New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-27

s0lnes Lieutenant Governor OF Sho osa
and President Of the Senate.
On call Of the soil the following Seaa:o'
answered 10 their hame8
Messrs Alexander, Barber. Belden. Bun
Blackburn, Bovee. Burch, Butler. Gag
Chadbourn, Daigle, Glaudin, Harper. mgr
ham, Kelso, Pollard Sypher. Swaizie. W.
Der. Wharton, Whitney-2f.
The Presideus announced , guogIl
present.
Prayer BY the chaplain
The reading OF the journa. OF yesterday
proceedings was dispensed with. and "a
journal corrected and adopted.
EXECUTIVE MEssAGES
STATS OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
Sew Orleans, February Is. 1874.
70 INV Honorable President amt Members Of I'll
Senate
thaye the honor to inform son that .h'
Governor has this day approved ant
signed the following bills originating il
your honorable body: ..
An act to incorporate the Bank OF Delta
An act relative to the trial of quits il
which writs Of proVisiona! seizure have
issued.
An oct fixing the limits OF the Seven
Seenth Judicial District.
An act for the funding Of the parish debt
of the parish of Plaquemines.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Private Secretary.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES. Z
New Orleans February. rs. 1874 s
I ann directed BY the House TO ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in the
following House bills, viz:
hill No anfifoai apf IN To-
cate, lay out and construct public road
from the Mississippi river to the Brusle, IN
the parish of Ascension.
House bill No. 382, entitled al act to pro-
vide time for the payment and collection of
taxes due the city Of New Orleans, and to
authorize discount on the same in certain
cases.
House bill No. 2s7, entitled an act max
ing all warrants issued, or which may here
after be issued, to officers OF the State gov
eminent, for their emOluments or salaries
fixed by the constitution, receivable for all
taxes, licenses and penalties.
House DILL No. 329, entitled an act
imposing penalties upon delinquent tax
payers of the city of New Orleans, and
making certain obligations receivable for
the purpose.
House bill No. 1888, entitled an act to
postpone the levy and collection by the city
of New Orleans of tax for sinking fund
for purchase of its bonds; to authorize the
Administrators to modify the last budget
ana tax levy, and to repeal conflicting laws
and penalties.
And House Joint resolution No. 35i, en-
titled Joint resolution authorizing and direct
ing the Committee ON Auditing and Super
vising Accounts of the Senate and the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses of the House
of Representatives to issue vouchers for
the thirty per cent additional pay allowed
by law for the members, officers and em-
ployes of the regular session of 1873
Also to ask the signature of the Presi-
dent of your honorable body to the follow
ing enrolled bills, viz:
An act to exempt certain property of the
st. Patrick Hall Association from taxation.
An act reiss uing State warrant No Sl39,
and directing to whom it shall be paid
An act to amend section five of an act to
incorporate the city of Monroe.
An act making the fourth day of March
day of public rest and dies non.
An act to amend and extend the lmita.
ton Of an act incorporating the Star Hook
and Ladder Company No. of the city of
Carrollton.
An act for the relief of John Lewis, of
the city of New Orleans.
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ingraham, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Engrossment and Enrolment. sub
mitted the following:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT,
New Orleans, February rs. 1874. s
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-.
grossment beg leave to report as duly en-.
rolled:
Senate bill No. 3Sl, an act relative 70 Mis-.
sissippi Fire Company No. 9 of the city of
New Orleans, organized under the prOvi.
sions Of the laws Of this State, providing
for the organization of certain corporations
tiuuing it as body polite, with certain
powers, privileges and franchises.
k''1 SxMEsy II. 1SeRAnAx,
Chairman.
New Orleans, February IS 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the |
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En- |
grossment beg leave to report as being duly
engrOssed:
Senate bill No. go, entitled an act 10
amend and re-enact an act entitled an act
granting corporate privileges to the inhab |
itants of the city Of Baton Rouge. in
the parish of East Baton Rouge, and
to provide Tor the government of the
affairs thereof; and to repeal an act
entitled an act to amend the several acts
relative to the police and government of
the city of Baton Refuge, approved April
:; 1858 and to repeal an act to provide for
the government Of the city of Baton Rouge. !
approved March 8, 1856, and to repeal al!
acts amendatory thereto.
JAMES II. ISGRAHAM.
Chairman.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman q the Commit. !
lee on Finance, submitted the following:
COMMITTEE ON FIsASoR,t I
New Orleans. February Is, 1874. 5 |
TO the Honorable President and Mepbers Of the
Senate
Your Finance Committee. 60 whom was /
referred Senate bill No. 443, introduced by |
Senator Stamps, entitled IAN act providing |
for the red action of the salaries of officers |
and emplo yes of the city of New Orleans"
Senator Blunt, entitled IAN act to relieve
the Leland University from taxation, under
article 1888 of the Revised Statutes" beg
leave to report the same favorably.
Respectfully. - !
ChalrMalf. |
Mr.. Burch, d member of the Committee
IN Education, submitted the following
minority report of which he gave notice
: CoxNrrryR on PUeIIc EpUcATIOyl |
New Orleans, February Is 1874.
70 the Honorable Presiden: and Members Of the
Senate
The undersigned member of the Commit
ZEE on Public Education, to whom was re-
erred tho petition of the citizens OF East
Ration Rouge aakin0 that the Agricultural