New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-07
Thirty-arst Days Proceedings.

HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, February 5, 1871 5
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Darlington,
Bird, Brown of Caddo, Burton. Brown of
Jefferson, Blair, Brewster, BOsley, Blasdel,
burden. Davidson, Devezin, Drew, De
Lacy, Dickinson, Dinkgrave, .Desmarais,
D'Avy, Detiege, Dejoie, Early, Estopinal,
Gardere, Claude, Gary, Graeien, Hughes,
Holt of East Baton Rouge, Holt of West
Baton Rouge, Paris, Heath, johnson of De
Soto, Jones, 81. n. johnson, Keeting, Les
trappe, Lane, Lewis, Magloire, Milon,
Moore, Routon, Romero, Raby, Souer,
Swazie, Snaer, Seveignes, Shelton, SHINES,
Stewart, Thomas, TOlliver, j. c. Watson,
Washington, Walker-62.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. Hilon; leave of absence
for four days was granted to Mr.. Carville,
of Iberville.
The reading of the journals of the TWEEN
ty-ninth and thirtieth days proceedings was
dispensed with, and they were approved.
Mr.. Stewart offered the following resolu-
ton:
RESOLVED, That the chairman of the Com.
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and is
hereby authorized and instructed to issue
to the officers, members and employees of the
House vouchers for their per diem, from the
first to the thirty-frst day of January, in
elusive, provided that the amount hereto
fore issued to said officers, members and
employees be computed a. part of the above,
and be deducted therefrom.
The rules were suspended so as to coz
slider the resolution.
Mr.. Stewart moved its adoption, on which
the yeas and nays were ordered with the
following result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Darlington, Bird
Brown of CaddO, Burton, Brown of Jeffer
son, Blair, Brewster, Bosley, Brooks, Black
| stone, burden, Davidson, Drew, Dickinson
Dinkgrave, Deemarais, D'Avy, Detiege, De
jOie, Devezin, FObb, Gardere, Claude, Gary
Gracien, Holt of East Baton Rouge. Heath
johnson of De Soto, Jones. H. M, johnson
Robert johnson, Lewis, Lsstrappes, Milon
MsglOire, Moore, Routon, SOuer, Seveignes
SHINES, Stewart, Thomas, TOlliver, Wash
| ington, Walker-46.
NAys-Blasdel, Drury, DeLscy, Early
Hughes, Holt of West Baton Rouge, Keet
ing, Lane, Paris, Romero, Rsby, SwAzie
Snaer, Shelton, j. C. WatsOn-l5.
Carried.
just taken.
Mr.. Brown, of Jefferson, moved to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table.
On which the yeas and nays were de
manded, with the following result:
Yeas-BarringtOn, Bird, Brown of Csdde
Burton, Brown of Jefferson, Blair, Brew
ster Blackstone, burden, Davidson, Drew
De Lacy, Dinkgrave, Devezin, Desmarais
D'Avy, Detiege, Dejoie, Early, FObb, Gar
dere, Claude, Gary, Gracien, Heath, ii.
johnson, Lsstrappes, Magloire, Milon
Moore, McMillen, Paris, ROuton, Swazie
Washington, Walker-40.
Nays-Speaker Hahn and Bosley, Bias
del, Brooks, Cole, Drury, Dickinson
Hughes, Holt of East Baton Rouge, Hol
of West Baton Rouge, johnson of De SOtC
Jones, Robert johnson, Keeting, Lan'
Lewis, Romero, Raby, Souer, Shelter
SHINES, j. G. Watson-22
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, of Jefferson,
committee of three members was appOinte
to inform the Senate that the House wa
ready to meet that body in joint session fC
the purpose of going into an election for
United States Senator for the vacant unel
pired term.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Brown,
Jefferson, Gardere, of Orleans, and Watson
of st. Helena, as said committee.
The committee returned with the info
nation chat the Senate had adjourned.
.. On motion of Mr.. Holt, OF West Bate
Rouge, the House was adjourned until t
morrow at twelve O'Clock M.
ROBERT F. GUICHARD,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.