New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-28

the provisions Of section two of said act
and section one Of act No. 43, approved
| March 4, 1871 and, also, to make report of
| the amount of tax assessed, collected or
paid into the treasury Of the State under
the provisions of said act No. So; and to
carry out the provisions of this resolution
the said committee are authorized to send
tor persons aud papers, compel the attend
| ance Of witnesses and the said committee
| are further instructed to ascertain and re-
port the amount of outstanding indebted
ness Of the State, whether in warrants of
any kind, certificates of Indebtedness, past
| due coupons, or any ether obligation what
| ever.
! ReSoLved, That the Committee on Ways
| and Means he instructed to investigate and
| make immediate report. az to the amount OF
! tax levied or collected, or paid INTO the
! treasury. under the provisions of an act n To-
| 81, approved February II, 1896 aud also
/ the amount of bonds issued and delivered,
| whether State bonds or companies bonds,
| guaranteed under provisions OF said act;
| also, what amount of bonds, If any, have
| been issued and delivered, and to whom,
aud what amount of tax, if any, has been
| assessed or collected, or paid into the treas
ury under the provisions of act No. IS, APP
proved April 20, 1871, and also, what mum
Der Of certificates of stock, if any, have
been issued to the State, and at what date
they were issued, and where said certificates
are now deposited; and, also, whether the
cO8traGts directed to be made and executed
by the first section Of said act No. % have
been made and executed, and if so, to fur
nish this House with copies Of the said con-
tracts, and in order to carry out fully the
iu6ents and purposes of this resolution the
Committee ON Ways and Means are authors
ILed to send for persons and papers, cOmpe!
the attendance OF witnesses and employ an
expert accountant.
Mr. Wands, Of Taugipshoa, moved to re-
consider the above resolution and lay said
motion on the table.
Carried.
MESSAGE FROM THB GOVERNOR.
STATE or LOUISIANA
Executive Department, ;
New Orleans. December g. 1872
Es tire HSpcrNbIe Speaker ard Members Ut The
A6RRe at Representative
am directed by his excellency the acting
Governor TO inform your honorable body |
that he has approved and signed tho bill |
originated ia the House of Representatives, |
to wit:
Au act TO punish the crime of bribery, etc. |
Ii. A. CORBIH, Private Secretary.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following gentlemen gave notice that |
they would at some future day introduce |
the following bills:
BY Mr. Montaldo, of Orleans
An act to set apart the fourth day Of |
March as State holiday.
By Mr.. Paris, of Orleans:
aN act to provide for full and prompt
payment of the salaries of the officers,
members and employees of the Metropolitan
Police force,
BY Mr.. SoHer, of Avoyelles:
An act making an appropriation Of $500
for the payment of the per diem of the
and employees of the board of re-
turning officers of 1872, and the contingent
expenses thereof.
The following resolution, introduced by
Mr.. Stewart, Of Tensas, lies over under the
ruIee:
70 amend the rules so as to include
Committee on Reform and Retrenchment,
to be composed Of five members.
Uader suspension Of the rules, the fol-
loving bill was introduced by Mr.. Greene,
Of Jackson:
House bill No. 81, requesting the Senators
and Representatives in Congress to obtain
a United States judicial district in North
LOuisians.
Passed first and second readings under
Of the constitutional rules.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell of Madison,
he bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules
he bill passed its third reading, and on it's
inal passage the yeas and nays were de. l
handed by Aessrs. Hahn, of St. Charles,
nd MurreIs of Madison. gesulting as fol.
Ows:
Yeas-Antoine, Bryant, Boyd, Black.
tone, Cousin, Il. Il. Davis, Decker, Dew. I
Yin, Dejoe, Dumont, Devices, Greene.
4antt, Heffner, Heath, P. Jones, Heating,
&eru, Lewis, Murrell (Madisonl, Mahoney.
Soaer, Stewart, Saitain, Southland, Sutton,
;eweIl, Thomas Williams, Wilson, Wash. 8
Esys-Allain, Bowman, Barrow, Con. :
laughton, Dayries, Elliot, Guichard, HUI I
eau, Hahn. Kenyon, Keys, Mayo, Mart- +
Jet. Montaldo. R0chon, Rodrigues, Snaer,
Worthy, Ward, Wands, Young-27.
No quoruM voting, the House, on motion q
{ Mr. Rochon, Of st. Martin, adjourned S
RtA tomorrow at twelve O'clock NJ.
WILLIAM VIGERS. y
Chief Clerk j,