New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-28

of IBERIA, introduced the following fcSoAu'
ton, which was adopted:
Reso4red, That all special committee De
and are hereby requested 10 report oetore
Tuesday next
Mr. Demas, Of st. John Baptist, intro
duced the following resolution:
Rcsoired, That the Committee on Contln-
gent Rxpenees OF the House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana be ana inc
same is hereby authorized to issue their war
rants for the payment of the following
named persons as com anittee clerks TOT ser
vices rendered during the entire regular
session of lS,3, viz: j. &. Badenh2usen'
Leon Vannier. f. II. Durouaseau-
Lice over under the rules.
House bill No. l73, entitled joint res0'
luticn 20 appropriate the aum OF s40o LOT
the beuefi: and use of the St. Mary be-
pevolcnt Association of the town OF Car
rollton, in the parish of Jefferson, was re-
ferr.d ,o ;he Committee on Approprla-
tion..
The Speaker laid before che House mo
mortal ron the National Board of Trade,
which was referred 70 the Committee "a
Commerce and Manufactures.
The memorial Is as follows:
The memorial Of the National Board of
Trade OF tbs United States TO the honorable
Lpgislatura of the State of Louisiana re-
apectfully sheweth-"
AT the recent annual meeting of the Ma
tionai Board of Trade, held IN the city OF
New York, action was taken on various
subjects as reoited below, and the careful
attention Of your honorable body Is earn
es.ly invited thereto.
%AREHOTsE RECEIPTS.
Penal laws should be enacted which will
ing of spurious or fraudulent warehouse re-
ceIpts.
Laws .houiI b. enacted which will pro
tect the holders Of warehouse receipts IN
the safety and integrity Of she property
covered by such receipts.
Warehouse receipts should IRE made ne"
gotiable like other commercial papero
UsURr LAWS.
All nersons should be le.: free TO trade in
money by bJrruwlng. lending or otherwise.
at suCh rates of interest ds may be agreed
upon; but "a the absence OF d SPECIFIC con
tract between the parties there should be a
standard rate Of interest established BY
State law
DIIIyHkT or PULL WEIGHT Bf RAILROAD
COMPANIES.
Railroad companies receiving freight from
connecting lines should be required "y
State law. in all eases, to weigh the same.
or 10 be liable Tor the weight IN the orlglRa!
bill OF ladiDg.
SCRIP DIVIDENDS.
Laws should be enacted TO prohibit ouch
tha ,Gana al
dividends without a corresponding reserve
or accumulation OF pr0ft., the watering OF
stock, and the issue of stock by incorpor-
ated companies without q full money equiv
alent.
INVESTMENT OF 'ssURASCE YCSDs.
Laws limiting insurance companies in the
investment OF their funds 10 the particular
State in which they are chartered are in
furious TO the companies and unjust 20
other portions 0! the country, and ought Il
be repealed.
The National Board % Trade would ask
that the Ia VIZ of your State may be modified
in ahy particular ~ which they are not
now in accord with the views expressed in
this action.
IL behalf and nv vote Of tho board.
FREDERICK FRALEY.
OF Philadelphia. President.
HA~rLroS A. HILi.
of Boston, Secret arv.
New York, October !9, 1872.
HBssAoE Esoa sHE GOVERNOR.
GrArR ~ ior,.iAsA }
Executive DepaTt ment, :
View Orleans. February -. 1879.
TO enc Honorable Speaker AMI Eembegs OF tbs
House OF Representatives:
! have the honor to inform You that the
following bills, originating in your honor
able House. have been approved and signed
by hi- excellsncy the Governor:
An at to pro",de additional regulation,
for the board of schoo! directors Of the
city of New Orleans. and 20 provide y per
maneut revsnu" for said schools, etc.
Join. resolution in favor of national
steam postal !irc between New Orleans
Mexico and South America.
Joint resolution relative % refundine
the cotton tax.
An act to incorporate Pelican Lodge o!
knights OF Cash.
An 40. to incorporate SIZE Bcnrvolen!
Mutual Aid Association 1t 81. John n.
Baptist
j.. CONQUEST CLARKE,
v.!vate Secretary.
Nr. Barrow, Of Or!eans, introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved by the Nonee Of Representatives
of The State of Louisiana, That the stand
ing Committee on Corporations Of this
House be- and j. hereby directed TO insuire
whether the Louisiana State Lottery Com
panv, chartered BY the State OF Louisiana
at any tim" previous to the present session
has failed u comply with the provisions of
its charter. and in case said company has
&" failed, to repors q bill. repeating the
charter of said company and annulling all
lts eIOhra- aids !runphiGpx nv
privileges under said ehart-r.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
REFoxrs OF ooHxrrrEEs.
Ths Comm,ttee On Judiciary msdo the
conNf@rss or ,r,Ic-Aap ,
February "a, igT5o
10 tte Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives.:
The undersigned OF Committee on judi,
oiary respectfully report t4vnrablv upon
House bill! No. 90, offered BY Mr. Kern, OF
Jefferson, entitled an act TO repeal all act
entitled an act to protect the health of the
city OF New Orleans, etc, 60 tar as it aEfeoLs
the parish OF J, ffrrson.
MICHAEL HAHN. Chairman:
THOMAS q. DAVIDSON.
WILLIAM KERN.
GEORGE G. BENHAH.
CchsiYrRs on JUnIs-AR1 2
February 81, 1879.
70 tHs Honaratis Speaker and Henbers Of the
House Of Representatives.:
Your Committee Oh Judiciary respectfully
report fsyorably on House bill No. III,
offered by Dir. Grant, OF MorehOuse, en-
titled an act allowing planters to grant GER
tam privileges, and providing Q penalty for
non compli nee herewith.
Aud on House bill No. ll5 they report by
substitute herewith presented, and which
they ask to 30 printed ID the minutes with
this report.
MICHAEL HAHN.
Chairman: