New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-30

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certain persons from holding two offices at
the same time. and to fix penalties for its
violation. and to prescribe the duties of
district judges and State attorneys in re-
lation thereto.
House bill No. 50, an act to regulate the
private markets in the city of New Orleans,
and for other purposes.
House bill No. Ia, an act to provide for
the removal of the seat of justice of the
parish OF st. Bernard, and to divide said
parish into wards.
House bill No. %, an act providing for the
payment of the sheriff or person appointed
to take charge of persons arrested in other
States or Territories who are charged with
committing crimes in this State, and tor
which the Governor has made requisition.
Respectfully submitted
JOHN GAIR, Chairman.
BY unanimous consent, Mr.. Montaldo, of
Orleans was authorized to print certain
bills relative to city Administrators before
submitting the same to the House.
Mr.. Sartain, Of Carroll, chairman Of tie
Committee on Federal Relations submitted
the following report:
COMMITTEE or fEDHKAi REiArlos.. {,
New Orleans, January 30 1874. }
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Federal Relations
have the honor to report that they have
had under consideration House bill No. l27.
joint resolution urging upon Congress
the passage OF national quarantine law,
and report, favorably on the same and Re,
commend its passage.
Also, Senate joint resolution No "a rela-
tive to the one hundredth anniversary of
the independence of the United States, to
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and also report favorably upon the same
and yecOnmend its final passage.
CAIN SARTAIN.
Chairman:
r. E. HEATH.
WILLIAM MURRELl,
HENRY WORTHY.
T. w. NORRIS,
THOMAS CAREY.
f. A. HUBEAU.
Which was received, and House bill No.
l27, entitled joint resolution urging upon
Congress the passage of national quar-
antine law, was considered engrossed, and
passed its third reading under a suspension
of the constitutional rule, and finally
passed, title adopted, and ordered to be
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr. Murrell, of Madison, chairman of the
ted the following report:
CoMMrTTEE ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS
New Orleans, January y, 1874. )
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF representatives:
Your Committee on Unfinished Business
have the honor to report that they have had
under consideration House bill No. l6i, en-
titled an act giving parish judges through
out the State who have been regularly
admitted to practice law before the Su-
preme and district courts, and report favor
ably thereon, Recommending. the final
passage of the same.
WILLIAM MURRELL, of Madison,
Chairman:
WILLIAM MURRELl.. Of Latourche;
SAMUEL THOMAS.
JOHN BARROW,
NELSON KENYON.
Z. A. HUBEAU.
HENRY WORTHY.
NJ. Murrell. of Madison, acting chair.
man OF the special committee Oh railroads,
submitted the following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House of Represen tatives:
Your special committee raised to inves.
tigate as to what suits had been commenced
by the Attorney General in behalf of the
State against the New Orleans, Mobile and
Texas Railroad Company, what disposition
had been made of them, ii any, and whether
any such suits were now pending, and
where, beg leave to report:
First-The suit brought to determine the
validity or otherwise Of the $2,5OO0OO of
State bonds issued to the New Orleans, Mo-
bile and Texas Railroad Company in pay
ment OF subscription to stock made by the
State in aid of the branch road from Yer
mlionville to Shreveport, is under advise
ment in the Supreme Court on rehearing.
The case was taken up from the omnibus
Injunction suit, No. 800 of Superior District
Court, on Intervention of the railroad com
pany. and is simply upon exception.
The States case is, that the bonds are
illegal by virtue of the law itself. If that
does not appear, the case goes back to be
tried on the States allegation of non-com-
pliance with charter, and fraud in obtain
ing issue of bonds.
Seoond-Eight hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars of guarantee bonds are
enjoined by way OF supplemental petition in
above suit, No. 1863, Superior District Court,
the State alleging that they were issued
without the requirements of law having
been complied with, and were obtained by
fraud and collision. No one has inter-
vened or opposed the Injunction.
Third-The $75000O donation bonds.
These were legally issued as part of the
$4,000 900 donation, but for nOn-completion
of the railroad in the time stipulated, the
company has been sued for the amount of
these bonds by the State. Judgment by de-
fault was taken, but new trial was grant
ed and answer, amounting to general de-
NAL, filed. This case is set down for trial
on Friday, February 6.
The Attorney General was chopped in
this case by the suit for the same bonds in
stituted in the name of the State VS.. the
same company by Messrs. Semmes & Mott,
attorneys, under which the road was Sc
questered, and on account of which an in
junction has been granted by Judge Wood
in the United States Circuit Court
The Attorney General is again progressing
in this suit with determination to press it
to final Judgment, which, it appears,
to be probable that he would have obtain
ed in December last but tor the interfer-
ence named.
During the present illness Of the honor.
able Attorney General, he is represented il
these suits by J. Q. A. Fellows. Esq.
Your committee beg further time in order
that they may report as to what legislation
is necessary to protect and secure the in
terests and claims of the State.
a. j. GREENE; Chairman.
WILLIAM MURRELL,
OF Madison.
:. N. GRANT.
Mr.. Heating, of Caddo, chairman Of the
special committee on House bill No. 43
entitled an act to authorize the council of the
,ity of Shreveport 60 levy police tax; TO
-epulate leyies of faxes. the nrOceed IN GA of