New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-21
TIE STATE HOUSE.

ster called for his bill entitled " an act tt
limit the contingent expenses of the Gene
raj Assembly" It vas read twice and re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee. The
bill of Senator Burch relative to the fees
and emoluments of the State Auditor was
read twice and referred to the Judiciary
Committee Senator Burch called uI
House joint resolution No l, asking for 4
joint committee to consist of FIVE members
from the House and three from the Senate,
to examine into the amount and character
Of the Indebtedness of this State, said com,
mittee to have power TO send for persons
and papers. The resolution was read and
adopted. The President Of the Senate,
Hon a. 3. Harris, announced that he had
appointed Senator Brewster member of
the Committee on Retrenchment and Re
form; also, that he had appointed Senator
Blackburn chairman of the Committee on
Printing On motion, the Senate went into
executive session, after which it adjourned
TO meet to-day at twelve o'clock H.
PuncSually at twelve o'clock NJ. yes tor
day Speaker Lowell called the Ho1se TO
order, and the clerk having announced a
quorum present, MY. Decker asked a sus-
pension Of the rules, which was granted,
to- enable him to introduce resolution au-
! thorizing the appointment Of epecial com
pittee, clothed with authority to send for
! persons and papers, to ascertain the cost of
the Late registration and election in this
State. The resolution OF nr. Montaldo,
| introduced on q p4evious day, asking for
I committee 90 investigate the affairs of the
/! New Orleans Gaslight Company was called
7 up and adopted.
} Mr. Hahn, by permission, introduced a
bill Te-establshing the Seventh District
Court Of the parish Of Orleans, aocompa-
MED by e memorial from members of the
| baP. The bill was read twice and referred
| to the judiciary Committee. Rr. DemaS,
Of st. John, called up his resolutions intro
duced preViously-one asking that the
| Speaker appoint a special committee of
three members to Investigate the affairs Of
the SOrtA Louisiana and Texas Railroad
Company, and another providing for com
mittee Of three 90 investigate the affairs Of
the New Canal Company.
AIr. Dejoie, of Orleans, introduced a reso-
luton asking for committee to inquire
whether the Jefferson City Gas Company
had complied with its charter. Adopted.
Mr. Sewell, of Orleans, called up his sub
stitute 20 the resolution of Nr. Demas IA
regard 20 taN collectors, which read as fol
lows.
WHEREAS, Fort he better collection and
protection of the public moneys collected
by tax collectors of the city of New Or
leans, and 70 strengthen the hands of the
Auditor as regards past collections and ar
rears: be it
Rc8oIccd, That committee of five be ap-
pointed by the honorable Speaker to exam
Inc into and investigate the accounts of the
said tax collectors Of the city of New Or
leans and report thereon, and that the said
committee OF five present to this short act
ensuring the safety of the public moneys
so collected, SO that it may be paid without
delay into the treasury Of the State.
After considerable discussion this resolu
ton was passed as a substitute for the one
offered by ME. Demas.
Mr.. Keys, of Tegrebonne, called up bis
resolution, introduced upon previous day,
asking that committee of five be appoint |
cd by the Speaker Of the House to invcsti- |
gate the affairs of Morgan's Texas railroad;
also the Houma branch of said road, and |
clothing said committee with power to send |
for persons and papers. T'Iie resolution was |
adopted.
Speaker Lowell, when asked II it did not
require a two-third vote to pass the above |
resolution. answered, mo; it requires but
majority vote" He remarked at the
same time that he regarded the reso-
!utiono and all of similar nature.
as perfectly harmless. Committees from
this House had no right whatever to inves-
tigate the affairs of private corporations,
and when they presented themselves for
that purpose Speaker lowell thought they
would not be permitted to mcddle with af-
faifs that did net properly come under their
supervision. Mr.. Benham said he would
oppose the further appointment of special
committees to interfere with work that pro.
Perly belongs to standing committees.
The Speaker appointed the following gen.
tlemen as committee to investigate what
amount Of warrants were issued by Auditor
Graham to defray the expenses incurred for
printing election blanks, etc: Messrs. Kern,
Rodrigues, Demas Sewen and Benham.
Mr.. Paris called up his bill prescribing
the duties and powers of the Governor in
relation to 1nsubordinatiop in military or.
CARNATIONS constituting part of the State
militia. It was read twice and ordered to
be printed.
Afr. Murrelf, of Madison, called up his bill
to define and Limits the jurisdiction Of the
Third District Court for the parish of Or
cans; to confer concurrent jurisdiction with
sbe Fourth, Fifth and Sixth District Courts
5or said parish, and amend act No. 2-of this
Assembly, approved December IL. 1872,
transferring the suits pending in the Eighth
District Court to the Fifth District Court.
{ was read twice and ordered to be
printed.
An act Co protect citizens of this State in
heir civi! rights was introduced by Mr.. t
'artain, OF Carroll. It was read, and, pend 9
ng motion 90 print. the order of the day | !
vas called for--bilI No. g. incorporating the t
Iousians Central Railroad Company. q c
notion was made TO refer this bill to the c
Committee on Railroads, when appointed
II. Young moved to lay that motion on the t
able, and called for the yeas and nays. The Z
notion was lost by a vote Of eight yeas to a
fly -four nays. The bill was then referred a
o the Committee on Railroads. t
[Mr. SeweIl in the chair.1 E
A message was received from the Senate !,
lforming the House that the Senate had b