The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-30

Iporations, reported back favorably Senate
bill No. &c, bill entitled an act to incor-
porate the Crescent City Waterworks, to
define its rights and duties, and punish
ofenses committed against the franchises
Of said company and the public health.
Lies over.
Also, favorably on Senate bin No. III,
a bill to be entitled an act to incorporate
the Pacific Fire Company No. 1. of the
town of Alexandria, in the parish of
Rapides, State of Louisiana. Z
Lies over
Mr. Hunsaker, from the Committee en-
Public Lands and Levees, submitted the
following report:
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND LEvxEx
New Orleans. February II, 1871,
To the Honorable President and Members oft
GENTLEAKN-Your committee to whom
was referred the act making an apropria-
ton to purchase the records, surveys and
other archives of land titles and Of the
colonial history of Louisiana, with the
indices and surveyes of the Spanish Sur
veyors General of Louisiana, Tudeau
and Pintado, now in the possession of
John Livingstonss respectfully present
that, having examined the records refer
red to, and finding them valuable and Of
great use to the State, they beg leave to
report favorably for the immediate pas
sage Of the act which is hereby returned.
OSCAR HUNSAKER,
Chairman.
Mr.. Barber, from the Committee on
Parishes and Parish boundaries, reported
favorably on Senate bill No. SO, and re-
commended its passage.
Lies over.
Mr. Sypher, from the Committee on
Drainage, Canal and Inland Navigation,
reported unfsvorably ON Senste bill No.
80.
Lies over. :
Mr.. Futch, fom the Committee on
Manufactures, reported back, without &C.
ton, the petition of Henry Cowing,
inventor of an agricultural machine.
Mr.. Anderson submitted a report from
the State Superintendent setting forth q
list of claims of public school teachers.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the report
be printed in the journal, and referred to
the Committee on Public Education, wit h
leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Adopted.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
l have the honor to respectfully tran f.
mt list of claims of teachers of the
public schools of the State, who were en-
ployed under acts of former Legislatures.
and who have not been paid for Their
services. This list is forwarded to vow
honorable body in compliance with that
portion Of section thirty-one of act No.
=, extra session of 1870, which provides
that eli claims against the school fund
shall be examined by the State Board
u Education and referred by them to
the next General Assembly.
The State Board of Education, after
careful examination of all these claims,
suggests that represent General Assem-
bly, can do no wiser act than to order
their payment ont of the school fund.
That the poor men and women who
taught in any of the public schools of
the State at any time, it matters not
whether under Democratic or Republican
administrations, should have remained
without their hire for years, is an injustice
which should be wiped out without fur
ther delay.
These claims come from the following
parishes, viz: Tangipahoa, Terrebonne,
St. James, St Charles, St John, the Bap-
fist, Vermihon, St Mary, Calcasies, St
Landry, East Baton Rouge, Lafayette,
St Martin, West Baton Rouge, Avoyelles,
Rapides, Natchitoches and West Fehciana,
The following is an extract from the
minutes of the proceedings of the State
Board of Education touching this subject,
BY which it win be seen that great care
has been exercised in order to that the
report to your honorable body be Is cor
rect as possible:
Honorable Sfafa Roaxd ~ Ea...k;a. Sxa4a If