New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-20
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.


PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
BY Mr.. Brewster:
Petition Of Mrs Paul asking an apDvopria.
ton for the minors Wheyland.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Also. by Mr.. Brewster:
Petition for new parish.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
!fr. Stamps. chairman OF the special CONE
mittee on the petition Of Albin Soulie. made
the following report:
New ORLEANS. February 10. 1873.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your special committee to whom was re-
farred the claim of Albert Soulie. OF the
city of New Orleans. for the reimbursement
OF the cost cf building certain !ev-e IN the
parish Of Plaquemines in the year lSo'. has
carefully considered the said claim, and
deem il 10 he Just. and submit the bill ac'
company ing this report, and recommend Its
enactment into law.
Respectfully submitted.
L. b. STAMPS.
JAMES r. ALEXANDER.
ALLEN GREENE.
Mr. lngraham. from the Committee on
judiciary, submitted the following report:
On House bill No. 81. Joint resolution ap-
propriating $Il};: % TO make good the de-
tciency in the appropriation for payment
of the salary of the Secretary OF State.
Reported tayOraOly.
Also on Senate bill No. l0i. a bill to b:
entitled an act to amend and rt-tnact sec.
ton three of an act entitled an act TO regu.
late proceedings in CONVERSATIONS between
persons claiming a judicial office. approved
January ID. 1873.
Reported tavOrahlv.
JAMES ii. INGRAHAM.
Acting Chairman.
Lies over.
Mr. Twitchel. from the Committee on
CORPORATION and Parochiai Affairs. made a
minority report. by substitute to Senate
bill No. -. bll! to he entitled an act to
create the parish Of Little River. and 10
provide for the organization thereof.
Lies over.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
When the President called for the repor:
of the Committee on penitentiarr. Mr..
Blackburn rose to y question of privilege.
and explained himself at length upon q
communication which he read in the Pea
ynnc. concernin. the action Of the Com.
mittee on Penitentiary.
Mr.. Blackburn characterized the commu.
nication as falsely rejecting upon the mo-
tives OF the committee, Of WHICH he was a
temporary member.
Mr.. Burch also rose Co - question of
privilege upon the same communication. az
a member OF the Committee on PeniteD-
tiary. and spoke at some length, denying
the genera: charges made in the eommuni
cation.
Mr.. Harris. "a chairman Of the Committee
on Railroads. made. As one member Of said
committee. the following report on House
bill No. D. q bill to BE entitled an act TO
incorporate the Louisiana Contra! Railway
Company:
Eavorab!y.
4. y. HARRIS, Chairman.
Mr.. Barber reserved the right TO submi:
a minority report as q member OF the Com.
mittee on Railroads.
Messrs. Sypher and iierwis submitted
minority report. 50 members of the Com.
mittee on Railroads. as follows:
To the Honorah. President and Members OF .hs
Senate:
A minority o. your Comnittee on Rail
roads and Internal improvements have had
under consideration House bill n, I. 70 in.
corporate the Louisiana Central Railroad.
after careful consideration and inve.tiya.
ton into all its point. and bearings, BEG
leave to submit the following report:
il !. the opinion Of a minority of your
committee that TO grant this charter would
work an injury 10 tn. extent of at beast
$4,000 900. IS the State has already paid
another company: viz: the New Orleans.
Mobile ami Texas Railroad Company,
SD 800 per mile. It is true that the STATE,
holds stock 20 this amount in the main
road.but il is equally true that the bonds of
the State were issued in payment of said
stock III lieu of an Endorsement Of second
mortgage be ds III said branch road
Your committee is further of the opinion
that to grant This charter would he ia con-
file: with the vested nights of the New Or.
leans. Mobile and Texas Railroad Company.
and other nights granted by the State and |
would he. in the opinion OF The minority Of !
your committee. just grounds for these
companies 70 commence proceedings against |
the State FOR damages. or az least repudiate F!
ali the obligation. they may owe the State. !
including :2jOO.O 900 stock. and the indorse. !
m"nt OF second mortgage bonds to the |
am0unt OF - millions of dollars.
Ii also seems very strange to the minority |
of your cOrnlnittee that some of -he stock !
holders o: the New Orleans. Mobile and |
Texas railrosd names should appear as in !
corpordtoE- IN this Dill. and that they
should be SD very active in their effort. in /,
securing the passage of this bill. minor
lty of your committee therefore beg leave !
10 report nHtaVo:at!y. and recommend that
ii DO no; pass.
A. J. SYPHEH.