New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-08
sent in their respective statements, whicl
accompany this report for reference.

Merchants Bank.
+ Southern Bank.
New Orleans Saving institution.
Citizens Bank of Louisiana.
Union Bank.
| Crescent City Bank.
New Orleans branch Of National Savings
Bank.
And your committee, after careful ex.
animation of the condition of the above
banks reporting, have the honor to report
favorably thereon.
Your committee considering the subject of
banking, and the interest of the people al
large, are OF opinion that there is not at the
present time . sufficiency of capital in the
Banks of New Orleans 70 supply the demand,
and recommend IN iscrcase OF banks and
capital who will extend their sccommoda.
tons to the country Is well a. the city Of
New Orleans, and without distinction rs ia
coler, when securely aud sufficiently indem-
| nified against loes.
". s. CALHOUN, Chairman;
RI. TAYLOR,
CHARLES GRAY.
On motion, the bill, as reported by the
committee, was considered engrossed, and
calendared.
The Committee on Parochial Affairs,
through It's chairman, submitted the follow
ing report, which was received and ac-
copied:
| Room COMMITTEE ON PARocHIAL AFFAIRS,
| New Orleans. Louisiana, Marah 8, 1870.
To The Honorable speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives
GENTLRagN-Your Committee on Paro-
chial Affairs, to whom was referred Senate
| bill No. 1872 to be entitled "An act 10 create
the parish ofCameron and providing for the
organization thereof" have had the same
under consideration, and beg leave to report
tavOrably thereon, and recommend that it
! do pass.
| Respectfully,
| S. E. CUNY, Chairman.
Bill placed On the calendar for its third
reading.
| The Committee on Public Lands and
Levees, through its chairman. submitted
the following report, which was received
and accepted:
| House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| State OF Louisiana. :
New Orleans, February 8, ls7a)
To the Honorable speaker and Members Of the
house OF Representatives:
| Your Committee on Lands and Levees
have the honor to return Il Senate joint
resolution, known as No 80, entitled Joint
| reso utpn directing the Board of Public
! Works to cause an examination to be made
of Big Bayou Sara Creek, in the parish of
West FeIlclana, and making an appropriation
therefor, with favorable re ort thereon.
and recommend its passage.
Your committee have also examined the
following bills referred to them:
House bill No. 1885, entitled an act for
digging canal from the Mississippi river to
the Lake Pontchartrain, and to provide
means for the same.
Also. House bill No 1913, entitled a bill for
the making and repairing the levees on the
northern part of Red river, from Cassendria
down to the lower line of Fl. Edwards.
upon both Of which they report unfavorably.
2. JONES YORKE,
Chairman Committee on Lands and Levees.
On motion the cons titutional rule was
suspended, and Senate joint resolution
No. % put upon its second reading by
title. and under further suspension of
the constitutional rule was read third
time by its title and the House refused to
pass it.
The House refused to agree with the
report Of the committee on House bill No.
256. and bill referred to the Committee
on Canals and Drainage.
The House agreed to the report of the
committee on House bill No. 1913.
The Committee on Claims, through
its chairman, submitted the following
reports, which were received and &C.
cepted.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS ]
House OF Representatives,
March2. 1870.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of thu
House of Representatives:
Your committee beg leave to report favor
ably on the following bills referred to
them:
House bill No. 112. being an act for tha
relief of J. B. Blanchard
House bill No. 1876, being an act for the
relief of the John Wesley No. Benevolent
Society.
Senate bill No. 1873, being an act for the
relief of Mary Carson.
Senate bill No. 1856, being an act for the
relief OF z. Desdunes.
House bill No. 247. being joint resolu-
ton for the relief of James Carter and JEFF
ferson Stokes.
Also favorably on petition of Mrs. Lizzie
c. Gallup.
Aud would recommend the passage of the
same.
B. c. WREN,
Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON CLA1Ms,l
House Of representatives, :
February g. $50. }
Your Committee to whom WAS referred
ANc- 40, oClbs al ACT 1OC Une IT,
lief OF Robert r. Wilson. after careful ex.
animation of the claim beg leave to report
faVora5iy, amending the bill so as to read
twelve thousand seven hundred and twenty-
one dollars and sixty-two cents (Sl2, 72l 62),
Instead of thirteen thousand dollars (sl3--
O00), and would recommend the passage of
the bill as amended.
WREN,
Chairman.
On motion the bills and reports were re-,
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Devices, of Bienville, moved to
Withdraw Senate bill No. 236 from the
Committee of the Whole.
Carried.
Bill calendared for its third reading.
The Committee on Public Printing.
through their chairman. submitted the
following report, which was received and
accepted:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of representatives:
Your Committee, having had under con-
slderation Senate bill No, &c, respectfully
recommend its passage without amendment.
JERRY A. HALL,
Chairman.
Bill calend2red for it's third reading.
The Committee on Charitable and Pub
lie Institutions, through its chairman,
submitted the following report which was
racoivad opI ooooptad.