New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-30
NOTICES OF BILLS.

| introduced:
By Mr.. Hyams, of West Baton Rouge:
An act relative to justices Of the peace
and constables, prescribing the manner and
| mode of their election, the number OF
| magistrates to be elected, the returns OF the
| election, to whom made, the commissioners
| by whom appointed, to preside at said cleo
| tiOns.
| Also, an act to authorize Mrs. Sarah E.
Jones born Norman) to adopt as her heir
| and child Louisiana May Hay den, and to
| change tine said cbild's name to Louisiana
May Jones. and for other purposes.
By Mr.. kinsella, of Orleans:
An act to prevent the intermarrIage OF
uncles and nieces, and cousins in the first
degree.
BY Mr.. Hampstead, of Ibcrvi!le:
| An act entitled IN act to amend and re-
enact section 1915 of the Revised Statutes
of Louisiana, in relation to the summary
| docket of the Supreme Court.
BY Mr.. Kinsella, of orleans:
| An act for the bt tier observance of the
| Sabbath in the parish of Orleans, and for
| DINER pufiiOsts.
BY Mr.. Raby, of Natchitoches:
An act for the relief OF Chichester Chap
lin, Sr.
By Mr.. Blunt. of Natchitoehes
An act granting wharf privileges to j. H
| Cosgrove, of the parish of Natchitoches, and
for other pu. poses.
Also, an act for the relief of c. F. Drau
| guet, Esq.
Also, an act creating the office of parish
auditor for the parish Of Natehitoches
| By Mr.. Tatman, of st. Landry
| An act to anne nd an act incorporating the
town of Vile Plate, in the parish of ST.
Landry, approved March l6, 1853.
| Under suspension OF the rules Mr..
Smith, of Caddo, called up the following
resolution lying over, which was read:
| WHEREAS, 1t appears by the books OF
the Warrant Clerk of this House that
during the last thirty days of last session
there were eighty persons borne upon the
roll and paid as enrolling clerks, which
| was extravagant and understandable; now,
therefore, be it
| Resolred, That the number of enrolment
clerks be- and is hereby limited to ten ; and
be it further
| Resolred That p. B. Hathaway is hereby
elected chief enrolling clerk in the place
OF the present incumbent, and that j.
| +. Matthew be and is hereby elected as
sistant chief enrolling clerk.
Mr.. Antoine, of Orleans. moved to strike
out the last clause of the resolution.
Carried.
Upon motion of Mr.. Carr of De Soto. the
resolution was laid on the table by yea
and nay vote, which was called for by
Messrs. Bryan. of Calcasieu, and Antoine,
of Orleans, with the following result:
Yeas-Abel Antoine. Belot, Bentley Bick-
ham. Blunt, Broussard, Buckingham, But
| ler Carr Chachere, Crawford, Darinsbarg,
Davidson. Davis, Demas, Devices, Deslonde,
Dnro. Fontclieu, Gaddis. Gars'kamp,
William Harper, Hampstead, Hyams,
johnson, kenner. La Saliniere, Laurent.
| L,ambias H. Lott. J. b. Lott. Mahouey,
Marie, Marvin, Matthews. McCarty, Nc
Farland, Moore. Morphy. Murray, Ong.
Oplatek, Overton, Poud. Quinn. Raby,
Ringcold, Souer. Tureaud. Washington
| fAssumption). Washington (Coucnrdia)
| Waters, f. Williams, Ii. Williams. Yorke,
| Young-I.
| Nays-Adolphc. Baker. Barker. Barrett,
Bowen, Bryan. Darby, Ellis, Killen, Mea-
dows. Moncure. Morris. Nelson, Riley, Sar-
tain. Smith, Stamps, Stinson, Tatman,
Thompson-.0.
! MESSAGE FROM TIE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate was an
nounced with the following message:
| SENATE CHAMBER /
| January % 1872.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
| House of Representatives:
| have the honor to submit herewith, for
| your consideration, a joint resolution to
raise a joint committee TO collect from the
| United States the value of cotton and other
| property turned over 10 the United States
at the time of the surrender. with The mes
| sage of his eXcellency tle Governor veto
ing the same, and to inform you that the
Senate has passed the same over the veto,
| by the constitutional twO-thrds vote.
| Respectfully,
CHARLES II. MERRITT.
! Secretary of Senate.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Contingent Expenses,
through its chairman, Mr.. SOuer, OF
Avoyelles, submitted the following report
which was received and ordered to be
printed in the journal.
COMMITTEE CONTINGENT EXPENSES, /
| New Orleans. January 30 1872. !
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Con.
tingent Expenses beg leave to report that
| in obedience to the Instructions of the
| Speaker and the views of his eXcrllency
| the Governor, expressed Ia his last annual
| message on legislative expenses. they have
| organized ana inauguralrd n thorough sys-
| TEN of retolm As far us concerns the action
| of said committee, for the system of checks
| md h..1, fl,.,t Iva. I..,,.
agreed upon will cause the books and ac-
| counts of said committee TO be simplitied
| and thorough in the interest OF an honest
| disbursement OF the contingent fund of the
| House. Your committee regret their ina
bility to Immediately adhere to the instruc
| tions of the Speaker SO tar az relates to the
estimated expenses to date, for the want of
| the primary data required, but at no distant
day they will make u full tabular statement
Of the financial condition of the contingent
disbursement of the House: but it should
| not be forgotten that IN ii the CDactmr of
| our legislative expo nse appropriation into
| law. and defining the duties of the officers
and employees of the House and the com
pensation therefor that it will be utterly
| impossible to comply with the instructions
| Of the Speaker; but as soon as the appropri-
| alton referred to is made. weekly itemised
statements will be presented for the i'll
| formation of the House.
| In view of the reformatory needs of the
| times, your committee deem it essential to
| give an Indication as an earnest of their APP
prOval of reform, and would recommend
| the passage of a legislative enactment limit
| ing the stationery furnished by the Ser
geant-at-A Arms to members ant. Il the standing
| and other committees of the House TO the
| sum Of ten or fifteen dollars. respectively
| to each member and committee, and in no
! wise to allow an excess thereof during the