New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-25

8 Under suspension of the constitution
rule, the bill was read the second time, an
= its further consideration indefinitely DOS
Q poned.
House bill No. 400, bill entitled an az
authorizing the State Board of Engineers
contract for the building of various mu
dams necessary for the closing up of var
GUS bayous Overflowing from the rise of Re
river, in the parish of Bossier, and direc
ing the Board of State Engineers to max
estimates, specifications and the necessar
appropriation, and contract therefor, an
for other purposes, was read.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule. the bill was read the second time, ant
referred to the Committee on Lands an,
Levees.
House bill No. 467, an act to incorporat,
the observance of Sunday as day Of rest
was read, and placed ON the calendar.
House bill No. 468, an act for the relief O
Mrs. M. A. FitzsimmOnu, was read.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was read its second time and
considered as engrossed.
y
tutiOnal rule the bill was read a third time
and finally passed, its title adopted, and il
was ordered to be sent to the Senate fo1
concurrence.
House bill No. 469, an act for the relief of
j. G. Hussy, was read.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was read second time and
considered as engrossed.
Under further suspension of the consti-
tutional rule, the bill was read third time
and finally passed, its title adopted. and it
was ordered to be sent to the Senate for
| concurrence.
House bill No. 40, an act to incorporate
| the Sabine River Navigation and Manufac
turing Company, and to give certain exclu-
sive privileges to the same, was read.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was read second time, and
referred to the Committee on Internal I'M
provements.
House bill No. All, an act to attach the
parish of Bienvlle to the fourth con-
gressional district Of the State of Louisiana
was read.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was read the second time and
considered as engrossed.
Under further suspension of the consti
tutiOnal rule the bill was read third time
and finally passed, its title adopted, and it
was ordered to be sent to the Senate for
concurrence.
The Committee on Enrolment submitted
the following report:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT
February "a. 1872. )
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives,
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
to report the following bills as being duly
engr0ssed:
House bill No $685. an act to establish the
Underwriters Association of New Orleans
House bill No 4l2, an act to amend the
second section of all act entitled San act
Incorporating the Grand Lodge of the
State of Louisiana, and for other pur-
poses" approved March lS, 1876
House bill No. Is, an act to allow Hypolte
Bellocq. of st. Mary parish, to sue the
State for alleged damages sustained du ring
the construction OF levees.
Respectfully, p. HARPER,
Chairman.
House bill No. i12, an act to exempt the
town of Houma. parish of Terrebonne, from
the payment ofparish licenses, and provid-
ing for the payment of licenses to the corpo-
ration of Houma, parish of Terrebonne, was
read
Under suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was read second time and
considered as engrossed.
Under a further suspension of the consti
tUtional rule the bill was read third time.
and finally passed. its title adopted and it
was ordered to be sent to the Senate for |
The committee of conference on Senate !
bill No. 3S5, submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE CoNFERENCE.)
February %, 1872.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House CT Representatives,
Your committee of conference. an
pointed to meet similar committee of the
Senate, beg leave to report that thew have
had under consideration the amendments
to Senate bill No. 3S5, and the committee
pa the part of the House have agreed to
recede from their amendment at end of the |
second section. to wit:
provided, that all warrants OF vouchers
shall be delivered to members and en-
at least three days before the close
ii the present session." and recommend
he passage Of the following provise, at the
md OF the second section, as Blended
Provided, that no warrant shall De issued |
~ the Committees on Contingent Expenses.
md countersigned by the officers of either
louise or Senate, except for the mileage
ND per diem OF members, officers and en-
'loyes of the General Assembly, and the
ontlngent expenses thereof Of this session
nd the extra session of the Senate in De
ember. 1871; it being understood by
his provision that no warrant issued by
timer House prior to the sixth day of
december, A. ID. 1871, in the Senate, and
he first day of January, 1872, in the House
+ Representatives, shall be paid out of the
honey appropriated by this act; and the
hecks issued by the Warrant Clerk in paw
lent OF the mileage, per diem and contin-
ent expenses of the General Assembly
hall be cOuntersigned by the chairmen of :
le Committees on Contingent Expenses.
hose duty it is hereby made to keen 4
eparate register and numbers of all checks
issued by the Warrant Clerk and coun- =
'rslgned by him, and make statement
ich day to their respective houses, which
lail be laid upon the desks of the Chief
Jerk or Secretary, for the inspection of the +
embers of the General Assembly" c
L. j. SOUER, Chairman. 7
c. ABEL, +
THOMAS ONG, E
S. MARVIN. a
DAVID YOUNG. :
Mr. Souer, of Avoyelles, moved to adopt Z
e report upon which the yeas and nays
ere demanded by Messrs. Thompson, of St.