New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Forty.fourth Days Proceedings.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Forty.fourth Days Proceedings.
HousH OF RKPREsRNrArIvEs,(
New Orleans. Ft bruary rs, 1876. )
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by the Hon. E. D.
E.tillette, Speaker, in the chair.
On the call of the roll the following mem
bers answered to their names. to wit:
Hon. E. d. Estelette, Speaker, and Messrs.
Aldige, Booth. Byrne, Bayley, Butler,
Baker, Beasley, Billiu, Carville, Collins,
| Cousin, Carloss, Dupre, DeBlanc, DHgas,
DUR, Devices, Dickenson, Delhommer,
Dunn, Edwards of Rchland, Edwards OF
Tangipahoa, Elliott. Grant, Gilmore, Hall,
Hill of Ascension. Hahn, Hill OF Ouachlta,
Hammond. Jetfries, Jourdain, johnson OF
| Caddo. johnson of LafOurche, Jones OF
Lincoln, Jones of Pointe Coupee. Koon,z,
| Kum,rel, Kee ting, Kelly, Keyes. Lane,
Luckett, Lafargue, Maginnis, Mitchell,
! Mathews of Franklin, Murrell, Matthews
| of Tensas. Mcclellan. McAlpine, Nunez,
Pascal. Piles, Pipes, Roman, Richardson,
Randall, Ridgely, Raby, Smith, Self, Snaer,
| S,uer, Seeman, Stafford. Stewart. Scales.
| Thomas, Voorlies, Walker, Witt, Wilson,
! Woods of Ouachita, Woods of West Baton
! Rouge, Walters, Wells, Webb, Yon1g-oo.
Ssrvices.were opened with prayer by the
Rev. Mr. w. E. Muncy of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church South.
| On motion Of Mr.. Pipes the reading OF the
! minutes of Yesterday was postponed until
Monday next.
Speaker Estiletts decided the points Of
order on the following bile:
| N, uo,eo hill NJ eutitlPf an act To
| amend and re-enact section one of act No.
II. approved February 26, 1872, defining the
distances from the domieiles of members Of
tie General Assembly to the State House;
fixing the III ode OF ascert all ing the per die N
| of members of the General Assembly, Tor
their att, niance upon the General Assem-
| bly and for the time engaged in going to
and returning from the State House, and
the mileage to be paid-introduced by Mr.
Jones of Lincoln.
A point of order having been made by dr.
Matthews that this bill could not be enter
tanned by the House eff Representatives. at
this session for the reason that bill of the
same subject matter having already been
DISPOSED of and indefinitely postponed by
this House.
| Also, an act entitled an act to protect the
CITY of New Orleans; to regulate the loca
ton of the slaughterhouse and stock pens
to secure the rights Of butchers, stock deal
ers and the proprietors of slaughteThouses
and stock pens; TO prov ide penalties for the
violations Of this act and to repeal the ACT
approyed March 6, 1869, entitled an act to
protect the health of the city of New Or
leans: to locate for stock. the stock land
;nps and slaughterhouses and to incorporate
the Crescent City Live Steck Landing ant
S,aughterhouse Company, introduced by
Mr. Walker.
A point of order having been made by
Mr.. Matthews, that this bill could net b
entertained By the House Of Representa-
tiyes at this session, for the reason that &
bill Of the same subject matter having beef
sIrea6y disposed Of and indefinitely post
poned.
Both Of these bills having been reterre'
to the Speaker for decision on the point 0
order.
The Sneaker subm lifted the followin!
: decision:
That for the same reasons above s.ate
. in the FONTS OF order, the Speaker decide
the points Of order well takec, and that tn
House could no. entertain these bills at TN
session.
Mr.. HILL, OF Ascension, moved to recoI
s;der the vote by which House DILL No. Al
} entitled an act to annex certain terrltor
of the parish of Ascension to the parish {
Livingston, to dispose of certain records {
Ascension parish, and of certain cults pent
ing in the courts Of Ascension parish;
p,oyide for the c, lection and disposition {
certain taxes and licenses; to sub-divid
= said territory into wards OF the parish {
4 Livin gston; to provide fer the officersof sal
t wards; to attach the said territory to tt
8 congressional, judicial and senatorial ci
tric.s in which the parish of Livlngsto
4 is embraced, and to repeal all laws il CO.
tiict with this act was engrossed: and c
! that motion he called the previous questio
The Speaker then put the question: 'Sha
q the main question be now pui.' which WI
decided in the affirmative.
y The main question being ordered on Il
>, motion to reconsider, Mr.. Hill, of Asce
o sion, called for the yeas and nays, Wink
e resulted as follows:
=, Yeas-Armstead, Butler, Baker, Cirvill
=! Davidson, Devices, Dickinson, Dema
Gracien, Hill Of Ascension, Hubeau, Hill
J.. | Ouachita, Hunsaker. Jones of Pointe GO
Is pee, Keeting Reyes. Lane. Maginris, Milo
Mattbe VS. of Tensas. Nc Collam Pa1 ker, Pie
= Randall, Ridgelv, Raby, Sutton, Snaer, Sa
tain. Souer. Stewart, Wilson, Woods
:. Ouuchita, Woods of West Baton Roua
~ Yorke-35.
D. Nays-Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt, Bayle
8 Blaffer, Bower, Beasley, Billiu, ColliI
=. Carmouche, Dupre, DeBlanc, Dugas. Dul
20 Delhommer. Dunn, Edwards OF Richlan
!" Edwards Of Tangipahoa. Elliott, Gilmol
Hall, Hammond, Jetfries, JourdaiD, job
er sou of Lafourche, Koontz, Kummel, Kell
ut Kidd, Luokett, Latargue, Meredith, Me-
y pine, Nunez, Pipes, Roman. Richards
Smith, Self, Seeman. Sibilski, Schenck, St
III ford. Scales, Schiller, VOORHEES,, Vidrir
Walker, Wilt, Wells, Webb, Young-52
n. So the motion to reconsider was lost.
te Mr.. Matthews. of Tensas, moved that
I'd committee appointed to investigate charg
o if any, against William Pitt Kellogg be
1e charged.
~ Mr. Dupre moved to lay Mr. Matthe'
motion on the table.
O. And on that motion Mr. Mitchell call
III the previous question.
Pending which Dir. Gracien made the
81. lowing point of order:
y, That the gentleman from Tensas hav
already addressed the House twice on
~ same subject, he could not yield the hool
,e, h;s coI,eagua. Mr.. Stewart: and further, t
er, he had not heard Mr.. Mitchell withdI
his call for the previous question, whic
20 not debatable.