New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-20


law and purchased for mOneyed considera
ton. Therefore your committee in view of
the action OF the committee charged with
the investigation of the books and affairs of
the Committee on Contingent Expenses OF
the House for the session of 1872" vino
have already passed upon the subject
matter, and given their approval thereon,
beg leave, in view of the premises consid
cred, TO be discharged from the further
consideration OF the subject referred to
them; but at the same time are unanimous
in the exOneratiOn of the Hon. l.. J. SOuer
from any irregularity therein, believing that
his whole conduct as to said vouchers 70 be
no more nor less than legitimate business
transaction in the premises
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
HENRY DEMAS. Chairman;
w. 7. SOUTHARD.
WILLIAM II. DECKER.
THOMAS CAREY.
MIR. Paris. OF Orleans chairman ofti.e com
mittee to investigate the books and vouch-
ers Of the Committee On Contingent Ex-
penses for the session OF 1872, submitted the
following report and accompanying Tesolu
tlop. which was received:
House. on REpRrsESrArtvEs,
March b, 1913.
To Vie Hono,ac'. Speaker and Members of the
House of REPRESENTATIVE:
Your committee, charged with the inves-
tigaticn OF the books. vouchers and affairs
of the Committee on Contingent Expenses
Of the House for the session of 1872. beg
leave to report that they have thoroughly
investigated the same by an examination
OF all the books and accounts thereof, and
find the same to be correct in all and every
particular.
The committee finds that s63,lit has
heGD IL in ( the
which fact, however, was produced By the
House authorizing this excess by resolu-
| tons passed therein for various purposes
| requiring the payment to be made out of
| the contingent funds thereof; but we lind
| on examination OF these excess vouchers
| that the same are correct, and issued IN
| pursuance of law. The premises cOnsld-
| cred, your committee ask to be discharged
| from the further consideration of the sub
| jet matter referred to them for action, but
| III doing SO would take this public Occa-
| sion of generating the Hon. l.. j. SOuer as
chairman of said committee from the false
| accusation impugning his official conduct
| therein, as they consider his administration
! of the duties of the said committee deserves
| the thanks of the House in the premises.
And your committe would further call the
attention of the House to the fact that by
suggestion of the Eighth District Court
| warrants were issued, in lieu of vouchers
originally issued by the said committee,
and while the said vouchers are in existence
| az well as the warrants so issued by the
| officers of the House, it may be possible
| that they may be lost, mislaid, or fall into
the hands OF parties that would make
| improper use of them, thus binding the
| State il duplicate. to the prejudice OF the
| State or. perhaps, an innocent holder
thereof
They respectfully submit this report, and
ask the adoption OF the following resolu-
ton. All of which is respectfully submitted.
BY order of the committee.
GEORGE PARIS, Chairman;
II. MAHONEI.
j. CONNAUGHTON.
ReS0lced That the Committee TO examine
| the books and vouchers of the Committee
| on Contingent Expenses of the session of
! 1872 be authorized to burn or destroy all
vouchers IN their possession in lieu OF which
warrants or checks have already been is
sued and approved by the proper officers OF
the House OF representatives, as per sug-
| gestiOn OF court.
The Committee or Judiciary made the
following report. which was received and
adopted
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
| February 70. 1873
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
HOUSE Oh representatives
The Committee on the Judiciary. TO
which was referred House bill No. lOl,
ctfer. d by Nj. ROdrgues of Orleans. re-
spectfully report that sufficient time does
| not remain OF the session to report on the
| main features of the bill. some of which we
would report favorahly upon. and some
unfavoraDlv. For the present, and until
time to make more exhaustive report on
! So important a subject. we report the fol
lowing substitute. which We ask to have
printed herewith in the minutes OF the
House. Yours, respectfully.
MICHAEL HAHN, Chairman;
T. GREEN DAVIDSON,
W. KERN.
GEORGE C.. BENHAM.
On molten of Mr.. Montaldo, Of Orleans
House bill No. l9S, entitled an act to fur
Their regulate the Jurisdiction of the Third
Fourth and Superior District Courts for the
parish of Orleans. and the bringing Of State
and city tax or license suits in said parish
was taken up on third reading.
Mr.. MOntaldo, of Orleans. moved t
strike out Superior Court"
Mr.. Carey. Of Orleans. move! to lay thai
motion on the table.
Carried.
The bill finally passed, title adopted, and
ordered sent to the Senate for concurrence
Senate bill No. -, entitled an act tC
amend and re-enact article ll40 Of the Code
of Practice. reported by the judiciary
Committee, with the following amendment
which was adopted:
At the third line from the end OF section
| one. instead of "siX hundred dollnrs" insert
two hundred and fifty dollars, as ascer
tanned by an appraiser appointed by the
Judge or justice"
The bill was considered engrossed a;
amended and finally passed. title adopted
and ordered sent to the Senate for concur
renee in amendment.
| Mr.. Kern. Of Jefferson. called up House
dill No. %, entitled an act to repeal an act
entitled an act to protect the health Of the
city of New Orleans. to locate the Stock
Landings and Saughterhouse. aud to in
corporate the Crescent City Live Stock
Landing and Slaughterhouse Company, ap
proved March 8, 1860, so far as it effects The
parish of Jefferson, on final passage. finally
passed. title adopted and ordered sent &c
the Senate for concurrence.
On motion Of Mr.. Benham. Of Carroll
House bill No. 203. entitled an act to repeA
sections fortyone. forty and titty-one
and to amend and re enact sections four
teen. fifteen, thirty weight, thirty-nine, forty
forty-two. forty four. forty five torty-eight,
forty-nine. fifty, tifty-tive, sixty-seven. sixty
nine, seventy-twc. eighty-one and tifty-twt
Of act No. Il. of 1871. approved March )
1871. and entitled AN act TO provide rev
eurn +c leyy. and collect taxes, to gram