New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Fourtesnrh Days Proceedings.
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The House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Present-Spsaker Hahn, end Messrs.
Darlington, Bird, Brown of Csddo, Burton,
Brown Of Jefferson, Blair, Barron, Brewster,
Bosley, Blasdel, Brooks, Blackstone, Car
vile, Como, Cole, Drury, burden, David
son, Drew, DeLacy, Dickinson, Dinkgrave,
Desmarais, D'Avy, Detiege, Dejoie, Early,
Fobb, Gardere, Gaude, CAN'T, Gary, Ora
Glen, Hill of Ascension, Hughes, Holt of
East Baton Rouge, Heath, johnson of De
Soto, Jones, II. NJ. johnson, Robert john
son, Keeting, Kern, Lane, Lewis, Magloire,
Martin, Million, Moore, McMlllen, ROuton,
Romero, Rsby, Souer, Lastrappes, SWazie,
Snser, Seveignes, Shelton, SHINES, Stewart,
Thomas, TOlliver, Washington, Walker-66.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On melton of Mr.. Milon, the reading of
the journal was dispensed with, and it was
approved.
The Speaker laid before the House the
following message from the Governor, and
the report accompanying was ordered to be
referred to the Committee on Public Health
and Quarantine when appointed:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department,
New Orleans, January Is, ls77.)
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives:
transmit herewith the annual report Of
the resident physician of Quarantine Sta
ton.
S. B. PACKARD,
Governor.
PETTTIoNs, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Gracien offered the following res o!u-
| ton, which lies over under the rules:
WHEREAS, Thomas Murray, Sergeant-at-
| Arms, has seen the necessity of employing
q clerk to attend to his office for the pur-
pose of keeping an account of stationery
| and attending to the filing of acquisitions
| of Representatives while said Sergeant-at-
| Arms was engaged in the discharge of his
duty in the House and elsewhere, and there
being no provision in the act No. ii, session
of 1879, for the payment of such clerk
| therefore be it
RESOLVED, That said clerk be allowed the
same pay as clerk on the Enrolling Com
mittee, and that the amount to be paid HIM
be taken from the fund set apart for the
| payment of the contingent expenses Of the
House of Representative
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that at some future
time the following entitled bills would b
introduced:
By Mr.. Seveignes:
A bill to extend the corporate limits o
the town of ThibOdaux, in the parish of La
fOurche.
By Mr.. Kern, of Orleans:
An act entitled an act to create the eight
Justice court. parish of orleans, and pro
viding for the election, and commission b.
the Governor, of justice and constable o
said court, parish of Orleans.
The Committee on Elections and Quallf
cations submitted report, which lies over
On motion of Mr.. Bosley committee Q
three members were appointed to inform
the Senate that the House was ready t
meet that body in joint session for the pun
pose of going into an election for Unite
States Senator for the vacant unexpire
term.
The Chair appointed Messrs. BOsley
Romero and Shelton as said committee.
The committee returned with the inform
alton that the Senate would be ready
meet the House in joint session in fe'
minutes.
JOINT SESSION.
The Sergeant-at-Arms announced the hol
orable Senate of the State of Louisiana.
The President Of the Senate, Hon. c.
Antoine, took the chair and directed Il
Secretary to call the roll of the Senate
joint session.
The following Senators answered to the
names;
Messrs. Allan, Baker, Blunt, Bryan
, Burch, Cage, Dumont, Ola, Harper, Kels
Landry, Stamps, Sutton, TWitchen, Wax
: field, YOung-l6.
The Speaker of the House of Represent
tives then ordered the Clerk to call the rC
, of the House, and the following membe
answered to their names:
! Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Barringto
! Bird, Brown of Cadd0, Burton, Brown
|; Jefferson, Blair, Barron, Brewster, BOsle
I Brooks, Blackstone, Carville, Como, Co
| Drury, burden, Davidson, Drew, De Lac
3 Dickinson, Dinkgrave, Desmarais, DAv
, Detiege, Dejoie, Early, FObb, Gardel
' Claude, CAN'T, Gary, Gracien, Hill of
Q oension, Hughes, Holt of East Bat
\ Rouge, Holt of West Baton Roug
' Heath, johnson of De Soto, Jones,
& n. johnson, Robert johnson, Keetir
I. Kern, Lane, Lewis, Lastrappee, Magloil
q Martin, Milon, Moore, McMillen, ROutC
i, Romero, Raby, Souer, Swazie, Snaer,
q veignes, Shelton, SHINES, Stewart, Thorn
g Tolliver, Washington, Watson, Walk
Q Warmoth-6S.
d Representative Burton rose to questi
y, ! of privilege.
The election of United States Senai
k for the unexpired term being in order,
y following vote was taken;
For Hon. G. C. Antoine;
e Senators Allan, Baker, Bryant, Burr
Cage, Ola, Harper, Landry, STAN
Twitchell, Young-u.
Representatives Bird, Brown of Cad
Barron, Blasdell, Blackstone, Drury ,Durd
B0sley, Dejoie, GRrdere, Claude, Hugh
Heath, johnson of De Soto, Keeting, La
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