New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-12

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Also, to ask the signature of the Pres
dent of the Senate to the following enrolled
bills
An act to incorporate Francs-Amis Associ-
alton.
An act relative TO a new map of the State.
An act for the relief of the parish OF JET
fers0n.
An act incorporating the Roncal water
power
An act relative to oyster fisheries.
WILLIAM VITERS.
Chief Clerk.
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES, }
Office of Chief Clerk.
New Orleans March 2 1871. )
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
| am directed bv the House of Repre-
sentatiycs to ask the concurrence of your
honorable body in House bill No. $50, the
revenue bill.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The secretary presented to the House for
| concurrence
| Senate bill No. -. to incorporate the
| Louisiana Transportation Company, etc.
Senate bill No. 2iS; general appropriation
| bill.
Senate Joint resolution No Is. to raise Il
committee to collect from the United States
the value of cotton, etc, turned over to the
United States, etc.
! And notified it that the Senate had con
I.curred in House amendments to Senate bill
| No. IA, to amend and re-enact section two
Of an act to provide for the payment or
funding of the floating debt of the State.
etc, approved March Is, 1870.
And requested the signature OF the
| Speaker to enrolled bills. viz:
| Establishing the Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Judicial Districts. etc
| To purchase 800 copies each of the Revised
| Civil Code, and the Revised Code of Prac-
tice of the State of Louisiana.
To alter and shorten a part of the public
road leading from the Mississippi river to
Bayou Barataria, Jefferson parish right
bank, and to provide for making the new
part thereof; and returned, as concurred
in, House bill No. go, to provide revenue.
to levy and collect taxes, etc.
And, presented for concurrence, Senate
Joint resolution No. 10, relative to the com
mission for distribution of funds for relief
of sufferers by smallpox i'll st. Helena and
Tangipahoa.
REPORTS OF Committees.
Mr.. Harris. from the Committee on En-
grossment, reported the following bills as
having been duly engrOssed:
Senate bill No. 2iS, the general appropria
ton bill.
Senate Joint resolution No. Is. to raise a
committee to collect from the United States
the value of cotton, etc. turned over to the
United States. etc.
Senate bill No. 2i0. to be entitled an act
to provide for the adjustment and settle
ment of Metropolitan Police claims and as
sessments.
MIR Thompson. from the special commit
tee 20 investigate the report of the commits
sion for the distribution Of the small-po,
fund. submitted the following report:
Your committee TO whom was referred
the report of the board OF distribution vi
the smallpox fund. appropriated by ac
No. 26 of 1870. would respectfully repor
that the board of distribution have faith
fully discharged the trust imposed upol
them.
W. l.. THOMPSON, Chairman.
Mr. Fish. from the committee to examine
the books of the Auditor of Public Ac
counts. submitted the following report
To the Honorable President and Members of Ia
| Senate:
| observation-disclosures committee appointed
to examine the books and accounts of tn,
Auditor respectfully report that with til,
assistance of a competent expert they have
performed that duty. and find that thu
| books have been kept required by law
and the accounts are correct as reported by
him in his annual report to the Genera
Assembly. dated December. 1870. and YOU
committee would especially refer to tn,
method adopted by the Auditor of register
ing interest coupons OF State bonds as on'
eminently calculated to secure the Stat
against the commission of frauds in it
interest account hereafter.
: We have the honor to be very respect
fully, etc, STEPHEN 5. FISH,
Chairman;
A. b. HARRIS.
GEORGE Y. kELSO.
Mr.. Fish, from the city delegation, sub
mtted the following report
| SENATE COMMITTEE or CRY DnLaGArioS
| New Orleans, March |. 1871.
To the Honorable President and Members of tn
| Senate:
Your committee beg leave to report favor
ably on Senate bill No. 2O5 entitled an ac
to amend section thirty-one of an act al
proved March Is. 1870, in relation to tn
Government of the city of New Orleans.
STEPHEN S. FISH.
Chairman;
P +. HERWIG.
A. +. BARBER.
HUGH j. CAMPBELL,
Z. w. PIERCE.
T. V. COPELAND,
L. BUTLER.
JAMES H. INGRAHAM.
Mr.. Pinchback. from the Committee o
T Enrolment made the following reports:
COMMITTEE ENROLMENT,
New Orleans March ? 1871.
To the Honorable President and Members of tn
Senate
GENTLEMEN-YOur Committee on Enrol
ment beg leave to report as duly enrollc
the following bill, to wit:
Senate bill No. 1873. entitled an act to pro
vide for the cleaning out of Bayou Portag
, and Bayou Mayors, and digging a cana
from Bayou Mayors to Bayou Yokely. fc
f the purpose of securing better drainage to
large portion of the parish of st. Mary. an
to grant the aid of the State thereto.
Very respectfully,
P.B. S. P1NCHBACK, Chairman.
COMMITTEE on ENROLMENT.
New Orleans, March 3 1871
e | To the Honorable President and Members of IL
Senate
: GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on Enrol
. ment beg leave to report as duly enrOlle
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