New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-27

Referred to the joint committee on appor

Referred to the joint committee on appOr
tionment.
By Mr. Heffner, of Caddo:
House bill No. 143, entitled bill to pro
vide mode for correcting erroneous assess
ments of property for taxes.
Referred to the Committee on Ways an,
Means.
By Mr.. Antoine, of Sc. Mary:
House bill No. l44, entitled an act to de
fine and regulate the fees Of the parish
recorders throughout the State of Louis
overcharging: the mode of collecting sai(
fees: and repeating all acts contrary to o.
Inconsistent with this act.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By MIR. Hetfner, of Caddo:
! House bill No. AS, entitled an act tor tn,
| relief Of Thomas w. Jones.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
! Under a suspension of the rules. Mr.. Rar
ris. of Pointe Coupee. offered the following
| resolutions:
! Resolred. That the Speaker be and he /;
hereby authorized and directed to appoint
/ special committee OF three members Of
this House to investigate the alleged failure
of the city of New Orleans to collect the
taxes and licenses past due. and to report
| the number OF dellnqnents, the amounts
| due, the cause thereof, and to ascertain if
the authorities of the city of New Orleans
are IN any way responsible for the non
| payment of the said taxes and licenses.
ReSolred. That the committee be empow
! cred to send fos persons and papers. and to
| employ clerk.
! Mr.. Montaldo, Of Orleans. moved 20 refer
! City Administrators. with instructions to
ia1uire into the subject Of the resolution.
Mr.. Harris. Of Poiute Coupe. moved to
lay that motion on the table.
Lost.
Mr.. Allan. Of West Baton Rougc. moved
to amend by referring to the Committee en-
Ways and Means, which. on motion Of Mr.
Montaldo, of Orleans. was laid on the table.
Mr.. Dejoie. OF Orleans. moved to refer to
a special committee composed OF members
from New Orleans. which. on motion of Mr..
Montaldo, of Orleans, was laid on the table.
The motion Of Mr.. MontalLo. Of Orleans.
recurring, prevailed.
Mr.. Montaldo. of Orleans. moved to re.
consider and lay on the table.
Carried.
Mr.. Sawyer. chairman of the Committee
on Constitution, submitted the following
report:
COMMITTEE ON roIsTfT--ioS,,
New Orleans January 26. 1874. s
To tie Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House ct Representatives,:
Your committee beg leave TO state that
they have had Under consideration House
bill No. 81. joint resolution repeating article
sixty.six of the constitution. and adopt
an article In the place thereof. and report
unfayOyably thereon.
ISAAC SAWYER. Chairman.
Which. on motion. was postponed Unit!
neX, Wednesday. at one O'Clock.
SPECIAL ORDER OF .HE DAY.
House bill No. II. entitled an ac: TO pro.
vide for the 1emocal Of the seat Of justice
OF the parish Of St. Bernard. and to redivide
said parisl. into wards. on its second read
ing.
On motion. ,ile bill was considered en-.
crossed, and passed its third reading, under
suspension Of the constitutional rules, and
finally passed: title adopted, and ordered
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. IL, entitled an act to
amend and reenact an act entitled an act
relative to the inspection of tobacco, ap
proved March Is 1855, on its second read
ing. was made tie special order of the day
for tomorrow, at one o'clock.
House bill No. %. entitled an act pro.
viding for the payment of the sheriffs or
persons appointed to take charge of persons
arrested in other States or Territories who
are charged with committing crimes in this
State, and for which the Governor has
made requisit0ne on its second reading,
on motion was considered engrossed, and
passed its third reading under suspension
Of the constitutional rules. and finally
passed, title adopted. and ordered sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Sewell. Of Orleans, moved TO :econ.
slider and lay OF. the table.
Carried.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill! No. 81. entitled an act TO
amend and re-enact sections two and three
of an act to incorporate the Louisiana
Workingmen's Association, approved April
%, 1872.
Passed its second and third read ings
under suspension of the constitutional
rules and finally passed. and notice Of con.
currence ordered sent to the Senate.
Senate bill No. ;. entitled an ac: for the
relief Of Francis Noel. Of the parish of Or.
cans.
Which finally passed. and notice of
ordered sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Rochon. of st. Martin.
the House adjourned unit! tomorrow at
twelve O'Clock.
WILLIAM vIGERS.