New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-13
Smart, Tureaud, Williams, Wor thy, Wash

Cousin. Demas, DeveAn, Elliott. Grant
Guichard, Hetfner Hubeau, Kern, Lewis
Lawes. Murrell of Lat0urche, Murrel o
Madison, Martinez, Marie. Montaldo, Paris
Rochon. sawyer. Sartain. Snae-. Sutton
Thomas. Wilson'S.
NJ. Heath. OF Webster. ca..ed ~ the fol
lowing resolution:
'eSot ed, That a special committee OF tlv,
members of the House be named by thu
Speaker and directed 10 visit and examine
the State Insane Asylum, at Jackson, Louis
lana, 80 examine the books and record
thereof and the accounts relating thereto
in the Office of the State Treasurer or else
where. with power to send for persons ant
and papers: to employ an accountant ant
to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. MontalGo. o: Orleans. moved TO rete
:, the Committee on Charitable and Pabli
Institutions.
Mr.. Heath. OF Webster. moved TO .sv ina
motion on the table
Lost.
The motion of Mr M3n.aL,!c. o: Orleans
recurring. prevailed.
Mr.. Armstead. OF Yves: te'i,.ana. cai!et
up the following resolution:
ReSoi.ed. That the committee appointed
by the Speaker Of the House of Represen
tatives to examine the books and accounts
of the Auditor Of Public Accounts and the
State Treasurer. in compliance with sec
tons $40 and 1912 of the Revised Statutes
be and are hereby requested and instructed
to report to the House the result of their
investigation ten days from and after the
passage OF this resolution.
Mr.. Armstead. of Yves. Feiiciana, moved
TO amend by striking out 'ten" and insert
ing twenty which was agreed to.
On motion. the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
Mr.. Demas. of ST. John the Baptist. called
UP the following resolution;
Re3o'rcd, That the Speaker of the House
of Representatives appoint committee of
five 70 examine into the outstanding vouch-
ers for the years lS7. and 1873.
Mr.. Devezin, of Orleans. moved to amend
by inserting "seven' instead of ''iye:" also.
by Inserting $50 and ls::l' after the word
years.
Carried.
the resolution. ca the table.
On which the yeaa and ravs were de.
handed ~ .Iessrs. Demas, Of st. John the
Baptist. aa. Paris. Of Orleans. resulting as
follow:
.eas-Armatead, ';en'lam, Barrow, Carey.
D. e. Davis. Dejoie. Fonte-
lieu. Greene. Gnichart. Harris. Humble,
ill, Heath. P. Jones. M. Jones. johnson,
Heating. l.irkman, D. King. Keys, Landry.
Mayo. Norris. Price. Prescott,
Rodrigues, Sartain. Ssuthard, Smith. Sewsll.
Ward. Wands. Young-39.
Nays-Antoine. Bowman Boyd, Black.
stone. Boatner, Carr. Cousin, Demas. Da,
wilson. K. X. DAVIS. Decker. Devezin. De-
wees. Elliot. Grant. He.fner, Eubeau, Kern,
Lewis. !.awes. Little. Marvin. t,urrell of
Latourche, Murrell Of Madison. Mahoney.
Martinez. Marie. Mathews. Monta!do. Page.
Peyton. Paris. Haby. Eocho-. GoUer. Sutton,
Sawyer, Stewart. Thomas-3'.
There being tie vote. the :pea,.e: voted
in the negative,
"a motion. the resolution. as amended.
was adopted.
MI Sartain. Of Caro-. ca..ei 4, the :ol.
owing resolution:
WHEREAS. Article one hundred and sew.
anteen of She constitution OF the State of
louisiana says no person SHALL hold or ex.
arci5e a: the same time more than one office
If trust or profit, except that of justice OF
.he peace or notary public: therefore be it
Il gGttei. That a committee OF five be APP
pointed by the Speaker to investigate the
books OF the Secretary o! State to ascertain
VIA: person or persons are holding more
han one office Of trust or profit in violation
If article one hundred and seventeen of the
constitution OF the State of Louisiana, and
o report the same to this House =: as early
. day as possible.
Which was adopted.
Ny. Connaughton. Of Eap:des called up
he following resolution:
Re.o,tei. That a committee OF three be
ppointed to examine and report to this
louise the manner in which the Slaughter
.ouse Company have conducted their bust.
less: whether they have complied with
heir charter: and if they have paid TO the
tate the amount Of money as required by
aw.
Mr. Dema.. of St. John tie Baptist. moved
0 strike out ":hree," and ;nser: "ave.'
Carried.
On motion. TIE resolution. A. amended.
'as adopted.
MESSAGE IRON TIE GOVERNOR.
SrArs o. LorI.A~A,)
Executive Department.. ,
New Orleans January IL, 1874. }
o Tho Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
l have the honor to transmit herewith, by
ERECTION of his excelency the Governor.
he annual report OF the State registrar of
Al -
II. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Private Secretary.
The report Of the State registrar OF voters
"a. received. and the usual number Of
opies ordered to be printed. and. on mo-
on. referred 10 the Committee OF Regis.
alton.
The Governor also transmitted the re.
o,ts of the commission Of engineers and
le committee OF examiners. which were
,ceiyed. and the usual number Of copies
,dered to BE printed.
Tie following boards and commissions
lbmitted their annual reports, as follows:
The board of administrators Of the In.
ne Asylum of the State Of Louisiana; the !
,ard of State engineers. and the commits
on of persons. all of which were received, !
I'd the usual number Of copies ordered to !
printed.
The Speaker presented a memorial from
9 Saratoga Monumental Association, Of !
ew York. which was referred to the Com !
g on Ways and Means.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following gentlemen gave notice that |
some future day they would introduce |
o following bills:
By Dir. Baker. of Bossies:
An act in relation to the wavering of ex.
lptions on property now exempted from
izure for debt.
An act authorizing sessions of parish