New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-24

nave 10 OFFICIAL information d$ u ''WuctIler
the provisions of said act applying to The
Mexican Gulf railroad and the representa-
t.vtS Of he estate of said Gordon, s,cIlyin :
toe debts due the State. have been adhered
to.
Respectfully.
AMI DUBTCLET.
Stat. Treasurer.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
OF Ei-"ne tha,S;,ignac. which was read
AMI referred 20 the Committee on Claims.
NJ. Faulkner. OF Caldwell. presented a
memorial of Benjamin Folkcs. Of Madison
parish which was read and referred to the
Committee on Claims.
MESSAGE. FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary Of the Senate was an
nonnced with the following message:
To the Honorable speaker and Members OF the
House of Representatives.
am Untrue ted to present for your ,ous;d-
Grafton the fSlowinc bills. viz
SENATE bill No. 81, for the relief OF W.
Jasper Blackburn.
Senate bill No. pol. to amend and ,r-enact
an act creating the Mississippi Packet
Company. etc.
Substitute for Senate bill No. l2l tu
amend and re-enact section BIB Revised
Statutes of 1870.
Respectfully.
CHARLES II. MERRITT.
Secretary of TIE Senate.
MESSAGE FROM TIE GOVERNOR.
The Speaker laid before the House the
following communication from the GOV
ernor:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department. :
New Orleans. February II, 1871. }
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House o! Representatives.:
l am directed by his Excelency. the Coy
crnar, 10 inform your honorable body that
he has approved and signed an act relative
to the Louisiana Levee Company. etc.
.. ID. BRAGDON.
Private Secretary.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
The Commute on;Public and Private Land
CLAIMS. through its chairman. submitted
the following report, which was read, re
ceiyed and accepted:
COMMITTEE on PrBLiC AND PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS J
New Orleans, February Il, 1871.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF tn.
House OF Representatives.:
Your Committee on Public and Private
Land Claims, t" whom was submitted House
bill No. -. having considered the same
stitute. and recommend the passage OF the
same. j. NJ. THOMPSON.
Chairman.
j. G.. MEADOWS,
J. w. BRYAN.
THOMAS ID. WORRALL.
House bill No. go, reported by the com
80, ,l,,4;t T,, IL ~
was placed on its second reading, under s
suspension of the constitutional rule.
The rule by which the bill was compelled
to be considered in committee of the Who'll,
was dispensed with
The bill was considered as engrossed.
Under suspension OF the constitutional
rule the bill was placed upon its third read
ing and final passage, its title adopted
and 1t was ordered to be sent to the Senat,
for concurrence.
lowing further report, which was read, re
celvcd and accepted:
COMMITTEE ON PrRLIC AND PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS,
New Orleans, February %, 1871.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tn
House or Representatives.:
Your standing Committee on Public ant
Private Land Claims havin. carefully ex
amined House bill No. 2:E}, respectfully re
port faIvrably on the same, and reconlmen,
its passage, with the following amendments
| In section three. lines five and six, strik,
| out the words ''ninety days" and inser
- one year" ~
In section four, after the word warrants.
| i'll line nine. insert. ''or so much thereof a.
| may be necessary.
In section six, line six after the word s.be
| fore. strike out ''any officer and inser
Register OF the Land Office"
AT the end Of section seven. add th
words, and all acts or parts OF acts in con
iict with this act are hereby repealed"
| JAMES NJ. THOMPSON.
Chairman;
j w. BRYAN,
THOMAS ID. WORRALL.
And House bill No. 223, an act to provid
for the refundment of money for unsatistie,
land warrants issued by the State unde
| grants by the United States, with amend