New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-21


ments relating thereto, and for other QuT-
poses.
By Mr. Marie. of Terrebonne:
An act entitled an act that no property
holder will be entitled or have the right to
sue the tenants of his property for any rent
due until he shows the proper authority
that all taxes due on said property have
been paid.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. !3
According to previous notice, the follow
ing bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Devices, of Red River:
House bill No. y, entitled an act estab-
fishing two police municipal courts in the
city of New Orleans, and defining the juris-
diction and Offices thereof, and repeating
all laws establishing recorders courts there
in, and providing for transfer of the record
ers records thereto, aud for other purposes
Passed first and second readings under a
suspension of the constitutional rules and
referred to the Committee on judiciary and
ordered to be printed.
BY Mr.. Williams, of East Baton Rouge:
House bill No. -, entitled an act for the
relief of William Brown, of the parish of
East Baton Bouge.
Passed first reading under suspension Of
the rules and calendared for second read
ing.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr..
Mathews, of Tensas, introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, The State Auditors report for
the year 1872, shows that the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars was expended for
militia expenses for the said year; and
Whereas, 1t is the desire of this General
Assembly to have an economical administra-
tion and to abolish unnecessary offices and
to reduce the expenses Of the State: there.
fore. be it
Resolred, That the Committee on Militia is
hereby authorized and directed to ascertain
from the proper authorities if any of the
militia force is in active service, how many
officers and men are uRder pay at the pres
ent time, if any expenses are being incurred
by the militia force. and if so, how much
per month, and all other information neces-
sary to ascertain the expenses of the mill
tia, and the committee is hereby directed
to report to this House the result of their
investigation within ten days from the
adoption of this resolution.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Mr.. Bpnham, of Carroll, called up House
bill No Il, entitled an act to amend and
re enact section 2025 of the Revised Stat.
utes Of the State of Louisiana, fixing the
salary of parish judges, which was under
con sideration when the House last ad-
journed.
u'I,o J;I1 ,,-co5 -, ,ooooS rooj;,,. o,,f
was referred to the Committee on Judi.
ciary.
Under suspension of the constitutional
rules Mr.. Wands, of Tangipahoa. intro.
duced the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolred, That that the special committee
appointed to examine into the proceedings
and transactions of the park commissioners
Of the city of New Orleans report to this
House within five davs what amount Of bC n Is
have been issued by the commissioners,
whether any of said bonds have been sold or
otherwise disposed of, to whom and fer what
purpose if sold, the price received for same,
and what disposition has been made of the
money, and whether any commissioner has
Deen directly or indirectly interested IN the
purchase or sale to said commissioners of
OhIhCl GlSO II any VI ctt4N
com miSsiOners have received bonds for seq.
Jices rendered or for any other cause
According to previous notice, Mr. Demas.
If St. John the Baptist, introduced House
ill No. "a. entitled a joint resolution pro.
posing an amendment to the constitution of
he State abolishIng lotteries.
Passed first and second readings under a |
of the constitutional rules, and
eferred to the Committee on Constitution. |
Mr.. Mahoney. of Plaquemines. moved to
the vote by which the following |
eselutiOn was lost:
ReSolred, That the Speaker appOin: q |!
hort hand reporter. whose duty il shall be !
o report all debates of the House OF Repre-. !
entatiVes.
On which the yeas ana nays were de
handed by Messrs. Sartsin. Of Carroll. and
Iartinet, of St. Martin. resulting a. :ci.
ows:
Yeas-Allain, Bryant, Blackstone. Bar
ow. Carey, Connaughton, d. C. Davis.
:. r. Davis Decker Devezin, Dejoie. Day.
les, Devices, Elliot Greene, Gair. CAN'T.
Iurrell Madison, Mahoney, Mayo. Marie |
Iontaldo Peyton. Page, Raby, SOuer, Saw
er, Stewart, Southland, Sewell. Thomas.
,ureaud, Worthy. Washington. Ward,
;Oung-4I.
Nays-Armstead Baker, Boyd, Guichard.
Ieffner, Heath, Heating. Martinez Mathews. |
sochon, Rodrigues, Sar.ain. Williams. Wig
in. Wands-l5o
Carried
On the adoption Of the resolution Che
cas- and nays were demanded by Messrs.
artain, of Carroll, and Martinez. os St.
Iartin, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Allain Armstead, Blackstone Bar
DIV, Carey, Connaughton, K. K. Davis,
becker, Devezin, Dejoie, Devices. Elliot.
ontelieu, Greene, Gair, Hill. Heath.
Iedgepath, NJ. Jones, Heating, Kirkman,
,enyoD, Lewis, Lawes, Murrell lMadisOn).
Iahoney, Mayo, Marie, Montaldo. Peyton,
outhard, Sewell, Thomas, Tureaud. Wor
~, Washington, Ward, Young-i3.
Nays-Bryant. Baker, CAN'T, GuicharG.
effner, Martinez Mathews, RoChon. Rod
CUES, Sartain. Williams. Wiggin. Wa8ds-
Carried.
The Committee on Enrolment. through
S chairman, made tho following report:
COMMITTEE on ENROLMENT
January 20, 1873. |
thu honorable Speaker aud Members OF the |
House of Representatives
Your committee beg leave to report as
sing duly engrossed the following bill:
House bill No. 43, an act apprOpriating
800 for the payment and per diem of men.
,rs and employees of the board of. return
G officers of 1872, and the contingent ex.
,nses thereof.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN GAIR, Chairman.
Mr.. Mahoney, of Plaquemines, moved to
consider the vote By which the above