New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-31

the following resolution:
Reso1ce9, That the Committee on Healt
and Quarantine be authorized to proceed [
the several quarantine stations within tt
State and inspect the condition and atfai
of the same, reporting thereon to the afor
said committee for its action on the sam
be it further
ReSolreG, That the said committee sha
| be empowered to send for persons an
papers, and to administer oaths in tt
prosecution of its investigation.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Sewell, of Orleans, asked pernissio
of the House to withdraw from the Con
mittee on Ways and Means the bill know
as the city funding bill, for the purpose
handing the same TO the City Council fo
amendments.
Granted.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following gentlemen gave notice tina
on some future day they they would intro
duce the following bills:
By Mr.. Landry, of Ascension:
An act to exempt certain furniture fre1
seizure for rent.
| By Mr.. Kern, of Jefferson:
| An act relieving the Union Benevo1en
ASSOCIATION No. ,, city of Carrollton, parisi
of Jefferson. from paying taxes.
BY Mr.. Ward, Of Grant:
An act for the relief of certain persons
| sufferers by the late riots in the parish O
Grant.
Also, an &C: for the relief of W. S. Cal
houn.
BY Mr.. Boatner, of Union.
An act to incorporate the town of Downs
vile, in the parish of Union.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Acco riding to previous notice, the follow
ing bills were introduced and passed their
first and second readings, under suspension
OF the constitutional rules, and referred to
their appropriate committees:
BY Mr.. Greene, of jackson:
Ho use bill No. Us, entitled an act to in
corporate the Greensboro High School, in
the parish of Lincoln.
Referred to the Committee on Corpora
tons.
Also, House bill No. l76, entitled an act
to enable the New Orleans, Mobile and
Texas Railroad Company. the successor of
the corporation of that name existing under
acts of the Legislature Of Alabama, with
powers from other States to construct rail
roads, to convey to the New Orleans and
Texas Railroad Company portio2 of their
railroads, corporate property, rights, previ
lege and franchises, and to define the pow
ers of said corporation.
Referred to the Committee on Railroads.
and ordered printed.
Also, House bill No. III. entitled an act
to amend and re-enact section fourteen of
act No. 80 of 1873.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Also, House bill No. l7S. entitled an act
creating the parish Of Dunn, and prorid-
ing for the organization thereof.
Referred to the Committee on Parochial
Affairs, and ordered printed.
BY Mr.. Smart, of Vernon:
House bill No. l79. entitled an act fixing
the time of holding the district court in the
parish of Vernon, Louisiana.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By MIR. Kirkman, of Calcasieu:
House bill No. $50. entitled an act 60 es-
tablish ferry across the Mermenteau river,
between the parishes Of St. Landry and
Calcasieu.
Referred to the Committee on Pa,ochial
Affairs.
By Mr.. Fontelieu. Of verm;iion:
House bill No. iSi. entitled an &C. 60
hange the boundaries Of. the parish of |
cameron, st. Landry, Calcasieu and Yer.
nilion: to provide for the election of police
urors, the transfers of certain records, and |
he coll ectons OF certain taxes in said par. !
she's, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Parochial |
A1airs.
BY Mr.. Bryant, of East Baton Rouge:
House bill No. lS2, entitled an act to pro
ibit the sale OF intoxicating liquors to mi
Ors
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
nd ordered printed.
By Mr. Marvin, of Catahonla:
House bill No. 1873, entitled an act for the
elief Of the taxpayers of the parish of Cata-
Oula.
Referred to the Committee on Parochial
fairs.
BY Mr. Benham. of Carroll:
House bill No. lS4, entitled an act TO pro
debted to the State.
Also, House bill No. iS5, entitled an act |
amend act No. 10 of 1873, relating to
nsons of veterans
Both bills referred to the Committee on
ays and Means.
BY Mr. Bryant, OF East Baton Rouge:
House bill No. lS6, entitled an act 70
lend section 1898 of the Revised Statutes.
d to exempt from seizure all school !
uses, school furniture. apparatus and
raries devoted 20 public sduation in this
ate.
Referred % the Committee on State
brary. },
By Mr.. Baker, of Bossier:
1ouse bill No. 1877, entitled an act to de
3 and punish certain Offenses. q
BY Mr.. Armstead, of West Feliciana:
House bill No. 1873, entitled an act for the L
lef OF J. B. McGehee. of the parish of I
st Feliciana +
referred to the Committee on Claims. y
BY Mr.. Snaer, OF Iberia: v
louise bill No. lS9, entitled an act TO in
porate the town of New Iberia. Ell
deferred to the Committee on Corpora
ls.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, ~,
lr. Tureaud, of st. James, chairman OF 10
Committee on Elections and Qua!itiea-