New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tenth Days PrOcee dinRs.
HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, April "a, 1873. )
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Estilette in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Present-Speaker Estilette and Messrs.
Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt, Blatfer,
Bower, Baker, Beasley, Billieu, Brice,
Collins. Carmouche, Carloss, Dupre, De-
Blanc, Dugas, Durr, Delhommer, Boliver
Edwards, r. P. Edwards, Elliott, Gil
Hammond, Jetfries, johnson of Lafourche,
Jones of Lincoln, Jones of Pointe Coupee,
Koontz, kummel, Heating, Kelly, Kidd,
Luckett, Lafargue, Maginnis, Matthews
Of Franklin, Matthews of Tensas, Martin,
Milon, McCullum. McAlpine, Magee,
Nunez, Pascal, Pierson. Pipes, Roman,
Richardson, Smith, Sutton, Self, Southland,
Seaman, Sibilski. Schenck, Stafford, Stewart,
Scales, Schiller, VOORHEES,, Vidrine. Walker,
Young-73.
Seventy three members present and
quorum.
Mr.. Walker moved to postpone further
reading of the journal.
On motion of Mr.. Walker the journal Of
yesterday was corrected so as to read as
follows:
Mr.. Young from the Committee on Judi
ciary, submitted a favorable report, with
amendments, on House bill No. 66, entitled
an act to provide for the uniform assess
ment of property in the city Of New Or
leans, defining the duty Of the Administra-
tor OF Assessments Of said city. etc.
On motion of the same member the amend
ments Of the committee were adopted.
The rules were suspended, the bill under
went its second and third readings and
passed and the clerk was directed to re-
quest the concurrence of the Senate therein.
The journal OF the ninth days proceed
ings was adopted.
The Speaker announced the following
committees:
As members of the Joint committee, under
section three of act No. II, appro Jed April
3, 1879, known as the Board of Audit of
the Floating Debt-Messrs. Elliott, Bower,
Guichard, Aldige, Heating. McCullum. De.
mas.
Committee to examine charges against
Judge Jacob Hawkins-Messrs. Souer, Ell
lott, Young, Ray, Bower.
Committee to examine into the affairs Of
the Levee Company-Messrs. Walker,
Lowell, Dupre. Stewart. Carmouche.
Mr.. Pierson moved to postpone the morn
ing hour until half past eleven o'clock.
Carried.
Mr.. Walker called up Senate bill No. 2G.
entitled an act to amend act No. 70 of 1872,
entitled an act to authorize the Council of
the city of New Orleans to levy police tax;
to regulate levies of taxes, the proceedings
of the suits and the jurisdiction of the dis
trict courts for the parish of Orleans in
reference thereto; to define and punish
forgery in certain cases; to authorize the
funding of the floating debt; to consolidate.
limit and provide for the debt of the city of
New Orleans, principal and interest; to
authorize tax for the support of the city
government, and to establish fiscal agen-
cy, defining its duties, and for the better
of the collection of all taxes.
Passed its frat reading.
The rules were suspended, the bill passed
its second reading, and under asasRension
of the constitutional rules passed its third
reading, adopted by its title, was finally
passed, and notice of concurrence ordered
sent to the Senate.
Also, Senate bill No g. entitled an act
to act No 3, approved jan
nary "a, 1874, and to provide for testing at
the instance of any taxpayer in the courts
Of the State the legality and validity OF
any items of State Indebtedness the legality
and validity which may have been, or may
hereafter be, questioned; to prohibit the
Board Of Liquidation under said act No. 3
of 1874 from funding the questionable and
doubtful obligations of the State named or
designated in this act until the same shall
have been finally declared legal and valid