the Auditor of Public
Accounts and Treasurer, which was granted.
Mr.. Self offered the following petition
from the police jury of Sabine parish:
RESOLUTION.
Be il resolved BY the board Of police in
and for Sabine parish, Louisiana, in session
convened, That it is the sense OF this board
of police, IN and for Sabine parish, Lou
isiana, that the said board should be au-
thorized to levy special tax to redeem
outstanding parish warrants, and to this
end the General Assembly OF the State OF
Louisiana is hereby specially requested and
pettioned to paes an act authorizing the
police Jury of the parish Of Sabine to levy a
special tax to redeem outstanding warrants.
Resolced, That this ordinance take effect
from and after its passage.
Adopted October 5, 1875.
M. H. SPEIGHT, SR.,
President Police Jury of SABINE Parish,
Louisiana.
T. w. SiBLEY, Secretary.
true copy of original act.
December %, 1875.
r. w. SIBLEY,
Secretary Of Police Jury.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Kummel, according to previous
notice, introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on investi'