New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-01

Demas, d. C. Davis, r. R. Davis, Decker
Devezin, Dejoie, Dayries, Devices, Elliot
Greene, Grant, Gair CAN'T, Heffner, Hahn
Hedgepatb, NJ. Jones, p. Jones, Heating
Kenyon, Kern, Keys, Murrell tLafourche)
| Mayo, Martinez, Marie, Paris, Raby, RochOn.
| ROdrgues, SOuer, Sawyer, Stewart, Sar'
tain, Snaer, Southland, Sutton, Sewell,
| Thomas, Tureaud, Williams, Wilson, Wer-
| thy, Washington, Ward, Wands, Young
| &c.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. E. Green.
On motion of Mr. Demas, of st. John the
Baptist, the reading of the journal IN de-
tail was dispensed with.
On motion the journal was approved.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rules Mr.. Tureaud, of st. James, intro
duced House bill No. IS, joint resolution,
appropriating Sil33 80 to make good the
deficiency in the appropriation for payment
of the salaries of the Secretary of State
and Assistant Secretary of State, which
passed its first and second readings under
a suspension of the constitutional rules,
and, on motion of Mr.. GAR, of East Felicj
ana, was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Wands, Of Tangipahoa, chairman Of
the Committee on Ways and Means, intro
duced the following resolution, which, un-
per suspension of the rules, was adopted.
Resolred, That the Committee on Ways
and Means be instructed to investigate and
make early report as TO the amount of de-
hnqpent taxes for each year that remain
unpaid, and whether any means are being
taken for the collection of the same. Also.
whether the late Attorney General of the
State and the late civil sheriff of the parish
of Orleans have turned over all the funds
that they have collected to the State Treas
urer, and gave proper receipts to the person
from wh0E back taxes were collected.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following gentlemen gave notice that
they would on some future day introduce
the following bills:
BY Mr.. Hahn, of st. Charles:
An act TO reduce the salaries of the
judges of the Supreme Court of Louisiana
to the sums fixed by the constitution, and
to recover from the judges of said court the
sums improperly drawn by them.
By Mr.. Devices, Of Red River:
An act for the relief of c. NJ. Prudhomme
By Mr.. Kern, of Jefferson:
An act entitled an act to incorporate the
Harlem and New Orleans Railroad Com
pany.
By Mr.. Montaldo, of Orleans:
An act TO allow the city of New Orleans
70 construct locke paar tha mouth Of +ba
New Orleans canal and Bayou st. John.
By Mr.. Williams, of East Baton Rouge:
An act-to appropriate $4,000 for the |
repair OF the State House at Baton Rouge.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
According to previous notice, Mr.. Paris,
Of Orleans, introduced House bill No. &c. |
entitled an act to provide for a full and |
prompt payment of the members, officers |
and employees of the Metropolitan Police, |
by authorizing the issuance OF additional |
warrants TO make up losses which may
hereafter be sustained by members, officers |
and employees by reason iof the deprecia- |
ton of Metropolitan Police warrants to |
make such warrants SO to be issued for dis |
count receivable for taxes by and charge |
able pro rata to the several corporations OF |
the Metropolitan Police district, and to pro-
vide a penalty for refusal to receive the |
same, and to limit the power of the Board |
of Police Commissioners to issue such addi- |
tional warrants.
Passed first and second readings under a |
of the constitutional rules