New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-17

Blackman, Bowman, Butler, Campbell
COPELAND, Daigle, Gallup, Harris, Herwi,
Lynch, McMillen, holland, O'Hara, Raga1
Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas
Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Wilcox-32
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading Of the minutes Of the previou
days session was dispensed with.
No corrections.
Adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department.
Few Orleans, February a. 1872.
To The Honorable President and Members of tn
Senate:
have the honor to submit herewith tn
annual report of the Attorney General
also the annual report of the trustees ant
officers of the Louisiana Institution for Edl
cation of the Deaf and Dumb,
II. C.. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
The latter report was referred to the
Committee on Charitable Institutions.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, I
February Is, 1872. s
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
l am directed to inform you that the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
has signed enrolled Senate bill for the re-
lief of Mrs. NJ. Barlow; and to ask the con-
currence of the Senate in the following:
House bill No. 3l7, an act to limit and
define the duties and powers, fees and
emoluments of the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts and other ministerial officers of the
State, and to prohibit them FROM instituting
or defending actions, suits, writs or other
process for OF against them, or any of them,
or for or against the State, and from en-
plOying counsel, and increasing costs of
court, attorneys fees, and to define the
duties and powers OF the Governor, the At
tOrney General, the district attorneys and
the courts of the State in certain cases.
Also to inform the Senate that the House
has cOncurred in Senate bill No PA. known
as the registration bill, with amendments.
Respectfully, etc,
WILLIAM ViGERS, Chief Clerk.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
February Is, 1872. :
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
! am directed by the House to inform
your honorable body that the House has
refused to concur in Senate amendments to
House bill No. 2S6, an act to amend section
seven OF an act entitled AN act to provide
a revenue" etc, approved March 3, 1871
TACT AZ, 1871 to authorize the levy and col
lection OF tax to maintain free public
schools in the city of New Orleans. etc,
and ask for a committee of conference, and
have appointed Messrs. Bentley, z. Harper,
Stamps, Murray and Ringgold as such com
mitttee on the part of the House.
Respectfully, etc,
A. c. WHITNEY.
Assistant Clerk House of Representative
MESSAGES TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary presented to the House
for its consideration Senate bill No. 357
Substitute for House bill No 1911, defining
the distances from the domicile of members
Of the General Assembly to the State
House, and making
an appropriation to defray tie expenses of |
the General Assembly, and to repeal act |
No 50, of 1869; and to inform you that tie |
President of the Senate has signed enrolled |
bill for the relief of Mrs. Mary Barlow, etc;
aud to request concurrence in House bill |
No. 16i, to incorporate the Vidalia, Red
River and Texas Railroad Company, etc.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Mr.. holland:
Petition of the Sisters Of the Holy Cross
Referred to the Committee on Charitable
Institutions.
by Mr.. Anderson:
Petition of the Sisters OF the Good Shep-
nerd.
Referred to the Committee on Charitable
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Hunsaker, from the Committee on
judiciary, reported, without action, on Sen
tte bill No. 32l, to be entitled an act to
mend article 276 Of the Code of Practice.
Senate bill No. 264, to be entitled an act
o repeal section 765 and to amend sections
81 and 2O25 of the devised Statutes.
Which latter bill, on motion of Mr. RAY.
vas ordered printed.
Also, reported an original bill, to be en-
tiled an act for The relief Of Thomas
'Malley, with the request that it be Ie-
erred to the Committee on Finance.
BY unanimous consent. the bill was con
dered, and passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
ended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
i'll put on its second reading, and referred
the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on
nance, reported, with amendments, Sen
.e bill No 1913. to be entitled an act to
xtend the time of paying taxes due by
le taxpayers of the parish Of Tangipahoa.
Unfavorably on House bill No. l4i, to be l
ltitled an act for the relief of Mrs. {
elouise Haydel, of the parish of Jefferson. {
W fn hn |
Titled an act for the relief of Alexander ,
azano, Soloman w. Andrus, Benjamin +.
'hite, John II. Overton, Joachim Joubert, V
enry L. Garland, Gabriel Lyons, Egbert o
Hays, Jacob Lyons, Abraham Hartman, t
illiam P. Hartman and Thcrance Isan- &
nne, Of st. Landry parish. S
ur. Butler, ON behalf of q majority of the d
,mmittee on Claims, reported favorably 81
Senate bill No. $50. to be entitled an act Ia
the relief of William P. Harper.
slso. House bill No. 800, IN act for the
ef of T. B. Thompson, late assessor of p'
parish Of st. Helena. b
lr. Gallup, from the Committee on Rail p
DIS, reported back without action, Senate
No. IS. to be entitled an act to incorpor
the Trenton, Farmeryille and Fulton
lroad Company, and to grant State aid "a
lie same. r.
lso, Senate bill No. 19S, to be entitled an II
to incorporate the New Orleans, st. XII
nard, Plaquenline and Lake Borgne ",
road. of
r. Todd, from the special committee, to no
ider House bill No. 292, Joint resolution sh