New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-01

force for losses incurred by them for the
fiscal years 1870 and 1871.
On which the yeas and rays were de-
manded by Messrs. Murrell, OF Madison
.ra Dsvazjn. of Orleans. resulting as fol-
lows: ..o;o Row.
Yeas-Allain. Armstead, Antoine, bow
man. Boyd. Blackstone, Boatner, barrow
Carey, Connaughton, Cousin, Dayluson'
Demas, Il. l. Davis, Deyezln, Deloh'
Dtwees. Elliot, Fontelieu, Greene, CAR
Heffnpr Hubeau. III. Jones, Heating, Lewis
Landry Marvin, Murrell (Latourche)'
Mnrren tMadisonl, Mahoney, M0ntaido'
Mayo. Peyton, Page, Paris, kaoy' kocn?n'
Rodrigues, SOuer, Sawyer, Stewart, odt'a,L n
Southland. Sutton, Sewell, Thomas, iureauu'
Williams. Wilson, Worthy. "aehihElo"'
Wiggin, Ward, Wands-5o.
Nays-Grant. Hahn. Ma:hews-3.
Carried.
Iur, Gair, Of East Feiiciana, in the chair. J
Mr.. Benham. Of Carroll. moved the IN
definite postponement of the bill.
SPECIAL ORDER OF TIL. DAY.
On motion Of Mr.. hontaldo. OF Orleans.
tie order OF the day vas postponed tor
thirty minutes.
Under suspension OF the rules, Mr. Mon
taldO, of Orleans, introduced a substitute
for House bill No. I25, entitled House bill
No. 2OI, entitled an act for the relief OF The
officers and members of the Metropolitan
Police.
Which was read and accepted.
MESSAGE PROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAmBeR. J
February %. 1878.
To She Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives,:
| am directed by the Senate to inform
your honorable body that the Senate has
concurred in House till No l56, a bill to be
entitled an act to amend and re-enact sec
ton two of an act entitled IAN act relative
TO the Louisiana Levee Company, u curpo-
ration organized under the general laws OF
this State, constituting it body polite
and corporate, with certain powers, PRIV
leges and franchises, and contracting with
SAID corpUration for the construction, main
tenance and repairs of certain leVees, and
providing for compensation therefor, ap-
proved +, bruary 20, 1871; also to amend
and re enact section one of an act entitled
Ian act ratifying and confirming contract
between the Louisiana Levee Company
and the Governor Of the State OF LOUIS
lana" approved February %. 1871, provid.
ing fox the acceptance of said amendments
BY the Louisiana Levee Company, and All.
thorizing and requiring yearly estimate OF
levees To be- built, reducing the c0mpensa'
ton therefor from sixty to fifty cents per
cubic yard. and providing for computing
timber work into earth work.
WALTER REGAIN.
Assistant Secretary OF the Senate.
The motion to postpone Indefinitely re-
curing, the special order of the day was
called.
On motion Of Mr.. Murrell, Of Madison, all
orders Of the day were postponed tor thirty
minutes
Nr. Allan, OF West Baton Rouge, moved
that the motion to postpone indefinitely be
laid on the table: whereupOn Messrs. vii.
liams, Of East Baton Rouge. and Rodriguea.
of Orleans, demanded the yeas and hays.
resulting as follows:
Teas-Allain. Armstead. Antoine. Bow
man. Bryant. Blackstone. Barrow. Carey
ConuaughtoD. Cousin. Demas. Davidson
r. K. Davis, Decker, Dejoe, Dayries, Elliott
Greene. Gair. Guicbard. Hubeau, Hill,
NJ. Jones, Kenyon. Kern. Keys. Lewis
Landry. Murrell lLafourcheI, Murrell MAD
isonl, hahonny. Mayo. Martinez, Marie.
Montaldo. 9eyton, Page. Paris. Raby.
Rochon. SOurr, Sawyer, Sartain, Southland,
Sutton. S-well. Thomas. Tureaud, Williams.
Wilson. Worthy, Ward--,2
Hays--Boyd. Benham. Boatner. Fonte.
lieu. iIttfner. Ham, Heating. Marvin,
Matthews. Rodriguess Stewart. Wiggin.
Wands--l3o
The motion 20 !ay On the table prevailed.
(Mr. Montaldo. OF Orleans. in the chair. ]
Mr. Gair. OF East Feliciana. moved to
postpone furthc. consideration Of the bill
until Monday. and that it be made the ape.
cial order for one o'clock.
Mr.. Denias. OF St. John the Baptist.
moved TO amend BY saying Saturday. which
was accepted by Mr.. Gair.
SIR. Tureaud. OF st. James, moved to lay
that motion on the table. on which the yeas
and nays were demanded by Messrs. Stew.
art. OF Ten.as. aud Rodriguez. OF Orleans.
resulting a. follows:
Yeas---A rm- teai. Bowman, Blackstone.
Barrow. Carey. Connaughtoc. Demas. X.
Devices. Elliot. Greene. Grichard. Hetiner.
Hill, Kenyon. Kern. Lewis, Landry. Mar.
win, Murrell .La'ourche'. Murrell tMadi
s0p,. Mahoney. Mayo. Martinez. Marie.
Montaldo. Page. Paris. Rahy. Roch"n.
Souer, Sawyer. Stewart. Sartain. Southland,
Srweli. Thomas. TuteaUd. Worthy, Wiggin.
Ward. YOung--i6.
Nays--AIi4n, Antoine. BRYANT, Boyd.
Benham, Boatner. Cousin. Grant. Gair.
Hubrau, Hahn. II. jones. Heating.
Mathews, P.'yton. Rodrigues. Sutton. WI.
liams. Wilson. WaGds-20.
the House refused 20 postpone tho con.
sideration of the bill.
The Committee on Enrollmene made the
foliowin. report:
CvsM,.TEE az TSRc,rrs.-.,
February %. 1878. !
To the Honorable SPEAKER and Member. OF tho
House of Representatives,:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg Leave
70 report the fO!lowin. HoUs" bills as duly
enrolled. viz:
House bill No. lJS entitled an act making
an appropriations of the sum of $4,000 or
SO much thereof rs may be necessary. for
the paymcn: of the mileage and per diem of
the members, officers aud employees of the
General Assembly, and the contingent sx-
penses thereof, establishing a rate at which
the warrants shall be disbursed. and the
manner of Disturbing the same.
House bill No. lJG. entitled an act 20
amend and rrenact section two of al act
entitled ''an act relative to the Louisiana
Levee Company. q corporation organized
under the general laws of this State, consti-
tuting it body polite and corporate, with
certain powers, privileges and franchises,
and contracting with said corporation for
the construction, maintenance and re-
pairs of certain levees, and providing for
Compensation therefor" approved Febru-
airy 20, 1871; also, to amend and re-enact
section Que Of an act entitled "an act rati
flying and confirming a contract between
the Louisiana Levee Company and the
Governor of the State of Louisiana an
proved February %, 1871, providing for the
acceptance Of said amendments BY the Lou
isiara Levee Company, and authorizing
and requiring yearly estimate OF Ievees
TO be built raducin0 tho oo,nnoDs.t;o,,