New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-27

q | 1or taxes, 10 enforce PROVISIONS OF certain
act: to provide for the transfer OF taxes auf
2 licenses and their collection; to create ,
joint committee fer certain purposes; 20 pro
vide for the payment fo- certain lands; pro
: hibiting Indebtedness, and attaching penal
ties therefor, and 70 repeal all conflicting
laws, was considered.
M. Lowell offered tie following amend
ment which was, adopted:
Amend, by striking out all of tho bill re
lative to detaching portion Of ST. Charles
parish so that the parish Of Sumner shall
only include that portion OF the parish OF
Jefferson on the left bank of the Mississippi
| river.
The bill was considered as being en-.
crossed.
Under a suspension Of the cor stitutional
rules the bill was placed upon its third
reading and final passage, its title was
adopted, and it was ordered to be sent to
| the Senate for concurrence.
! House bill No. 20 was placed upon its
| third reading and final passage, its title was
adopted and it was ordered TO he sent to
the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Mathews moved that House bill No.
100 be considered, and moved THAI it be
finally passed.
The Speaker (pro tenn ruled that it
would require a suspension OF the miles to
consider the bill at This time.
Mr.. Mathews contended that the rules
had been suspended, and appealed from the
decision of the Char to the contrarv.
The roll was called with the following
result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn. Butler, Baker,
Billieu, Carviile, Crawford Connau ghton,
Drury. Davidson, DeLacev, Diclienson.
Demas, Floyd, Guicharh, Grant, Grac :en.
Hill of Ouachita. Hubeau. Honore. Jour
dain. Johnson of Caddo. johnson of De
Soto. Jones OF Ponte Coupee. Keating,
Lane, Levisee, Martinez, Milon, Marie,
Parker, Pierson. Poiudexter. Piles. Randall,
Ray, Raby, Richards, Rochon, Southland,
Sntton, Souer, TYLER, Triplet, Thomas,
Woods, Wright-4l
Nays-Cousin, Dewec., Lane, lowell,
Mathews of Teusas, Murrell, Stewart, Sar-
tain, Wilson, Yorke-ll.
The decision of the Chair was sustained.
The Speaker resumed the chair
House bill No. lG2, substitute Tor House
bill No. 6, an act to repeal and raenact
section one of the act entitled an act author
ling the Governor to appoint an Assistant
Attorney General. regulating his Office, de-
lining his duties and fixing his co1npensa-
ton. and authorizing certain officers to
appear by attorneys selected BIZ them.
exported by the Judiciary Committee, was
cad.
The constitutional rules being suspended,
he bill was read a second time and con-
idered as being engrossed.
Under further suspension of the consti-
utional rules the bill was placed npon it's
hird reading and final passage. rs tito
vas adopted and it was ordered to be sent
o the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Demas moved to reconsider the vote
thereby the bill was finally passed, and
lso moved to l&y the motion to reconsider
n the table.
Carried.
House bill No. 60, the militia bill, was
lade the special order of tho day for to-
borrow Immediately after tie reading of
ne journal.
Mr.. Murrell in the cnSir.i
Mr.. Drury moved that House bin No. %,
q act to defer the assessing aud collecting
the tax known as the park tax Of the city
New Orleans for period Of five years,
ld to repeal section eighteen of act. No.
!, approved March Is, 1870, be considered
engrossed
Mr. Lowell! moved that further aonsidera-
on of the bill be indefinitely postponed.
Carried.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Pensions submitted
@ following report, which was received:
CoNairTEs ON PySs1o.s.}
new Orleans, February 20 1875. !
fne Honorable Speaker ard Members of tho
House Of Representatives,:
Your committee have had under cous;d
alton tie following pe,ition
NEW ORLEANS, February H. 1875.
me Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
take the liberty to Law before Won nv
luton, and to make a call upon you for
ip' am veteran of lSi2-l4, unable to
anything for myself. posses. threa
lall houses that rent out for INV sinh.
tepce With the hard times chat wa
" nave, have been unable to rent them.
u "hen they are rented am unable to get
y pay: On account OF high assessments
taxation l hove been unable to pay
taxes Tor 1871. 1872, 1873 and 1914, and
sues am tod that there are heavy
images ami interests heaped upoz, them.
ave been seized several times Some de-
!, was granted to NE, and with all tbatI
Il never De able 10 pay these taxes, and
property VIII be taken from me. I'm
you come to my rescue will certainly
teo'ced III my Old age to extreme pow
y. 1 have only received st ono time
from the Auditor; that is all / know
u me State and city are bad off. but
az niue you do for me will not make
In much worse.
Your most obedient servaDf.
J. hero.
'iso the following petitions:
NE. Honorable Speaker and Menu, of The
mouse OF Representatives,
ne petitlon OF the undersigned 5.terans
- ii war ofsi8l2, residents and e. zens OF
state OF Louisiana, and peilsi ,...rsu,
.he laws thereof as veterans Itresaid
u respectfully showeth that the, bava
ei me laws OF the State proviI.i ng for
'heion LOT all the surviving sole ,ers of
war Oh lol2, been duly recOgpi Zad aa
rams, and as such entitled to tie benefit
dlo pension law, and that ypr;. nett.
ers are now receiving warrant, OF the
% 10 the amount Of SOC per annun in
IT, MY WIN the SAID law; thai owing
of >opicsseo condition Of affairs, the
VI business, the depreciation of war.
., the delay conseauent unor tho na,
oi Vi sald warrants, the difficulties of
a a men to lind work or emnIov-
a 70 ProVlce for their daily wants
ny such men as your petitioners. whom
age mas conquered, whose nerves ana
nsth nave weakened in Lies lone