New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

The constitutional rules being suspended
| by . four-fifths affirmative vote of thu
Senate, tho bill was placed upon ito second
reading and referred to the Committee OF
Corporations.
On notion of Senator. Sypher, the Sen
ate adjourned until tomorrow At twelve
o'clock n.
- p e. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
sevessh's Days Proceedings.
Houss Oh REPRESENTATIVES, I
New Orleans. January u. 1876. 5
The House met pursuant to adjournment
aud was called to order by the Hon. E. D.
Estilette, Speaker, in the chair.
On the call of the roll the following mem
boEs answered to their names, to wit:
Speaker Estilette and Messrs. Aldige,
Booth, Byrue, Burkhsrdt. Bayley, Blsffer,
Bower, Butler, Bessley, Billien. Brice, Car
Vile, Collins, Csrmouche, Cousin. Carloss.
Dupre. DeBlanc. Dngas, DUR. Davidson,
wards of Tsngipsho,. Edwards of Rich
land, Elliott, Grant, Gracien. Gilmore. Hu
beau. Hahn, Hill Of OuachitA, HOnOre, Ham
mond, Jeffries, johnson Of CaddO, johnson
of Lafourche, Jones of lincoln, Jones of
Pointe Coupee, KOontz Kummel. Kesting,
Kelly, Reyes, Kidd, Lane, Luckett, Levi
zee, Latargue, Maginnis, Meredith, Mitchell,
Matthews pt Franklin, Martin. Murreli.
Million, Matthews Of Tensas. AcCollam, Nc
Alpine, Magee. Nuuez, Pasosl, Parker, Piles,
Pipee, RoTan. Richards, n. Smith, Sutton.
q iE O. o. GkoT-
ford, Schenek, Stewart, Scales. Schuler,
tt omas, VOORHEES,, VIdrine, Walker. Wiltx,
Wells, Webb, YouDg-9O.
On molten of Mr.. Smear, the reading of
t he journal was dispensed with, and it was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Kidd, the Clerk Of the
House was directed to inform tho Senate
Of the vote given On yer terdsy by the House
for United States Senator, and that, under
the requirement of the law, the House Of
Representatives w.s ready to receive the
Senate ut twelve O'Clock N. on this day to
proceed ON joint ballot to the election OF
United States Senator.
APPOIRTnENT OF coNMrrrEEs.
The Speaker announced the following
stsndipg committee, to Wit:
Comm ittee on Federal Relations-Messrs.
Webb, Edwards, Of T.ngipahoa, Dunn,
Carloss, Sartain, Yorks and johnson, OF
Csddo.
Committee On State Librsry-Messrs.
Lafargue, Carmouche, johnson. Of La
fourohe, Kummel, Matthews, Of Franklin,
Hunsaker and Jourdain.
Committee on Constitution-Messrs. Biel-
lieu, Koontz, Lowsll, Gilmore, Walker,
Hunsaker and Kidd.
Committee ON lmmigrstion-Messrs Mar
tin, Self, Seaman, Webb, Cousin, Honore
and Triplett.
Committee on Agriculture Messrs. Jones,
OF Lincoln, DUR, Nunes, Pipes. Armstesd,
Dickinson and Murrell.
Domm,ttee on Retrenchment and Re-
form-Messrs. Bsyley. Booth, Self, Dunn,
Schiller, Snaer and Baker.
Committee ON Census-Messrs. Walker,
Csrmsuche, Baker, Young, Demas, &bil-
ski and Dupre.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
The Speaker aleo laid before the House .
communication from the Hon. A. p. Field,
Attorney General of this State, transmit
ting detailed statement of tho business
of his Office for the last three years. tho
reading Of which was dispensed with, and
It was ordered to be referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
The Speaker also laid before tho House
the report Of tho register Of the Land Office
of the State for the year ending the thirty
first day Of December, 1875, the reading of
which was dispensed with, and it was or
dered to be referred to the Committee On
Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Young, the Speaker was
requested to invite the members Of the
Senate Of this State, who were willing to
meet he members of the House in joint ses-
sion for the purpose of proceeding to the
election of United States Senator, to seats
in the hall Of the House Of Representatives.
The Speaker stated that, inasmuch a. the
Lieutensnt Governor of the State, ex-
oficio President Of the Senate thereof, and
tho Secretary Of the Senate having failed
to appear in the hail OF the House Of Rep
rssentat ives, for the purpose Of participant
ing in the election OF United States Sena-
tor, he called upon the Hon. W. Jasper
Blsck burn, Senator from the twentieth sen
storial district, to preside in the absence
Of tho Lieutensnt Governor; and the Hon.
w. Jasper Blackburn. assuming the duties
Of preSiding officer Of the General Assembly,
directed the Clerk of the House to call the
roll Of the members of the Senate, when it
appeared that the following members Of the
Senate answered to their names, to Wit:
Messrs. Alexander, Blackburn, Eustis,
George, 0oods, Greene, Grover, Kelly, Og.
den, Robertson, Steven and White-l2
The Speaker directed the Clerk Of the
House to call the roll Of the House, when
tn lbaSowise nsansSss answered b shsiz
names.
spsaAsr Esilessss and As's". Aldise,