New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-26

House bill las. an act for the relief Of
Thomas w. Jones.
Beg leave to make favorable report upon
the same, and recommend their passage.
II. MAHONY,
Chairman;
ISAAC SUTTON,
P. FONTELIEU,
NJ. P. BLACKSTONE.
Which was received and adopted, and
the bills referred to committee of the
whole.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. February rs, 1874.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives.:
have the honor to inform your honor
able body that the Lieutenant Governor
and President of the Senate has signed an
act relative to making the fourth day of
March a dies non: also, an act relative to
st. Patrick's Hall Association.
!. Respectfully,
?. E. BECHTEL.
Secretary OF the Senate.
Mr.. Dejoie. of Orleans. called up the fol-
lowing resolution:
ReSolced, That the chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to issue
to NJ. B. McGany, clerk, his certificate as
such for the regular session OF 1874, to be
paid out of the con tingent fund of the
House of Representatives. and the Speaker
is hereby authorized and directed to sign
the same.
Adopted.
Mr.. Davidson. Of Livingston. chairman of
the Judiciary Committee. reported on the
following bills:
Substitute for House bill No. co. entitled
House bill No. AS. entitled an act to pro.
vide for the franchislng and preservation of
the court papers and records of the Second
District Cour. for the parish Of Orleans.
Passed its several readings, under sus-
pension of the constitutional rules, and
finally passed. title adopted. and ordered
sen: to the Senate for concurrence.
Also House bill No. 333322. entitled an act to
authorize the police jury OF the parish of
Avoyelles to Issue bonds.
Reported favorably. Which was adopted,
considered engrossed, passed its third read
ing under suspension of the constitutional
rules, and finally passed. title adopted, and
ordered sent to the Senate for concurrence
Also. House bill No. 36i. entitled an act
directing the police jury of the parish of ST.
Landry to divide said parish into five wards
and define their limits and boundaries; de-
termining the number of justices of the
peace and constables to be elected in said
parish; fixing their salaries in criminal mat
tore. and defining the powers and jurisdic.
ton of the Justices Of the peace. and for
other purposes.
Reported tayorably. report adopted.
The bill was considered engrossed and
passed reading under suspension of the con.
stltutional rules. and finally passed, title
adopted, and ordered sent 20 the Senate for
concurrence.
Under suspension of tho rules Mr..
Mathews, of Tensas. called up House bill
No. 238. entitled an act making an appro.
priation for the payment of the mileage and
per diem and contingent expenses of the
General Assembly of the State Of Louisi.
ana for the extra session of 1872 and the
regular sessions of ls7:; and 1874. describ.
ing the manner IN which the same shall be
paid. and making the warrants issued under
the provisions Of this act receivable for all
taxes and licenses due the general fund of
the State.
And the Senate amendments were con.
cured il and tho bill! was ordered to be en-
rolled.
House bill No. 81. entitled an act au-
thorizing the parish Of st. Bernard to issue
consolidated bonds to take up its indebted
ness, creating board Of commissioners to
regulate the issue thereof. and providing
for their redemption. ana imposing penal.
ties for violations O. its provisions. and also
providing for the necessary expenses to
carry the same into effect. Reported favor
ably, which was adopted, considered en-.
crossed and passed its third readin. under
suspension Of the constitutional rules. and
finally passed. title adop:ed. and ordered
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 3iS, entitled IN act 70 pro.
vide fer the floating debt of the parish of
Natchitoches and to authorize tho issuing
of bond. for the said purpose.
Reported favorably. which was adopted
and the bill: considered engrossed; passed
its third reading under suspension of the
constitutional! rules. and finally passed,
title adopted, and ordered sent to the Sen.
ate for concurrence.
Also, House bill No. 81. entitled an act
declaring that ia the parishes OF Iberia,
Vernilion. Lafayette and St. Martin it shall
hot be lawful to challenge or exclude per.
son from sitting as a juror in crimina! or
a civil suit on the ground that he does not
speak or understand the English language.
Reported favorably, which was adopted,
considered engrossed, and passed its third
reading under suspension Of the cons:itI.
tionai rules.
REGULAR ORDER or THE DAT.
Mr.. Murreil of.Madison. moved to post.
pone the order Of the day iol one hour.
Carried.
Mr.. RoclOn. Of st. Martin. moved the
final passage Of the bill and called the pre-.
yious question.
The main question was ordered.
On the final passage OF the bill the yeas
and nays Were demanded by Messrs. Con.
naugaton and Eaby. o: Rapides. resulting
as follows:
isas--a.iai,i. Antoine. bowman, Bryant,
Baker. Boyd. Blackstone. Batter. Cocker.
ham. Carr. Cousin. Deia.. Davidson. D. G. |
Davis. K. l.. DAVIS. Decker. Devezin. De. |
.arzant. Esti!ette. Elliot. Fontelieli. Fernan.
iez. Greene. Grant. Gair. Guichard, Harris,
Iietfner. Hubeau. Hahn. Heath. T. j Zones. NJ.
Jones. johnson. Heating. kirkman, y. King,
l.ewis. Landry. Law.s. Little. Marvin.
horeland. Murrell of Latourche, Murrell Of |
Madison. Mayo. Martinez. Marie. Montaldc. !
Nichols, Norris. Price. Peyton. Page. Pre-. |
cost. Raby. Rochon. Rodsicues. Sartain.
'naer. Slmnl.. scUtaari. Smith. Sutton.
'm2rf, Ira IAN. Thomas Williams L. l..