New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-13


amendments rel ctet.
/ The bill passed its third reading snt
finally passed. title adopted. and notice o
1 same ordered sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Turesud. Of st. James. chairman o
! che Committee % Elections and Vualifcs
| tiona submitted tho folls wing reports
which were Ordered printed in tho journals
CoMxirvBD OS ELECTlpNs AND <lUALIpIOA1IoxA
NeV Orleans. March ,. 1874. s
? fs the honorstSe Speaker ord Members Of Sh,
House of Representatives,
Your Committee on Elections and Quail
ficstlcns have had under consideration the
! ease OF Green vs.. KSvanaugh. and recon
mend that 6. j. Green be and he is hereby
confirmed in his seat 40 member from the
parish of jackson, and your committee
would recommend that said Ksvanaugh
be paid his mileage and per diem for the
sessions of 1873 and 1874
Respectfully.
A. TUREAOD. Chaisman:
WILLIAM WARD.
L. -. YRESCOTY.
CoAnrrrKs on RLscrfoss, .
SeV Orleans, January 30, 1874. !
9s me honorable Speaker anS Menbess Il the
House Of Representatives.:
Your committee having bad referred 10
them the petition of Battle Payne, claiming
his seat from the Tenth Representstiv We
District, parish Of Orleans, and whereas no
cont estant has put IN an appearance to con-
test said Battle Payne's seat in your honor
able body. therefore we would most respect
fully recommend that Battle Payne be
allowed to take his seat ~ . MembeS Of
your honorable body.
All et which is respectfully submitted.
"A. TUREAUD, Chairman;
WILLIAM WARD.
j. w. ARMSTEAD.
NELSON KENYON.
And she evidence in the ea,s Of Battle
Payne was ordered printed.
Under suspension Of the rules Mr..
Souer. Of Avsye!fes. called up House bill
No. 2O2. entitled an act regulating the man
ner Of making assessments throughout the
State; creating State board Of equaliza-
ton and . parish board of review: defn.
ing tho duties of said boards, and Of asses
sors collectors. district attorneys. and the
Auditor and Governor under this act; fixing
the compensation Of assessors and eollec-
tors; Regulating assessments 10 and for the
city Of New Orleans. and prohibiting said
city from making assessments hereafter !;
limiting Che application of the doctrine Of
prescription: repeating part of section two
Of act No A. Of 1871; allowing mortgages
to redeem lands sold for taxes; requiring col
lectors to distribute surplus; regulating fees
and costs Of sheriffs and clerks of courts:
fixing penalties OH delinquent taxes: de-
filming the duties and powers of collectors
and sheriffs in making seizures: relating 20
appeals in tax suits, and repeating acts in
consistent herewith.
Mr.. GAR, of East Feiiciana. moved the
indefinite postpOnement OF the bill, on
by Messrs. Sutton. Of St. Mary. and Keys.
of Terrebonne, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Antoine, Baker. Blackstone. Boat
ner, Barrow, Cockerham, Carr, Ccnnaugh-
ton, ID. 6. Davis. X. Il. Davis. Decker, de-
joie, Dumont, Devices, Elliot. Fernandez.
Greene. Grant, GAR, Guichard. Harris, HUI
ing, d. King, Landry. Little, Moreland.
Murrell Of Lafourche, Mayo. Martinez,
Montaldc. Norris, Price, Peyton, Prescott.
Page. Provost. Paris, Raby. Stewart. Snaer,
Southard, Sutton, Sewell, Smart, Thomas.
Tureand, Thompson. D. Wilson. Washing
ton. Wands-54.
Nays-Allain, Armstead, bowman. Boyd.
Bryant, Benham. Bickham, Butler Carey,
Cousin, Demas, Devezin, Estilette. Forstall.
Keys, Y. .. King, Lewis, Marvin. Marie,
Mathews, Nichols, RechoD, Rodrigues, Saw
yer, SOuer, Sartain, Smith. Williams. j. +.
Wilson, Worthy. Ward. foung-N.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Benham, of Carroll. moved that the
House resolve itself into committee Of the
whole.
Carried.
Mr.. Allan. Of West Baton Rouge, was
called to the chair.
COMMITTEE OF 9HE WHOLE.
House bill No. $50. entitled the general
appropri alton bill, under consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Gair. Of East Feliciana,
the committee rose.
Mr.. Mathews. of Tersa.. resumed tho
chair.
The committee reported through its chair-
man, Mr.. Allan. Of West Baton Rouge. as
follows:
Your committee having had under con.
sideratiOn the general appropriation bill,
report the same back to the House, with
amen ments. and recommend its passage
as whole.
On motion Of Mr.. Devices. OF FED River.
the report of the committee was adopted.
And House bill No. 400, entitled the gen.
eral appropriation bill. was considered en-
crossed. and passed its third reading under
suspension Of the constitutional rules, and
finally passed. title adopted. and ordered
sent to the Senate for concurrence:
On motion 0! Mr.. Gair. Of East Fsicana.
the House adjourned until Thursday at
ten O'clock.
WILLIAM vlGERS.
Chief Clerk.