New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-24

committee on contingent Expenses SUP
mitted the following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives,
Your Committee on Contingent Expenses
have the honor to report the following joint
resolution and recommend its passage.
DAVID YOUNG. Chairman:
K. X. DAVIS.
WILLIAM KERN,
j. p. HARRIS.
4. NJ. BOATNER.
And House joint resolution No. 1871, en-
titled joint resolution authorizing and direct
ing the Committee on Auditing and Super
vising Accounts of the Senate and the Com
mittee on Contingent E expenses of the House
of Representatives to issue vouchers for
the thirty per cent additional pay allowed
by law for the members, officers and EN-.
ployes of the regular session of 1878,
passed its first and second readings, under
suspension of the constitutional rules.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans, February 70. 1874. 5
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives,
I am directed by the Senate to ask con-
currence Of your honorable body to the
following:
House bill No. 241. relative to the Citi-
zenS' Bank.
Respectfully.
P. E. BECHTEL.
Secretary of the Senate.
Mr.. Gair. of East Feliciana. moved an in.
definite postponement of the bill.
Mr.. Young, of Concordia. moved to lay
that motion Oh the table.
Carried.
On motion, the bill was considered en-.
crossed.
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY.
On motion of Mr.. Demas. of st. John the
Baptist. the order Of the day was postponed
for fifteen minutes.
On motion of Mr.. Demas, Of st. John the
Baptist. the bill passed its third reading
under suspension of the constitutional rules
! On the final passage the yeas and nays
| were demanded by Messrs. Murrell. of Mad.
ison, and Wands. of Tangipahoa. resulting
as follows:
| Yeas-Antoinc. Bowman. Bryant Baker.
| Bovd, Blackstone, Boatner. Butler, Bar.
row, Carey, Connaughton, Cousin, Demas,
d. G. Davis. Il. X. Davis, Devices, Desar.
! zant, Fernandez, Guichard, Humble, Hill,
| p. Jones. M. Jones, Heating. Kirkman, D..
! King. Lewis, Langles, Landry, Lawes, Mar
| vim, Murrell Of Lafourche, Mayo, Martinez,
Montaldo, Nichols, Norris. Price, Peyton,
Raby, Rodrigues, Sawyer. Southland, SUIT
| ton, Tureaud, Williams. j. p. Wilson, D..
Wilson. Worthy. Washington. Ward,
| Young-52.
Nays-Allain, Benham, Carr Dejoie. Esti-
lette, Grant. Hahn, johnson, V. o. King.
| &c No. oh
Marie. Mathews, Paris. Rochon. Thompson,
| Wands-l8.
The bill finally passed, title adopted. and
ordered sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Gui.
chard, of st. Bernard. acting chairman OF
the Committee on Railroads. submitted the
following report:
J COMMITTEE on RAiLRosps, I
| New Orleans. February %. 1874.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
| House of Representatives.
Your Committee on Railroads have had
under consideration House bill No. 300, aud
report tavorably upon same. with amend
| ment:
Strike out section thirteen and insert &C.
eompanying amendment as section thirteen.
We recommend its passage.
JAMES S. MATHEWS.
Chairman:
ROBERT +. GUICHARD.
CHARLES w. HEATING.
JOHN BARROW.
which was adopted. together with the
amendments.
And House bill No. so, entitled an act &c
Incorporate The New Orleans. st. Bernard
and Plaquimines Railroad Company
! was considered engrossed as amended. and
passed it's third reading under suspension
of the constitutional rules. and finally pass
ed. title adopted. and ordered sent to the
| Senate for concurrence.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
! SENATE CHAMBER. !
| New Orleans, February %. 1874. )
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives,:
lam directed by the Senate to inform your
honorable body that the Senate refuses to
rescind its action upon the appropriation
bill.
Very respectfully,
! p. BECHTEL.
! Secretary of the Senate.
!. Under suspension Of the rules Mr.. Tu
mittee on Elections and Qualifications. sub
mitted the following report:
| COMMITTEE on ELEC-!oss AND QUALIFICATIONS. !
1 New Orleans. February Il. 1874.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
| House OF Representatives.
! Your committee, to whom was referred
the contested election case of FOrstall vs.
Garidel and Livaudais. from the sixth ward
Second District. beg leave 20 report that
they have examined all the facts, and thai
they are of the opinion. from the evidence
of the frauds perpetrated, that said Forstal
is justly entitled to his seat as a member Of
your honorable body. and would respectful
/ ly ask for the consideration OF your honor
able body in the matter.
| Alof which is respectfully submitted.
A. TUREAUD,
Chairman:
|. WILLIAM WARD.
S. MARVIN,
T. G. DAVIDSON.
And moved the adoption of the same ant
called the previous question.
On which the yeas and nays were de
| mAnded BY Heoers. Young. of Conoofdia