New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-22
HOUSE OF PRESENTATlVES.
ThiPty.sixth Day'S PROCEEDINGS.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
Thirty.sixth Day's Proceedings.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans February 81, 1874.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by the Chief Clerk
who called Mr.. Mathews, Of Tensas, to the
chair.
On call of the roll the following members
answered to their names:
Messrs Allan, Armstead, Antoine, Bow
man. Bryant, Baker, Benham, Bickham,
Butler, Barrow, Carey, Cockerham, Cousin,
ConnaughtOn, Demas, Decker, Dejoie, De-
wees, Dumont, Fernandez, Greene, Grant,
Gair, Guichard, Harris, Heffner, Hum BILE.
Hill, Hahn, P. Jones, NJ. Jones. Heating,
Kirkman, Kern, D. King, V. o. King. Lewis,
of Lafourche, Mahoney, Mayo, Mathews,
Montaldo, Nichols, Norris, Price, PRESCOTT,
Page, Provost, Raby, Rochon, Rodrigues,
Sawyer, Stewart, Snaer, Simms, Southland,
Smith, Sutton, Sewell, Smart Thompson,
Trahan, Thomas, Tureaud, Williams. Wash.
ington, Ward, Wands-72.
A quorum present.
Prayer By the Rev. E. Green.
On motion of Mr.. Hill, of Ouachita, the
reading of the journal was dispensed with.
On motion, the journal Of the thirty.
fourth days proceedings was approved.
On motion the journal was approved.
Mr.. Devices, Of Red River. chairman Of
the special committee Of conference sub
mitted the following report:
NEW ORLEANS, February y, 1874.
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Senate and House of Representatives,:
The joint committee Of the Senate and
House of Representatives, to whom you had
referred a substitute for House bill No. 2l2,
beg leave to report unfavorably on the
amendment Of the Senate to House bill No.
:3S. and respectfully recommend that the
Senate would rescind it's action.
Z. F. HERWIG, Chairman;
WILLIAM HARPER.
GEORGE E. BOVEE,
OF The Senate.
E. W. DEVICES,
CHARLES MONTALDO,
ROBERT P. GUICHARD.
D. HILL,
OF the House.
Which was adopted.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Estilette. Of st. Landry, presented .
petition from citizens in the parish Of St.
Landry, asking that the agricultural and
mechanical college fund be given to the
Louisiana State University, at Baton Rouge,
which was referred to the Committee oh
Education.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Kern, of Jefferson. called up the fol-
lowing resolution:
m A. ~ ~ e1,A Inn
mittee on Contingent Expenses is hereby
authorized and directed to issue to E. G.
Bosse his salary as clerk from the expenses
of the contingent fund for the regular ses-
sion of 1874, and the Speaker 10 authorized
to sign the same.
Which was adopted.
Mr.. Dejoie, of Orleans. offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resorled, That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to issue
to I'M. B. McGany, clerk, his certificate as
such for the regular session of 1874, to be
paid out of the contingent fund OF the
House of Representatives, and the Speaker
is hereby authorized and directed 10 sign
the same.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Harris, of Point Coupee. offered the
following resolution:
Resolred, That the Committee on Address
have power to send for persons and papers
in the matter Of charges against Theogene
Castillo, parish judge of St. Martin; also, to
take testimony by commission in said ill.,
vestigation.
Which was adopted.
MESSAGE IRON THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, February 81, 1874
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives:
lhave the honor TO inform your honor.
able body that the Senate eOncurs in the
passage of the following House bills, viz:
House bill No. 1919, session Of 1873. emit.
tied an act for the relief ct John Lewis, Of
the city of New Orleans.
House bill No. 2l3 session Of 1873. enti'
tied an act reissuing State warrant No.
Sl39, and paying the same to the police jury
of the parish OF Jefferson, etc.
House bill No. Al. session of 1874, ehti-
tied an act to amend section five of an act
to incorporate the city of Monroe, ETC..
House bill No. 80, an act relative. to
Hook and Ladder Company No. Of the
city of CarrOlltOn.
House bill No. l53, an act Incorporating
the Lafourche Bridge Company in the par
ishes of Morehouse and Richland, etc.
House bill No. 2l3, an act relative to Civ
ing the fifth justice Of the peace for the par
ish of Orleans exclusive Jurisdiction in
criminal cases, etc.
Also, that the Senate indefinitely post
pone action on House bill No.7, entitled
concurrent resolution appointing commls-
sion to examine into charges against the
clerk of the court of the parish Of St. James.
have also the henor to inform your hon
oraOle body that the President has appoint