New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-10
in his seat, and that E. L. Peirson be paid
his mileage and per diem to date.
A. TUREAUD, Chairman;
j. w, ARMSTEAD.
NELSON KENYON,
WILLIAM WARD,

On motion of MIR. Sartain, of Carroll, ful
Their consideration of the report was post
poned until next Wednesday.
Mr.. Murrell, of Madison, offered the lol
loving resolution:
Resolred, That the committee appointe,
to investigate the affairs of the Board o
Metropolitan Police Commissioners also
| the committee to investigate the Auditor
Public Accounts reports, are hereby di
rected to make their reports to this Hous
on or before the twenty first instant.
Lies over under the rules.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Demas, of st
John the Baptist, introduced House join
resolution, No. 237. as follows:
WHEREAS, The opponents Of the Repub
! lican party in the Congress of the United
) States have at various times attempted t.
assail the character of Judge E. H. Durell
as we'll as the purity of the motives whicI
actuated him in rendering his decision il
the Louisiana case; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
| Representatives of the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That we
testify to the high and good moral charac-
| ter OF Judge Z. II. Durell, and cordially in.
dorse his judicial acts as having emanated
| from the purest motives; that We hereby re-.
! Congress to use their influence and efforts
in defending and sustaining him against all
similar attacks.
Which passed its first and second read
| ings under suspension of the constitutional
! rules.
/ Pending discussion On the bilf the Speaker
I announced the special order of the day:
House bill No. 1913, entitled an act
for che better organization and govern
inent Of the public schools OF the city of
New Orleans; to set apart the school funds
tor each year; to reconstitute the board of
school directors for the city OF New Or
leans, and provide additional regulations
for the same: o increase and secure the
standard Of qualifications for teachers, and
regulate their appointment: to enforce the
local school tax, and the duties of the CITY
Council in reference thereto; to provide for
an assistant division superintendent; to re-
Iuire the directors to visit the schools, and
to establish a normal school, with the fol.
lowing amendments, reported by the Com
m:ttee on Education, which were adopted:
Section one. line -. strike out the word
"make."
Line twenty-one. add an ''s" after the
word parish
Limo thirty-on after New Orleans
strike out semcolon and put in comma
Line thirty-tOur, after the word .sepa-
rately," insert the words "for each year."
and omit them from the next line.
Section five, line twenty. add an IS" after
the word position
Line twenty-seven, strike out all after the
word superintendent" down to and includ-
ing the word ''be' in the thirty second line.
and insert instead the following words:
But none shall be newly elected or pro.
NOTED to be principals or first assistants
unless they shall have passed competitive
examination, and shall have received a |
certificate of qualification from the commit
tee ON teachers. as provided by section |
ninth of act No. &c OF 1873. by which,
Section six, line seven. strike out "by" |
and insert ''to.''
Line eight, after the word "teachers" in. |
sert the words 1.-THE appointees."
Section ten, line eight. strike out (which" !
and insert but
Section eleven. line eight. strike on: i'm
and insert CON- !
Mr.. Allan. OF West Baton Rouge, offered
the following as a substitute for sections
three and four: J
Strike out sections three AMI four and
the following:
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc, That !
IN all future appointments to till vacancies 7
upon the Board of School Directors for the I
city Of New Orleans as now constituted, the !
State Board of Education shall appoint
from the city at large. and from and after
the passage OF this act the memb ers of the |
Board of School Directors for the city shall |
be deemed directors from the city at large,
1t being the intent and object of this act to
repeal the present district and ward system,
The board shall not be required to give SEQ
surity on appeal or other bonds, and shall
not be executed against for the payment of
money by mandamus, except in cases as at I
)resont permitted by law.
Section five to be section four, section six
20 be section five. section seven to be sec
ION Fix. section eight to be section seven.
section nine to be section eight, section ten !
o be section nine. section eleven to be see. !
ION ten, section twelve to be section |
leyen.
On the adoption Of which the yeas and
lays We're demanded by Messrs. Allan. of
Vest Baton Rouge. and Mugsel!. Of Mad
on, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Allain. Armstead. Antoine, Bow.
nan, Bryant. Boatner, Butler. Barrow.
,arey. Conuaughton, Cousin, Drmas, d. G..
)avis, Davidson, r. K. Davis, Decker, De- !
ne. Devices, Fernandez, Greene, Guichard.
lair, Hetfner. Hubeau, NJ, Jones, p Jones, |
lirkman. Kenyon, d. King. Keys, Lewis. | !
Iawes. Murrell OF Lafourche.
lurreli OF Madison. Mayo. Marie, Mathews.
lchols, Page. Provost, RochOn Rodrigues,
ouer, Sawyer. Stewart, Snaer, Southland,
luton, Trahan. Thomas, Tureaud, Thomp-
IN Williams, ID. Wilson. j. P. Wilson, J
Worthy. Washington, Wands, Young 60.
Nays-Bickham, Cockerham Carr. EST
tte. Elliot Humhla Habu n
ing. Little. Moreland, Montaldo. Norris, 9
rice. Peyton. Smart-l6. J.
The amendment was agreed 90.
MESSAGE SRoV THE sENATEe
SENATE CHAsBERs |
New Orleans. February g. .574. 1 |
, the Honofabe Speaker and Members of the ! r
House Of Represen tatives: .
] am directed to inform your honorable !!
,dy that the Senate has concuryed in the
flowing:
House bill No. i27, Joint RESOLUTION urg- I
( upon Congress the passage Of a uatiogA!
'arantne law.
Respectfully, 1p
WILLIAM II. GREEN. II
Assistant Secretary. b
Mr.. Hahn. Of st. Charles, offered the tot o
wing amendment after section threee
Provided that no member of the Leeisia.
re shall be member of the board of 1
hooI directors. a
Mr.. Demas, Of Sc. John the BAPTIST. a
owed to lay the amendment on the table. O.
On which the yeas and nays were de. L
anded by Messrs. Hahn, Of st. Charles. RI
d Mu:yeli. Of Lafourchee resulting as fol. IL
VS.: n
Yeas--Ailain. Armstead. Antoine Bow. u
IN. Bryant, Boatner, Butler, Barrow, E,
lrey. Cousin, Demas, K. X. Davis, Decker, =
,]oie. Devices, Fernandez, Greene, Gar. III
llchar0, Huhean. NJ .Innes Keatiun kan