New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-14

HoU.R os RK"KssE:TATt-ss
Eer Orleans. rebI uary u, 49,
The House met pursuant TO adjourn
ment. Speaker Charles W. Lowell N the
chair.
The roll being called. the following mem.
bers answered to their names:
Speaker c. W. Lowell. and Messrs. Allan.
Antoine, Baker. Boyd. Blackstone. Borrow.
Carey. CoDnaughtOn, Cousin, Dem45,
Davidson, y. c. Davis. K. Il. Davis. Decker.
Deioie, Dumont. Dayries, Elliot. Greene.
Grant. Gair. CAN'T. Hetfn-r. Hubeau. Hill,
Heath, Hedgepdth. Heating. kirkman,
KENYON, Kern. Lewis. Landry. Murrell
Madisonl, Mahoney Mayo Martinez, Marie,
II 4thews. Mon aldo Pryton, Paris. Rnchon.
Rodrigues, Stewart, SartajD, Snaer. South
ard. sutton. Thomas. Tureaud. vii Jams
Wilson. Worthy. Wi9gin. War;. Wands.
YCung-5J.
A quorum present.
Prayer 10y the Chaplain.
(Mr. Gair, OF East F.Iciana. i'll the
chair.
On motion of Mr.. Montaldc. Of Orleans.
the reading OF the journal was dispensed
with.
After corrections. on motion. the Journal
was approved.
MEssAGE FROM THE SENATE.
senate CH.mB>H.
Fl OrUarT Is, 1873.
% Sc Honorable Speaker and Member, of tie,
HOIse OF Representatives,:
lam directed by the Senate to ask the
concurrence of your honorable body IL the
following bills, viz
Senate bill No. 81. IN act amendin. the
charter of the city of Baton Rouge.
Senate bill No. 81, an act Amending act
No H.. relative to elections.
Also. that the Senate concurs IN House
bill No ll6. an act t. admit American "ltl-
zcns who have studied Law III foreign coun-
tries. etc.
Very respectfully.
WALTER REGAIN.
Assistant Secretary nj the Senate.
fChe Speaker resumed til. chair
RESOLUTIONS. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The follow;n. petition, submitted by Mr..
Williams. of East Baton Rouge. was or
de.ca printed in the journal:
BAIor SARA. La. February I, 1873.
7, .te Honorable tho Senate and House OF EeiI.
sentative, of the sta" "t Louisiana II General
Assembly convened:
We, the undersigned citizens Of me incor-
poratiuu of the town -: Bayou Sara. do
mos. respectfully send this our petition
asking YOUR favorable consideration of our
Just request. az Will be fully -. forth be
low: I.
|. It is well known that our town waa in
1856: destroyed by lire that our citizens are
generally poor and have had "a heavy eX-
pensc in protecting our town by !tve.s,
built entirely at our OWE expense. as well
a. ys4uiluin, our .nomes---all OF which We
have done without asking aid from oUr gov
eminent or otherwise. Bat on the west end
of our town there emrtios into the Missis-
-ippi large creek. known "a Big Bayou
Sara creek From the rapidne>s of the
stream. its banks caying. much valuable
property has been destroyed and eminent
danger 20 the best interests ot the town Is
now threatened: we feel ourselves too poor
to protect ourselves ii. this jUncturt. bnt
now appeal TO the common protector OF all!
The State. the government. OF winch your
honOra BILE body are the working agents. We
propose to raise within ourselves the sum u:
$1,000. if your honorable bodies VII! grant to
u- the further sum OF $1,000 Tor thr p..p0sc
rt turning the said Big Bayou sara creek
| The work to be put under CONTRACT ani
C .ntrolled by the State engineer. ana I'll. h
!ecal comm ssinnar as he may deem nec"--
sarv We believe the Sum above named
vii! be sufficient for the fair and faithful
accomplishment of the work proposed. and
will be the means OF savln. the property
and homes of hundreds Of your fellow
citizens " ho are in circumstances too !n'I-
cent to protect themselves without the ala
above PRAY ed tor.
We. are most respectfully your fellow
citizens. asking for yOllr assistance. and 70
d" given on the reports OF your OWN eng
n""rs or agents. which. !: given. we VIII
feel ever grateful. etc.
j. T. DENIM. Mayor.