New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-28
The Committee on Lands and Leyees
made the following report:


ConxIrrxH on LAEps ANT IpvPFs.
February %. lE.3 !!
To the honorable Speaker and Members 81 the
House of Representative.
Your Committee On lands and f.evees
having had under consideration House bll!
No. !23. recommend its passage.
f. w DEVICES. Chairman;
ARTHUR ANTOINE,
JAMES HEFFNER,
j. 2. WILSON.
Which was received AMI adopted. and
on motion House bill No. i2S was postponed
until tomorrow. and ordered 80 De printed
in the journal.
House bill No rs is as follows
An act 20 amend and re-enaot section two
of act No. 10i, approved May 81. 1871. en-
titled an act to re-organize the Land
Office, etc, and TO provide for the dispesi-
ton of public land in the parishes of Cal
casieu and Cameron.
SECTION l. Be it enacted bv the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
yened, That section two Of the above re-
cited act which reads: BE it further en-
acted, etc, That the Register of the Land
Office shall be and is hereby authorized to
sell the swamp and OyerfOwed lands do
mated by acts Of Congress of second March,
iS49, and September %. 1850, for 81 IS per
acre; provided. that no purchaser under
this section shall be allowed to enter more
than one hundred and sixty acres, shall be
and the same is hereby amended and re-
enacted 80 as to read as follows:
That the register of the State Land Office
shall be and is hereby authorized TO sell
the swamp and overtowed lands in the
parishes of Clcasieu and Cameron. do
mated by acts of Congress of March .,
lS49, and September 30, 1850, for twelve
and half cents per acre; provided, that
TO purchaser under this section shall be
allowed to enter more than six hundred
and forty acres.
That all laws and parts Of laws conflict
ing with this act are hereby repealed, and
that this act shalt take e!fec. from and after
It's passage.
The COMMITTEES or Appropriations. through
its chairman. Mr.. Benham. submitted the
appropriation biz. which was made the
special order Of The day for sG morrow. at
one O'Clock.
On motion OK Mr.. Mon,aldo. of Orleans,
House bill Ne. l3S. entitled an &C: incorpo'
rating the American Theatre Company OF
the city of New Orleans. was mad. the
spec:a! order for to day. at three O'Clock.
Bills FROM TIE SENATE.
The following Senats bills passed their
first AMI second readings under suspension
of the constitutional! rules, and referred to
their appropriate committees:
Senate BIZ No. -. entitled ar ac. to in.
corporal" the city of Kenner. in the parish
Of jeff, an. LETT bank OF the Mississippi.
river. State OF Louisiana. and provide :or'
the government of the same.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
Senate bill No. IS. entitled an ac: t" abo!-
:sh the term of tho Supreme Court at Ope.
iousas. and to change the time Of hold:Hs
the term OF that court at Monroe.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
REssA.E IRON I.E SENATE.
SENATE CEA.-RR.l
February u. 1878 :
Tt ~. T!orc-abf. eI.atrr and. Numbers Of Ii I.
House OF Representative.
am directed by ths Senate 20 ask the
concurrence of your honorable body N the
following bill.
Senate bill No. ~. sn az. to change the
name Of Charles A w. M.lohsack to that OF
Charles a. w. Milthack.
WALTER REGAIN.
Assistant, Secretary OF the Senate.
Tina following Sena'a Bills passed treiI
first, second an; third readings Hndos &
suspension OF the constitutional :uie-:
Senate bill! No. a.. entitled an act ieclar-
ing :hr effect Of ?ardons and requiring Off
GERS Of the state to recognize all persons
:, in, io. anal 81 -
:, al: .:vi: ans. poli::.a: rights. priv
privileges ard itnInuniti,-. and providing
penalties for tie violation o! this a"..
Also. Senate bill Nc gs. entitled az &C:
giving authority "a judges Of tie distr:c:
"ori:s to try 3: ch.mbegs rule upon de.
tar!tin. tax collectors and their sTretie-,
anil ..lrg the duties q. The district judges
relative 10 the same.
Also. Senate bill No. ilJ. entitled ~ act
20 amend and ye-.na-t sections zen. seven
teen and eighteen OF ACT No. 2? o! SESSION
OF 49,. entit'ed an act 20 incorporate tie
city OF Hatchitochee. and provide for the
governnan. Of the same. approved July >,
is.-, and providing Tor the SUI hitting Of
The ta. levy 10 the iest! voter, o: said
city in certain cases.
Also. Senate bil! Nc. IL, entitled an act
10 repea! an ao. entitled an act 20 change
the name of Thomas lewis Holloway to
Thomas Lewis Holloway Be!de... approved
April -. 1872.
Also, Senate b.! No. -. entitled an act
10 incorporate the Cd DsnI Monumental
Association OF !. Louisiana.
The above bill. finally passed. ttlcs
~ be sent ~ tn. Senate.
), nate bill No. 40. entitled A. sc: for the
relic: o: Albino Sculie. OF New Orleans.
Passed first and s"con: readings under a
suspension OF the constitutional! rules. and
referred to the Committee on Claims
Senate bill No. -. entitled ar act to s1
'he salary ot IL. Judge Of the Superior
i';stric. Court OF the pari-h o: Orleans.
passed It's frs, and second readings Iu..er a
SIS peazion OF The constitutional rules.
Mr. Gair. Of East F.liciana. moved 20
amend by striking on; 5000 and inserting
5000.
Mr.. Young. Of Coneordis. moved &c
amend the above motion by inserting 5000
instea! of s61oc. shic. was h,cepte,. by
Mr. Gair.
tn III" adoption Of u" amendment the
yeas and nays were demanded by Messrs.
Davidson. OF Livingston, and Gai.. OF Eas.
l"liciana. resulting IA follows.
Yeas--Aiiain, Armstead, Bowman. E-y
ant. Baker. Boyd. Blackstone. Conn,ugh-
ton. Cousin. Davidson, Devices. Fontel!eu.
Grant, Gair. Hertuer. HabeaH, Hill, N.
Jones. KIrkman. Keys, Marcel :Madis"n).
Mahoney. Mayo. Martinez. Mathews. Pey-