New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-23
OFFICIAL JOU KIN AL
OF TIE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CE TIE

OE TIE
! STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HDUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Sixteenth Days Pr0ceed.nzs'
Eor.s OF EYpRsszS-AT-vgs
New Orears Jauuary q l2.a
Tae House met pursuant TO adjournment
and was called to order By Hon Z. D. Is
| tilette, Speaker, in the caai-.
Ga the cal. Of the roll the to-la wing mem
| bers answered to their na:n5s, to VII:
Speaker Es-i.a.te. and Measrs. Ald:-P,
! Bootc Brrce. BurAharjt, Eayler, Batter,
| Bower, Br;Ie-, Beas:ey, Bi,i,u, Br!ce. Cat
| vile, Collins. Ca-moccla, Cousin. Cario;s,
| Dupre. DeBianc, Dayiisoa, De. hoEner,
Dunn, Edwards OF Taugi pahoa, Ed wards ct
| Rich.aod. Eliot. Grant, Gcac.en. 6 more,
Hail. Hubesu, Hi Of Ouacalra, Honore,
! Hammond. Jefriea, Joucdan. Johnson OF
! CaGdo. Jnhrson d. La:oEc"he. Jones q
| Lincoln, koon,z. kuMmei, Kee.:ny. Kelly,
| Kidd, Laoe Luckett. Lowe. Levisee, La
| fargue, Nay;un;s, Meredith. Mitchell, Ma
! thsws Of Franklin Martin. H;lo1, Mathews
! OF Teneas, Mcclellan, MeAnine, Nagee,
| Nurez, Pascal, Piles, Pipes, Roman. Rich
| sr.ison, Randall, Ridge, Smith, sutton
! Self. Saae-, Sartain. Seenau, Soilsli,
| schencl1, Stafford, Scales. schnler Thomas.
| Ioo-h.es, Vidr;ne. Walker, Wiz, Wilson,
| Woods o. Ouach1a. Woods OF N7e- Baton
| Rouge, Wslter-, Wells. Webb, Io-ke,
| IouHs-90.
Oa motion Of NJ. Saea- tbs rea5iug Of
| the Minutes was dispensed with, and o. me-
ton 81 Mr.. Bill. the adoption Of the ni1
| rtes vas deferred cn.:- Monday re1t.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Mu--e.. submitted the following pre-
| ar:b.s and resolutions, which were ordered
| to lie over uader the rules:
WHEREAS, Reports have been circulated
| sgairs. William Mu::e!I, member ~ ms
| House. iavolying mn n 3 charge o. brih-ns
! the jury il the case OF the STATE % LoUisi-
| ana -. Clinton and C,aren3e Travis, tried
| for murder Il tbs Ihi1-eentA Judicial D.e-
! trict;
Ecso,ssd, That. -as Speaker be a7d is
/ hereby Instructed TO appoint COMM
! o. three. who shall cause TO be ua.a a
! thorough investigation ct said charge. and
| 1eDor. upon tbs same TO this House
! Resoirei Ina. said committee sla-. have
power TO send for psrso.s aad pap7-s.
| MIR HI, OF Ouach:7a, submitted tee TO-
! lowing preamble AID resolution, which were
| also o.isrsG % lie over u1dec the rules:
WHEREAS, /. is charged and generally
! believed tia: on tl3 trial o. Clarence
! Tra-ia, IL ne parish o. Madison, iaGactec
! Tor tie murder o: tvo coiored meo - tbs par
| ish o. R.ch.and. the venue u SEich case vas
| changed rom the parish 81 E.caiaEd 20 tne
pa-isl OF Madison, that the jury Vas ar:lieG
70 scdul. the accused through TIA io=eiu-
I! meo:a...c- o. C-aU.er. sheriff o. Madison
I l-- -.
reli, member 9. the House Of REPRESENTA-
! .:ves. and Crawford: therefore be !.
Eeso!yei, That committee CT three Me.l.
! bers o: tie House be appointed 20 .ovesr.-
| gate sad charge OF bribery WITH I view 10
address sad Cramer. saer-e. gu. O. otIee.
and ID exp-l said William Mc-re.l --on this
| House i ioaru guilty Of the charge, aIf!
| that sad committee pe Authorized. 70 seId
Coz pere5cs ard papers TO aid 4 =saiC i-yee-
| tigat:o1.
81. Marin submitted he following -eeo-
iu..op. which was sdop-et:
Res1!ssd. Iaa. The spAc.a, committee ap-
t. pointed Of tbs House 70 Investigate. t..e
| books and accounts o. taa Saper.a-e.l lei. :
| o; Education si.al &c increased 70 seven,
aud be Authorized . appoint s1o-e0al-
! nIittees VIII: power 70 sen. .1r persons an.
| papers, whose duties il shat. Dc - "!o,acd
| 20 different parishes outside OF Orleans,
| withol.. expenses % The SAG. = -Gk5 res..-
JiooC sld collect evidence.
NOTICES oE BILLS.
Tae hereinafter namei members .:5rac.
| lively gave notice OF their intention - IL
eroduee, 1T al early dag. ne f2.-Ovio5 Ct
titled bills and resolutions
81. - oo:s. O.. Ouacai,e:
:
and parish taxes Oh lie barren lands Of this
Stare. aaI :eteai;2g a.. laws IL cout.at
| Herewith.
Mr. Boo.t:
n acc TO amend AMI re-erlo- section
25-s Of tie Revised S:atu-- : 0. tie S...ce.
NJ. Byrne;
Al gee % -epsa. articles CT. 3 :.
] 673, 81 !, 60 and &c OF tie Code OF Prsc-
tee. ard to amend and re enact article
go thereof. aaG 70 regulate the epp-a:se-
ment, at torcet. a@:es, Of property through
OF. the State,
| NJ. Thomas:
| y joint resolution, 40. the purpose Of
| directing the Governor 70 order a specia.
election u the parish OF Bossiar. tla- q
majority OF The legal voters CT sad PARISH
may se.ac- parish seat
Also, a bill 10 he entitled IAN ac- 70 IN
corporate tue .owu cs Benton il re par.sl
| 0. Boaa.er
| IL. \. :a.a.s,
Resolution regulating the mileage aad
! expense OF committees ID Be a,lor3I taem.
! NJ. Elliott:
Resolution 20 amend RUE serenty
| OF the House 80 as TO read Is follows:
| Unfinished business Of aav session Of the
| LEGISLATURE shall not De considered a. sub
! se0uent SESSION, bot such matter shLal. be
commenced &c H0ro. and the Speaker shall
TOT sign nor certify to any BIZ. or It so,utic1,
no- 81 al TIE Enrolling Committee earo!l
any bill CT resolution passed by the House
at any preceding session. and not passed
hy the Senate q: the said session
APPOINTMENT OF A SELECT COMMITTEE,
Tie Speaker announced to the House that
he had appointed ca the select committee
TO investigate tie accounts OF B. Bloomfield
& Co. against the State Of Louisiana,
Messrs. Beasley, Magianis and Baker.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The House resumed consideration CT tie
unfinished business OF yesterday, being
House bill No. IS, entitled an act to provide
for the time. manner and place of holding
elections in this State: to provide to- ths
appointment Of commissioners Of election
| and directing the mode of counting and