New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-17


WILLIAM P. KELLOGG,
Governor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, 7
New Orleans, March S, l8.4.)
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives,
l return, without my signature, to the
House, in which it originated, an act making
obligations of the city of New Orleans,
issued prior to January l, 1874, receivable
for back taxes. The amount of certificates
of indebtedness, etc., covered by this bill
exceeds 81 100000, and the enforcement of
the proposition would prevent the city gov
eminent from meeting it's obligations to
some of its most deserving creditors. I'M
derstand the intention OF the original pro-
moters OF the bill was to restrict its action
to obligations issued prior to the year 1873,
and that another bill for this purpose has
already passed the House. To this plan
there would not be the same objections as
are urged against the act which l now re-
turn without my approval.
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor.
A committee from the Senate was an
nounced, composed of Senators Barber,
chairman. Anderson and Burch, notifying
the House that the Senate would be ready
to adjourn sine die in thirty minutes.
Mr.. Provost, of Orleans, offered the fol.
lowing resolutions, which were adopted.
Resolred, That the thanks of this H 1use
be and are hereby rendered to the Hon. c.
w. Lowell for his able and dignihed con-
duct while presiding over this body also,
to our temporary presiding officer, Hon. j.
| 5. Mathews.
Resolced, That this House tenders its SYM
patty to our Speaker, Hon. G. w. Lowell,
| in bis late severe illness, and hope tor his
speedy restoration to health.
ResOlted, That the thanks of this House
are hereby most cordially rendered to our
able, aitabe, polite and corteous Chief
Clerk and his gentlemanly aids and assist
| ants, as we. as to the efficient and compe-
| tent sergeant-at-arms of this House and his
| staff.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, March 5, 1874. }
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
| House of Representatives,
l am directed by the Senate to inform
your honorable body that the Senate has
concurred in the general appropriation bill,
| with amendments.
| Respectfully,
| P. Z. BECHTEL,
! Secretary of the Senate.
| On motion of Mr.. Gair, of East Feliciana,
the following Senate amendments to the
general appropriation bill were CONQUERED
in, as follows:
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL AP-
PRECIPITATION BILL.
! Item relative to keeper of State House,
| strike out JEFF Stokes and the words for
the year 1873.
| Item rent of public buildings, strike out
| fifty thousand dollars and insert thirty
| eight thousand dollars.
| Strike out item relative to Beverly Ba-
rance, keeper Of State House and grounds,
| etc.. one hundred and sixteen dollars and
| fifty cents.
Strike out appropriation relative to re-
pairing State House at Baton Rouge, two
| hundred thousand dollars.
Strike out rent of office State Superin-
tendent, one hundred dollars per month, or
| twelve hundred dollars.
Strike out relative to certificates OF IN
| debtedness issued to the school board OF
Bossier. nine thousand eight hundred dol
lars and fifty cents.
Strike out item relative to interest for
| sales of sixteenth sections Tor for the years
1871 and 1872, as follows, and insert sppro-
| priation to various townships tor interest
due from the free school fund, fifty thous-
| and dollars, or so much thereof as may be
| necessary, the same to be paid out Of the
| interest tax fund.
Strike out for interest sales Of sixteenth
sections in the parish of Rapides for the
years commencing April |, 1862. to March
81. 1870. seven thousand eight hundred and
| thirty one dollars and ffty-two cents, pay
able out Of the interest tax fund"
Strike out item, rent OF engineers office
one thousand two hundred dollars.
Strike out item relative to Luke Madden.
late assessor for Madison parish, the sum OF
one thousand one hundred and twenty i've
| dollars.
Strike ont item relative to the support of
| Orphans Home Asylum of st. Mary S
parish, eight thousand dollars.
Item for support OF Institution tor the
Blind eight thousand dollars; strike out
eight thousand dollars and insert twelve
thousand dollars.
Strike out item five thousand dollars for
Firemens Charitable Institutions, etc.
Strike out item Louisiana Asylum for
Colored Orphans, one thousand dollars.
Strike out item appropriation to pay H.
+. Harrison for work as expert IN Treas
urers office, five hundred dollars.
Strike out appropriation to William T.
Harper, civil sheriff of Orleans, thirty seven
thousand and twelve dollars and eighty
| five cents.
Strike out appropriation to pay Widow
| A. H. Crawford and Widow A. IL. Harris,
each one thousand dollars.
Strike out for mileage and per diem and
contingent expenses OF the House of Repre-
sentatives Of the State of Louisiana, session
of 1874, twenty five thousand dollars
Strike out item to pay T. w. Deklyne,
four thousand dollars, tor services in the
militia.
Insert in item directing the Auditor to
issue his warrant for legislative voucher
No. Al. session of 1870. and warrant No. l6
! 1afi
III, session of 1872 the words 'or SO much
thereof as may be necessary, not to exceed
| three thousand one hundred and thirty dol
| lars"
Strike out appropriation to pay Mrs. c.
Edmonson. transferee of James Edmonson
| sixteen thousand one hundred and nineteeI
dollars.
Strike out item for rent State land office
| nine hundred dollars.
Strike out, line twenty-three, the words
"and for the" after the word "sales," also
line twenty-fOur, the words redemption OF
tax sales"
Strike out all of section four and insert
in lieu thereof:
"SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts OF laws IN conflict with
this act be and are hereby repealed
Appropriation to pay j. Il. Walters one
hundred and fifty dollars for reimburse
ment of taxes enormously paid.
Appropriation to compensate F.. r
Wright, of Terrebonne, for expenses furn
ished the militia force while in Terrebonnt
in January last, four hundred and seventy
five dollars.
Appropriation to E. s. Stoddard for salary
| as secretary of the State Board OF Educa
ton for 1869, school voucher No. 43, one
| thousand dollars.
The first item of the fourth section was
bv unanimous consent, placed at the end o.
section two. AS adopted it refers to Major
| Murrell and appropriates six hundred and