New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-29

Barrow, Bentley, Bickham, Bowen, Butler,
Carr, Crawford, Darinsburg, Davis, Demas,
Devices, DeslOnde, Ellis, Faulkner, FLOYD,
Fonteieu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garstkamp,
William Harper, Huston, Hyams, johnson,
Kenner, Killen, Kinsella, La Saliniere,
Laurent Llambias, H. Lott, Mahoney,
Farland, Meadows, Morphy, Morris, Muir
ray, Nelson, Ong, Gplatek, Overton, Quinn,
Raby, Riley, Ringgold, Sartain, Smith,
Souer, Stanton, StinsOn, Tatman, Tureaud,
Verrett, Washington (Assumption, Wash
ingEon (Coneordia), Waters, E. Williams,
H. Williams, Yorke, YOung-67.
Bryan, Cochrane, Hampstead, Moncure,
ThOmpson-9.
Carried.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was placed upon its third read
ing and final passage, its title adopted, and
notice of concurrence ordered to be sent to
the Senate.
The vote whereby the bill was finally
passed was reconsidcred, and the motion to
reconsider was laid on the table. upon mo
ton OF Mr.. Quinn, of Orleans.
Senate bill No. 33l, an act to amend arti-
Gle GA Of the Code of Practice,
Senate bill No 2S6, an act to incorporate
the Monroe Bridge Company, and to au-
thorize the company to issue its bonds and
to do all other acts an Incorporated com
pany may do, Senate bill No. 29S, an act
to incorporate the Citizens Savings Bank,
and Senate bill No. 3Sl, an act making
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day, were read.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rule they were placed on their second and
third readings and finally passed, their
titles adopted, and notices of concurrence
were ordered to be sent to the Senate.
Senate bill No. 271, an act authorizing
Albert E. Davis, of st. Landry, to sue the
- the State of Louisiana, and an act relative
to contributions to be raised by the Citi-
zens' Bank of Louisiana. and the resale of
property purchased ON foreclosure of stock
mortgages. were read, and laid upon the
table subject to call.
The Committee on Corporations sub
mitted the following report, which was re-
ceived. and the bill referred to was placed
CoMaIrrRR ON CoRPoRATioSs
February %, 1872
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives,:
Your Committee begs leave to report
favorably on House bill No. 433, and recon-
C. w. RINGGoLD.
Chairman;
DAVIS,
w. II. WATERS,
V. E. MCCARTHY,
A. OVERTON.
w. b. BARRETT.
By consent, Mr.. Ringgold, of Orleans, in
troduced the following concurrent resolu-
ton, which was read and adopted:
Concurrent resosoluion relative to the com
pensation of the clerks and employees of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, for the session of 1872.
WHEREAS, Both houses of the General
Assembly of the State have, by special reso-
lutions allowed the clerks and employees
thereof compensation for their services for
the entire session of 1872, the same to be
paid out of acts No. - of the general laws
of the present session hereof, and being but
equal and just that said compensation
should be paid to said persons, they having
performed the accumulated business OF. the.
entire session hereof; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That the
officers, clerks and employees; regardless OF
the places that they fill in either of the
houses of the General Assembly hereof. be
and the same are hereby allowed cOmpen sa-
ton for the entire session OF 1872, and the
same to be paid out of the appropriations of
acts Nos. -, of the general laws OF the
present session hereof, and this concurrent
resolution shall take effect from and after
its passage; and all conflicting laws here
with be and the same are hereby repealed.
Nj Morris, of Ascension, moved to take
ND bills on their second reading.
Carried.
The following Senate concurrent res0lu-
tons were read and adopted:
Senate concurrent resolution relative to
the appointment of joint committee OF five
members from the House by the Speaker,
and three from the Senate, to investigate
the affairs of the Barataria and Lafourehe
Canal Company and Terrebonne Navigation
Company.
Resolred, That our Senators in Congress
be instructed, and our Representatives re-
ouested, to use every influence at their ser
vice to obtain for the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad grant of public
lands.
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Louisiana,
in General Assembly convened, That a
Joint committee Of three be raised on the
part OF the Senate, to be appointed by the
President, and five on the part of the House
of Representatives, to be appointed by the
Speaker, in accordance with section No.
1913 of the Revised Statutes, and that the
Joint committee so raised be authorized to
send for persons and papers and administer
oaths.
Senate bill No. 296, an act for the relief of
the sufferers by the fire occurring il the
city OF Monroe, Louisiana, on the thirtieth
day OF December, 1871, was read.
The rule by which the bill is compelled
to be considered in committee of the whole
was dispensed with.
Under suspension Of the constitutional
rule it was placed upon its third reading
and final passage, its title adopted, and
notice Of concurrence ordered to be sent to
the Senate.
Senate bill No. 2S2, an act to allow the
parishes Of ST. James and East Baton Rouge
TO retire their floating Indebtedness, and to
issue bonds therefor, was read.
Upon motion of Mr.. Tureaud, of ST
James, further consideration of the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. II. Lott, of Rapides, moved to recon
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