New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-21

1If. OOV6e IN ylS Cldl-
Mr.. TwitcheN called up House 6i,. Nc.
i.O. a bill to be entitled an act - amend
ami enact section two o. an act entitled
''aa act relative to the Louisiana Le7ee
Company. corporation organized under
the ge neral laws ot this State, constituting
Il a body politi. AID corporate. with certain
powers, privileges and franchises, ana CON
.ractng with SAID corporation toG the con.
sIuction. maintenance and repair. OF ceH'
.ain levees. and providing fox compensation
therefor approved February -. 49, also
10 amend and re-anact section one OF ar &c.
entitled IAN ac: Gatl;vin. and confirming a
contract between the louisiana Levee Com
panT and the Governor OF tha Stare Of
Louisiana" approved February % ISL,
providing .or the acceptance OF sad Amend
ments bv the Louisiana Leves Company.
and authorizing and reguiring yearly estI-
mate OF levees to 5e built. reducing the
compensation therefor from sixty to fifty
cents per cubic yard. aud providing for
committing timber work into earth WORK.
The bill was taken ug and read the first
time.
NJ. Twitche.! moved :ha: the ccns:;tu-
tionai rule be suspended.
Mr.. !ngiaham called !or tie yeas and
nays.
The constitutional. rules were not sti.
pended. touy-ft:,.s no: Ii avins voted to sus-
pend the rule:
Yeas-Anderson. Alexander. B'ackhurD.
Barber. Blunt. Burch Brewster. Bove-.
Chau bourne. Greene, Harris, T. +. Herwig,
Harper, Merril., Sy!heT. TwitcheI. Nebe:.
Wharton-lS.
Nays-Belden. Butler. Cege. Crawford.
fngraham. Kelso. Mas:co:. Pollard. HeE.
Stamps-l0.
Laid over on frs: reading.
[ The President in the chair.l
Mr.. Burch obtained unanimous conssn:
;ad introduced the following bill:
a bill to be entitled an act for the relief
Of the late Lieutenant Governor o. j.
Dunn. and making an appropri alton there
for. and for other purposes.
BIZ read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended.
the bill read the second time. and referred
to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Harris. By unanimous consent called
up the following bill: Senate bill Nc. lU2
"a bill to be entitled an act for6idding the
employment Of special counsel: creating the
office of Assistant Attorney General; pro
yiding for the appointment of such officer;
fixing his compensation and regulating his
duties. and imposing certain duties upon
the district attorneys AID district attorneys
pro teinp0ro.
The bill! was read IN part.
On motion OF Mr.. Bovee. tIc further reat.-
Ing of the oil was dispensed with.
The bill was ordered printed. ana made
the special order Of the day "a: two O'Clock
on Monday next.
Mr.. Blunt. by unanimous consent. called
up Che following bill:
Senate bill No. liz. TO be entitled an &C:
to amend and re enact sections ten, seven
teen and eighteen of act No. - of session
OF 49,. entitled az act to incorporate the
ci.r OF Natchitoche. and provide for the
government: C: she same. approved July ).
1872. and providing for the submitting OF
the tax levy 20 the legal voters OF said city
in certain cases.
The bill was taken up. read the second
time. and considered enggossed.
The constitutional. RUE was suspended
bill read thir.i time. AID finally adopted
with its ti.i,.
Mr.. Bovee, b- unanimous consent, intro
duceG the following joint resolution:
Joint resolution requesting Simeon Bel
den, late Attorney General OF louisiana
to turn over 10 his successor il office al
books. furniture. documents and papr.s
be!on1lng to or pertaining to said Office.
Read first ti'ae. constitutional rule was
suspended ana join: resolution was read d
second tine. and referred to the Committee
OF Retrenchment and Reform.
Mr. Dutle: called repors ca corporations
and parocl.:, affairs.
Lad over.
Senate bill No. III, bill. 70 Le entitled an
act to create the parish of Little River. and
to provide FOR the organization thereof
BIZ was taken up and read Tor into1ma-
ton.
On motion Of Mr. Harris. tho bill was Or
dered to lie on the table.
Mr. 1ngraham called UP by unanimous
consen. the following bill:
House bill No. I5., bill &c be entitled: an
act to amend and re-enact an act to regU-
late proceedings il contestations between
persons claiming judic;a. Offices.
Bill read first :imc.
Tne constitutional! rule WIS suspended.
| tie bill read the second ::iu" and adopted
| or it. second reading.
The constitutional, rul" was suspended,
tie bI! read the third time, and finally
adopted with u title.
Nr. Harper, by unanimous consent. intro
iUced rhe following bill. to he entitled az
act to incorporate the Shreveport Savings
| Bank and Trust Company.
| Constitutional rule was suspended, :ne
| bill read second time and referred to Co...
nlttee on Banks and Banking.
| Mr.. barber, by unanimous cu:.sou: called
| up the following bill:
House bill Nc. !5S, bill 70 BE entitled
an act making an appropriation o! the sum
Of two hundred and seventy thousand dol
lars or so much :hereof~as may be neces
safy for the payment Of the mileage and
| per diem ot the members, officers anu en-
| p,oves a. the General Assembly and :'.s
contingent eXp"na,S thereof. establishing
E." rate Al which the warrants .taI l..
s!izoursaG. and the manner Of ,..-burse
,.c-t .: tie same.
Bill rca,i t.:s; :mr.
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