New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-29

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The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
Roll was called. The following member
answered to their names:
B Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander, Ar
tome, Adolphe, Bennett, buckingham, Be
lot, Barbee, Burrel, Collins, Carr, Curell
Guny, DesIonde, Dufresne, Dupart, Evans
4 Esnard, Guigonet, Gair, Garstkamp. Gray
Hill, Hutchinson, Holland, Heidenhain
Isabelle, Kent, Leblanc, Lott, Lsnders
Morris. McCullen, Mahier, Murrel, Mansion
Morey, Matthews, Pearce, Raymond, Rey
\ Slaton, Sterrett, Taylor, Tureaud, Umph
lreys. Walsh, Washington, Wren, Wilson
q. Williams, Waters, N. Young, D. Young
Zoelly-56.
Prayer by the Reverend Mr.. Stubbs.
NJ On motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jeffer
son, the reading of the journal was dis
pensed with.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.
.Curell, Of Orleans, presented the followin,
petition:
To the Honorable House Of Representatives of this
State of Louisiana:
The petition OF the undersigned, attorney
at law, respectfully represents that in the
spring OF 1867 he was employed by his ex-
fcellency Governor B. F. Flanders to prepare
attorney, the claim of the State of Louisi.
ana before the Commissioner of the Inter
nal Revenues for remission of the tax as
sessed on the circulation OF the State; that
said tax at that time amounted to over ten
Thousand dollarsin United States treasury
notes; that such tax was demanded of the
Treasurer monthly, and distringss threat
ened II the tax was not paid; that your petit
itloner duly appeared before the Commissions
er of internal Revenue of the United States.
and presented oral and written arguments to
prove the illegality Of such tax, and on the
decision of the said Commissioner that said
tax was legal, the petitioner had the case
submitted to the Attorney General of the
United States, who sustained the positions
assumed for the State, and under this de-
icision the claim for said tax was abandon
ed, and the State released from liability
which BY this time would have amounted 70
go, 600.
"a Your petitioner therefore prays, in con-
tslderation OF said employment and services,
that your honorable body will make an an
preparation OF five hundred dollars to pay
him for his services in said matter, and IN
proof of said claim and services that he be
allowed to present TO your body, or the
committee TO which this may be referred,
the certificates or the testimony of the late
Governor B. +. Flanders, and the late
: Treasurer of the State, Adam Giffen.
And your petitioner will ever pray, ETC.,
ALEXANDER WALKER.
On motion of Mr.. Gray. of St. James, il
was referred to the Committee on Claims.
REPORT OF Committees.
Mr.. Melvin, chairman of the Committee
on Peniteutiary, submitted joint report of
the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
Louisiana on the State PenitentIary.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas,
Further, consideration Of the report was
postponed until Monday next. Five hundred
lcopies Of the report In pamphlet form or
idered 70 be printed.
Committee on lnteEnal Improvements sub
mitted the follawing report:
10 ses HcaessDls spss1sr ana alsassrs u The
GENTLEAfBN-- Your Committee on Internal
improvements 70 whom was referred Senate
Ibill No. IS, entitlrd s'an acs to amend and
fead6pt section first Of an act entitled snn
act for the corporation, organization, ETC.,
.oE works OF public Improvement, etc., au-
proved March Il, 1855" most respectfully
lsiEasdS Al. DEMAREsr,
Chairman.
". G. MELVIN, Iilsl
eff ~ RAYMOND,
d. YOUNG L
JAMES MoCUI.I.EN.
The report vas received, adobtfd. and
placed on the calender for the third reading.
Mr.. Curell. 81 Orleans, iueaber IL he Jp-
dietary Committee, submitted the foliowinr
minority report on HOUSE bill no. III:
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