New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-10


much needed reform.
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
j. NJ. WEYMOUTH, Expert.
Upon motion of Mr.. Young of COncordia
the House was declared adjourned until
seven O'Clock P. M.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
JAMES D. Houston, Minute Clerk.
Evening Session.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVE,
Thursday, February 49,. 1872. :
The House was called to order, pursuant
to adjournment.
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Brewster. and Messrs. Abel,
Antoine, Baker, Barker, Barrett, Barrow,
Belot, Bentley, Bickham, Blunt, Bowen,
Broussard, Brown, Bryan, buckingham,
Butler, Carr, Chachere, Crawford, Darins-
burg, Davidson Davis, Devices Deslonde,
Ellis, Faulkner, Floyd, Gaddis, Gardner,
Garstkamp, p. Harper, William Harper,
Saliniere, Llambias, II. Lott, MahOney,
Marie, Marvin, McCarty, Mcfarland, Mead
ows, Moncure, Morris, Murray. Nelson, Ong,
Oplatek, Overton, Pond, Riley, Ringgold,
Stamps, Tatman, Thompson, TounOir, Tu-
reaud, Waters, Worrall, Young-64
Quorum present.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The bills and notices contained in the fol-
lowing message were received during the
morning and evening sessions:
SENATE CHAMBER,
February %, 1872. !
To tie Honorable Speaker and Members of IT,
House of Representatives:
am directed to present for your con-
sderation the following Senate bills:
Senate bill No. 1856. an act to be entitled
an act to create the parish of Macon, etc.
Senate bill No. 36l, an act to incorporate
the town of Waterloo. etc.
Senate bill No. 1876, an act relative TO
juries in the parish of Plaquemines, etc.
Senate bill No. 265. providing how sub
scriptiOns may be made by parishee, cities,
corporations, etc, for work of internal In
provement; providing how subscriptions
may be paid for in bonds of the corpora
ton subscribing. etc, and authorizing a
tax, etc, and how such tax is to be levied
etc.
And to inform you that the Senate has
concurred in, with amendments, the follow
ing House bill, viz
House bill No. 400. to incorporate the
Ams Sinceres Benevolent Association OF
New Orleans.
House bill No 3I4, to organize the Wake
Band Benevolent Society of the parish OF
st. Charles.
And to request your concurrence IN sub
sttute Senate bills Nos. 275 and 80, al
act to be entitled an act providing for the
election of State Printer. etc.
Senate bill No. AL. an act reorganznG
and granting certain rights to the B@u
and Crocodile Navigation Company, etc.
Senate bin No. 36S, an act for the relief
Alice Douglass and Emma Douglass.
Senate bill No. 379, an act incorporating
the Citizens Mutual Loan and Buildin!
Association. etc.
Senate bill No. 300. an act to incorporate
the Springfield and Blood River Railroad
Company Livingston parish, Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 1923, an act to incorporate
the New Orleans Building Association, etc
Senate bill No. 2S5. an act chartering thu
Monroe. Bastrop and Arkansas Railroad
Company, etc.
And to return, with amendments, Hous
| bill No. 1876. fixing the return days for ap
peals in the parish of Tangipahoa, etc.
And House bill No. Sol. to authorize tn
police .juries of the parishes of St. Mary ant
| Terrebnnne to issue bonds, etc.
| And 20 request concurrence in Senate bll
| No. $40. to reduce the debt of the State o
| Louisiana. by authorizing the Mississippi
| and Mexican Gulf Canal Company to retur
| their State bonds. etc.
| And that the Senate had concurred, wit
amendments, in House bill No. 413 (revenu
bilU
And request concurrence in Senate bi
| No. 2S., an act to punish bribery and al
tempting to bride in certain cases, etc:
Senate bill, No. -, an act to amend an
re-enact An act to incorporate the town c
Plaqu!mlne. in the parish of Iberville.'
Senate bill No. -. joint resolution ad
dressing out of Office Minor d. Edmond
son. Parish Judge of the parish of Sabine
To notify the House that the Senate ha
concurred in House blu No. 473, wit
| amendments (city funding blll).
And that the Senate has concurred II
| House amendments to Senate bill No. tn
general appropriation bill.
| And that the Senate has concurred II
without amendment, the following bills:
House bill No 400. an act to incorporat
the Shreveport Bridge Company, and t
authorize the company to issue its bond
and build a road from Red river to an
across Red chute to the hills in Bessie
parish, and to collect tolls thereon, and f(
| other purposes.
House bill No. 452, an act to authorize I'll
police jury of the parish of Caddo to issu
| bonds.
House bill No. 30, an act to authori7
| Mrs. Stella Broadly Hunter to change he
name.
House bill No. I22, an act to incorporal
the Morning Star Benevolent Association {
the parish of Ascension.
House bill No. l79, an act for the relief I
o,,l trp of
poses.
House bill No. ST. an act to incorpo ra
the town of Waterproof, in the parish
Tensas.
House bill No. Go. an act to establish
hospital for smallpox and other contagiol
diseases.
House bill No. 800. an act to incorpor
the Laborer's Protective Benevolent an
Mutual Aid Association of New Orlean
Louisiana.
House bill No. AS, an act to incorpora
the Monroe City Widows Beneficial 5
ciety. and for other purposes.
House bill No. Al, an act for tho rele1 I
G. NJ and J. w. Murrell, of the parish
Iberville.
House bill No. Az an act to exempt Il
town of Houma, parish of Terrebonne, fro
the payment OF parish licenses, and pr
vidng for the payment of licenses to Il
corporation of Houma. parish of Teri
bonnie
House bill No. 435. an act for the relief
Eugene Sullivan, late member of the Metr
poltan Police.
House bill M. 35t, an act entitled -
act for the relief of David Fisher
House bill No. 407, an act to regulate Il
practice in the District Courts III the pari
OF Orleans.
House bill No. 43i, an act to incorpora
the Louisiana Academy OF Arts. Science
and Medicines.
House bill No. 40, an act to authorize ;
additional justice of the peace in the par
of Ayoyelles and for other purposes.