New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thirty.fourth Days Proceedings.
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, February IA, 1876. }
The House of Representatives met this
day pursuant to adjournment. and was
called to order by Hon. E. D. Estilette,
Speaker, 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, Booth, Byrne, Burkhard' Bay
lev, Blatfer. Bower, Butler, Baker, Beasley,
Biliu, Carville, Collins, Carmouche, Cousin.
Carloss. Dupre, Dunn, Dugas, DUR, David
son, Devices, Dickinson, Demas, Delhom-
mer, Edwards OF TangipahOa, Edwards OF
Richland, Elliott. Guichard, Grant, Ora
Glen. Gilmore. Hill of Ascension, Hahn, HUI
beau, Hill of Ouachita, HOnOre, Hammond,
Hunsaker. Jetfries, JOurdain, johnson OF
Caddo. johnson of Lafourche. Jones of Lin.
coin, Jones of POinte Coupee, Koontz. Kun
mel. Keeting, Kelly, Reyes. Kidd, Lane,
Luckett, Levisee. Lafargue, Maginnis, Mer
edith. Mitchell, Matthews of Franklin, Mar
tin, Murrell, Milon, Matthews of Tensas,
McCollam McAlpine, Magee. Nunez, Pas
cal, Parker, Piles, Pipes. Roman. Richard
Sutton, Self, Smear. Sartain, SOuer, Seaman,
Sibiski, Schenck. Stafford, Stewart, Scales,
Schiller, Thomas, VOORHEES,, Walker, Wilt,
Wilson, Woods of Ouachita. Walters, Wells,
Webb. Young-lO2.
On motion of Mr.. Jeffries the reading Of
the minutes of last Friday was dispensed
with, and their approval was deferred until
tomorrow.
On motion of the same member tue min
utes of last Thursday we're approved.
M. Dupre moved that a committee of
three members of the House of Representa-
tives be appointed by the Speaker. with in
structions to make immediate inquiries into
the alleged presence of large number of
METROPOLITAN Police officers in citizens
dress in and about the State House, and by
whose authority they are thus detailed; and
that the Speaker be further instructed to
use his power under the law to correct that
uniustifable evil, if found to exist.
Mr.. Demas moved to lay Mr.. Dupre g
motion on the table.
Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas, raised the point
of order that Mr.. Dupre's motion requires a
suspension Of the rules before being taken
up.
Which point of order the Speaker de-
clared not to be well taken.
The question required on Mr.. Demas
motion to lay Mr.. Dupre's motion on the
table, upon which Mr.. Demas called for the
yeas and nays; they were ordered, and
being taken resulted as follows, viz:
Yeas-Armstead, Butler, Baker, Carville,
4ni
chard, Grant, Gracien, Hill of Ascension
Hahn, Hubeau, Hill of Ouachita, Honore
Hunsaker, johnson of Caddo, Jones OF
Pointe Coupee. Keeting, Reyes, Lane, LIE
visee. Milon, Matthews of Tensas, Parker,
Piles, Randall, Ray, Raby, Sutton, Snaer
Sarrain, Souer, Stewart, Thomas, Wilson,
Woods of Ouachita-3
Nays--Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burk
hardt Bayley, Blatfer, Bower. Beasley, Bill
pre-, Dunn. Dugas, Durr, Delhommer, Ed
wards of Tangipahoa, Edwards of Richland
Elliott, Gilmore, Hammond, Jeffries, Jour
dain, johnson of 1.afourche, Koontz, Kun
mel, Kelly, Luckett, Lafargue, Maginnis
Meredith, Mitchell, Martin. Mcclellan
McAlpine, Nunez, Pascal, Pipes, Roman
Richardson, Smith, Self, Seeman, Sibilskl
Schenck, Stafford. Scales, Schiller, VOORHEES,
Walker, Wilt, Webb, Young-55.
So Mr.. Demas' motion was not agreed to
The question recurring on the adoption OF
Mr.. Dupre's motion, it was adopted.
And the Speaker appointed on the COM
mittee Messrs. Dupre, johnson OF Lafourche
and Murrell.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Hunsaker offered the following res
olution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, The levees in the fourth ward
near the upper line of the parish of St.
James are 10 a very bad condition and the
| residents thereof are in great danger o.
| overflow; therefore,
Resolred, That General jeff. Thompson
State Engineer, be and be is hereby re
| quested to Immediately take such steps e
are necessary to protect the people OF said
| locality from overflow. Further, that TN
Clerk of the House furnish to the Stat
Engineer q copy of this resolution.
Mr.. Luekett offered the following resolu