New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-24

Fsrty.thirG Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, /
Friday, February %, 1877.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members responded to their names:
Speaker Brewster, and Mcssrs. Abel,
Adolphe, Antoine, Baker, Barker. Barrow,
Belot, Bentley, Bickham, Bowen, Broussard,
Bryan, Buckingham, Butler, Chachere,
Carr, Cochrane, Crawford, Darby, Darins-
burg, Davidson, Davis, Devices, Deslonde,
| Qurio, Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Fontelieu,
eaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp, Hampstead,
Huston, Kenner, Killen, Kinsella, La Sail
niere, Laurent, Llambias, Ii. Lott, J. Is.
| Lott, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin, Matthews,
| McCarty, Mcfarland, Meadows, Moncure,
Morphy, Murray, Nelson, Ong, Oplatek,
Overton, Pond, Quinn, Riley, Rin%gold,
Sartain, Smith, Stamps, Stanton, Slinson,
| Tatman, Thompson, Tounoir, Turcaud, Yer
rett, Washington lA~ssumption), Washing
ton (Concordia), Z. Williams, H.. Williams,
Worrall, Yorke, founs-IS.
Quorum present.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Bentley, of st. Mary,
the reading OF the journal was dispensed
with, and it was approved.
MESSAGE FROM II SENATE
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of representatives
am directed to present for your consld-
Grafton the following Senate bills, to wit:
Senate bill No. 267, to be entitled an act
to authorize the New Orleans, Baton Rouge
and Vicksburg Railroad Company to select
! the point 6" points for the commencement
of the road: to reduce the liability OF the
State of Louisiana by authorizing said
company to issue first mortgage bonds;
and to construct and employ, or cause to
be constructed or employed, steamboats, or
other vessels, and telegraph lines along the
line of railroad of said company.
Senate bill No. $50, to be entitled an act
to amend an act defining the distances from
the doniciles OF member Of the General
Assembly to the State House, >
and making an appropriation to defray the
expenses of the General Assembly, and to
repeal act No. % of 1869.
Senate bill No. 3l3, an act to liquidate
the indebtedness OF the State to j. .. Nixon
under his contract OF Marrh -, 1866.
Senate bill No. 3iS. an act to amend an
act entitled An act to incorporate the
Pontchartrain Railroad Company" APP
proved on the twentieth January, 1880, and
the several acts ~amendatory thereof: also.
to enable the said Pontehartrain Railroad
COMPANY to sell to Charles Morgan, his
heirs, successors and assigns, that portion
of said Pontchartrain railroad, with It's
tracks, depots, appurtenances and iran,
chises, lying between Girod street and
Elysian Fields, and to authorize said
Charles Morgan TO incorporate the same
with the road now known as Morgans Lou
iSiana and Texas railroad. formerly known
as the New Orleans. OpelOusas and Great
Western railroad, and for tue purpose OF
providing continuous and unbroken com
municatIon between the same by Terry
transportation.
Senate Joint resolution No. %, for the
relief of the taxpayers OF Claiborne parish.
Senate bill No. 3I6. 10 be entitled an act
establishing an additional term of the. dis
trict court in the parish OF Carroll.
Senate bill No. 33S. to be entitled an act
to extend the time of paying taxes and
licenses due by the taxpayers of the parish
of Tangipahoa. and to remit penalties, and
providing for the same.
Senate bill No. $50, to be entitled an act
to establish a steam ferry across the Ms,
sissippi river at Bayou Sara.
Senate bill No. 1876. to be entitled an act
to provide for the construction OF a shell
road in the parish of Jefferson by the police
Jury of the left bank OF said parish. and for
the payment thereof, for keeping the same
in repair, and to authorize said police jury
to levy a special tax for said purpose.
And that the Senate has concurred in the
House amendments TO Senate bill No. pa,
to be entitled an act to provide for the
registration of all the qualified electors OF
the State, in accordance to the require
ments of article twenty-five of the consti-
tuition of the State, providing for tho ap,
pointment OF the necessary officers there
for, and prescribing their duties and com,
pen,ation, and how the same is to be paid,
and prescribing certain penalties for a VIC
latIon of the provisions OF this act; abol
ishing the office of State Registrar OF
Voters, and prescribing certain duties fol
the Secretary of State, or clerks of courts,
and repeating all laws III conflict with this
act.
And that the Senate has adopted the re
port of the committee OF conference en-
House bill No. 2SG-city school biil-arC
rcccded from its amendments thereto.
And c~oncurred ia House bill No. Is. t.
allow Hypolite BelIoc4, of st. Mary. to sue
tie State. etc.
And to request concurrence in Senate
bill No. 369, to be entitled an act proVid
il. for the adoption Of children.
CHARLES II. MERRITT,
Secretary OF Senate.
BY permission tAc Committee on Claims
through its chairman, submitted The follow
ConNIrTBE on CLAIMS,
February 10, 49,. }
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of I'll,
House of Representatives
Your committee, To whom was referred
the memorial Of the police jury Of the parisl
Gf CaddO, for relief for expenses incurred
in the support Of certain insane person.
who couid not be cared Tor i'll the State In
sane Asylum, by reason OF sad asylum
being full of patients, has carefully con
sidered the case, and deem the claim Il jus
and proper one against the State, and re
port the bill accompanying this report, ant
recommends its enactment into Il law.
Your committee has aisO had under con
sideration the claim of Theodore Naiade
for relief il the sum of $500. 70
expenses Incurred in the rescuing u
certain persons daring the overflow. il
the year 1867, while acting under tn
|. orders OF "a justice OF tie peace 0
Rrashear Civ. in this State, AID woul,
respectfully report fayorably on said bill
and recommend that it be amended b,
substituting the SUN of 5000 for $500, an,
as so amended, the bill SO pass.
Your committee has also considered th'
memorial of Mrs. L IL. Chiffon. widow o
the late Professor Chiffon, OF the Universit,
Of the State Of Louisiana, and submits here
with a bill for her relief, granting her th'
SUM of $500, and recommends its passage.
Your committee has also considered
petition of john Lewis, for relief for dam
ages sustained by his place of business be
ing closed up daring fourteen days by orle
Of the State authorities during the month
Of January, 1872, aud herewith reports a bill
granting INN the sum of $1,000, and recon
mrnds that the Same be enacted into q law
Your committee has also had under con
sideration the petition Of james Allen, TO
compensation for services rendered to tn
Attorney General as clerk, and reports here
with a bill granting the sum Of Sl449 10
his relief, and recommends that the Same