New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-24
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THE
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
REGULAR SESSION
OF THE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
ATAYE OF LOUISIANA
Fifteeuth Oay's Proceedings.

New Orleans, January 70, 1913.
The HoHse met pursuant TO adjournment,
Speaker Charles w. lowell in the chair.
On call of the roll The following mem bers
answered 80 thei. names:
Speaker lowell, ard Messr, Allan, Arm
stead, Antoine, Bowman. Bryant. Baker.
Boyd, Senham, Blackstone. Boatner. Bar.
row, Connaughton. Cousin. Demas, Dayries.
r. r.. Davis, Decker, Dsvszln, Dejoie, DumOnt,
Devices, Elliot, Gair, CAN'T, Guichard, HUI
beau. Hill, Hahn, Heath, Hedgepath. Keat-
ing, Krkman, Kenyon. Kern, Keys, Lewis,
Landry, Lawss. Murrcll. CLsfourchej. Ma
honey, Mayo. Martinez. Marie. Montado.
Peyton, Page, Eaby. RochOn, Eodrigues,
SOueT. Stewart. Sartaiu, Snaer. outhard,
Sutton. SewelI. Thomas, Tureaud. Viii
liams, Wilson, Worthy. Washington. Wig
gin. Ward. Wands--t6.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. Z. Green.
On motion OF Mr. Denlas. of st, John The
Baptist. the reading OF the journal in detail
was dispensed with.
The journal, after being corrected. was.
or ni"tion. approved.
GEkoRIALs
III. Speaker read letter from Mr.. Mar.
vim. OF Catalonia. asking the indulgence
of the House for his continued absence,
owing to illness in his family. but would be
present soon.
RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. Stewart. of Tsnsae. introduced the
following resolution:
NuEpr.S Tho avnopIif,,rae Of al ~,
of New Orleans for the SO called drainage
have been extraordinary; and
Whereas, In the opinion of the public
the same has been in cOntraventiOn of law.
as well as to the serious financial embar.
rassment of the clty; therefore be it
Resoired, That the Committee on Canals
and Drainage be authorized and directed to
examine not only the work performed under
the present law but all the accounts amt
settlements rs made by the late City CGun.
Gil Of New Orleans with the drainage come
pany, with power 70 send for persons and
papers, and repore by bill or otherwise
what action may be necessary III the prem
ises by the General Assembly; and that
the said committee, in view of the i'm port
ance of the investigation, he authorized tn
employ an expert for time not exceeding
fl teen days, for the purpose of making an
Immediate rep0rj thereon, and what action
or remedies may be necessary TO protect
the interests of the State and city.
Under suspension of the rules, the reso-
luton was adopted.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Tu-
reaud, of ST. James, introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
ResoIred, That the Finance Committee of
the House be instructed TO draft revt nue.
bill, and report the same for the action OF
the House OF Or before Monday, the third
day of Feb uary next, Ill order that suf1i-
cient time may be allowed the members to
examine the same.
The Speaker announced the following
committees:
Committee on judiciary-M. Hahn, of s..
Charles; I. G.. Davidson of Livingston; ID.
Young, of Cuncordia; G. j. Greene, Of Jack
son; g. c. Benham, Of Carroll; A. Dumont,
of Orleans; w. Kern, OF Jefferson.
Committee on Ways and Means-JaHcs
i. Wanda, Of Tangipahoa: L. s Rodriguez,
Of Orleans. .. c. Benham, OF Carroll; G,
w. Heating. Of Caddo; A. Antoine, Of 81.
Mary; j. s Mathews, OF Tepsas; f. w.
Devices. OF Red River.
Committee on ElectiOns-A. IuTeauG, OF
St. James: Charles Aontaldo. ~. OEl.aus:
L. a. Snaer. "f Iberia: c. w. Heating, Of
C.ddo; J. W. A.mstead. Of West Fc!Iciana:
y. Kenyon. ii !beryil!e: >. Marie. OK !egTe-
UoDHa.
REPORTS HF coIn'rTEEF.
Mr.. Wahds. Of Tangipahos, chairman a;
the Committee on Ways and Means. made
the following report:
soxrIrrE. sE WAYa AND MIAMI
Janusry %. 1879. !
:. ne Honorable Speakec and Members of the
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