New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-28

having been duly enrolled the following
, bill, viz:
House bill No. 49, an act to amend an
| act entitled an act to establish an insane
asylum, and to regulate the same, approved
March 15 1855, section l76l Revised Statutes.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN GAIR, Chairman.
| On motion of Mr. Davidson, of Living.
ston, Senate bill No. 80, entitled an act to
establish a Criminal Court for the parish of
Orleans, for the purpose of establishing its
jurisdiction and for the purpose OF appoint
ing judge. assistant district attorney and
readings under suspension of the constitu.
tional rules, and referred to the Judiciary.
| Cenmittee.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Harris, of Pointe Coupee offered the
following resolution:
WHEREAS, The Hon. John Gair of Eas
Feliciana, by his action on Wednesday, the
| twenty fifth instant, in Selling the roll
book from the Clerk of the House, and
holding the same to defeat the will of the
majority On the matter then pending, has
| violated alike the dignity of this House and
the laws OF decorum; has brought into disc
| repute the deliberations of this body and
| regarded the legislative branch of the gov.
! eminent; in short, has attempted to supe
| plant parliamentary rules and usages with
| brute force; therefore be it
| Resolred, That the Hon. JOHN Gair be are
| raigned before the bar of the House to ans
swer the charges herein preferred, and afte:
| due hearing be condemned to such punishe
1 ment as his conduct deserves.
! Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Devices. of Red River, offered tna
! following resolution:
Resolred. by the Speaker and members OF
! the House of Representatives, That tho
| chairman of the Committee ON Contingent
Expenses be and is hereby authorized and
directed to issue to Charles Fawcett his
! voucher as committee clerk for the regulas
session of 1874, out of the contingent fund
! OF the House, and the Speaker is hereby
| authorized to sign for the same.
Which was adopted.
Mr.. Mugrell. of Madison, offered tina fo,e
lowing resolution:
Resoired, That the chairman of the Come
mittee on Contingent Expenses of the
House of Representatives be and he is here.
by authorized and directed to Immediately
Issue to the officers and employees of the
House their vouchers for balance due them
for services rendered for regular session OF
1874.
Which was adopted.
Also, the following resolutions
Resolred That committee to consist OF ,
seven members one from each congress
siOnal district and two from the State at
large. shall be appointed by the Speaker. to
whom all local bills now pending before the
House shall be referred.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Paris, Of Orleans. offered the sofiovse
ing resolutions
Restored. That The Speaker be directed CO
appoint committee of seven. to be known
as the omnibus committee.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Heffner, OF Caddo, submitted the re-.
port OF the Shreveport hospital for the
years 1872 and 1873, which was ordered to
be printed in the journal:
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representa-
tlves OF the State OF Louisiana i'll GeLeral As
sembly convened:
Your petitioner, Joseph l.. Moon. NJ D..
a resident of The city of Shreveport, Louis
lana. and surgeon OF the Shreveport charity
hospital, begs leave, respectfully, to submit
to your honorable body this the first con.
densed report of said hospital.
This institution was established as a pr-
vate intirmary in the year 1866 After two
years the necessity OF public aid for the in
dlgent SICK became SO pressing that the
city authorities assumed to enter into
contract with the gentlemen then control-
ing and conducting the intirmary, by which
las do now they drew a comparatively
small stipend (trOm the city and parish) in
remuneration for their care of the INDECENT
sick citizens of the city and parish only
During the succeeding years of 1869, 1870
and 1871, being years of great immigration
and growth OF our city and country, be-
sides an immense increase in the number of
immigrants arriving at and passing through
here. The State and parish donated to the
lnilrmary, at different times, the sum of
S30,O Estate $4,000, parish $40 ,000) to aid
them for caring for II total number (per
their report) of %, O20indigent sick received
into the lnilrmary, regardless of race, color
or citizenship, from November |, 1868, q,
January 1. 1872, that immense number be.
ing cared Tor and accommodated as is usua.
1n such institutions, so far as limited dneana
and house room would permit From Jans
uary l. 1872, to January |, 1874, your petit.
toner has cared for and furnished 80, 00p
days relief to INDECENT sick, over 2OOO Of
which have been furnished to parties wh1
were not citizens of either the city or par.
ish, but wards OF the State, and for whom
there has been no provisions made bv
the State Tor their relief, nor to reimburse
your petitioner. The city and parish pro.
vides only for their own INDECENT sick cisi.
destitute. were taken in and cared for
through that feeling of human charity
which is ever called forth when we witnesa
the squalid distress and suffering OF Oup
fellow man, poor though he be, ever abans
d0nod IN his misery, nevertheless he is tho
'Done and sinew," the future hope of tha
great commonwealth, which is ever come
posed OF all classes of laborers. farmers.
mechanics and artlzans, who are the great
developers OF the nations hidden wealth,
1t Is a truism unless the State protects and
husbands the force of her labor, she can not
prosper more than the farmer or manu-.
tacturer who cares not for the welfare u
his operatives. The fields will lay fallow.
the mills idle IN consequence of short crops.
the terrible ravages of yellow fever, and tho
great financial crisis, the ratio OF pauper.
ISM and sickness, flor the want
of proper nutritious food and comfort.
able homesl must and has already greatly
increased. Hence the necessity of this ap.
peal to you. gentlemen, for assistance fron
the State. The depleted condition of thu
city and parish treasures tor the past tw0
years has forced the authorities to issue
scrip in payment of hospital dues, said
scrip" being at discount of from fifty to
seventy per cent. The result is that thu
hospital receipts has fallen $1,000 short OF
pay ing actual expenses necessary to afford
ordinary relief to the sick received in the
wards, saying nothing of the hundreds who
nave applied for relief. but could not be ac.
'ommodated. tor thu want of room and
means.
1nasmuch as it is ''time honored cl,stofu"
ind duty Sf governments and States tn