New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-05
THE STATE Ii0iS SEs

| made the special order Of the day for yes
| terday at one o'clock. and was taken up az
| that time. and, after considerable discus
| sion, went through all the forms Of :egisIa-
| ton and vas declared finally passed. 1t
| awaits the signature Of the Governor 70 be
/ come q law.
The Judiciary Committee reported favor
! ably on the bill fixing the compensation OF
| the employees OF the General Assembly for
! the extra session.
! Speaker Lowell being absen: yesterday
| when the hour for the meeting of the House
! arrived. il was called to order by Chief
| Clerk Visers. who called Mr.. Heating, OF
| Cadto, TO the chair. Ibe :oli was called,
| and quorum being present Mr.. Ne!ines, of
Csddo. presented resolution, which was
| adopted, instructins the standing Commit
! tee on Railroads 20 inquire whether any
! railroad company or companies, chartered
! by she State Of Louisiana. have failed TO
! comply with the provisions Of its or their
| charter, and, if so, to present a bill repeal
! ing the charter or charters of the same.
| Mr.. Hahn asked and obtained the unsn
! imOus consent of the House TO introduce a
! resolution jnstructing the COMMITTEES on
| Printing 90 report what contract, If any,
| exists for doing The public printing Of she
| State, by whom granted. when it expires,
! and what amendments 90 the Law are neees-
| sary 20 prevent any further abuses in the
| giving Of printing contracts Tie yesolu
| ton was read and adopted.
/ Mr.. Snaer moved that the voec whereby
| Senate bill no. ga joint resolution asking
Congress to give material aid ia snppressiRg
| slavery in the island of Cuba-passed the
! day before, be recOnsidered. He asked the
| House 70 do this in 0rGes 90 aIaepG the
! same.
| Mr.. Hahn favored che motion 20 recon.
slider, not because he was opposed to the
objects of the joint resolution, bat because
| he objected to the ''hifslutin" language q
the preamble.
| The motion 20 reconsider vas then put
| and carried, and the joint resolution re.
ferred to the Committee on Federal Kela.
| tiCns for amendment.
Mr.. Hahn, from the Judiciary Committee.
reported unfavorably on House bill No. 45.
an act to amend and Fe-enact act No. ..
relative to establishing an additional dis
rict court in the parish OF Orleans.
! Mr.. Williams. of East Baton Rougs.
| offered resolution, which was read and
| adopted. instructing the Committee on
Railroads to report bill ''to regulate the
| rates for passage and freight on all the rail-
I roads of this State; and providing that the
| same shall be in exact pro rata proportion
! with the rates levied by the said roads for
transportation OF passengers and freight on
| through tickets or bills OF iading from and
| TO points remote from and without the
! limits Of this State And further pr0vid-
| ing for the purposes hereof by giving said
! committee power TO send for persons and
| papers, and do all that may be necessary in
| the premises to the end that the interests
of travellers and business men may be
secured.
Mr.. Young. from :he Committea on
! Claims, reported as follows: Jnfavorably
| on House bill! No. IS, an act for the relief Of
Widow Ellen Condron; urfav0rably on
! House bin No. 13, an act for the relief of
| William Brown: unfavorably on House
bill No. 90, an act for the relief Of William
Il. White. The report was adopted.
Tie same committee reported favorabiy
on House bill No. i8. an &C. for the relief of
William B. Phillip: and favorably on
! House bill No ~, an act for the relief of
Mrs. 4. NJ. c. Masstna. State Librarian.
| This report was also adopted
A motion was made and carried TO recon
| slider the vote by which the journal was
adopted. THIS was done for the purpose of
| correcting that portion of the journal re-
ferring to the bil! creating the parish of
| Lincoln.
M. Devices. OF Red River. conrended
that by vote of the House the bill had
been considered engrossed, ann he wished
the journal corrected 80 as 20 make this
appear.
Mr. CAN'T, of St. Landry. was sure the
minutes were correct as they STOOD
The motion to yeconsider was then put
and carried.
Mr.. Hahn then moved the adoption of
the minutes as printed, and his motion was
lost by a very decided yOtess
A motion to adopt the minutes IS amend
ed was then pat and carried By vote of
Il yeas to - nayso
Mr.. Devices moved that bill 40. iS be
placed upon it's third and final reading.
Before this was done, .tr. Stewart of Ten.
sas, wanted the bill read for the iuforma'
ton Of members. After the bill was read,
Mr. Devices renewed his motion iOr the final
passage of the same.
Mr.. Can't wanted il passed section Gy
section.
Mr. Devices objected, as the bill had
already been read three times. 9e called
for vote on its final adoption.
Mr.. Gair, of East Feliciana, was NOT op-
posed 80 the BILL but wanted it duly con-
sidered, and thought it should be adopted
sectien by section.
Mr.. Hahn believed the bill had never
been read, as required by the constitution.
IL had been read by its title. but j: had
never been read through
Mr.. Young rose to a point Of order, and
said, according TO the journal :he bill had
been read three times and, according 10
rule twenty seven Of the House, it was out
of order to call for another reading. The
Chair decided the point OF order well taken.
Pendin. the further consideration of House
bill No. 4S, the speeia! order OF the day was
called.
Mr. Young raised the point Of order. that
as ali the special orders Of the day had been
postponed unit! p NJ. the mex. thing in
order was the adoption OF the majority re.