New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-09
THE PRINTING COMMISSION.
Printing Contracts COnsidt red. KevOk e.
and AnuuIied-Further Contracts In
FxDcdient.

Printing Contracts Considered. Kevok.
and Annulled-Further Contracts Il
expcdient.
STATE oF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department.
New Orleans, Decenb~r 8. 1871.
The Printing Commission net this d.,
according to appointment.
Present: Governor H. {. Warmo:h an
Lieutenant Governor p B. $. Pinchbaek.
Absent: George w. Carter, Speake
House OF Representatives.
The following communication from Speal
er George w. Carter was received an
placed upon file:
| Mate oF lOvrs!AyA
| House of Representa- YES
| New Orleans, December s, 1871.
HIS Excellen,y Governor Warmoth AID Hon Sena
| tor =. B. :. Pinch back
GENrLEMEN-Yourc communication of De
cember 7, 1871 signed respectively bv yo,
as Governor, and Lieutenant Governor an,
President OF Senate, notifying me that Their
would be a meeting of the Printing Com
mission this day AT T. NJ. has been receive,
and duly considered. In respons to YOU
letter have to state that, in my Judgment
the Governor of the State Of Louisiana wal
not authorized by the constitution and law.
to convene the Senate in extra session OF
December g. instant without at the same
time assembling the House of Representa-
tives. and therefore ali action OF the so
called Senate. in extra session assembled
was null and void.
The premises considered, l must. there
tore, decline attending the meeting herein
referred to- as l am unwilling. directly OF
| indirectly, TO sanction or recognize the
legality of the action Of the members OF
| the St nate, convened without authority OF
law. am ready to meet your eXcellency
as printing commissioner whenever YOU
deem 1t desirable. and ready TO meet Sen
! ator Plnchback. if lie has business with me-
| But know OF no such officer as Lieuten-
ant Governor Pinchback, and Will recog-
nlze no other member of the Commission
on Printing. for the present. than mvself.
except the Governor OF Lou siana
Respectfully.
GEORGE W. CARTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The board then having removed George
E. Bovee, appointed .. b. Bragdon as See
retary OF the printing commission in his
stead.
Printing contracts being mex, taken under
consideration, the board revoked and an
nulled printing contracts, as fo flows:
For publishing the laws and tie parochial
printing and advertising
Avoyelles--Republican Era A. Nouguez,
editor and proprietor.
umptiou-AsSumptio Advocate Poin-
dexter \ Swords, editors and propretors
Ascen>ion-Ascen>ion Leader Morris
Marks. editor and proprietor.
Cdduo->hrev veport Republican. Clark
son, Harper Il antoine, editors and pro-
pr:etors.
Carroll-Carrou Republican. =. Jones
York. editor and.proprietor
burns Homer Had, W.
j. Blackburn, editor and proprietor
orcordia-Nidaia Herald, A B. Harris.
editor and proprietor.
East Felieiana-Ea>t reLciana Repub-
lean. {. r. Huston. editor and PROPRIETOR.
East Baton Rouge-GranG Era. J. II.
Burch, editor and proprietor
iberia-lheria Banner. Wakefield Il
Snder. editors ana prorrietors.
lberrllle-lherviile Pioneer, /. {. Mcr-
rill. editor and proprietor.
Observation-Disclosures State Register. A.
= Collins. editor and proprietor.
INSTRUMENTATION journal, Z. 3. Towne.
editor and proprietor.
Natchitoches, Sabine and Winn-Red
River News, Burdeck !. Blunt. editors and
ploprletors.
Plaque -Plalnemines Republican, |
II. Mahonev. editor and proprietor: Empire |
Parish Register, Butler X Mahuney. editors |
and propriet"rs.
Pointe Coupee-Pointe Coupee Repub-
ne, lounolr |. Wilcox. editors and ,roprie-
tors.
Observation-Disclosures Times. Hartman
Murrell, editors and proprietors
Rapides-Rapidcs Gazette, George Y.
4 else, editor and proprietor.
Red Rlver-Coushatta Times Devices &
iWitchell. editors and proprietors
st. James-St James Sentinel, George T..
3ovee. editor and proprietor.
st. AttakapaS Register. I. Bentley,
dItor and proprietor.
st. Mar,in-St. Martin Times, =. CASTLE.
ditor and proprietor.
St. Jchu-kepublican Pioneer. II. S
smith. editor and proprietor.
ST. neutrality-suspicious. Journal j. w
ackson. editor and proprietor.
gipahoa-Tangipalio Advocate j. b.
Nands editor and proprietor.
Tensas-North Louisiana Journal. J. S.
editor and proprietor.
IerreDonne - Ierrebonne Republican,
'Hara & Marie. editors and proprietors:
erre bonnie Banner. O'iara l. kelien. edi-
'rs and pr"pri-t"rs.
'ermiiion-Abbeyille Flag. j. Z. Leet 4,
o.. editors and proprictors.
West Baton R"uge-Sugar Planter. H. j.
vans, editor and proprietor
West FeIlciana +. liciana Republican. J.
. New sham, editor and proprietor
Laiourche-Thc Reiormer, Henry Grimes
!ltor ana proprietor.
Observation-Disclosures. 7. T. : Pinch / q
ick, editor and proprietor.
For publishing the laws and tie juurna.s
the General Assembly I
Gazette. J. Hassinger. $
Il'or and proprietor.
r"r publishing the journal Of House OF .
representatives.:
oncordia-Vidalia Herald. A. Z. Harris, p
ltor. ,,
For publishing the journals Of the General :,
St. John Baptist Pioneer, NJ. d
Smith, editor and proprietor \
For publishing the parochial printing and
vertsiny only:
Banner w. II. Scanland II
tor and proprietor. II
Catahonla la-lndcpendcnt, L. G. Duke, fl
ltor aud proprietor. !,
De Soto-Mansiield Times H. Z. Clark !"
l. editor and proprietor.
Sun, Lewis Zim g. A
a. editors and proprietors.
Observation-Disclosures Advertiser, w. b. a.,
iley, editor and proprietor. u
ving-'on-Sprlnsfeld Ledger, T. X. W.
nefield, editor and proprietor A
'apdes-Rapides Gazette, G. /. Kelso, 81,
tor and proprietor. y. ~
It. Hclrna-Weekly Star and journal, ri
aries r. Lee, editor and proprietor
.ichland-Richlan Beacon. Il. j. Mang NJ
n. editor and proprietor. =.
Nebster-Minden Democrat, A. G. Tomp- nt
8 4 Brother, editors and proprietors ba
he following resolutions were adopted co
the board: ,,o
fesotrco, That considering the financial
dlflon OF the State this commission
MS Ii inexpedient to make further con as
IT'S iOr printing the laws or the journals