New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-08


Speaker Charles w. Lowell in The chair.
On call of the roll the following members
answered 20 their nance:
Messrs Allan, Bowman. Bryant. Baker,
Boyd. Benham. Carey, Connaughton,
Cousin. Demas, Davidson. y. c. Davis,
Il. K. Davis, Decker, Devezin, Dejoie,
Devices. Elliot, fOnteleu. Greene. Grant,
Gair, CAN'T, Guichard, Hetfner, Hnbeau,
Hill, Hedgppath, NJ. Jones, Heating, Kern,
KWkman, Kenyon, Lewis, Landry, Mayo.
Murrell (Lafourche) Murrell (Madisonl,
Mahoney, Martinez, Marie. Montaldo. Page.
Peyton. Roch0n, ROdrigues, SUuer, Sawyer,
Stewart, Snaer. Southland, Sutton, Sewell,
Thomas, Tureaud. Williams, Wilson. Ward,
Wiggin, Wands-6l.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. Montaldo. Of Orleans,
the reading OF the journal was dispensed
with.
On motion, the journal was approved.
The Speaker announced the following
special committee
Messrs A. Williams. OF East Baton
Rouge; 6. C. Benham. of Carroll, 81 T..
Paris, of Orleans.
lowing resolutions were introduced. which
were adopted
BY Mr.. Benham, OF Carroll:
WHEREAS, There is a widespread feeling
of alarm in the region of country above the
Red river, subject to overflow, that the
existing ersvasses will not be closed il
time 20 save these localities from iDunda-
ton; there fore. DE il
sIn teaa Ia
and ievees are hereby ordered to ascer-
tain from the Louisiana Levee Company
what steps, if any, they have taken to close
these erevasses, and to report the result of
such inquiries TO the House within three
days.
BY Nr. Murreli. Of Lafourche:
WHEREAS, Satisfactory information has
been received that W. X. Johnson, whose
seat is contested in this body by Charles
Grey both of the parish OF Ayoyelles, is
now participating in the pretended Legisla-
ture az Odd Fellows Hall be it
Resotred, That resolution passed by
your honorable body be 80 modified as 10
allow the Committee ON Elections to take
up and dispose of said contest.
NEsSAGE FRon TIE SENATE.
SKNAr. CH.NpFR,
February = 1873. )
To the HOnor2Dfe speaker and MemDtIs Oh tne
House of Representatives:
I am directed by the Senate TO ask CON
currence Of your honorable body in the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution: Senate con
current resolution relative TO old and dis
used furniture, and have the honor to DO
Yours respectfully,
WALTER REGAIN.
Assistant Secretary Of the Senate.
Under suspension of the rules the tol
lowing bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Grant. OF Morehouse:
House bill No. HI, entitled al act allow.
ing planters to grant certain privileges. and
providing penalty 70. the non compliance
thereof.
suspension of the constitutional rules and
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Baker. OF Bossier:
House bill No. IlS. entitled an ac'
TO repeal act No. %. approved Eco
ruary y. 1871. creating the parish OF Web
ster. and for other purposes.
Passed first and SECOND readings under q
suspension of the constitutional! :ules, and
referred TO the Committee oa vsrochial
Affairs.
REFORTs OF CoMM!I?EE>.
The Committee on Enro!lmen: made :hc
following report:
C.MMI:.s> On HSso:rMRNf,l
February 6. 49,. s
To Che Honorable Speaker and M.nter. Q: Che
House of Req lesentatlvt.
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
-, tI.If 7 In
following bill, to wit:
House bill No. u. an act :oc the relief o.
the State Printer.
Also. as being duly ergresScI:
House bill No. u. an act 70 :ncorpcrat.
tue Louisiana Central Rallwa, Company.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN GAlR. Chairman.
Mr. Demas, of ST. John Baptist. chair
man Of the Committee On Corporations.
made the following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and 81. MIXERS OF Size
House OF Representatives,
Your Committee on Corporations, 20
whom was referred House Bit No. 10. beg
leave TO report favorabir upon the sanIr,
with the following amendments
Ia section FIVE. in tte fourth line, alter
the ~ ord "bttween.' strike ont the word,
"thc Harvey and ard in the fifth iin, .;
said section strike out the word land after
the word .'canai." and insert in the titth
line, after the last word in said line. the
following wOrd-: The lower line OF said
PARISH" and add after the last word in said
section "that the police jury. az herein
before constituted. shall :cG as commits
sion for the adjustment OF and have full
power for the settlement Of the joint in
terrsts as now existing between the parish
of jefferson left bank. and the parish %!
jefferson, right bank" so that SECTION five
Of said act shall read as follows:
SEC. 5. Be it enacted, etc. Yhat che par
ish seat of said parish shall be located at
the nearest central part near the Missia-
sippl river, between the New Company
canal, the Barataria settlement and ,he
lower line OF said parish. That the parish
Judge shall convene the members of the
police jury Immediately after tn. appoint
ment of the proper officers of the parish by
the Governor, as above specified, to pro
vide suitable public buildings, lots, offices.
appurtenances etc. That the police jury,
as hereinbefore constituted, shall act rs u
commission Tor the adjustment of, and
have full power for the settlement. Of the
inint interests az now existing between tbs
parish OF J tfersOn, left bank, and the pag-
ish Of Jefferson, right bank.
HENRY DEMAS Chairman:
l. A. MARTINEZ.
CHARLES MONYALDD.
8. j. DUMONV.
y. HILL.
w. KERN.
On motion Of Mr. Demas. Of s.. John me
Baptist. the bill referred 20 in the above
report was made the specia! order Vt the
day for tomorrow at L. NJ
Mr. Demas, OF So. John tho Baptist. hair
man OF tn. special committee on Senate bill
No. }, made the i.llo~ing report:
NEW ORLEANS. Fehguar. =. 1871
To TIE Toncrsble speaker and h.m0,Is a: .se
House OF Representative
Your special committee 20 whom was re