New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
THE STATE HOUSE.

The Senate was called to order YESTERDAY
by Lieutenant Governor Antoine at tht
usual hour, and, there being quorum
present, proceeded at once to business.
A message from the House was announced
and the clerk of that body informed the
Senate that the House had passed Senate
bill No. 3, with amendments, an act asking
Congress and the President to aid in the
suppression of slavery in the island of Cuba
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was taken up immediately, and the amend
ments concurIed in.
Senator Tngraham asked if it would be in
order to take up at this time the written
resignation of Senator Harris as chairman
of the Committee on Railroads.
| The President informed him it would be
! in order to do so when the call for un
finished business was made.
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived, informing the Senate that he had
signed the bill relative to the clerical force
in the Auditors office.
The resignation of Senator Harris as
chairman of the Committee on Railroads
was received, and the Senate refused to ac-
cept it.
The honorable Senator felt constrained to
take that course, in consequence of the ac-
tion taken by the Senate the day before on
the bill Incorporating the Louisiana Central
Railway Company. The bill was referred
to the Committee on Corporations and Pa
rochial Affairs, instead of the Committee on
Railroads, as was usual in such cases.
After refusing to accept Senator Harris
resignation as chairman of the Railroad
Committee, the Senate withdrew the bill in
question from the committee to which it
had been referred, and turned it over TO the
Committee on Railroads, where it properly
belongs.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed until to morrow (Mendayl at twelve
o'clock NJ.
In the House Mr.. Heating, of Caddo,
chairman of the Committee on Education,
reported favorably, by substitute, on House
bill No. 100, an act authorizing the improve
ment and extension of the public schools
in parishes, cities and towns of this State
excepting the parish of Orleans and city Of
New Orleans. The report was received
and adopted.
Bill No II, an act relative to the pur-
chase of stationery, fuel, etc, being called
up, Speaker Lowell decided that as it had
been indefinitely postponed, according to
the rules of the House it could not be taken
up again during the present session. Some
discussion occurring upon the subject, the
Speaker informed Mr.. Benham, the author
of the bill, that the only way to get the
subject before the House during the present
session was to draw up new bill.
Senate bill No. 80, an act for the relief of
the semi weekly Lo"isianian, newspaper
published in the city of New Orleans, was
called up and finally passed.
Mr.. Devices, chairman of the Committee |
1n Lands and Levees, submitted reports |
rom NJ. JET Thompson, chief State engi- |
leer, and c. G.. Forshey, chief engineer of |
he Louisiana Levee Company. They were
'eceived and ordered to be printed in the
OuInal of the House.
House bill No I04-an act creating the
parish OF Barataria-fnally passed.
The substitute to House bill No 100, rela
i've to the public schools of the State,
by the Committee on Educa-
ion, was taken up and read in detail. AT
er which the further consideration of the
ill was postponed until Wednesday next,
nd ordered to be printed il the journal.
The House then adjourned to meet to.
borrow (Monday) at twelve o'cleck NJ.