New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-17

sas; Lewis, of Ascension.
Special committee to investigate the out
standing vouchers of 1871, 1872 and 1873
Messrs. Demas, of St. John the Baptist,
chairman; Mahoney, of Plaquemiues; Marie,
of Terrebonne: Kern, Of Jefferson; Barrow,
of Orleans.
Special committee relative to coal oil ex-
| plosions-M ontaldo, of Orleans, chairman;
V. O. King. Of Orleans; kodrigues. Of Or
| Jeans.
Special committee relative to article 1l7-
Sartain. Of Carroll, chairman; Wands, OF
ngipahoa: Marvin, Of CatahcUla; Marti-
| net, of ST. Martin; Fontelieu, of Vermi!ion.
Special committee to Investigate if the
public school funds have been diverted
| ALA Il. of Yves. Baton Rouge: Heating, OF
Caddo: Eliot. of Orleans: Mathews. of
| Tensas: King. Of Orleans.
| Special committee. to wait On Chamber 81
| Commerce-Devezin. @: Orleans. chairman;
| Muyreli. Of Madison: S.weli. OF Orleans:
| Hahn: of st. Charles. Smith. Of Saline.
On motion Of Mr.. Gair, of East Felic!ana,
| the approval of the journal of the ninth
day proceedings was postponed until to-
MORROW at one o'clock.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Greene, OF Jackson, presented the pc
tition of Messrs. Charles 3. Blackburn and
George Ferguson, of Claiborne parish, con-
testing the seats of Messrs. Moreland and
Price, members from said parish.
Referred to the Committee On Elections
and Qualifications.
REsOLCTIoNs.
Mr. Allan, of West Baton Rouge, called
CD the following resolution:
Resolred, That the Speaker of the House
shall appoint a special committee OF three
| to examine into the matter OF public schools
and the school fuud, with authority sud in.
structon to examine the books and ac-
counts of the State Auditor ard Treasurer
| in reference to said fund for the years 1870.
| 1871, 1872 and 1873. The committee shalt
ascertain if the school tax has been duly
collected, and shall report the fact as Ia
whether sny portion of said fund has been
diverted from its proper and legi innate
| USE; the shall also report upon the facts
connected with the condition OF schoo!
teachers and the necessity fer their selling
| their salary certificates At deprecated value.
| The State Superintendent & Education i
hereby requested to aid the committee in
the execution Of its duties.
Nr. Keatips. of Caddo, offered the fol.
| lowing amendment, which was accepted:
Alter the words estate Treasurer" insert
| the words Administrators of Finance and
Public Accounts of New Orleans
The resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr. Laues, Of East Feliciana, offered the
| following resolution:
Resoiyei, That the Committee on Claims
be required to bring before the House the
bill recommending the payment Ot Sl4i9 to
James Allen, for compensation fer services
rendered to the Attorney General as clerk
from the first of January 10 the first Of No
vember. in the year 1869, said bill having
been presented by the Committee on Claims
of the session of 1872, on che twenty,hird
day Of February, 1872, with their report to
the House, aud recommended by said com
mittee to pass.
Lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Devezin. of Orleans. called up the
following resolution:
Resolred. That the Speaker appoint a
COMMITTEE of five members to confer with
the Chamber Of Commerce to ascertain
what leg station is necessary, If any, to
advance the commercial interest OF the
State.
Which was adopted.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following gentlemen gaze notice that
on some future day they weuld introduce
the following bills:
BY Mr.. Bryant, of East Baton Rouge:
An act TO prohibit the sale OF in,oxi
eating liquors 10 minors.
By Mr. Carey, Of Orleans:
An act to amend and re-enacs article l6t
OF the Code Of Practice.
b. Dir. Raby, of Natchitoches:
An act for the relief of L. Duplex.
BY Mr. Sewell, of Orleans:
| An act creating banking departments o.
| the State Of Louisiana.
BY Mr. Montaldo, of Orleans:
An act to provide for the more efficient
PoiHte Coupee, and to execute Judgment
| for the same.
| Also. an act to change tia parish seat o.
| the parish of pointe Coupe, to provide fol
| the building of g courthouse, and levying s
| tax for the same.
<diSO, OH ott cbubboklSAbS SoC Va
tax for the purpose of retiring the bond:
! and warrants of the parish Of Pointe Cou
| pee, and for other purposes.
REPORTS on COMMITTEES.
Mr. Tureaud, of st. james, chairman Of
the Committee on Elections and Qualtics
| tons, made the following report:
CeaxiTrEs ON SLrcr,o1s AND QrALIvcArinHs,
New OreALa is 1874, J
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Repr. sentatves:
! Your committee beg leave to report Il
| your honorable body that they have had
under consideration the case of j. }. John
| son, contestant tor the sest of 2 L. Carr, Of
De Suto, Louisiana, and can fnd DO us
| grounds in his favor tor cOntesting, and fur
| Their, would respectfully recommend that
| Robert T. Carr be confirmed in bis seat.
| All OF which is respectfully submitted,
| A. TUREAUD, Chairman,
II. G. DAVIDSON.
| WILLIAM WARD,
S. MARVIN,
L. ID. PRESCOTT.
JOSEPH w. ARMSTEAD,
NELSON KENYON.
| Which was received and adopted.
| Mr. Ward. of Grant, moved to reconsider
| the vote by which the above report wa
| adopted, and to lay that motion on the
| table.
| Carried.
| Mr.. Demas, of st. John, chairman of thu
Committee on Corporations, made the fol
lowing report:
| COMMITTEE a. OeRPoRATIoNs,
Few Orleans, January i6, 1874
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of thu
House Of Representatives
| Your committee have had under consid
| Grafton House bill No. 81 aud report favor
ably upon the same. and recommend it.
/ passage.