New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Twentieth Days Preeeedisgs.
HorsR OF REPRESENTATIVE
New Orleans January g. 1876. 8
! The House met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order BY the Hon. E. D.
Estilette, Speaker. in the chair.
On the call of the roll the following
members answered to their names, to wit:
Speaker Estilette, and Messrs. Aldige.
Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt, Bsyley, Blafer,
Bower, Butler, Baker, Bessley, Billiu, Car
vile, Collins, Carmouche, Carloss, DeBlsnc,
Dugae, DUR, Dickenson, Demas, Del
hommer, Dunn, Edwards of Tangipahoa,
Edwards of Richland, Elliott, Guichard,
Grant, Gilmore, Hall, Hill of Ascension,
Hahn, Hubeau, Hill Of Ouachits, Honore,
johnson Of Lafourche, Jones Of Lincoln,
Keeting, Kelly, Reyes, Kidd, Luckett,
Levisee, Lafargue, Aaginnis, Meredith,
Mitchell, Matthews of Franklin, Mcclellan,
Martin, Murrell, Nilon, 4cAlpine, Nunez,
Pascal, Parker, Piles, Pipes, Roman, Rich
ardson, Randall, Ridgely, Ray, Smith.
Sutton, Self, Snaer, Sartain, Seeman, Sibil-
ski, Schenck, Stafford, Stewart, Schiller,
Woods of Ouachita. Woods Of West Baton
Rouge, Walters, Wells, Webb, Yorke,
Young-92.
On motion of Mr.. Woods, of West Baton
Rouge, the reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with, and their adoption was de-
ferred until tomorrow.
Mr.. Sartain moved to amend the minutes
of the twenty-6fth instant 20 a. to insert
at the close thereof the following worde:
|."Mr. Sartain moved reconsideration.
Pending that motion. on motion Of Mr.. De-
mas, the House adjourned until tomorrow
at twelve O'Clock NJ"
On motion of Mr.. Woods, of West Baton
Rouge, the adoption Of the minutes of the
twenty fifth instant, and Mr.. Sartain's
amendment thereto, was deferred until to-
morrow.
The Speaker announced the following
select committees:
On tie select committee to investigate
the books of the Superintendent Of Public
Education-Mr. Vidrine.
And on the select committee to investi-
gate the mode of paying warrants by the
State Treasurer-Messrs. Hahn, Bessley
and McCollam.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
This being the day set apart for the con-
sideration of Senate bill No. 81, entitled an
aot apportioning the State into senatorial
districts, and fixing the number of Repre-
sentatives to be elected from each parish
and representative district in the State, and
designating in what senatorial districts
0>.><o~. >~o << Ia n1on<aH a. <hn nAvt ~no
eral election. and designating the repre-
sentative number of population, and repeal
ing all laws or parts of laws contrary to or
in conflict with the provisions of this act,
the same was taken up and read section by
section.
The first section being under considera-
ton, Mr.. Demas. moved to strike out in the
forty second line the word zone" and insert
in lieu thereof the word "two," 90 as to read
as follows:
The parish of St. John the Baptist, two
Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. Keeting, Mr.. Demas'
amendment was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Demas moved that the parishes Of St.
James and st. John the Baptist shall con-
stitute the seventh senatorial district and
shall elect one Senator.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Demas' mo-
ton was ordered to lie ON the table.
Mr.. Ray moved the adoption Of the first
section Of the bill, and upon that motion he
called for the previous question.
Mr.. Hunsaker raised . point Of order
that Mr.. Rays motion embraced two OBJ
jecte, which motion was overruled by the
Chair.
The Speaker then put the question,