New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-15


do then pass.
P. HARPER, Chairman.
Amendment of the committee agreed to.
On motion, the bill was considered as
engrossed, and constitutional rule sus-
pended and bill read third time by Its
title and finally passed, title adopted, and
bill ordered TO be sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
The Committee on Public Lands and
Leyees, through its chairman, submitted
the following report, which was received
and accepted:
New Orleans, march IA, Ie7U. }
tn Hono-abla the Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
GENTLEMEN-Your committee, to whom
was. referred Senate bill No. 2O4 entitled
Ao act to reorganize the State Land Once
and to provide for the disposition OF PUBIC
lands, and for the survey OF unsurveyed
approved swamp lands" have the honor to
re cor. favorably, with the following amend
ments, and do recommend its passage as
First Amendment-In section second
strike out ''four " and insert " hve."
Second .Amendment-I section twenty
first after the sentence Surveyor Generai
of the United States, insert = tor the state
Of Louisiana"
Third Amendment-In section twenty
second, after the last word insert land
this appropriation shall be payable TO the
Register upon his own warrant, TO De
issued in accordance with such estimates
as shall be made by the United States sur
veyor General for the State of Aoulslana
f,, 70 no 6npn q nrOyIGPG ng section
twenty one Of this act"
Respectfully submitted,
P. JONES YORKE, Chairman.
On motion. the amendments ofthe Com.
mittee were agreed to, and the bill placed
on the calendar for its third reading.
The Committee on Commerce and Man
ufactures, through its Chairman, submit
ted the following report, which was re-
ceived and accepted:
Rooms OF COMMITTEE ON
Commerce and Manufactures.
New Orleans, March H. loIo
To the Honorable the Speaker and Members OF sAs
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Commerce and Manu-
features have had House bill No. 254 under
consideration.
They respectfully report by substitute,
with an amendment to the title, and recon-
mend its adoption.
CHARLES LEROY,
W. C. MELVIN.
JAMES j. WALSH,
Chairman;
RI. MORAND,
G. H. HILL.
H. C. TOURNOIR.
NJ. Isabelle, of Orleans moved to dis
pense with the reading of the substitute in
detail, and that it be printed.
Carried.
The Committee on Judiciary, through
its chairman, submitted the following re-
port, which was received and accepted:
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
! House of Representatives,:
! GENTLEMEN-Your committee also report
! House bill No. POP entitled "An act relative
| to the adoption of Eliza Ann Lake. as I'm.
| constitutional, as article liz of the constitu-
| ton provides that ''The General Assembly
nay enact general laws regulating the adop-
| ton OF children, emancipation OF minors.
and the granting of divorces, but no special
law shall be passed relating to particular or
| individual cases."
Respectfully,
T. HARPER, Chairman.
On motion, the report was adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
! To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives
| am directed to request the concurrence of
| She House of Representatives 10 Senate bill
No. 81 to establish an additional District
| Court for the parish of Orleans, etc.
| Respectfully, .
| CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita, in the chair.
|
Senate bill No. 21S, an act to incorporate
the town of Washington, in the parish of
st. Landry, and to repeal all existing laws
on the same subject matter.
Bill read first time, constitutional rule
suspended, and bill read a second time by
its title, and, under further suspension
of the constitutional rule, the bill was
read third time by its title, and finally
passed, title adopted, and bill and notice
of concurrence ordered to be sent to the
| Senate.
p Senate bill No. 257, an act to incorpo-
rate the New Orleans Homeopathic and
Allopathic College.
| Bill read first time. constitutional rule
suspended and the bill read a second time
by its title and ordered to be placed on the
calendar for its third reading.
Mr.. McMilien, of Carroll, moved to take
up House bill No. 176, an act for the relief
of the Mechanics and Agricultural Fair
| Association of Louisiana.
| Carried.
On motion, the bill was considered as
| engrossed, constitutional rule suspended
and the bill read third time by its title
and fually passed. title adopted and bill
ordered to be sent to the Senate for con.
currence.
The Speaker resumed the chair.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Represe natives:
am directed to present to the House foT
concurrence
Senate joint resolution No. SO, submit
ting an amendment to the constitution OF the
State, to the effect that article fifty be abro
gated and striker out.
Respectfully,
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
| Secretary of the Senate.
Senate bill No. 253, an act for the relief
Of John Amren.
Bill read a first time by its title and cal
endared for its second reading.
Senate bill No. 243, an act for the relieI
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