New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-03
NNEw MPUBlIoAM THURSDAY MARoH 1871 - =

exclusive privilege of keeping ferry acros
the Mississippi, at Shreve's Cutoff. In til
: parishes of Point Coupee, West Felici ian
: and Concordia, beg leave to report favorabl
) on the same, and recommend its passage.
s. E. CUNY.
Report received and accepted.
The bill was considered as engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspende
and the bill read third time by its it'll
and finally passed.
Title adopted and the bill ordered to
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
MIR. Cuny made further report as fo
lows:
} To the Honorable Speaker and Members of th
House of Representatives,:
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee en- Pare
chlal Affairs, to whom was referred Hous
bill-No. 235, granting to Osborne Dickiso
parish, exclusive right to ferry at the Firs
Baptist Church of Assumption, beg leave
report favorably on the came, aud recon
mend its passage.
e. CUNY.
| Report received and accepted.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and placed on the calendar for its thirt
reading.
Mr.. Lott of Rapides, as chairman o
the Committee ON Corporations, submitted
the following report:
| To the Honorable the Speaker and Members q
the House of Representatives:
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. standing committee OF
| Corporations, having had under cousidera
| ton House bill No. 252, entitled an act tc
ald and assist the Louisiana Petroleum arc
| Sulphur Mine Company, beg leave to report
| the bill back favorably, and recommend its
| passage.
HARRY LOTT, Chairman.
Report received and accepted.
Mr.. Lott, of Rapides, moved to suspend
the rule by which the bill is compelled to
be considered in Committee of the Whole.
Carried.
On motion, the bill was considered a.
engrossed.
Mr.. Belot, of Orleans, moved to indef-
nately postpone the bill.
Mr.. Devices, of Bienville, moved to lay
the motion on the table, upon which the
yeas and nays were demanded by Messrs
Belot, Of Orleans, and Hill, of Ascension,
with the following result:
Yeas: Abbott. Alexander Barbee, Burrel,
Collins, Calhoun, Curell, Cuny, Deslonde,
Devices, Dufresne, Demarest, Dupart,
Douglass, Evans, Esnard. Faulkner,
Guigonet. Gair, Gray. Gaidry, Hill, Honore'
Harper, Hall, Leblanc, Leroy, Lott, Lam
ders, +. LANCE, Mollere, Mahier, Murrell,
Melvin, Mansion. Morey, Morand, Mathews,
Noble, Pearce, Pierce, Prejean, Reese, Rey.
Rengstorf, Simms, S!aton, Sterrett, Taylor,
Tureaud, Tournour, Umphreys, Walsh,
Washington, Wren,- H. Williams, Yorke,
ZoellY-58.
Nays: Belot: Bergeron, Eager, Carts.
kamp. Hutchinson, Heidenhain. Kent,
Lowell. L'Hosse, McCullen. McVesn, Magee,
ENROLMENT COMMITTEE ROOM.
House OF Representatives. I
New Orleans March 2, 1870.
To the Speaker and Members OF the House of
Representatives.
GENTLEMEN: have the honor to report as
having been duly elgrossed the following
bills, viz:
House bill No. 65, ar act to establish q
public park for the city Of New Orleans, and
to provide means therefor.
House bill No. 81. an act to incorporate
the Red River Manufacturing Association.
House bill No. los, an act for the relief of
the Orphans Home Society of Louisiana.
Substitute for Senate bill No. II, an act
to incorporate the Lafourche and Terre-
bonnie Draining and Land Improvement
Company, and to define their duties, privi-
leges, powers and responsibilities.
House bill No. q, an act to incorporate
the Louisiana Commercial, Agricultural
and Emigrant Association, to encourage
direct ocean communication.
House bill No. 1872, an act to extend the
limits of the parish of Orleans; and to
change the boundaries of the parishes of
Orleans and Jefferson; and to consolidate
the cities of New Orleans and Jefferson; and
to provide for. the government of the city of
New Orleans, and the administration of the
affairs thereof; and to repeal an act entitled |
an act to incorporate the city of New Or |
leans, approved February 20. 1852; aud to !
repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate |
the city of Jefferson, approved March s.
1867; and to repeal all acts amendatory
thereto; and to provide for the funding of |
the floating indebtedness of the corpora |
tons as consolidated by this act.
JOSEPH MANSION, Chairman.
Report received and accepted.
The morning hour having expired, the |
Clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, called up |
House bill No. 256, an act relative to ju-
ries in the parish of Jefferson, and the
mode of drawing and the term of service
Of the same.
Mr.. Harper. of st. Charles, moved to
strike out the eleventh section.
Carried.
Bill put upon its third reading and
inal passage; title. adopted, and bill order
I'd to be sent to the Senate for con-
,urrence.
Mr.. Gray, of st. James, called up House
dill No. 80. an act for the relief of Ben
lington, Burke & Co.
Mr.. Gray moved that the bill be taken
rom the Committee of the Whole.
Lost.
Mr.. Gaidry, of Terrebonne, called up
Senate bill No. 1872, an act to create the
parish of Cameron, and providing for the
organization thereof.
Bill read first time; constitutional rule
and bill read second time by
is title, and, on motion, referred to
he Committee on Parochial Affairs.
The following message was received
rom the Senate:
% the Hon. Speaker and members of the House of |
Representatives.
l am directed to ask the concurrence of
he House in Senate bill No $50, to be en-
tiled an act providing compensation to
Ohm Roy, etc.
CHARLES RI MERRITT