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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

\ HOUSE, REPRESENTATIVES,
I New Orleans, February II. 1874
! The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Charles w. Lowell in the chair.
On call of the roll the following members
answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell and Messrs. Arnstead
| Antoine, Bowman, Bryant. Baker, Boatner
Blackstone, Bickham. Butler, Barrow, Carr
Carey. Cockerham, Cousin, Davidson, d. C..
Davis. Decker, Devezin. Devices. Elliot
Greene, Grant, Harris, Hetfner, Humble,
Hubeau, Hill, Heath. p. Jones, johnson,
Heating, kirkman Kenyon, ID. King, Keys,
Lewis, Lawes, Little, Moreland. M1rrell OF
| Lafourche. Murrell of Madison, Mahoney.
! Mayo, Martinez. Mathews, Montaldo, Nor
ris, Nichols, Price, Page, Prescott, Paris,
Raby, RochOn. Sawyer, Stewart, Sartain,
Snaer, Simms, Southland, Sutton, Sewell,
Smart, Trahan, Thomas, Washington, Ward.
Wands, Young-70.
quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. f. Green.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell. O: Madison,
the reading of the jouvna! in detail was dis.
pensed with.
On motion the ;ourna! Of the twenty.
seventh days proceedings was approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Devices. of Red River.
Senate bill No. l76, an act fixing the limits
OF the Seventeenth Distric: Court. and the
time OF holding court in the parishes com.
posing said district. was referred to a
committee composed OF the members from
said district.
On motion the following bills were or.
dered print
House bill No. 24l. entitled an act to en-.
large the area Of the parish Of Franklin,
and to rem owe the seat of justice from the
town Of Winsborough to the town of Delhi,
on the North Louisiana and Texas railroad.
House bill No. $50, entitled an act to
amend article GA of the Code of Practice.
And House bill No. 2i0, entitled an act to
amend and re-enact section 1885 of the Re. |
vised Statutes Of 1870. providing for the |
Mileage to be paid to members of the Gen. |
'ral Assembly. and to fix the compensation |
1t such members tor their services.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr. Gair, of East Feliciana, presented the
'etition of William Lockwood, of the par.
sh Of East Feliciana. asking tor an appro.
u AfItAUis W Hun hoS StAtIItus WIN accom-. !
anying pa peys. 20 the Committee on
,laims.
A petition from citizens Of the parish. of
'rleans. asking for relief Of Mrs. Chiffon.
Tidow Of the late r. H. Chiffon, professor
f geology of the State Of Louisiana, was
eferred 10 the Committee Oh Appropria.
ions.
Mr.. Blackstone, of Natchitoches, asked
'r leave of absence for Mr. Keys, of Terre.
oane, for four days, which was granted.
Mr.. Davidson. of Livingston, chairman of
he Com mittee on Judiciary, reported back
the House substitute for House Joint
solution No. 237, entitled House Joint reso-
ton No. 26S, relative to the honorable ,
ldge E. a Durell, of the District Court &
ate Of Louisiana.
Passed its several readings under sus-
nsion of the constitutional rules, and | (
ally passed, title adopted, and ordered r
ut to the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Davidson, Of Livingston, moved to
consider the vote BY which the above bill Il
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bill engrossed, ON call of the yeas and nays
by the following vote: r-r
Yeas-Alexander, Barber. Belden. Blunt
Butler, Cage, ChadbOurn, Greene, Glaudin
Ingraham, Mascot, Rey. Stamps, Wharton
Nays-Anderson, Blackburn, Bovee
Crawford, Daigle. Detiege, Harris, Harper
F.: r. Herwlg, kelsO. Swaizie. Weber
Whitney-l3.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the whole sub
ject matter on the table,
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to lay the whole subjec: matte. OF
the table by the following vote:
| Yeas-Anderson, Blackburn. Bovee, Craw
ford, Daigle, Harris, Harper, kelso. Swaizie
| Weber. Whitney-ll.
| Nays-Alexander, Barber, Belden, Blunt
| brewster. Burch, Butler. Cage, Chadbourn
Greene. Glaudin, E. +. Herwig, Ingraham
Mascot. Rey. Stamps. Twitchell. Wharton
| lis.
Mr.. Barber moved to suspend the consti
tutional rule. to put the bill TO its third
| reading.
| Mr.. Harris seconded the motion.
MIR. Barber desired to withdraw the mo-
| ton.
Mr.. Harris declined 20 withdraw bis
| second.
Mr.. Harris demanded the previous ques.
ton, and called for the yeas and lays Oh
the motion of Mr.. Barber.
Mr.. Burch moved 70 adjourn.
The President decided Mr.. Burch's mo.
lion not in order.
Mr.. Burch made the point Of order that
that the motion TO adjourn was in order, If
made before the main question had been
ordered to lie then put and read from the
:ules.
The President decided that the poia "a
order was not well taken. as the question,
shall the main question be now ordered
had not been submitted, and that the Chair
could not entertain the motion to adjourn
and the question Of ordering the main
question both at the same time.
Mr.. Stamps appealed from the decision
Of the Chair.
Mr.. Harris moved 70 lay tie motion for
appeal ON the table.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
tabled the appeal by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Blackburn, Bovee, Brew.
ster. Daigle, Detiege, Glaudin, Harris, Har.
per, f. +. Herwig, Kelso, Mascot, Swaizie,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-l7.
Nays-Alexander, Belden. Blunt, Cage,
Chadbourn, Crawford. Greene. Ingrsham.
Stamps-9.
The President announced the pending
question TO be. 'Shall the main question be |
now ordered!"
The main question was ordered.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate |
refused to suspend the constitutional rule, !
four-ffths of the members present no: yot-
ing in the affirmative:
Yeas-Barber. Blunt. Brewster Burch, |
Butler, Cage, Chadbourn, Crawford, Glau-
rwitchell-14.
Nays-Belden, B1ackb burn. Boyee, Daigle, |
Oetiege. Harris, Harper. E. F. Herwig. |
Aelso. Swaizie, Weber. Wharton, Whitney !
ID.
Mr.. Wharton moved to reconsider the
7ote by which the bill was considered en-.
,rossed.
Mr.. Harris made the point Of order that
he Senate having refused to suspend the
institutional rule to put the bill to third
eading, that the bill could no. now be
cited upon.
The President sustained the point of
rider.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris, the Senate voted
} adjourn.
The President then announced that the
enate stood adjourned until Wednesday.
ebrusry II. 1874. at u NJ.
PIE. BECHTEL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
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BY Mr.. Barber:
A bill to be entitled an act relative to
Mississippi Fire Company No. 2, of the city
Of New Orleans, a corporation organized
under the provisions of the laws of this
State; providing for tho organization of
certain corporations in this State, approved
April 3, 1877; continuing it as body polite
under certain powers privileges and fran
chises. and exempting its property from
taxation.
BY Mr.. Glaudin:
An act making St. Patrick's Day day Of
public rest.
By Mr.. Cage:
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I H., DdHH8d
it's third reading, under suspension of the
| constitutional rules. and finally passed :,
title adopted, and ordered sent to the Sene
ate for concurrence.
Senate bill No. 237. entitled an act grant.
ing exclusive ferry privileges to Edward d.
Triplet, his heirs or assigns across the Mis-
sissippi river, at Mount Pleasant planta.
ton. in the parish Of East Baton Rouge.
State OF Louisiana.
Passed its third ,eadine, under a sus.
pension Of the constitutional rules and
finally passed, title adopted, and notice of
same ordered sent to the Senate.
Also. House bill No. a53, entitled an az
'neorporatin: the Lafourche Bridge Com.
pany. in the parishes of Morebouse and
Richland, and prescribing for parish sinh
scription to the stock thereof. and for peus
alties fo' violation Of tina Privilege. Of this
company.
ana al The amendments were agreed %.
'he bil! was considered engrossed. az
amended. and passed it's third reading nm.
der suspension Of the constitutional rules.
and and finally passed. title adopted, and
ordered sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Mr. Grant, OF Morehouse, moved to re-
consider the vote just taken, aud to Law that
motion On the table. s
Carried.
House bill No. Us, entitled az ae, IN ~.
the Greensboro High School in
the Parish of Lincoln.
Reported unfavorably.
u" report was received and adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
r. ~. new Orleans. February il, 1914
1no honorable Speaker and NAmbers At TIA
House OF Representatives: w
AN olrected BY the Senate to AK the
following: "'A' D'uJ ~ -
senate bill No. aa6, entitled N ses 70 a.
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Committee on Education. reported on Sen
! ate joint resolution No. ?9, entitled Joint
resolution authorizing the dean of the law
department Of the University of Louisiana
to pay the claim of b. M. Hayro6. which
! was placed on the calendar.
dr.. Williams. of East Baton Roup,. chair,
man OF the Committee On Penitentiary, sub
mitted report. which, on motion Of Mr..
Devices. OF Red River, was ordered printed.
Mp. Murrell, of Madison, chairman of the
Committee on Unfinished BUSINESS. suh.
mltted the following report:
CoNAITTEK ON UNFIEsHED BrsIHRss
New Orleans, February 6. 1874. :
10 The Honorable Speaker and Members of tbs
House of Representatives:
Your Committee of Unfinished Business
nave the honor to report that the bills now
lying over for consideration, are numbered
and titled as the following report shows:
Respectfully.
WILLIAM MURRELL,
Chairman.
House bill No. l2S, an act to confer unop
the justices of the peace of the second ward
of the parish of iberia additional mowers
House bill No. 1873, joint resolution askino
our Senators and Representatives in Con.
gress to use their influence to secure an IN.
preparation for the deepening the pass at
Bayou Lscombe.
House blu No. l42, an oct to authorize the
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wild Girl Hunt.

tits a tale of Idaho. There are young
sters in the West as well as in the East;
and two of them, who are fond of the
chase, have had romantic adventure.
They we're out repairing their flames
near Idaho city. Near by hardy old
miner had squatted upon quartz lead,
out he was rarely seen, and the young
sters were not aware that within that old
mans tunnel resided sylph-lke crea-
ture, the Joy Of the old miner. Looking
over toward the old tunnel on the hill
side they saw a sight that thrilled them
with rapture. A young girl, about fif-
teen years of age, beautiful as Cleopatra,
baref0oted and bareheaded, with wealth
of rich auburn hair dropping about her
like silken robe, stood summing herself
on a grassy knoll in the bright morning.
Such divinity had never been seen in
the wilds Of Idaho before, and they sup.
posed she was q wild girl She was game
that must be bagged alive, Cautiously
they crept through the tangled thickets
toward the spot where the beautiful
Nanetta drank in the glorious beauty OF
the morning. All at once, from under
cover, the hunters made dash for the
wild beauty. But she was off like a
frightened fawn at the approach.o of the
sportsmen. Suddenly she disappeared,
and though lost to sight to memory
dear" the chase was not abandoned.
Into the dark tunnel, as the likeliest
place Of refuge, the keen hunters plunged,
only to stand aghast at the sight that met
their gaze. When their eyes became
accustomed to the darkness they beheld
their beautiful wild. girl swocning in the
arms Of the rough old miner. The burly
miner had seen the poor frightened fawn
chased to the tunnel, and saw the keen
hunters at bay before him. He olsen
gagged his arms from the inanimate beau
ty. He advanced few PAGES, made a
little grafton of one word "Rutfiansl
then lifted a heavy boot, drew it back a
few feet, see-sawed with it little in the
air, and sent them back with their saws
and hammers at the fumes. That entire
day the hume was neglected. The young
wild girl hunters we're busy repairing the
canvas seats OF their trowsers and reduc-
ing swellings. They have no longer a
desire to hunt wild girls in the Idaho
thickets. Moral: Never 90 wild-girl
hunting without the permission of her
papa, if you would avoid pantaloons
rents and tailors bills.
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A Iananese Race.

A Japan correspondent of the Cleve-
land Herald writes: On the outskirts
Of Yeddo there is race course where
twice year the upper crust and much
of the lower stratum of the city and
surrounding couatry assemble TO witness
the Derby and Saratoga of the
Orient. Hitler come jockeys clad,
many of them, in grotesque imitation Of
the time.honored costume of the ilk;
and here are brought cross eyed, bristly-
named crooked-legged brutes, whose
first destination should have been the
shambles. The track is ingeniously ar
ranged with an eye to amusement of the
public. The turns are so sharp that 1t
requires an extra balance wheel and a
firm confidence in the integrity of one s
center Of gravity to 90 around them
faster than a walk. As in beautiful
landscape garden one views with
pleasure the charms OF nature
heightened by art; so there the
peaceful serenity which is apt to cloud
the riders mind, and make him feel
as though the order of his internal ma
chinery has been reversed, is increased
as he behOlds with what care and con-
sideration sll the natural roughnesses
and declivities that strew his way have
been cherished and perpetrated by the
hand Of art. The japanese public would
regard itself as the victim of gross de-
ceit should it happen that there were no
troubles at the races. High and lofty
waiting, broken heads and fractured
limbs are regarded as necessary adjuncts
of the sport, and that man would be
bold indeed who dared to ruffle the COM
placency OF the pleasure loving populace
Of Yeddo by strengthening the break
neck turnu Of the race track. Some
one has POLITICALLY described a good
rider and a fine horse as being Of one
mind. At a japanese race it would
l'eem as though each rider and
gsqy had forty minds between them.
iht rider has mind to 90 ahead and
lhe puy has a mind to 90 anywhere and
eVeryN,ere else but where his rider
wants Nh to go. The start is always
enliVened BY playful contests between
the two ,%hlA generally end to the pony'i
satisfaction. And when those who re
tam tnelr seaVare once fairly under way
Swinging along ne after the other, sud
denly some pony the line will remem
Der forgotten eeeegg'gement and bolt of
Sideways 70 iuinh :; another will b.
hiled all at once with desire to ea
some Of the spectators and will rusl
pell-mell over the ropes; while still AN
other will be actuated by a. nncontrolI
, able wish to stop and scrasb b;s es,
with one Of his hind feet. lli ~ N,
little incidents give variety to tia scsne
and add. much TO the pleasure of ~,
} Japanese spectators"
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The Elections eff ls74

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
Here is a brief abstract of the cleo
tons which have thus far been held in
1874:
New acknowledgements Cover
nor and Democratic Legislature.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Governor
Democratic Legislature and Democratic
United States Senator.
Oregon-Democratic Governor, Dem
ocratie State officers and Democratic
Congressman.
North Carolina = Seven Democratic
Congressman out of eight, large Demo.
cratic majority in the Legislature and
Democratic State ticket.
Tennessee-Nearly every county Dem
ocratic
Ditto Kentucky.
There has been but one single defeat
The manufacturing firm Of Brown d
Ives carried the State of Rhode Island.
These elections are indicative of what
is to follow in the fall. Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, especially, will even do
better than the States which have pre-
ceded them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-25

A VERY important decision has just
been made by Judge 10. c. Guild, judge
of the Sumner County Circuit Court, in
the case of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company VS.. the State Of
Tennessee and Sumner county. The
point involved in the suit was, as to
whether the State and county had the
right to tax the Company for the value
Of its roadbed and track WITHIN ,ne
county of Sumner. The Judge ,hela'
l. That the Louisville and Nashville
company, by its charter was not exempt
from taxation.
2. That it was subject to taxation I'M
der the revenue lswot ISIS.
3. That The shareholders might be
taxed bnt thst did not exempt the cap
ital stock and roadbed, fixtures and roll
inc stock from taxation.
Tbis Is the first time that the question
has been made in Tennessee on the
mower to tax railroads, and it is ques.
ton that involves the right to tax all
in Tennessee, worth 100000
700. The case has been appealed to the
supreme Court.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-25

Professor Orton, of Vassar THE ad-
vocates of women's educational rights
land am one Of them have raised ex-
pectations which will rarely be realized
There has been considerable fustian
talk about turning out authors, scientists,
platform speakers, lawyers and the like.
Ii reminds one OF the spasmodic efforts
in England TO convert the working
classes into sages by courses Of lectures.
The gallantry Of the masculine side Of
the world will always overlook the weak.
ness which would be condemned or ridi-
culed in Yale or Amherst. If there are
any latent Mary Somervilles or Harriet
Martineaus, they will be discovered and
duly honored. But the truth should
be SPOKEN that strong, Independent
spirits are exceptional, Few carry
forward any pursuit in which they took
the deepest interest while IN college.
We expect to do our utmost when we
graduate well-iuformed, well-disciplined
minds who will be better sisters, wives
and mothers, sensible and intelligent,
improving and adjoining society. That
thew will advance literature, science or
art by original thought, Investigation or
invention, they have not as yet gwen
signs OF promise. But let me not be
pisunderstood as saying that the higher
edacation is snperhuous for woman, l
am confident that the graduates OF Vas
sar win accomplish ten-fold more hard
work and useful work for the world aud
for themselves than IL they had not re-
celved a liberal education
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FOREIGN.

PARIS, August 25.-Carlst advices state
that two hundred Republican volunteers,
who were marching to the relief Of
Puryeedo, were captured by the royal
lists.
The Projects OF the Departments in
the South of France have received spe-
cial instructions from the Minister of
the Interior to use every effort to pre-
vent the sale Of ARMS to the Carlists.
LISBON, August 25.-The government
has issued an order directing the Span
ish federalist refugees in this country to
depart at once.
MADRID. August 25.-Conscription is
being enforced throughout the country
without opposition.
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probabilities.

WASHINGTON, August 25.-0ver the
Ohio valley high barometer and lower
temperature than on Monday winds
mostly from, northeast to southeast and
clear weather. Over the lake regions
high barometer and low temperature
with winds mostly from northeast to
southeast with partly cloudy weather
and followed by falling barometer aud
rising Temperature. In the upper lake
regions over upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valley and northeast, falling
barometer and rising temperature with
east to south winds and partly cloudy
weather, and over the southern portion
possibly rain.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-25

The hymns Of the late Isaac Watts
have been translated into the language
Of the Choctaws.
The Presbyterian church, which num-
bers half a million members in the
United States, raised about $40, 600, 600
for benevolent purposes during their last
church year.
A Cuban lady at Saratoga, famous for
her wealth and very elaborate toilets,
wears necklace Of American twenty
dollar gold pieces, valued at $500.
A new profession, open for women in
Hngland-Victoria has given the royal
assent TO the amendments to the apothe.
carries act by which women are admitted
TO practice as apotheearies upon the
same general conditions as men in Eng
land and Wales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-25

A NASHVILLE journal takes sensible |
view Of local affairs, and advises the.
the best men be sent to the Legislature.
$50 far as our Immediate local embar-
easements and material home interests
are concerned, legislation at Washing.
ton is not of such vital importance to
ms, for the present, as legislation in our
own State capital. The counties should
select the best brains among their popu.
lation to represent them. Better send a
mediocre man to Congress this term than
10 the State Legislature next year. OF
course the State should be as ably rep
resented as possible in bOth-but just
now the State Legislature is Of the mos,
immediate and pressing Importance.
Great responsibilities are entrusted to
thu next Assembly, and great results ex-
pected of its deliberations. Our affairs
are in bad tangle, and sound minds
and discreet craftsmanship are 10 be ap-
pIied to the work Of restoring order out
of chaos. This being the situation, it
should not require prompting from us to
induce our fellow-citizens to exercise
due diligence and zeal in the selection Of
the right man for the right place. Look
10 your local conventions once again.
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NEW YORK.

rnxaa vouug MenDrOwned-Arrtv
nr Tnree Hundred MenOnItes-
HydroPnobia-
Nsw YoRK, August 25.-Yesterday
afternoon steam tug was proceeding
down East river, having in tow FIVE coal
barges. Three young men, between the
ages Of sixteen aud eighteen, who were
rowing, attempted to attach their boat
to the stern Of one Of the barges. Their
boat was capsized and all were drowned.
None OF the bodies were recovered.
Three hundred Menonites reached
here Sunday and left yesterday for the
West.
A policeman of this city, who was
lately bitten by dog and afterwards
showed such strong symptoms of hydro
phobia as to require straight jacket,
has entirely recovered and returned to
duty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-25

The Anticipated maiden, Susan B.
Anthony, denies emphatieally the testi'
mony given by Bessie" Theodore Til
tons ward that she (Bessie) had dis
covered Susan sitting in Theodore's lap.
Susan is old enough to be Theodore's
grandmother, and we are disposed to
discredit the account Of this tete a tete.
But if it is true, it adds but another link
to the philosophic assertion, that in love
matters there is no accounting for taste.
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LEGAL.
NOn-Resident Notice.

Betsy Nelson) Second Circuit Court of
VS.. Shelby county IenneS-
TT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
this cause, that the defendant is non
resident of the State of Tennessee; it is there
fore ordered that he make his appearance
herein at the court house in the city Of Mem
day In September next, 1874, and plead, an
swer or demur to plaintiffs bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him ana set
for hearing ex parte; and that a copy OF TINS
order be published once a week for four sue
eessiye weeks, in the Memphis Public Ledger.
p. d. BOYLE, Clerk.
BY GEO. ]. CAMPBELL, Deputy Clerk.
I50-I5S-xix-6-l2