New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-17
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
REG = LAR SESSION
OF TEE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF sHs
SrA'rE: GF' LOUISIANA
REGULAR SESSION
$intb Days Proceedings

!ha sIsuse met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Charles ". Lowell in :h. chair.
The roll being called. the following mem
bers answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell and Messrs Allan, Arm,
sted. Antoine, Bowman, Boyo, Benham.
Blackstone. BOatner. Barrow Cary. Con
naughtor. Cousin, Demas, D. Z. Davis, +.
L. Davis, Decker, DeiOie, DumOnt. Devices,
! Fontelieu. Greene, Grant. Gair. CAN'T.
Guichard, Hefner. Hill. Hahr. Hetgepath.
Judice. Heating, Kenyon, Kern, Keys,
Lewis, Lawes, Mahoney, Mayo, Martinez.
Marieo Mathews, Montaldo, Peyton, Page.
Paris, Raby. RochOn. Rodrigues. Souer.
| Sawyer Stewart SartaI1. Snaer. Southland,
| Sutton, Sewell, Thomas, Tureaud, Williams,
Wilson, Worthy. Washington. WiggiH~64.
a quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. E. Green.
On motion Of Mr.. Dena.. Of S. John the
Baptist. the reading Of the journal in detail
was dispensed with.
On motion. the journal was approved.
Resolutions.
Mr.. Hahn. of st. Charles, introduced the
| following resolution:
WHEREAS. The con, me rciai and industrial
interests of the State are languishing on
account of our unsettled political condition.
| and the remedy or final settlement by the
| courts or by Congress can only be after
| considerable delay; and
Whereas, In addition &C. this Legislature
meeting at the State House. there exists an
assembly calling iuself the Legislature, but
| organized in disregard Of section ffty-six of
| act No. 100 of 1870. and section forty four of
| act No. 50 OF 1872. sigued November 90.
| 1872; and both bodies, the one meeting at
ba tat HnnGn oil Is thI ar Odd
| Fellows Hall. contain members regularly
elected and entitled TO sit as Legislators, as
| well as others who have nO title ~ eight TO
be returned as elected,
Res0lred. That a committee o. conference
of three from the Senate and Ave from the
House be appointed to confer with any per.
/ SONS claiming 20 be members of the Legis-
lature or not. as to the feasibility Of an early
settlement of difficulties within ga: State.
and without the aid of syJraneous parties.
| l." the end THAT there may be .It ore &C.
| hnewiedged government, and tho interests of
| the State oe promoted by restoration of
| tranquility and o rs gard for law and order.
MIR. Mathews IL the chat.
NJ. siOD.aiio. OF Orleans. slcvci the in
; ietG!:. ccssps.eLaeat =! the above S.solu.
ton.
CARRIED.
As. souer, If a|cye.ie-. o,,.r,naf OF the
Committee on &aiiEoa.s, presented the fol
low.ng opinion OF tn. Attorney General.
! Hhic. was oyIe,e: TO - sprs.i en- she
journal.
a-rsssg. Gs,EnsIs S>r71cs
Sss ORLEANS. Jaanars Is. 1871 !
The provisions OF the bill 20 ts entitled
act 70 incorporate the Louisiana Cen
,rai Railway Company, With an.c udments.
Ta,.ps'aH pyslf, an Vhe fnnfh of .lannarv
| Instant. by .be Commute. en Railroads. o.
| the hCuse u! Representatives., has been
carefully examined IL Connection with eX
! is'ing legislation. and !cun! NOT 10 be IN
c0utiic, wiki any Law or constitutional pro-
I, vision that can be discovered. except that
| tbs third section should BE- =" amended as
t.. require all stock 20 b. sulI paid in cash.
J OF liable 10 be SO paid, 3 e seCUrity to the
! tUture creditors of the road, and hat ia the
| receipt OF property III paymen. CT stock the
price at which Such property ~ received
! should not exceed in any case the market
value at the time ih- sane shah thus be Es-
ceived, FOX the same reasons as above; and
paragraph two .! section nineteen. and the
last clause or section OF the same section, as
| III violation Of article lis Of IA. cOustitu-
tlOn.
No forcibie. legal OF constitutional obiec,
| ton to the bill as amended can do Glscoy
! cred. eXcepr a. The above.
a. /. FIELD. Attorney General.
Per j. 9. a. Fellows.
NOTICE OF BlIis.
The following gentlemen gave notice that
| they would on some future day introduce
| the following bills:
BY Mr.. Peyton. OF OeSose:
An &C. TO incorporate the town Of H.ache,
| parish OF DsSoto.
An act entitled an &c! 80 .,aend an &C:
relative to juries. and TO establish and tx
the drawing OF the grand and aeti. jurors
in and for the State Of Louisiana. approved
September g. 1853.
INTRODUCTION Gs sI,is.
According to Previous sotics. Mr. Eaho,
Of ST. Charles, introd ucei House hili No.
6i, entitled an act 60 provide additional
regulations for the board OF director. IL the
public schools OF the sity Of Nea Orleans:
10 provide a permanent geveBu. for sald
schools: to proven: litigation agains: the
school fund: t0 fund ihs sohool debt: 60
regulate the employment OF teachers. and
to Girea, the Council of she sisy of Nov o..
leans 20 levy a school tax and perform
other duties in connection With the public
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and ordered t. be printed.
THE Speaker resumed -. .:.a'r.;
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