New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-25
REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
The bill was referred to the Committee of
the Whole.

REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
The select committee appointed to investi.
gate the action of the State Tax Collectors
submitted the following report, which was
received and accepted:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives;
GENTLEMEN-Your committee appointed
to investigate what become of the money
turned over by the different State Tax Col.
leetors into the State treasury, have the
honor to report that we have thoroughly
examined the report Of the State Treasurer,
which is hereto appended, and have ex-
amined the different State Tax Collectors as
In regard to the correctness Of the Treasu-
rers report, that same is correct. The
report shows that different Tax Collectors
PAID into the treasury large amounts of
warrants, which, under the present existing
laws, they have right to pay to the Treas
urer; another reason that no more money |
was paid over is found in the fact that the |
Collectors of the First Second and Fourth |
Districts paid to j. Pinckney Smith, War
rant Clerk, the amount of $27,000 for |
which amount they received warrants,
Whlch they paid into the treasury. J. Pinck- |
ney Smith used the money he received for |
the payment of the per diem of members,
on the commencement of the session.
1t is further evident that Mr.. L. E. Le-
marie, collector of the Second District, has |
cashed without discount large amount of
warrants for members of the General AS
srin+ So. lhe 5na o9ilector OIL the tnlrd Dis'
YOUR Committee worI9 respectf1iiv -. recoT, S,
mend that section second of Act No. 8,
wnlch became law on July %, 1868, be so
fsxes from I ta w & lV1
collectors to paw Warrants into the Treasury
whenever they receive them for taxes.
Respectfully sunmltted,
Chairman.
J. HANLON.
$50 copies of the report and tabular state
ment of the Treasurer were ordered to be
printed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Under asuspension of the rules the fol-
lowing bills were introduced by Mr.. Reese,
Of Lafourche; .....
House bill No. 24G,
An actto amend an act and re-enact the
third section OF an act entitled an act to fiN
the terms of the District Courts in the
Third Judicial District.
First and second readings and referred to
the Committee on judiciary.
House bill No. 245, an act relative to the
banks of Bayou Lafourche, in the parish Of
Lafourche.
First and second readings and referred 10
the Committee on Public Lands and Levees.
House bill No. 24j, an act for the pro-
lection OF planters and shippers OF cotton to
the port Of New Orleans, Louisiana.
First and second readings, and referred to
the Committee on Commerce and Manufac-
lures.
By Mr.. Brewster, Of Oaachita:
House bill No. 247, an act for the relief OF
clerks employed bv the State to finish the
o1etAs enlpioS eI 'y ,ls 'o'@S7 W H,iisl tns
te'oiuins VI 'Ho 0epstes VI VIC eoHS'1'"
nonal convention oi 1864.
First and second readings, and referred
4o 4ha f,or,y,i.+ao ~, ,,Ioir,s
10 tne eoai'nl''ee Oh olalinS'
BY Mr.. McNean, Of Caddo:
House bill No. 244, an act to make the
warrants of the General Assembly of 1sss
-, E. s,,.t.s,.-5-
EecolNaOIe toi 7'4'e 4@nus'
First and second readings, and referred
to the Committee On Ways and Means.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The report on the S4,OOO,O0O of Leyei
Bonds being under consideration,
The pending motion Of Mr.. Harper, of st
Charles, to receive and accept the report
! and that the committee be authorized t
) proceed into further investigation bein
under consideration,
Mr.. Gray, of st. James, offered the fol
) lowing amendment:
: That the report be recommitted.
g Mr.. Harper, of St. Charles, moved to Ia.
n the amendment on the table
Y Messrs. Tureaud and Rey called for tn
q yeas and nays, resulting as follows
e Yeas; Antolne, tone brewster. Is. COINS, CuneJ
g ns4 Ier Hntcbinson Heidenhain IssbeiIe I,
J, Blanc, Leroy, Lott, Morris, MurrelI, Melvin
u Morey, Pearce, Raymond, Reese, Taylor
9 YorSaI,97 Tni5e, 11.ii'n " "liii"S' H. "iii@An9
e Nays: Abbott. Alexander. Adolphe. Belot
!. Burrell, Carr, Crawford, DeGrange, Eager
q Guigoneti Garstsamp; =, Gray; hllI' Hanlon %
= Noble Pratt Pierce, e Raw. sIatop. Sterrett
Q Tureaud, Washington, Wilson, D. Young
l Zoelly-30.
II The amendment was adopted and the re
i port recommitted.
4 SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
IL IIorho hin NJ 1qo an on+ ~ ip.nrvo,.o4 !
: tho Parmors, and md so9in.,s Rons IN of Nv, n. n
' leans being under consideration the reei
/ ing in detail was dispensed with. the bi
: was placed On its third reading, final pa
sage, title adopted, and sent TO the Senat
! for concurrence.
e House Dill No. VI was taken up ana, 0