New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-07

turns, be allowed to take seats in This HOUSE
upon their Cling with the Clerk sn atldayl
shat they are not disf-annh ised by the four
teenth amendment to the Constitution o
the United States or by the Constitution O
the State Of Louisiana, ~
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Gray
ofSt. James, offered she following resolu
ton, which was adopted;
Reso. ued, That, whereas, il is necessary tC
inspect the LIlatic Asylum at Jackson
Louisiana, in order that the Committee or
Charitable and Public Institutions, may
make a report now before said Committee
Res0lced. That the Committee on Chair
table and Pubic Institutions be instructed
to proceed to Jackson for that purpose.
Undera suspension Of the rules, the fol
loving resolution offered ny NJ. Morey, OF
onschita, was adopted:
ResJlUed, That the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the issue OF leVee
bonds and the disposition Of the same, De
Authorized to employ clerk during the
session of said committee, to be dismissed
when said committee is discharged.
NJ. McVean, Of Carroll, moved TO adopt
the following resolutions introduced by him
the day previous:
RESOLVED, That q committee OF Eve mem
bers of this House be appointed by the
Chair 10 examine and investigate
First. All the facts connected with the
granting of the lease by the State to Rich
ard Taylor or others OF The New Canal,
Basin and appurtenances.
Second. The manner in which tie affairs
OF said canal have been md are now man
aged, by whom and under what contracts or
lease.
Third. How the accounts stand between
said canal and the State.
Fourth. And what legal proceedings or
legislative sets, if any, are necessary to as
sert and protect the rights Of the State in
said canal,
Resolpea further, That said committee
have full power to send for persons and
papers, to appoint clerk and employ coun-
sci, if in their opinion necessary, and to re-
port by bill, resolution, or otherwise, and
that their report be printed under their
supervision for the Use OF the House.
Mr.. McMillen, Of Carroll, moved to amend
by substituting for committee OF five,
Standing Committee on Corporations be in.
structed to examine and investigate.
Mr.. McYean moved to lay OF the table the
amendment Of Mr.. McMillen,
Lost.
Mr.. Noble, OF Orleans, moved to amend as
iollowS: ''That tie Committee on Internal
improvements act con- ointly with the Com
mittee on Corporations on the above reso-
lutions offered by Mr.. McYesn.n
NJ. Page, Of Jefferson, moved to lay on
the table the amendment Of NJ. Noble.
Lost,
Mr.. Morey moved to strike out the part
relative to the employment Of clerk and
counsel.
Carried.
M. McVeaN, OF Caddo, moved that the res.
olutions as amended be laid upon the
table.
Lost.
The resolutions ss amended were then re.
ferred to the Committee or Internal In
provements and Corporations.
Mr.. McVean, of Caddo, moved 10 suspend
the rules in order to amend rule No. "a.
Carried.
And then offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted;
ResoJred, That rule thirty-four, item four,
ehan read seven members, instead OF I'VE.
MESSAGE FROM TEE SENATE.
The Secretary was announced and asked
concurrence in Senate bill No. 6s.
Under q suspension of the rules Mr..
Burrel, Of st. John Baptist offered the fol.
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolrea, That the Committee on State
Library be authorized to appoint one adj
ditional clerk for ten days to assist in com
pleting an inventory of the State library.
EXPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
MI. Lee, of St, Bernard, chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means. reported the
following bills;
House bills Nos. I04, l05, and LOG.
Under suspension of the rules the fol
lowing House bills, reported by the Com
njttee on Ways and Means, passed their frs;
and second readings.
Two hundred copies Of each bill ordered
to be printed and made the special order o
the day for Monday, the seventeenth Of Au
gust, as follows:
An act TO provide for the destruction 0
certain Unissued Bonds.
WHEREAS, There are now in the custod'
of the Auditor of Public Accounts of thi
State certain bonus. which were provided
for issue under the provisions OF an &C
entitled an act to provide means for tn
construction Of levees by the issue of ibond
of the State for four millions Of dollars, AM
to prOvide for the redemption of said bonds
have not been issued; therefore
SECTION !. Be it enacted BY the Senat
and House of Representatives of the Stat
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That all bonds now in the custody of tn
Auditor provided under said act, approves
March 26, 1867, be within thirty days from
the passage Of this act Cancelled and de
stroyed by said Auditor in the presence o
the Governor and Secretary Of State, AM
such destruction shall be set forth b,
process verbal by the said Governor, Auditor
and Secretary Of State, and the same shal
be published in the official journal Of tn
State.
HEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha
Ihis act shall take effect from and after 1t
An act to provide means for the relief of th
Treasury Of the State.
SECTION /. Be it enacted By the Senat
and House of Representatives Of the Stat
OF Louisiana in General Assembly col
vened, That the Governor of this State
hereby authorized and directed to issue tn
bonds Of the State, 70 be signed by him an
countersigned by the Secretary Of Stat
and sealed with the seal Of the State,
the amount of two millions Of dollars, paya
bic II forty years, and bearing !. in ny,
cert per annum, principal and interest pay
able In the gold coin OF the United State
The said bonds shall be registered In th
books Of the Auditor and Treasurer, sha
be dated on the FIRST day Of september, 1876
shall be made In sums Of One thousand DC
lars, shall be payable to bearer, and sbs
have interest coupons attached, made pay
bic in the city Of New York, at such plaC
as the Treasurer may designate, ON the fri
Of September and the FIRST Of March eac