New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-07
THR LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.

| cUG.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson. chaplain, offered
prayer.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
| with, Senator Harris making some correc-
| tions.
A message was received from the House
informing the Senate of the appointment of
| committee to act in conjunction with one
| from the Senate to examine the accounts of
j the Auditor and Treasurer, and also that
Joint resolution of the Senate in reference
to Senator Pinchback had been concurred
| in.
crossed.
Mr.. Burch reported the evinence in the
| cases Of c. +. Glaudin vs. E. Booth, +.
Deteige VS.. A. VOORHEES, and j. M. Masicot
vs.. A. J. Lewis, and recommended that it
be referred to the new committee when ap-
pointed.
Several notices of intention to introduce
bills we're filed.
BY Mr.. Butler, bill revoking the penal
ties on non-taxpayers, but establishing pen
aities after a certain time.
By Mr. Brewster, bill to establish and
endow the Louisiana Agricultural and Me-
| chanics' College; another to relnquish ju-
risdiction to the United States over land in
Monroe and Shreveport, used for public
buildings; another changing the name of
| the divisions of the State from parish to
| county, and another regulating the time of
the regular meetings of the General As
| ssmbly.
| By Mr.. Barber, feorganizing and max
| ing more efficient the Board Of Health, and
providing for the registry of births, mar
| riages and deaths.
BY Mr.. Weber, amending the charter of
the town of St. Francisville.
By Mr.. Boyee, donating the old Vacherie
road to the parish of st. James.
BY Mr.. Ingraham, for the relief of +.
Van Benthuysen, and also general insur-
ance acts.
! Mr.. BeldeR introduced bill relative TO
the trial Of cases in which provisional seiz-
| ure had been made, and Mr.. Twitchell one
fixing the jurisdiction Of the Seventeenth
| District Court, which were passed to Sec
ond reading and referred to the Judiciary
| Committee.
| The following resolutions were :ntro-
| duced, and lie over:
| BY Mr.. Harris, for committee to ex-
anime the books of the Auditor and Treas.
| urer.
| BY Mr.. Ingraham, that the Senators of
the Metropolitan Police District constitute
a committee to examine the affairs of the
commissioners; that Clement F. Glaudin
and Emile Deteige, of the first and second
senatorial districts, be admitted to seats,
| subject to the right of contestation.
| A motion of Mr.. Harris, that committee
of three on rules be appointed, and one of
| Mr.. Twitchell, that the rules of the session
| of 1873 govern until further action, were
adopted.
Senator Burch moved that chief en-
| rolling clerk be elected, and nominated
| Charles E. Halstead, whe was elected by
twenty y-four votes.
On motion Of Senator Barber the Senate
went into executive session, and at its con-
clusion, on motion of Senator Chad bourn,
| adjourned.
House.
Speaker Lowell called the House to order
at 12M.
On the calling OF the roll by Chief Clerk
Vigers, eighty-two members answered to
to their names.
Rev. Mr.. Green, the chaplain. offered
prayer.
The reading Of the proceedings of tho
meeting of the day before were dispensed
with, a slight correction being made on mo-
tion of Mr.. Gair.
Mr. Sims, the newly elected member
from St. Landry, was sworn in.
On motion of Mr.. Wands, of Tangipahoa,
a resolution was adopted authorizing the
appoin tment of committee to investigate
the accounts Of the Auditor and Treasurer
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Wands,
Dnmont, Davis, Martinez and Bickham.
Mr.. Snaer of Iberia, offered q resolution
to inquire in reference to the numerous
complaints Of houses where banking games
were played, and that a committee of five
be appointed, which, on a suspension of the
rules, was passed, and the Speaker ap:
Carey and Guichard.
Mr.. Devezin's resolution to appoint a
committee to investigate the Metropolitan
Police was passed in the same way, and the
Speaker appointed Messrs. Devezin, Dejoie,
Elliot, K. r. Davis, and Lewis.
Mr.. Hahn offered the following resolu-
ton, which was laid on the table:
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three members, be appointed by the
Speaker, to be known as the committee on
official compensation, whose duty it shall
be to investigate and ascertain what COM
pensation either by salary, fees or contin-
gent appropriation is received by tho gen
eral officers of the State; and what legiela-
tion is nece sary to bring the compensation
of such officers within the bounds Of reason
and justice; that such committee have
power to send for persons and papers, and
to administer oaths or afirmations, and to
report to this House BY bill or otherwise
Mr.. Davidson announced that two men,
bers of the House, whose credentials had
been received by the clerk, were ready to
take the oath.
They were directed to come to the Speak
er's chair, and Messrs Humble, of Cald
well, and Norris, of Franklin, were then
sworn in.
Mr.. Lowell then announced that he had
appointed certain committees, as follows:
Enrollment-Messrs. Gair Elliott. Will
son, Kirkman, Lewis and Hill, with one
vacancy.
Appropriations-Mess Allan, Benham,
Kern, Ward, Sewell and Page.
Corporations-Messrs. Dumas, Devices,
Hill Murrelle of Madison WashingtOp