New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-14

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Few Orleans, March 5, 1874.
%he ffsaae fsct pursuant to adjournment
@nl was called to order by the Chief Clerk
@ho called Mr.. Mathews, of Tensase 10 tn
gbairs
On call Of the roll the following member
answered to their names
1esera. Antoine, Bowman, Bryant, Baker
Boyd, Bshbanp, Blackstone, Boatner, Bick
hatn, Butler. Darre~, Cockerharn, Cousin
Demas, davidson. j.. Go Davis, X 4. Davis
Devices, Elliott, FernandeAs Forstall. Grant
G3rsenA 0niehard. Heffnsr. Humble. Hill
Hahn, p. Jsaea. N. Joaes. Keatfn9, Ken
yen, d. King. Keys. v: @. King. Lewis
Landry, Lswss, Moralasd, Murrell Of La
aeurehe. kahsney, Mayo. Hsrtipst. Marie
IAthewa, Price, Psytop,- Pogo. Provost
Sawyer. Sartsin, eouthsrd, SewelI, Smart
errrbao. Thonas. Tureaud. vtcksrs, vii
qiAms, Wilson. WsshisGteeo Wssds Wanda
6eub8 ~Ofs
Il euerun pressne
Prayer by the Rev. z. 0rsehs
ga motion Of Mr.. hurrsKl, Of Lafonrche
Che reading Of the 3surusl Was dspesset
Qyith.
On motion the journal was approved.
Mr.. Wands, of TangipahOa, called NJ
House bill No. 44S, entitled an act to inc0'
porate the Crescent City Health and Acct
Client Insurance Company
Was read tlHs third time, and finally
passed, title adopted, and ordered sent t.
the Senate for concurrence.
Under suspe nsion of the rules, Mr.. Bar
row, of Orleans, called up House bill No
449, entitled an act TO prohibit the unlaw
full employment of sailors at work upon the
levees or banks of the rivers in this State
and to punish the violations of this act.
Passed its several readings under suspen
sion of the constitutional rules, and finally
passed, title adopted, and ordered sent tC
the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Ueffner, of Caddo, chairman of the
Committee on Health and Quarantine, sub,
gitted the following reports:
CoMAiTTEE ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE, I
New Orleans, March 2. 1874
go the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Health and Quaran-
tine beg to report that, to the knowledge of
your honorable House, the city of Shrevc-
port was, during the past year, desolated
by an epidemic of yellow fever, unexampied
in severity and power. 1t is noU however,
known that the city of Shreveport was, be-
fore the date of the epidemic for some
years, has since been and now is in very
foul and filthy condition. None of the con-
ditiOns of sanitary precaution have ever
been observed there. No authority has eX-
listed there whose special duty it was to
exact of citizens the observance of those
duties which every one owes to the health
and well being of society. All the elements
which probably contributed to the inau-
guration of the past epidemic still exist,
and without sensible alienation.
The city is the second in the State, one of
the most important cotton and business
centres of the South west, and her interests
demand attention from your honorable body.
Those interests demand the institution of
board of health of the city of Shreveport.
which like that of New Orleans, shall pos
sess sufficient authority to preserve the
citizens from the consequences of their
own inattention, and ensue the proper oh.
servance of the laws of sanitary science.
Your committee therefore report here.
with bill entitled an act to create board
oof health for the city of Shreveport to
define its duties, and to provide for its sup
port, and most earnestly recommend ats
massage.
JAMES HEFFNER, Chairmaps
CHARLES MONTALD0
III. MAHONEY,
w. II. KIRKMAE, !
A. G. BICKHAM.
JOHN BARROW,
,. y. KING.
soMMIrrEE ON HsALrH ANpCUAsaSrrss:e
New Orleans March ,. 1874. (
20 the Honorable Speaker and Members of She
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Health and Quaran.
Fine beg TO report that during tho present
session they have devoted all the time at
heir disposal to the careful investigation |
" the many perplexing and important
questions involved in the subject which it
was their Cuty to consider.
1t ls difficult to Overestimate the impor. |
,ance OF these questions, involving as they
10 the physical, and to some extent the
moral health of a great people, and to a 1
iegree little understood, the physical and
moral stamina of coming generations. I'm
nense interests are involved. 1t i. not to
70 denied that the reputation of Louisiana |
broad tpartially undeserved) for q mias.
matte and pestiential atmosphere. for de.
astatlng epidemcs, and a death rate in
on-epidemio years very far above other |
tates OF the Union, has operated 10 PIE
ent Immigration, to deter the Investment Of
apltal within our borders, and drive from 1
mopg our people individual and capital
lready in our midst and disposed but for this
rect disadvantage to remain among As
our committee repeat that this evi! Tepu. .
alton is partially undeserved, but only !
artlally. 1t is easy 30 understand while l
no greater portion of our State enjoys =
egree of public health il advance Of great
Actlons of the Union situated far 70 the ! s
orth OF US, that the report and fame of the
errlble epldeInlcs OF past years in New Or
Fans. and latterly in the inland city of
hreveport. should in the minds Vi distant
communities give general impression
ltal to the reputation oil the State. These
pidemics haye'arisen at feast ~ par. from
iuses within our control, aIl: ha.. been | c
large extent preventabl.. Medical sci. | s.
ID. Is theHue which has probably made n
10 greatest progress. Nurin, the rresen. :.
'hturys and she profession ne longer "
ropes IN the dark when brought face 70 | :
GO with the great question OF The preyen-
on OF disease The great minds of the
'ofession are no longer occupied solely by ! Il
10 study of' therapeutic ueans sf cure. I u
AZ iof long period the .nost brilliant | :;
mus OF Europe and America have 9
cen devoted tie the ..tud. of b
le nobler part of the great art. @
le prevention of disease 5y the re- q
loval of the predisposing causes of dis II
Use. Ours Is not the only climate and our .
MI tropie belt not the only zone which has e'
zen the theatre of epidemic disease. The "
latest triumphs OF the profession in re. CO
mt times have been the successes won in Ia
II rOpaann and Narfba,,,
'rsistent effort, by the education of the
ople in sanitary science, by enforced
esnliness, drainage and disinfectiou. By
ese means enteric and typhus feyers.
X the bane of the British capital, have II,
EN- made comparatively inocuous The