New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-21
II. CONQUEST CLARKE.

canal. both originating in yOar honorable
body.
II. conquest CLARKE.
Private Secretary.
NEw ORLEANS. February ~. 1873.
Lieutenant; GoveElo. c. c. Antoine. President o
the Senate
4 notice to attend meeting Of the board
OF returning Otlicels. appointed by the Sci
ate under provisions OF the act approved
| November 20. 1872. gives III. the intOrma
| ton that have been appointed member
| of said board. Please to communicate to
| the Senate that decline the appointment.
Very respectfully. your obeditnt servant.
JOHN LYNCH.
| COMMUNICATION FROM SECRETARY OF STATE.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA. I
OiiCc of Secretary OF State. )
| To the Honorable Precedent: and Members of the
Senate:
In accordance with section fOrty-fOur, &C:
No. 90, approved November 20. 1872. here
| with transmit t. your honorable body a list
| of such persons =, according to the returns
| on file in this Office have been elected to
| the Senate at special election held on the
| seventeenth day of February. 1873. viz:
| James Belden, Senator eighth senatorial
! district, State OF Louisiana
Given under my hand and the seal OF
| State, this, the twentieth day of February.
| United States tie ninety-seventh.
j. G. DESLONDE.
Secretary of State.
On motion Of Mr.. Cage. the aforesaid
member elect vas sworn in by the Pyesi-
den: and took hi. seat in the Senate.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Clerl: OF the House submitted the
| following message:
House. og REPRESENTATION /
February 30 1873
To the Honorable PIe,itien: and Members OF the
! am directed by the House 20 ask the
concurrence of your honorable body IN the
following House bills. viz:
House bill No 43, entitled al act Tor the
relief of w. B. Phillips.
House bill No. l5S. entitled an act maxim .
an appropriation Ut the sum OF s.. i, 900, or so
much thereof as may he necessary. for the
payment Of the mileage and par diem OF
the members, officers and employees of the
General Assembly, and the cont!n gent eX-
penses thereof, establishing rate at which
the warrant shall be discussed. and the
| manner of disbursement OF the same.
House bill NJ. ljU, entitled an ac: to
! amend and reeuact section two of al act
entitled "an act relative to the Louisi-
ana Levec Company. a corporation or
| ganiZed under the general laws of this
State. constituting it q body polite and
corporate, with certain powers. privileges
and franchises, and contracting with said
corporation for the construction, mainte-
nance and repairs Of certain lavees. and
providing for compensation THEREFOR ap-
proved February 70, 1871 also to amend
and re-enact section one of an act entitled
an act Tatifviny and confirming a contract
between the Louisiana Levee Company and
the Governor of the State of Louisiana"
approved February IS, i27 /, providing for
the acceptance OF said amendments by the
Louisiana Levee Company. and aE horizng
and requiring !. yearly estimate of lavees
to be built, reducing the compensation
therefor from sixty TO fifty cents per cubic
ward. and providing fox committing tim beG
work into earth work.
Very respectfully.
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH.
Assistant Clerk.
ANOCNCEMENr or COMMITTEES.
Committee OF Judiciary-I3aac II. Craw.
ford.
Committee on Contested Eiections-Oc-
tave Rev.
Committee on Charitable Institutions
George T. Bovee, Il. II. ChadbourLe.
Mr. Burch, chairman OF the Committee
on Enrolment and Engrossment. submit
ted the following reports:
| CyMMirTRE uN EHRDLLMFxT !
| February 30 1873.
| To the Honorable PIestien. and Members of the
| senate:
| Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
TO report As having duly enrolled the fol
lowing bill:
Senate bill No. 80. an act TO amend and
| re-enact an act entitled an act to inCOlpO
| rate the Crescent Citv Gasl!ght Company
| A., y
more precision the time when said company
shall 90 into operation. and to authOrizt
| said committee to issue mort gage bonds, Il
| change The time tOr election OF directors
and to limit the p,lce TO be charged for gas
Respectfully.
j. HENRI BURCH, Chairman.
CoMaITreH on ExRo1IMENr
February %, 1873
To the Honorable P,.s'4er: and Members OF tn
Your committee on enrolment beg leave
% report as having been duly engrosset
the following bills.
Senate bill No. : I, an act TO fix the salar,
of the Judge Of the superior District Cour
Of the paush Of Orleans
Also. Senate bill No o. an act to incol
porate the o. j. Dunn Monumental Aseoci
| alton Of Louisiana.
Respectfully.
j. HENRI BURCH. Chairman.
Mr. Butler. from the Committee q
Claims. made the following reports:
On Senate bill NJ. 81, a bill to he cn
titled an act for the relief of Adolyhe
Tervajon aud Jacques Adolphe.
Report :lv1rab'T.
T.. BUTLER. C,ai..u.,..
Lies over.
On ) nat. bill! No -. Il hi. 20 bc .:.titi.,
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