New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-01

| Tuesday at one O'Clock.
! Mr.. Hahn, of st. Charles. chairman Of the
Committee on Education, submitted the
following report:
! New ORLEANS. February -. 1874.
| To .he Speaker and Members OF the House o1
| Representatives:
Your Committee on Education having
4 had under consideration all the bills offered
! in this house on the subject Of an agricul.
| tural and mechanical college. respectfully
\ report that they have given the subject
much study, and have come to the conclu.
| sion that in view OF the many conflicting
views and interests and the necessity of
/ immediate action. the House bill No. 343 is
the hes: one TO adopt. They therefore
recommend the passage of said bill. with
the amendments accompanying this report.
MICHAEL HAHN. Chairman;
VICTOR ROCHON.
CHARLES w. HEATING.
THOMAS CAREY.
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 343.
Section six. line fourteen. strike out the
words Tout OF any fund" and insert in Iie,,
thereof, " from moneys
Section six. line :wenty.nine. strike on:
the word lat.
Section seven. line nineteen. strike on.
the word ''education' ard inser. control
At the end of section seven, insert Che
following: That in case the police jury Of
any parish. or council! of any Incorporated
town or city shalt offer to the board Of con.
troll any donation Of any kind whatsoever
for the purpose OF securing the location of
the agricultural and mechanical college, or
any division thereof, In or near such parish.
town or city, and such grant Or tender of
donation. shall be accepted by the board OF.
control and ratified by majority
of the qualified electors voting at
an election called By the proper
local authority interested therein. The dona.
ton or debt made or assumed by the par.
ish, town or city shall be valid and binding
and any bonds issued or tax levied in con.
sequence is hereby authorized ard made
valid, notwithstanding any limit Of taxa
ton or Of debt in any genera! or specia! law
O, the State conflicting herewith.
Amend the title by adding the words.
land !ega!z.ns donations to such ins;it.-
ton
Which was received. and the amendments
were adopted.
And House bill! No. 3i3. en,iite(! an ac: 70
carry into effect the purposes OF the dona.
tons by the United States 0! public lands
for the benefit of agriculture and the me-
chanic arts, and to esta blish an agricultural
isiana, was considered engrossed, as amend.
ed. and passed its third reading under sus-
pension of the constitutional rules. and
finally passed. title adopted, and ordered
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
BY unanimous consent. Mr.. GuiciarI, OF
st. Bernard introduced House bill! No. 42S.
entitled an act 70 authorize the consoi!da.
ton Of the New Orleans. jackson and
Great Northern RAILROAD Company within
the Mississippi Central Railroad Company.
and to confer certain powers. privileges and
immunities on the company resulting from
said consolidation.
Passed first and second readings under
suspension OF the. constitutional rules and
referred 20 the Committee on Railroads.
MIR. Greene. Of Jackson. chairman OF the
Committee OF Commerce and Manu-. sc:ures,
submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE COMMERCE aHpp
Manufactures. New Orleans, February 3. 1874. :
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Vt the
House OF Representatives,:
Your Committee on Agriculture. Com.
merce and Manufactures ,epor: House
bill No. $50. entitled an act to incorporate
ing and Impro vement Company, to provide
for the organization thereof and Cor other
and respectfully recommend its
passage.
CD. GREENE. Chairman:
WILLIAM PAGE,
I. w. NORRIS.
ISAAC SAWYER.
JOHN MAYO.
Which was received and adopted.
House bill No. $50, entitled an act
to incorporate the Bayou Sabine CONNER.
cial Man utaeturing and Improvement Com.
pany. 20 provide for the organization
thereof. and for other purposes. was consid.
cred engrossci and calea1a:e.. ;oz third
reading.
Mr.. Snacr. OF Iberia. chairman Of the
Committee on Parochiai Affairs. submitted
the following report:
COMMITTEE oS PARocgr,L AFr.:Rs1
New Orleans. February -. 1874. 5
To the Honorable Speake. and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on perochiai Affairs has
had under consideration the fo!lowin. bills.
and report iavorabiy thereon.
Senate bill! No. 2S7. entitled an &C: TO lay
ont and open road to connect the Grand
Point settlement, in the parish of St.
James. with the Mississippi; river. and to
levy a special tax for same.
House bill No. $40. entitled an &C. 70
amend section four Oh an act granting ferry
privileges to Ben aluin Brazeale and others,
January ). 1873. with The follow.
M amendment, to wit:
In line three strike out the name OF Ben.
amin B.a.eale. and insert. in ..e: thereof.
he name of Leon Eannier.
House bill No 800 entitled GA oee "a %.
peal an act entitled an act 70 alter and |
shorten a part of the public road leading |
rura the Mississippi! river 20 Bayou Bara. |
aria. Jefferson parish, right bank; and to |
provide for making the new part thereof. |
md to re establish the old public soai along !
aid Bayou DIES Hamelies.
House bill No. 80. entitled al act relative !
o funding the floating Indebtedness of the |
'arish OF Ascension, and authorizing the |
ssuance of bonds for the same, and fixing
he duties OF parish officers: providing pen.
lnes .Os violation of the same.
J.. A. SNAER. Chairman:
VICTOR ROCHOE.
W. G.. PEYTON.
PAUL JONES.
SAMUEL THOMAS.
S. MARVIN. .
Which was received and adopted.
And the following bills were considetei
ngrossed and passed their third readings
nder suspension OF the constitutional
ules and finally passed, titles adopted and
rdered sent to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 800, entitled an act to
mend section four of an act granting
try privileges to Benjamin Brazeale and
hers, approved June 8, 1873. r-aa /
The amendments were adopted. |
Also, House bill No. 306, entitled an act