New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17

WILLIAM WARD,
Chairman;
F. MARIE.
w. c. PEYTON,
PERCY BAKER,
JOHN BOYD,
A. WILLIAMS,
D. c. DAVIS.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
hill was ordered to be engrossed and placed
on the calendar for third reading
Mr. Jones of Pointe Coupee, chairman OF
the Committee on Pensions, submitted the
following report:
New Orleans, February l6, 1874.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House of Representatives,:
Your Committee on Pensions respectfully
represent that they have had under careful
consideration the statement made Dy tne
Auditor of Public Accounts, in his report
to the General Assembly, in relation to the
payment of pensions to veterans OF loli-lo
during the year 1873, and find on page
thirty-two. in said report, that he has paid
the sum of $4,000 to said veterans.
There is no statement liz detail showing
how and to whom the pension was paid, but
the Auditor has furnished your committee
a written list of names OF those veterans
of 1914 and 1915 who have received pen
sions under former acts OF the Legislature
prior to the adoption of the constitution OF
1865, to some of whom he has paid one quar-.
ter's pensions, and to others two quarters
pensions amounting in all to $1,000. Said
list contains also the names OF those vete-
rams of 1914 and 1915 who established their
claim to q pension under act No. 20 OF 1878,
and shows that some of them received one
quarters pension and others two quarters
pension, amounting in all to $H $50, which
makes the total payments on account OF
pensions amount to SO $50, or Sl32O SNORT
of the amount of $24, 800. As stated in his
report, this difference is disposed of by
note on the last page of the written list OF
the names of the veterans who received
one or two quarters pension, and is in these
words:
..(b) The within does not include num-
Der of names, bearers whereof have re-
ceived one quarters payment, but were
dropped from the rolls for the reason that
investigation subsequently had), showed
that their claims were fraudulent, nor are
those veterans included who have died
since the first payments were made"
Complaint has been made that persons
entitled to pension receive the same but
for one or two quarters in the year, and as
the Auditor has furnished only a partial
statement in his report, your committee ask
books and vouchers on file in the Auditors
office, relating to pension claims of veter-
ans Of 1914 and 1915, in order to ascertain it
injustice has been done to applicants for the
benefit OF the provisions of act No. 20 OF
1873. and to ascertain whether or not the APP
preparation of $4,000 made for the year
1873 is exhausted, and whether or not any
other appropriation previously made for the
benefit OF said pension fund is likewise ex-
hausted, and that your committee have
power to send for persons and papers
M. JONES, Chairman;
ARTHUR ANTOINE,
JAMES LAWES.
WILLIAM II. DECKER,
JOHN MAYO,
PAUL JONES.
Which was received, and ordered printed
in the journal.
Mr.. Demas, of st. John the Baptist chair
man of the Committee ON Corporations,
submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON CoRPoRATIoNs}
New Orleans, February IA 1874. 5
To che Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives,
Your Committee ON Corporations. having
under consideration the following bills,
most respectfully beg leave to report, as
follows. viz
On House bills Nos 10 and IL, unfavora-
bly,, and respectfully recommend they may
not pass.
On Senate bill No. is1, favorablv. and
respectfully recommend its passage.
Respectfully,
HENRY DEMAs, Chairman:
d. HILL,
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Z. w. DEVICES.
JAMES s. MATHEWS.
WILLIAM MURRELL.
iMr. Mathews, of Tensas, in the chair.
Mr.. Wands. Of Tangipahoa, moved the
adoption of the report, and called the pre-.
vious question: on which the yeas and nays
were demanded by Messrs. Rodriguez and
Barrow, of Orleans, resulting as follows:
feas-Allain, Armstead, BOyd, Bickham.
Cousin. Demas, Davidson, Il. K. DAVIS
Devices, Fontelieu, Fernandez Greene.
Hull johnson, Kenyon, d. King, Little,
Marvin, Murrell Of Madison, Mathews.
Montaldo, PeytOn, Prescott, Souer. Stew.
art, Sartain, Smith. Sutton Smart, Thomas.
Tureaud, Wands-32.
Nays-Antoine, Bowman, Bryant, Boat
ner. Barrow, Carey, Carr, Connaupbton.
Desarzant, d. C.Davis, decker, iDeyezin'
Estllette, Elliot, Grant, Guichard, Harris.
Hefiner, Humble, Hubeau, Hahn, p. .Jones'
NJ. Jones, keating Keys, Lewis, Lanples
Landry. Lawes, Moreland. Mayo, Martinez.
Marie, Nichols, Norris, Price, Page, Pre-.
Tost, Paris, RocAon, Rodrjgues, SAWYER.
Slmms, Thompson. j. p. Wilson, ID. Wilson,
Ward, Young-4S.
The main question was not ordered.
MT. Stewart. of Tensas. moved to Law the
bills and report on the liable subject TO call.
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY.
on motion Of Mr. Demas, of Sc. John
the baptist. the order Of the day was nos..
poned tive minutes.
Mr' Demas, Of st. John the Baptist, moved
as substitute to postpone further cou,idera.
'son % the bills until next Monday.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
Nau o, SENATE CHAsBER,f
10 The Honorable Speaker and Memhar, - ~,
hosse OF Representatives " 'N0
, nave the honor to inform Won tina. Tho
senate ta1 concurs in the passage of Honso
OH NO. as, an act authorizing the connn'J
" the city OF Shreveport to levy police
YAK, 10 regulate levies of taxes etc, with
WIN
Respectfully.
P. E. BECHTEL.
Secretary OF the Senate
Mr.. Elliot, of Orleans. acting oha;.
'f the Committee on Enrolment. snhmit.aa
'he following report:
" CoMMITTKH ON EyRoI1xvu-
IT, -, e" orleans, February L. 1874
40 the Honorable Speaker and NJ,
muse Oh representatives: VI Inc
-FOUR committee beg leave To reno,+
ai,n been duly engrossed the foliou;r ns
~ nou n elli No &c, an act repeating sectio,
, p.p, aaC % section 1913 and SECTION 392a
)l Revised Statutes of 1870 '''on 00'f
House bill No. 81, Joint reso,,,.;
he lessees 'n 81 10, ment Of convict labor bv