New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-20
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Forty..ryeuth Day. Proceedings.


New Orleans. March 6. 1873.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
Speaker Charles w. Lowell in tie chair.
On call of the roll the following members
answered TO their names:
Sneaker Lowell. and Messrs. Aliain, Arm
stead, Antoine, Bowman, Bryant, BOyd, Ben
lam. Blackstone, Bickham. Barrow, Carey.
Connaughton. Demas, Davidson.D ID. Z. DAVIS,
x. X. Davis. Decker. Devezin. Dejoie. Day
fies. Devices. Elliot, FOnteIcu, Greene.
Gair. Guichard,, Hetiner, Hill. Hahn, Heath,
NJ Jones. Heating. Kern. Lewis, Landry,
IIawea. Marvin, Murrell tLatOurchel, MUIR
rell !Madison). Mayo, Marie, Montaldo, Pey-
ton. Page. Raby. Stewart, Sartain, Snaer,
Southland. Suttvs.. Thomas, Tureaud. WI
liams. W;,-vn. Washington. Wiggin, ward,
.Wand8-j..
4 quorum present.
PRAYER by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. Lawes. Of East Fell
ciana, the reading Of the journal was dis
pensed with.
ON motion the journal was approved.
Vy unanimous consent Mr.. Kern. of JET
ferson. called up House bill No. 1872, entitled
TN act incorporating the Carrollton and
Kennerville Railroad Company.
Passed third reading under suspension
Of the constitutional rules, and finally
passed. It'll. adopted and ordered sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Blackstone, of Natchitoches. called
ND the following Senate amendments to
House bill No. So, entitled an act relative
20 iuries in and for the State Of Louisiana;
10 determine the qualification of jurors: to
prescribe the manner and fix the time OF
drawing .juries. excepting in the parish OF
Orleans; 10 designate persons TO draw the
came; To exempt certain persons from serv-
Ing on iurics; to give the district judges GER
I: lin discretionary powers; TO provide for
and prescribe the manner Of summoning
,alesmen Jurors; 20 require clerks of the
district courts to give certificates to jurors
In certain cases, and to perform GER
tain other duties. and to provide Tor
summoning jurors and to compel their at
tendance:
in title, third line. after the words draw.
ing iuries' insert except III the PARISH OF
Orleans"
in section three, fifth line. after the word
estate" insert 1.-the parish OF Orleans eX'
cepted.i'
In section four, fifth line, after the word
estate" insert "lthe parish OF Orleans eX
CePtetv
estate insert "lexceptins for the parish OF
Orleans,i"
In section seven, line three. after the
words district court insert "Iexceptln the
parish of 0rleans..'
In section eleven, line three, after the
words "disrict court laser. 'texcept in the
parish of Orleans.l'
In section fourteen, line five, after the
word repealed" insert "as far as so con
3licting.'
Which were concurred in and notice OF
same ordered 30 be sent to the Senate.
Under suspension Of the rules, Mr.
Devices, of Red River. called up Senate bill
No. l07. entitled an act requiring the own
Grs or agents of real estate sold for taxes
mt tax collectors sale. to pay FOX all i'm
provemcnts made thereon by the purchaser
thereof, and prescribing the manner Of ap
pointing appraisers and appraising and
collecting tho valuation of said improve
ments. and for the payment of said ap
praisers, and imposing q penalty in case OF
their compliance when designated and
called upon TO act as such, on third Iead
Ing.
Finally passed. title adopted, and notice
Of concurrence ordered sent to the Senate.
BY unanimous consent the following bills
were taken up:
Mr.. Deioie. Of Orleans. called up House
bill No. l97. substitute for House bill No
90, entitled an act 10 provide additional
regulations for the government Of the cor
pOratiOn and for the organization OK the
Council of the city of New Orleans: 70
abolish certain departments and to transfer
the duties of the Administrators of said de-
partments TO other Administrators herein
named. and TO regulate the offices Of City
Engineer and City Attorney.
Mr.. Wands. of Tangipahea. called up
Senate bill No. :. entitled an act relative to
ihc fees and cmoluments OF the Auditor OF
Public Accounts. and to repeal section three
Of act No. u of 1872. aud tor other pur'
poses. on third reading.
Finally passed. title adopted and notice
Of concurrence ordered sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Lawes. of East Fc!iciana. called up
Senate bill No. l39. entitled an act to incor.
poratc the town OF ST. FVancisvillc in West
Ieliciana.
Passed first. second and third readings
uniersu pension Of the constitutional rules
and finally passed, title adopted, and notice
Uf concurrence ordered sent to the Senate.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on park commissioners
submitted printed report. which was re-
Ccived.
The Committee on ENROLMENT made the
following report:
roMM!vrFE ON ENRoL,sENr.,
March D. 1873. )
=" the Honorable Speaker and Members ofsne
House of Representatives.:
Your committee beg leave to report as
having been duly engrossed the following
House bill:
An ac, making appropriations for the
general expenses of the State for the une1.
pred term of the year ending the thirty.
first day OF December. 1873.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN GAIR. Chairman.
RESOLUTIONS.
Nr. Montaiio of Orleans, introduced the
following resolution which lies o.eg under
she rules:
RCsolced, That the Committee on Cont;n.
gent Expenses OF the House be and they are
hereby authorized and directed TO issue to
the members aud employees OF the House of
Representatives for unpaid vouchers ONT
standing for the extra session, heuun De-
rember .. 1872, additional certificates at the
"ate of thirty-tigh and elghtniuths cents on