New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Fifteenth Days Proceedings.

Fifteenth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans January II, 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, Barron, Bosley, Blasdel,
Brooks, Blackstone, CArville, Como, Cole,
Drury, Drew, De Licy, Dickinson, Dink.
grave, Desmarais, D'Avy, Detiege, DeiOie,
Early, FObb, Gardere, GAude, CAN'T, Gary,
Gracien, Hill of Ascension, Hughes, Holt
of East Baton Rouge, Holt of West Baton
Rouge, johnson of De Soto. Jones, Fl. NJ.
johnson, Robert Johnson, Keeting, Kern,
Lane, Lewis, Martin, Milon, Moore, Nc
Millen, Romero, Raby, SOuer, Lastrappes,
Swaze, Snser, Seveignes, Shelton, SHINES,
Thomas, Tolliver, Washington, Watson,
Warmoth, Walker-G2,
On motion of Mr.. Tolliver the reading of
the journal was dispensed with, and it was
approved.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Stewart. of Tensas, gave notice that
he would at some future time introduced q
bill repeating act No. 6 of the session of
1875, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Drury called up the following report,
which was read;
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ouAIgIoAT1oSs,
New Orleans, January 10, 1871.
To the honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of representatives;
Your committee to whom was recon-
mited the resolution declaring vacant the
seats of Messrs. Kennedy, of Jefferson, and
Barrett, of Rapides, beg leave to report the
following substitute, and recommend its
adoption:
Resolped, That P. j. Kennedy, of the
| parish of Jefferson, and E. j. Barrett, of
the parish OF Rapides, be and are hereby
| expelled as members from this House.
GEOEGE DRURY, Chairman /;
GEORGE GRACIEN,
OSCAR HOLT.
G. w. KEErING,
w. G. GARY,
NICHOLAS BURTON,
HENRY RABY.
Mr.. Drury moved it's adoption and called
the previous question thereon.
The main question was ordered.
Mr.. Detiege asked to be excused from
voting on the adoption of the report.
| Request refused.
On the motion to adopt the report the
yeas and nays were ordered with the fol
lowing result:
Yeas-Bird, Brown of Caddo. Burton
Blair, Brewster, BOsley, Blasdel Brooks
Blackstone, Como, Cole, Drury, Dickinson
| Dinkgrave, Desmarais, D'Avy, DeioIe, Ear
ly, EObb, Gardere, Claude, CAN'T, Gary, Ora
Glen, Hill of Ascension, Hughes, BOLT Of Eas
| Baton Rouge, Holt of West Baton Rouge
johnson of De Soto, Jones, ii. M. John
son, Robert johnson, Keenng, Lane, Mar
tin, MilOn, Moore, ROuton, Romero, Raby
Souer Lastrappes, Swazie, Snaer, Seveignes
Shelton, TOlliver, Washington, WatsOn-49
Nays-BarriDgton, Brown of Jefferson
Barron, Carville, Davidson, Drew, De Lacy
Detiege, Lewis, McMillen, SHINES, Stewart
Thomas, Warmoth-l4.
The report was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Keetng committee O
three members were appointed to inform
the Senate that the House was ready Il
meet that body in joint session for the pur
pose of going into an election for Unitet
States Senator for the vacant unexpiret
terms.
The Chair appointed Messrs. KeetiDg
Thomas and Routon as said committee.
Mr.. Drury moved call of the House, an,
it appearing that there was no quorum pres
emit, the House was declared adjourned unit
tomorrow at twelve o'clock NJ, on motiol
of Mr. Gardere, of Orleans.
ROBERT f. GUICHARD,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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