New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

Mr.. Barber moved that the appro wing OF
the journal be postponed till Monday.
Mr. Anderson moved that the motion 10
postpone lie on the table.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
refused to postpone by the following vote;
Yess-Barber, Butler, Blunt, Blackburn,
Burch, Harris, 1ngraham, Masicot, Pollard
g.
Greene, P F. Herwig, +. +. Herwig. kelso,
Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber WEa1-
ton-12.
The journal was then adopted.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The following was submitted by hls e&'
cellency the Governor:
STATE OF Lot 4EA >
Executive Department,
New Orleans February :, 1877
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
l am directed by his excellency the Gov
ernor to inform you that he has tins day
signed an act originating in your honorable
body 70 provide for and regulate the c!e:!o
cal force in the Auditors office.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Private Secretary.
MESSAGE PROM THE HOUSE.
ceived from the House of Representatives:
HOUSE, OF REPREsENT AT1yEs,t ?
February e. !eTf.
To the Honorable President and Members 6? toe
senate:
am directed by the House TO ask con.
csrrence from your honorable boGE IL the
following House bill, viz:
House bill No. SO, entitled an act TO
amend and re-enact an act entitled an act
-, 70 +hn Dn,.,an fgfhnIIa lNhnTHh
of Saint Martin in the parish OF st. Martin.
Also, that the House has concGrred IN the
following Senate bill, viz: Senate bill No.
8, Joint resolution asking Congress TO give
its material assistance in the supprt sslon OF
slavery in the island of Cnba, with ameBG'
ments.
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Harper, the chairman OF the Commit
tee Oh Libraries, submitted the following
report:
COMMITTEE ON L-bKARiEs.(
February I, lHIy.
To The Honor able President and Members CT the
Your Committee on Libraries beg ieave
to report favorably on the inclosed bill,
and recommend its passage.
Senate bill No. A, an act relating 20 the
State Library, providing for board OF
trustees for the government Of the same,
and the election of State Librarian. and de-
tining her duties.
WILLIAM HARPER,
Chairmar:
GEORGE y KELSG.
q. II. BREWSTER.
Mr.. Barber, from the Committee or
oJ+I, irt,p
action the following:
Senate bill No. II, an act to organize and
incorporate a Board of Health OF tie STATE
of Louisiana, to define its powers and dutiee,
the provide for the expenses of said board,
to fix penalties for violations Of thus aci,
and to repeal certain acts now iu force.
Mr.. Burch, from the Committee OIL Er
r0llment, submitted the following report.
CoNniTTEE on EyKoLI4eyT,
February 8. 1873.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
to report as duly enrolled tie following
Joint resolution:
Joint resolution, appropriating ,welve
hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, to provide office room for sbe
Attorney General
Very respectfully,
j. HENRI BURCH, Chairman.
RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Brewster introduced the following
resolutions:
Resolred, That the Committee on Rail
roads be and is hereby instructed 70 IL
vestigate and inquire into the managemenJ
of the New Orleaus, Mobile and Texas
Railroad Company, and said investigation
and inquiry shall be for the purpose o. Ob-
tanning full and complete answers 10 the
following questions:
What disposition has been made Of the
S2,500,O00 of bonds given BY the State 20
the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Rail
road Company for the construction Of the
branch line from Vermilionvile 10 SLreve-
portl
Has said company ever constructed and
completed any portion OF SAID branch line
Is the said company now engaged IN the
construction thereOfl
Is not said company obliged to complete
said branch line of road by the time spec
fed il act No 95 of 1871, or in case of
failure, to return the bonds given il aid OF
the work
Has said company (the New Orleans,
Mobile and Texas Railroad Company ever
made an issue of fraudulent mortgage
bonds amounting to about $ 1000, coo. or any |
other amountl
Why has not said New Orleans, Mobile !
and Texas Railroad Company paid the IL
terest due on their first mortgage bonds on
the portion of road west of the Mississippi
river
Why has not said New Orlerps Mobile
and Texas Railroad Company paid the iu-
terest on the second mortgage bonds Lu4--
anteed by the State of Louisiana!
Is the State properly secured in her len
tueeds OF trust) upon said railroad, known .
as the tec0nd mortgage bonds
Is not the State OF Louisiana The only
bone fde stakeholder in the aforesaid raj!
road or the portion west OF the Missi~sppi
river!
Is not the stock held by Oakes Ares and
otners, constituting the directory Of SAID
railroad company, from 1870 to 1872, inclu-
slSe worthless from the fact that the same
was purchased at a nominal value!
Does not the State of Louisiana lose al
her interest in stock in case Of a sale DYI
Ioleciosure OF mortgage upon saI i&I-
road
ReS0tted, further, That in order 10 nakeI
ms investigation complete and to obtain
the lull and correct information required
by the Senate. the Committee on RairGadSE
ne ana are hereby instructed to cite saiq
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
Company to produce the books of said c0m'
pany with the bylaws. and that the .scre,
itafy OF sald company, John J. Howell. shaD
13 pT summoned Herewith, and tc s'H" t'l
al persons and papers necessary =. %o-5
Iull ana complete investigation.
Laid over
JOINT RESOLUTIONS LYIEG""%S,
Mr. Brewster called up tie !.lys~s7
JOINT resolution:
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