New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Second Days Proceedings.
HOUSE, OF EXPERIMENTATION,
New ORLEANS, March %. 1877.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The roll was called aud the following
members answered to their names
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. harrington,
Bird, Brown of CaddO, Brown of Jefferson,
Blair, Barrett, Bosley, Blasdel, Blackstone,
Brooks, Como, Cole, burden, Davidson,
De Lacy, Dickinson, Dinkgrave, Devezin
Dosmarais, D'Avy, Detiege. De)oie, Early,
Elliott, Gardere, Gaude CAN'T, Graeien,
Gary, Bill of Ascension, Hughes, Holt of
East Baton Rouge, Heath, Johnson of De
Soto, II. M. johnson, Robert johnson,
keetiDg, Lastrappea, Lane, Lewis, Martin
Msgloire, Moore, Paris, Routon, Romero,
Raby, Souer, Swazie, Snaer, Seveignes,
Shelton, Simmss. Stewart, Thomas. Toll
yer, Washington, Watson, j. G. Watson,
WaIker-6l.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of N. Brown, Of JeffersOn, the
reading of the journal of the sixteenth
days proceedings of the frat extra session
was dispensed with, and it was adopted.
Messrs. Hill, Como, Keeting and Elliott
rose to questions Of privilege.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate was an
nounced with the following message:
sEaArR CHAMBER,
New Orleans, March p, 1871.
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives;
| am requested by the Senate to inform
your honorable body that the Senate con-
enTs in the passage of the following House
bills. viz:
House bill No. AZ, an act relating to tl.e
building In which the Supreme Court shall
hold It's sessions.
House bill No. 81. an act making appro-
pliatiOne for the general expenses Of the
State for the year ending the thirty.frst
day Of December, 1877,
House bill No. 81 an act to prescribe the
ppniehment Of the crims Of conspiracy to
Obstruct the operation Of the government
Of the State or any department. thereof, etc.
Respectfully,
L. LAMANIERE, JR.,
Secretary Of the Senate.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Davidson offered the folloWing reso-
luton, which lies over under the rules:
WHEREAS, The Speaker Of this House, on
the first day OF the second extra session, by
arbitrary manner deprived a majority Of
the members OF this body from expressing
their win BY refusing . call Of the roll when
aquorum was missing for at least halt an
hour; and
Whereas, The said Speaker, BY arbitrary
ruling, forced the dnaI passage Of the gen
eral appropriation bill, the bill making an
appropriation Of $50 000 for the expenses Of
the first extra session, and the bill known
as the deficiency bin for the year 1876; and
Whereas. A majority Of the members Of
this House ohiacled 20 the suspension Of tie
rules and called for the yeas and nays, 10
which the Speaker paid no attention; now,
therefore, be u
Resolved By the Hcnee Of Representatives,
That the Spsakar'o ohair be declared va
cant, an9 shat this body proved immsdi.
alely g ~ asia vacancy.
Mr. Heath called up the following resclu-
ton. which was read:
Rselpsd. That tho COMMITTEES On Privf.
legeq and Hleltioas report The case 81 "a.
ha1ulns ponteafinG the Gaat Ct S. ecker.
ham, ipqtanfeEs
Ne. Heath moved ita adoption.
lAf Dlnkerage ID tie chair
rs. 4ousgmoved q 3 aabsittuie thaf tns
Feaolnlion " ftfarsed to the Conmittsa "a
Eleoliona aA1 QnelleoatIona. ui,h ins1ruc.
tons q rspesl thsleea b Saturday next
% which fhA yaea Ma na5s wera ordered,
with tho 9olloRsn1 fsenifs
Yeee erc1her H4hp. Bitd. nro&n 81
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