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Coxxrrrn os Praur LAqns Axo LEzVs,
New Orleans, February 28, 1871.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
Hoese of Bhpresemtatives :
Gmarrmnxr-Your Committee on Pub
lic Lands and Levees have had under t
consideration House bill No 211, and
report favorably upon the same and re
commended its passage.
JAMES S. MATTHEWS,
Chairman.
[Mr. Harper, of St. Charles, in the Chair.]
House bill No. 211, an act entitled an I
act for the relief of the assigns of Huger I
& Jones and Hatch, James & Co., and
to provide for the issue of bonds in pay
meat of indebtedneusm to them, reported
by the committee, was read.
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, moved that its
further consideration be indfminitely post
poned, and called for the previous ques
tion, upon which the yeas and nays were
demanded by Memars. Kenner, of Orleans,
and Marie, of Terrebonne, with the fol
lowing result :
Teas : Abell, Baker. Barker, Itrrett. Barrow,
Bickham. Blunt, Bowen, Brew.ter. Bro3u.sard,
Brown, Bryan. Butler, Carr, Chachere, Cochran,
Darinsburg, Davidson, D)avis, Du:las, D wees,
Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelien. Gaddis, Gard
ner, G(arstkamnp, P. Harper, W. ll .rper, lIyauims.
Kearson. Killen, Kinmella, La &-in:ere, Llaru
bias, Lynch, Mahoney. M:arvin, Matthews,
McFarland, Mendows., M.oncure, M1orphy, Mur
ri, Mourr .v. Nel,n, On., Oplat.k, Owvrton.
Pondn,Quinn, R.by. ltin4'old. Sartain, S,hu
mUac.er, .tanton, ' ,iatma:n, 'Ihu n, 'founoir.
Ullman, Wand;. Waters, E. \VWliaius, Wilson,
Yorke. Young -i;.
Nays: Belot, Burch, Johuon, KEun'r, Lan
rent, H. Lott, J. bi. Lott. M.oore. ]ilev, Wa.h
ington, of Assunmpt:on, Wheyland, Worrall -12.
The main question was ordered upon
the adoption of the motion to indefinitely
postpone the bill. The vea:s and nnys
were caldled for by Messers. Carr, of De
Fot , and Kenner, of Orleans :
Yeas: Abell. Baker. Barker. Barrow, Bickhanm,
Blunt, Bowen, Btrewstir, Broussard, Brown,
Bryan, Buckingham, Batler, Carr, Chachere,
Cochran, Darby, Davidson, Deinas, Dewees,
Ellis, Floyd, Foate:licu. (;d L:s. Gardner, W.
Harper, Johnson, Ke.r..,on. Kenoer, Killen, Kin
sells. Li Sahnier., Laurent, Llambias, Lynch,
McFarland, Meaow-,, Moucure, Moore, Nelson.
Ong, Oplatek, Otto, ti,.-rton. Pond, Qainn.
Raby, Schuwacher, Stanton, Tatunan, Tnomp
sou, Tureaud, Ulimr:a, Wands, Waters, E.
Williams, Wilson. Wornall -55.
Nays: Blrch, D.rinsburg, Davis, Faulkner.
H. Lott, J. B. Lott, Maimoney, Marie, Maarin,
Matthews, Morphy, Morris, Riley, Ringgol.
Tounoir, Washington, of Assuaiptiou, W\ily
laId. H. Willian,a--16.
The Committee on Lands and Levcs
submitted the following additional re
port, which was receivcd and accepted:
CoxIrrTEE ON PU:ILc" Lam:; AND LzVIEs. )
New Orl ins, February 16, 1e71. "
To the Honnoruble Spea;ker anid MCmubers of the
House of Reprp-entatives:
OGfrrrrMtrs : Your committee to whom
was referred House hill No. 44, an act
for the r lef ( f <,,Mee:srs. Penning!o t,
Burke & Co., r p.art favorably upon the
same, and reo)nIumeld its passage.
JAMES S. MA'ITHE\VW;,
Chairminn.
[Mr. Barrett, of Orleans, in the chair.l
Mr. Bryan, of C':lcaion. moved that
further (consideration of House bill No.
41, an act for the relief of Mes'rs. Pen
uinngt:n, Burke & Co., rported by the
committee, be ildefihitely p ,s;poned,
upon the adoption of which the yeas and
nays were demanded by Messrs. Thomp
son, of St. Tlmlnaany, and Carr, of De
Soto, with the following result :
Yeas: A!e-ll, Barker, Barrett. Blunt. Brona..nrl.
Bryan. Biukiugharm, BUrch. IButler, Cirr, C ,ch
r.in, Darin.barg, D:,vidsou, D1 vis, Danas.
Dewees, Floyd, Fout.ilieu, Gaddis, Gar ln-r.
Johusoun, Killen, La Salinicra-, Laurenl, Llaun
hias, M.Farhand, Mend,,ws, Minca:re, Moor..
Nelso. Otto, Pond, Quinn, liuggoild, Stan:ton,
Tatuann. Thomlpson, Ullman, Wan:s, Washing
tn, of Assumption, \Washington, of Coucordia,
Wheyland. Yorke -43.
Nays: Baker. Faulkner. Garstkamp. HWmp
sted, H. Lott, J. B. Lott, Liach, MeCCarty,
MeYis, Murray, tMouer, H. Williams, Wilson
13.
Mr. Csrr, of De Soto, moved for a
reconsideration of the vote just taken,
and also moved to lay that . mnotion on the
table.
Carried.
The same committee submitted the
following further report, which w.s re
ceived and accepolted :
CoxurrrUE ous PeLe- Tasnl axn Lrvzmt, )
New Orc.ri~s, Feir.tr.ry"- , 1s . l.
To the Honoralle Speaker and Members of the
House of Repreintatives :
GENrTLE. : Your Com'r l tt.e t v-h -ri
was referred House bill No. 134, beg
leave to report the same hack to thei
House by substitute, and reconmmend
the pasange of the substitute.
JAMES S. MATTHEWS,
Chairman.
Further consideration of House bill
No. 134, an act for the relief of Patrick
G. Meath, John McGinty, John Doyle,
John Rouge, Bartholomew Collins, and
A. S. Darrow, reported by the committee,
was indefinitely postponed, upon motion
of Mr. Gaddis, of Orleans.
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, moved a recon
aideratiuon of the vote on its indefmiite
polponement, and also moved to la"
the motion to reconsider on the table.
Caried.
The asmie committee submitted th<
following additional report, which wai
received and accepted :
Ommras ow Pmu-e Ls.. L E IwEm, }
New Orleans, February 2, 17L
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Bepreentativee:
O(sunnts--Your committee beg lesare
to eport b'ck to tmhe House the follow
lug bills without action, and ask that
they be plaetd on the calendar:
House bill No. 124.
House bill No 64.
Respectfully submited,
JAMES S. MATTHEWS,
Chairman.
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, moved that the
report of the committee on House bill
No. 64, an act to insure the safety and
permanency of the levees of the State,
and to provide the means therefor, be
adopted.
Carried.
The bill was considered as engrossed,
and placed on the calendar for? third
reading.
Mir. Carr, of De Soto, moved for the
adoption of the report of the committee
on House bill No. 124, an act making an
appropriation to levee certain portions of
the Oaachits River, and providing the
mode of proceeding to accomplish the
-sme, upon which the yeas and nays
were called for by Messrs. Kenner and
Ringgold, of Orleans, with the following
result.
Yeat : Baker. Berker, Barrow, Bentley, Blunt.
Bowen, Brewster, Brouisard, Bryan, Bucking
unm. Burch, Chachere, Cochran, Davidson,
Ellis. Faulkner. Fontelieun, Gddis, Ganrtknamp.
P. Harper. Kearson, Killen. Kinsella. La Sal!
niere, Llambias, H. Lott, J. B. Lott, Lynch,
Matthews, MeCarty, MeFarlandl, Moir s. .Mur
ray. Ong, Souer, Ullman, Wanda, \Wheyland,
H. William-. Wilson--40.
Nays : Adolphe. Barrett. Butler, Darinsburg.
Da vis, Dem~n., Hyama, Johnson, Kenner, Lla
r it. Marie, Maildows, Mancenr, M.ire, Mor
phy, Pond, Rino,'gold, Stamps. T.tn an, Thomp
,on, Tounoir, Tura.ud, Vtr:ett. W.sua.gton, o.
A.,umplion, \'a:.hington, of Cordia, ourrall
2s;.
Carrie]l.
Mr. Davidson, of Livingston, moved
an adjournlnent until half-past seven
o'clock . 1. .
Upon which the yeas and nays were
demanded by Messrs. Kenner and Ring
gold, of Orleans, with the following re
sult :
Yeas: Adolphe, Antoine, Baker, Barker,
Barrett. Parr.,,. Butl,.r. ('Carr Chachlere, Coclh
ran,. )avidson, 1)emas. L)urio, Floyd, Fonte-lie'i,
G.id'lis, Grstkaulp. W. Iarpor, Hemsputead.
lusiat n. lvtat:ls. Johnson. Kearson. Kill-t,.
Kinstella. La Saliniera, Llainmias. Lynch, Mat
thews. MiFarland, Mea~dows. Moncure, Miorphy,
Murr.ay, Neilon, Ong, Oph.tek. Otto, Iond,
S-humnacher. Stanton. Tatman, Thomps.on,
'urealnd, \V .ihiugtmn, of As.sumption, Waters,
Wheylaud, H. Williams, Wilson---49'.
N:ars : :llt. B-thly, Blunt, Bowen. Brewster.
Brown, Bryan. Barch, Crawford, Darinsburg,
Davis, Fatlisne:, P. Harper. Keun.r, H. Lott,
J. B. Lott. Marie, McCarthy. Morrie. Riley.
iin:igg:ld, Sout.r, Stamps, Tilmann, Wands
23.
Carried.
And the House was accordingly ad
journed.
WILLIAM VIGFP, E S,
Chief Clerk House of Represcntatives.
Forty-Ei-hth Day-Evening Session.
Tr zEmsa, February 28, 1S71.
The House me: pursuant to adjourn
menit.
Speakor Carter in the chair.
The roll was called and the fol!owing
members anoiswered to their rmnies:
1I. rs:. iC. ar;r, AbU.c1, 11r.r . .u' ~. i.
h Binu;: ~t. b lt, ion rd. Bro wn, Bra. Icnki::
ha:a. 'onr, . iit lir. . a'r, i, 'l.r. i. C' al. r ,L.
!) : v. DJr ,t . a ,weie I)rst . Ell;i, -.t1
lltii;itn, liatiu, K-.: rson. K na.r,
L. i.dikar'. Llamii.i, 3 rMa.rin, ,i:.::.:1
iovlows. 1montur,,, More, Murr.yt . Neti ls l.:
)ol tt n, ,Otto, Overton, 'oi:d, n d uina g.;ol.
.:trt.ii. ti ln . acher, Stamps, Stant,,n. Stev n-a.
Tatma:inn. Thomapson, Ullman. Wands. \Washing
it,:, oftBpition, Washington, of Concordi:,
"W.at,.r.;, V. ! ' - tand. E. Williams, H. Wllikes,
WV .lsoa, W~orraill, Yorke -6 3.
The Committee on Ways and Means.
through its chairman, submitted the
iolleo iug re port, which was read :
Co,.;MrrrT-n oN Wars AD MEANS, )7
New Orleans, February 20, 1871. )
To the Honorable peaker and Members of the
House of Representatives :
Your Committee on Ways and Means
beg leave to report that they have had
under consideration Senate bill No. 147,
entit!el an act to amend and re-enact
section two of an act entitled an "act to
provide for the ipayment or funding of
the floating debt of the State bonds;,
approved March 16, 1970, and to repeal
section three of said act ; and beg leave
t I report that they advise the pasiage of
the same, after the insertion of w:u'rants
imued by the Auditor on the Treasurer,'
i isert "all the floating debt of the S~tat,
created by authority ol law, and a.so, all
certhicatcs of indebtedness issued," the
iollolving ameanlments in the first eec
zion. In liet of "'outstand,,n. warrants."
JAMES BI. WANDS.
Chai'nman.
L. DARBY,
B. W. BAKER,
H. MAHONEY.
Mr. Souer, of Avroyelles, moved that
the report be recommitted, and called
for the previous question.
The main q iestion was ordered, by a
rising vote om 52 ye:s to 8 nays.
The question recurring on the motion
to re-commit, it was lost by a rising vote
of 34 yeas to 45 nays.
Mr. Dewees, of De Soto, moved the
adoption of the report.
Carried, by a rising vote of 57 yeas to
11 nays.
Mr. Dewees, of De Soto, moved that
the constiututionali rule be suspended to
put Senate bill No 147, the State funding
bill, on its second reading, whereupon
lessrs. Kenner and Adolphe called for
the yeas and nay, with the following
result:
Yes: Aolpe, Antoine, BLaker, Barrett,
-row, Belot, Beatbey, Bown, Bronesrd,
.Drow,, Buekinghm. riasmiurg, DsrioS,
.iurr.R.hrpr, wILa.Es WIM 9
rin, Matthews, McFarland, Moncure, Morphy,
Morris, Ong. Oplatek. Otto, Overton, Quinn,
Riley, Ringgold, Sartain, $oner, Tatman,
Thompson, Verrett, Wan4i, Washington of As
sumption, Washington of Concordia, E. Wil
liams, H. Williams, Wilson, Worrall, Yorke,
Young-55.
Nays : Abell Bickham Blunt, Brewster Btvan
Butler Cochran Darby Durio Ellis Fontelien
GadEls Gardner Garstkamp Huston Kearson
Kenner Kinsella Laurent Lynch Mahoney, Mc
Carty Meadows Moore Murray Stamps Stanton
Stevens, Ullman --:9,
(Mr. Barrett, of Orleans, in the chair.)
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, moved that it be
made the special order of the day to
morrow, immediately after the reading
of the journal.
Mr. Brown, of Ascension, moved that
that motion be laid on the table.
Messrs. Soer, of Avoyelles, and Ken
ner, of Orleans, called for the yeas and
nays.
Mr. Carr, of De Soto, raised the point
of order that the gentleman from Orleans
did not call the yeas and nays until the
motion of the gentleman from Ascnnsion
was put.
The Speaker decided the point well
taken.
(The Speaker resumed tho chair.)
The question recurring upon the
motion to make the bill the special or
dlr of the day for to-morrow, immedia
tely after the reading of the journal, it
-,as adopted by a rising vote of 56 yeas
to 14 nays.
Mr. Ringgold, of Orleans, called up
iSenate bill No. 212, an act to provide for
the unsettled floating debt and estimated
deficiencies of the revenue of the city of
New Orleans, for the years 1870 and
1871, and to authorize the issuing of
bonds for said purpose, which was put
on its third reading under a suspension
of the constitutional rule.
Upon its final passage the yeas and
nays were demanded by Messrs. Quinn
and Murray, of Orleans, with the follow
ing result :
Yeas : Abell, Adolphe, Antoine, Barrett,
Belot, Bentley, Blunt, Bowen, Brewster,
Backingh:umn, Burch, Carr, Cochran, Da
rinsburg, Davidson, Davis, Demas, LD)wees,
Faulkner, Gaddis, Gardner, Oarstkamp, P.
H tuper, W. Harder, Hempstead, lHuston,
Johnson, Kearson, Kenner, Kinsella, La
S.iiniere, L:aur.nt, H. Lott, J. B. Lott.
Lynch, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin. Matthews
.lkCarty, McFkrland, Mloore, Murphy.
Mlurris, :Miurray. Ong, Oplatek, Otto, Ov(-t
, en, Quinn, Riley, i inggold, Sartain,
Smith. Stmn:plS, Tlnoir, Ullhnan, Verrett,
W,,nd.:, W\':iDingtoln, of A.ssumpltion, 'asl.- I
inet 'm of ('oneoria, hWatcr-i, \Vhvyland, E.
V:\ii:mns. H. Williams, Wilson, Worrail,
Nays : Barrow, Biekhiam, Brous..'rd,
Ilcvan. Darby, Durio. Ellis, Ilovd, Folnte
i,'r, Hrams. Llamndias- M.:lowt. Minceure,
i.ls., Pond,Pond, Sunmacher, Stveuns, Tat
ml::n, Titmupson-t19.
Mir. ('arr, of Dc Soto, moved for a re
c:nsideration of the vote just taken, and
.lso moved to l.ay that motion on the
Carried.
MIr. Davis, of Orleans, c::;l d up :;.on
.t bhill No. 14, an ac:t relative toI th:~
New Orleans and Northem1stcr Railroad
'ompal;n, to provide for the extension
of the main line of this railroad to the
city of New Orleans, for the building of
one or more branches to the main line , f
said railroad, to regulate judicial pro
ceedings in certain cases, and to facilitate
and aid the construction of said railroad
within the State of Louisiana, which was
placed on its first reading.
MIr. Faulkner, of Caldwell, moved for
a suspension of the constitutional rule to
put it on its second reading, whereupon
the yeas and nays were demanded by
Measra. Huston and Pond, of East Feli
cian, with the following remsult :
Yea : Abell, Adolphe, Antoine, Barrett
Barrow, Belot, Bentley, Bickham, Bowen,
Brewster, Broussard, Brown, Buckingham,
Burch, Butler, Cochan, Darby, Darina
burg, Davidson, Davis, Demas, Dewees,
Durio, Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu, Gaddis,
Gardner, Garstkamp, P. Harper, W. Har
per, hkmpstead, Hlvams, Johnson, Kearson,
K.nner, Kinsdlls. Laurent, H. Lott, J. B.
L itt, Lynch, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin,
.dItthews, McCarty, McFarland, Meadows,
Moncure, Moore, Morphy, Morris, Murray,
Ong, Oplatek, Otto, Overton, Pond, Quinn,
Riley, Ringgold, Sartain. Schumachir,
StanlUs, Stanton, Stevens, 7tmann, Thomp
eon, 'Tovnoir, UUman, Verrett, Wands,
Washington, of Concordia, Washington of
Assumption. Waters, Wheiyland, E. Wil
li:rnx, H. Williams, Wilson, Worrall, Yorke,
Young-82.
Nays : Bryan, Blunt, Ellis-3.
There being a further suspension of
the constitutional rule the bill was placed
on its third reading and final passage,
whereon the yeas and nays were demand
ed by Messrs. Bentley, of St Mary, and
Morris, of Assension, with the following
result :
Yeas: Abell, Adolphe, Antoine, Belot,
Bentley, Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, Brewster
Broussard, Brown, Bryan,. Buckingham,
Burch, Butler, Carr, Cochran, Crawford,
Darby, Darinsburg, Davidson, Davi, De
nman, )ewees, Durio, Faulkner, Floyd, Fon
telieu, Gardner, Garstkamp, P. Harper,
Hempstead, Hyamns, Johnson, Kearson,
Kenner, Kinelia, La Saliniere, Laurent, H.
Lott, J. B. Lott, Lynch, Mahoaev, Marie
Marvin. Matthews, McCarty, 3IcFarlan(,
Meadows, Moore,Morphy, Morris, M~urray,
Eelson, Ong, Op'atok, Otto,Overton, Quinn,
Riler, Ringgodtl, S rtain, ShumacLher,
Smith, Souer, BStamp, mStanton, Tatman,
Thompsom, Tonnoir, Ulhaann, Verrett,
Warni-s, Washington of Assnmption, Wash
ington of Concordis, Waters, \Vheyland, E.
William-, H. Williams, Wilson, Worrall,
Yorke, Younmg--.4.
Nays : Ellis, Huston, Monere, Pond--4.
Its title having been adopted, notice
of concurrence was ordered to be sent to
the Senate.
Mr. Davidson, of Livingatom, moved
for a reeansideration of the rote pinrt
taken, and also to lay that motion on the
table.
Carried.
3Mr. Demas, of St. Jolm the Baptist,
called up Senate bill No. 153, an act to
provide for the cleaning out of Bayou
Portage and Bayou Mayere, and digging
a canal from Bayou Mayers to Bayou
Yokely, for the purpose of securing bet
ter drainage to a large portion of the
parish of St. Mary, and to grant the aid
of the State thereto.
The rule requiring it to be considered
in the committee of the whole was sus
pended.
The constitutional rule having been
uspended, it was put on its third read
ing and nal peage, it title adopted,
and notie of eonemremne ordered to be
aent to the Senate.
Mr. Ringgold, of Orleans, moved to re
consider the vote just had, andalso to
lay that motion on the table.
Carried.
Mr. Dewees, of DeSoto, called up Sen
ate bill No. 182, and offered as a substi
tute therefor House bill No. 281, an act
to provide for the payment of the indebt
edness created by the levee commission
ers of Tensas, and of Carroll and Madi
son contracts for levee purposes, in pur
suance of law, which was placed on its
first reading.
The constitutional rule having been
suspended, it was placed on its second
reading.
A motion for a further suspension of
the constitutional rule, Messrs. Murray,
of Orleans, and crawford, of Caddo, hav
ing called for the yeas and nays thereon,
was lost; as will be seen by the ensuing
result:
Yeas: Abell, Antoine, Barrett, Belot,
Bentley, Blunt, Brewster, Buckingham,
Burch, C'arr, Crawford, Darinsabnrg, David
son. Davis, Demas, Dewees, Faulkner, Gad
dis, Gardner, Garstkamp, W. Harper, Hemp
stead, Huston, Kenner, Kinsella, Laurent.
Llambias H. Lott, J. B. Lott, Mahoney,
Marie,McCarty, Morris, Murray, Ong, Over
ton, Ringgold, Schumacher, Smith, Stamps,
Stanton, Tounoir, Ullinan, Verrett, Wands,
Washington, of Concordia, H. Williams,
WiLson, Worrall, Young--1.
Nays: Adolphe, Barrow. Biekham, Brous
:u'rd, Brown, Butler, Cochran, Darby. Du
rio, Ellis, Floyd, Fonteli 'u, P. H:rper, Hy
amn, Johnson, Marvin, Matthews, Meadows.
M,,ncure, .1Iorphy, NeLson Oplatek. Otto.
Pond. Souer, Stevens, Tatman, Thompson,
Washington, of Assumption, Wheyland, E.
I Iilliams--31.
A. motion by Mr. Dewecs, of De Sotc,
making the bill the special order of the
day for to-morrow at three o'clock was
carried.
Mr. H. Lott, of IRapides, called up
House bill No. 33. an act for the relief o;
Branstein & Bender, on its third reading.
:and whiici was finally passed, its title
adopl)ted, and ordered to be sent to tae
Senate for conciurenc .
MIr. Lott, of Rapides, moved to recon
sider the vote just taken, and also to lay
that motion on the table.
Carried.
The Committee on Enrollment, through
its chairman, submitted the following re
port, which was received :
Coarrrz on EaOI.MENT, |
New Orleans, February 28, 1s71.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives :
Your Committee on Enrollment beg
leave to report as duly enrolled :
House bill No. 11, entitled an act to
.eim'ourse certain taxes illegally imposed
and collected under act No. 55, approved
Hoe bill No. S7, aetitle aa atto
relieve the State fom ita obligatione to
guarantee the second mortgage bonds of
the New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga
Railroad Company, under an act of the
General Assembly approved February
2 1, 1870, by the subscription on the part
of the State to the capital stock of said
corporation, and to regulate the condi
tions of such subscription ; and to secure
the construction of the road of said cor
poration from Vermillionville to Shreve- i
port.
And your committee report as duly
engrossed House bill No.-, entitled an
act granting an appropriation of money
to remove the obstructions from the
Amite river as high up as the Governor's
bluff, the Bayou Manchac to Hampton's
ferry, the Tickfaw river to Lorin Chap
man's the Blood river to Duncan's bluff,
and the Natalbany river to Springfield.
Respectfully,
J. W. QUINN,
Chairman
xEOG noR THE  ETL.
The Secretary of the Senate wasm a
nouneced with the following meeeage :
G uarMx. AmuMrL or ILoUmax, j
Senate Chamber,
New Orleans, February 28, 1871.)
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Bepresmntativ:
GEIwrTn : I am directed to return
you, concurred in by the Senate, the
following House bills:
House billNo. 216, an act toincor
porate the city of Monroe; to fi bound=
aries; to provide for the goernaet,
et.
House bill No. 131, to grant the aidof
the State t tthe Ieoureh and Tem.
bone Dtiaiing am Iad Improvement
ICinpa7Plo.
House bill No. 244, to amend an act
entitled an act to authorize the com
pilation of a new and official map of the
State.
House bill No. 145, for the relief of
the parish of Jefferson, right bank of the
Mississippi river.
House bill No. 63, to incorporate the
Francs-Amis Benevolent Association of
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Also to notify you that the Senate has
concurred in amendments to House bill
No. 32, to purchase five hundred copies
of a treatise on attachnments, with notes,
etc.
And, also, that the Senate has con
crred in Hous amendments to Senate
bills No. 82 and 106 esM idnig the
Fifteenth and Sixteenth Judicial Dis
tricts, et.
Respectfully,
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.
The House adjourned, on motion of
Mr. Cain Sartain, of Carroll, until twelve
o'clock to-morrow.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
Forty-ninth Day's Proceedisp.
Houcs or ItEPBUnS ATIVz, I
Wednsday; March 1; 1871.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Speaker Carter in the chair.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Carter, Abell, Antoine Baker,
Barrow, Bentley, Blunt, Bowen, Broussard,
Bryan, Buchanan, Burch, Butler, Chachere,
Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Darinsburg,
Davidson, Durio, Ellis, Faulkner, Fontelieu,
Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp, P. Harper,
W. Harper, Hempstead, Johnson, Kinsella,
La Saliniere, Laurent, Marvin, McFarland,
Meadows, Moncure, Moore, Murray, Nelson,
Otto, Overton, Pond, Riley, Ringgold, Bar
tain, Soner, Stamps, Stanton, Tatman,
Thompson, Tounoir, Tureaud, Ullman,
Washington, of Assumption, Washington,
of Concordia, Waters, Whevland, E. Wil
liams, H. Williams, Wilson, Worrall, Yorke,
Young--4.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr. Garstkamp, of
Jefferson, the reading of the journal was
dispensed with and it was approved.
Mr. Dewees, of DeSoto, gave notice
that he would move for a reconsideration
of the vote on yesterday whereby the
resolution allowing mileage to the chap
lains of the House wr.s laid on the table.
The Speaker laid before the House the
Loiowing message from the Governor:
SrAT: or LorlUAsa,
Executive Department.
New Orieans, March 1, ih71.
To the lion,::rib. Spealkr and 31embtr, of the
Ho'ýu.e of I:prrcentatives :
Gentlem:en : I ami directed by his
Excellency, the Governor, to inform your
honor.:ble b;ody that he has approved
and signed an act ratifying a'id confirm
ing a contract between the Louisiana
Lovee Ctimp~uy a id the Governor of
the State of Louisiana.
O. D. DRAGDON,
Private Secretary.
Mr. Moncure, of Caddo, in the chair.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Senate bill No. 147, an act to amend
and re-enact section two of an act en
titled "an act to provide for the pay
ment or funding of the floating debt of
tho State by the issue cad sale oa ex
change of the State fends," approved
March 16, 1870, and to repeal mseetion
three of said act, having been made the
special order of the day was taken up]
The bill was ordered to be considered
section by section.
The first section was read and adopted.
The second section was read and
adopted.
The third section was read and adopt
ed.
Mr. Harper, of St. Charles, moved that
its further consideration be postponed
until to-morrow at one o'clock.
Mr. Burtch, of East Baton Rouge,
moved to lay the motion to postpone on
the table, upon which the yeas and nays
were demanded by Messras. Brown, of
Ascension, and Blunt, of Natchitoches,
with the following result:
Yeas: Abell, Barker, Barrow, Bentley,
Bickham, Brewster, Broussard, Burch, But
ler, Chrr, Chachere, Crawford, DaIrby, Dar
insburg, Davidson, Davis, Dewees, Ellis,
Fsaulkner, Gaddis, Grrdner, GOrstkamp, P.
Harper, W. Harper, Hempstead, Huston,
Hyama, Johnson, Kearson, Kenner, LSa
liniere, H. Lott, J. B. Iott, Lynch, Maon
ey, Marie, Matthews, McFsarland, Moneres
loore, Morris, Nelson, Og, Oplatek, Otto,
Overton, Quina, Riley, Ringgold, Sartain,
Smith, Boner, Stanton, Tatman, Tonnoar,
Uflman, Verrett Wands, Washington, of
Assumption, Washuoton, of COogordis,
Waters, Wheyand, E Williams, I. Wil
liams, Worrl, Yorke, Young--67.
Nays: Adolph, Antoine, Baker, Blunt,
Bowsn, Brown, Bryan, Buckingham, Coch
ran, Demasr, Durio, PFleyd, Fontelien, Kil
len, Kinsell, Laurent, Marvin, Madows,
Morphy, Murray, Pond, Raby, Sehumacher,
Stamps, Steveh, Thompson, Tuead--27.
Mr. Faulkner, of Caldwell, moved that
the constitutional rule be sfspemded so
as to place the bill upps its third read
'ing and final pamge, aupon which the
yeas and nsyZs wen demanded by Mesrs.
Lots of napides, and Bgey, of St. James,
wit the kbiowiag remB:
[To aI 0iTUU.aS
VICKSBURG AND BEND'
Fon GnE Nr , VI rcEamSo ant d the a
Leaves every TmvsnDA, at 3 . .
Fos GmiE n,. - ,
Sunny Side, Egg' Point. '
Grand Lake, Leota,
Carolina, Pilcher a Point. Skipwith, Lake I
dence, Transylvania, Goodrich's,
Bend, Duckport, Vicksburg, Grand Gulf  k
seph, Roduey, Waterproof, Natchez, .
Sara, Paton Rouge, Plnquemine, Donaldso~
and all intermediate and Coast landing '
new and magnificent steamer
KATIE,
J. M Warra Master; T. J. HowaI,
Willaven as abo, sad. will land all Cset
ege.s with their freight
Comeets at Vickaburg with packeR ;
points on the Yazoo and Talabatchie rim
For freight or paesage apply on board, ato
A. A. GRItN,
No. 196 Gravier
CAIRO.
--o-
ST. LOUI~ AnD NEw Om.zRa, PAC C.
PANr.
FOR CAIRO AND ST. LOUIS
Illinois Central Railroad Paclsk
For MEMPIS, CAIRO
the Bends-The fae
***era of this line will le
follows:
CoMxxoxwnr ...... ........ s...SDA., lin,
Leaves on TSaDAYa, April 6, at 5 P. l
R~acMOD. ........ ........ .G , 6
Leaves on SATURDAY. April 8, at 5 P. R
Giving through bills of lading to all poise
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, N"s4
and Northwestern Railroad. and Memphina
Ohio Railroad-also to St. Louis.
Through Tickets furnished at lowest snt
all points East, West and north, by all thee
ous routes via Memphis, Cairo and 8t La
Staterooms secured at General Onee, 101
mon street.
A. . WOODS, General Aged,
104 Common Stan
C. G. WAYNE, Freight Ages
37 Natchez Stn
JOHN N. BOFINGER. President,
Bills of lading for all freights over the
linois Central Railroad; signed at the cf
of JAMES T. TUCKFA
apL 6-tf 26 Carondelet Stut
NEW ORLEANS, CHICAGO A~
THE WEST.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
AND
Blue Line, Via Cairo,
SI WILL TAKE FREIGHT Fro
New Orleans on flrdtet-clt tt
era,
LE.VIN i DAILY, AT 5 P. M., FOn
CAIRO, CHICAGO, AND ALL IM3"-I
NORITH, WEST AND EAST, .t
THE LOWEST RATES.
All rates and all through bills of LIda
from New Orl"ans by above route gin,
signied and rec,'guized only at the Orei
Office of the Cuompany, No. 26 Caronkit
Street.
Shippers by this route save all drayags e
transfer charges at Cairo, and their go
are always under cover, and no charges
made for forwarding.
JAMES T. TUCKER,
General Agent
BATON ROUGE.
Slh New Orleans, Coast, Baton BRo
and Grouse Tete Railroad -
weekly psenger packet
ST. IJO N.
W. Omnuovas, Master; Jarss MdRcD
Will leaew New Orlans every 8ATtmDa, at !
M., and Wnumo, at 5 P. M. For inigtt
pasage apply o board, orto
E 0. Maiamoo, 11 Coati st1W
REMOVAL
167......CANAL STREET ....
No. 9 CAMP STREET.
Manufacturers and Desls
IN
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Trunks, Valises and Bt
Respectfully give notice that they hsave 10'
to the large and centrally loesated
No 167 Canal Street,
Near Danphin •
500. 500. " 00., 6L
HOME WASHERS,
HOME WASHERS,
HOME WASBERS,
Sold within the Pat Two
Months under a Fu'l
Guarantee,
Not one
returnod
Not one complaint.
Speaks for itsell
In Operation Daily at he
Depot, No. 176 Canal t
PRICE $1a
New Orluam Hom sauInasC'
-or "a.