New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-16
st. Charles, offered the following resolution,
which was read and adOpted:

Major General w. H. Emory, commanding
Department of the Gulf, comprising refu-
tatiOn Of the charges that the Governor of
the State is responsible for the placing OF
police and militia about the State Capitol,
and a refutation of other statements made
to General Emory by George w: Carter,
claiming to be Speaker Of the House OF
Representatives,.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, moved that
the committee on address to the people OF
Louisiana be increased to five.
Carried.
The Speaker appointed Messrs Barrett,
of Orleans. and Young, Of COncordia, the
additional members of the committee.
Mr.. Stamps, of jefferson, at his request,
was excused from serving on the committee
appointed TO investigate the conduct of
Judge Abel, and Mr.. Quinn, of Orleans,
was appointed in his place and stead.
BY permission, Mr.. Murray, Of Orleans,
introduced House bill No. 286, an act to
amend section seven Of an act to provide a
revenue, etc., approved March 3, 1871 TACT
No. 42, 1871, to authorize the levy and col
lection of a tax for the maintenance and
support of the free public schools in the city
of New Orleans, and to limit the amount of
the tax so to be levied and collected, which
was placed upon its first reading.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule. the bill was read, and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary, and the bill was
ordered to be printed.
Previous notice having been given, Mr.
Bickham, of Washington, introduced House
bill No. 259, entitled an act to repeal
sections one, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,
twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen
of the acts of the General Assembly
for the year 1869, of an act entitled "An
act to create the parish of Tangipahoa, and
providing for the complete organization
thereof" which was placed upon its first
reading.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was placed upon its second
reading. and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate announced
that the Senate had concurred in the reso-
luton sent down to that body.
BY consent, Mr.. Hampstead. of Iberville,
offered the following resolution, which lies
over under the rules:
Rcsolred, That all accounts for contingent
expenses of the House shall first be ex
aMned and certified to by the chairman of
the committee, or such other officers of the
House authorized to increase the expendi-
lures or purchases, and approved by the
Speaker Of the House, before warrant be
issued or payment made for the same.
Previous notice having been given, Mr..
Faulkner, of Caldwell introduced House
bill No. 2S7, bill to authorize the po-
lice jury of Caldwell parish to issue bonds
of the parish for certain Improvements of
the public buildings of the parish of Cald.
we'll. which was read.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule. the bill was read a second time, and re-
ferred to the Committee on ParOchial AT
fairs.
Previous notice having been given, Mr..
Morris, of Ascension, introduced House
bill No. 2SS, an act to empower the po-
lice jury of Ascension parish to open
public road from point on the left bank of
the Mississippi river, opposite Donaldson
vile, running back to New River, which
was read.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rule, the bill was read second time, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Parochial AT
fairs.
Mr.. Brown, of Ascension, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which lies over uuder the
rules:
Resolred, That the Speaker of the House
Of Representatives appoint special COM
mittee to consist of five members, to
whom shall be referred all outstanding I'm
audited warrants and vouchers of the last
session: that the said committee be required
to examine the same and make correct
registry of them and report the same to the
House as soon as possible that the Warrant
Clerk be and is hereby directed to pay
none of the outstanding warrants or vOuch-
ers of the last session, until the whole list of
genuine warrants and vouchers be reported
to the House for its action, and it
shall be the duty of the committee to
instruct the chairman Of said committee
to indorse across the face of each voucher
or warrant decided to be genuine by the
committee, his signature, showing that they
are genuine, and it shall be the duty of the
to frame deficiency bill, cover
ing the aggregate amount Of said warrants
and vouchers, and designate how they shall
be paid, and submit it to the House for its
action as soon as the registry is complete.
According to previous notice. Mr.. La
of st. Martin. introduced House
dill No. 300, an act comforting add
ional powers on the Justices of the
,eace of the parish of St. Martin, and for
,ther purposes, which was placed upon its
lrst reading.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
ule, the bill was read second time and
eferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that at some future
ime the following entitled bills would be
Introduced:
BY Mr.. Fontelieu, of Vermilion:
A bill entitled an act relative to the quail
cations of jurors in the parishes of Yer
nilion, Lafayette, ST. Martin and iberia.
BY Mr.. Brown, of Orleans:
A bill amending the apportionment bill of
ST., in accordance with the provisions of
he constitution of the State of Louisiana.
BY Mr.. Oplatek, of Orleans:
An act to repeal an act to create COM
mission to locate site for State House in
he city of New Orleans, and making an
for the same.
Also, an act to provide for more comfort |
BILE quarters for the inmates of the Insane
asylum at Jackson.
Also, an act to define the duties and to
* salary to the State assessors in the par
all of Orlaans