New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-22
The following communication was re-
ceive0 from the Governor: -

The following communication was !
ceived from the Governor:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
| Executive Department.
New Orleans, April II, 1915
| To rhe Honorable Speaker and Members of Il
| House OF Representatives.:
beg earnestly to impress upon the meI
bers Of the General Assembly that the ter
for which they have been convened in exit
session is rapidly drawing to close, an
that thus far no salutary measures OF pu
lie benefit have been adopted.
/ am informed that bills for the relief {
the city Of New Orleans. which are recon
mended by committees representing tn
commercial and business interests OF III
/ CITY and State are before you for action.
can net, too urgently remind you OF tn
great importance of giving these measure
| your immediate and favorable considers
| ton.
There is time in the three days yet r.
| naming OF the session to take such sctlo
as will temporarily remedy many pressin
evils, leaving until your regular session tn
devising OF more comprehensive plans Q
| general reform.
1 again respectfully call your attention
! to the desirabiity of amending the fundin!
| law 80 az to give the mercantile conmunlt,
! a represen tatiOn upon the funding board
| and 60 as to enable any person to taxi
steps to prevent the funding of invalid
obligations.
Permit me to say that it is expected o
you under the circumstances which have
brought you together, that the great in
terests of the State and city shall receive
the preference in your proceedings over the
Announcements OF party ends, and that oul
financial condition renders it very undesira
bic that the term of this session should be
extended; nor can it be with justice TO the
taxpayers and creditors OF the STATE.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
Governor.
Mr.. Witt also reported fayorably on
House bill No. 80, entitled an act to define
the object Of drainage assessments, and to
regulate the collection Of the same, and to
prevent judgments for assessments being
rendered as personal judgments, and to re-
peal so much of act No. 81, approved
March /, 1861, as makes such judgments
PERSONAL. and to c0nfne' the execution IN
der assessment judgments to property on
which the assessment is levied, and asked
that the bill be considered engrossed; ard
under a suspension of the constitutional
rules passed its third reading, finally
passed, was adopted by its title, and or
dered to be sent to the Senate for concur
renee.
Also, House bill No. u, entitled an act
relative to drainage in the parishes Of Or
leans and Jefferson; providing tor contracts
for such work, for the management of the
drainage tax, and for the payment Of the
bonds issued and the debts incurred for
drainage, and asked that the bill be con-
sidered engrossed; and, under suspension of
the rules, passed its third reading, finally
passed, was adopted by its title and ordered
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Mr. Scales, of De Soto. chairman Com
nittee on Claims, made the following re-
port: d.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS,
New Orleans. April 20. 1875,
70 tie Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives.:
Your committee, to whom was referred
House. bill without number, to wit: Memo.
'ial of F. {. Mahan, beg leave to report
hat the same was improperly referred, and
recommend, that it be referred to a special
committee OF five, to be appointed by the
speaker, for the purpose OF considering the
aDG.
Respectfully submitted, 81
.-Il JOHN L. SCALES,
Chairman;
E. F. Y. DUGAS,
&. PASCAL,
}. A. CARMOUCHE.
J. ROSS STEWART, |
E. D. TRIPLET.
Report received and adopted.
Nv Stafford nf pou;dac Il. |
Committee on Printing, reported House |
i'll No. Il, entitled an act to reduce the |
xrense Of public printing by restricting
be publication of the statutes Of the State, |
D the official journal Of the General Assem- |
~ OF the State, published at the seat of |
overnment.
Report adopted and asked that the bill
G considered engrossed.
Under suspension of the rules il passed
s third reading; finally passed and or.
cred se1.t to the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Jeffries, of Rapides, chairman of the
ommittee on Ways and Means, made
'vorable report on House joint resolution
o.3, joint resolution to appoint Joint
to examine and report upon the
Of the Board of Liqnidators of
le State Debt and Of the Board. OF Audit.
nd to provide for the publication of the
report.
Mr.. BayIey. of Orleans. offered the fol.
wing amendment: |.
70 appoint a committee to examine and
port upon the proceedings of the Board
Liquidators of the State, of the Board of
udit, and to provide for the publication of
70 committees report.
SECTION ]. Be it resolved, etc, That
'mm1ttee OF the House of Representatives.
consist OF five mem ers of the House of |
representatives., be appointed, etc.
The resolution was adopted with the
nendment.
Mr.. Bayley, chairman Of the Committee
Railroads, reported unfavorably on
ouse bill No. II, entitled an act for the |
lief of the Clinton and Port Hudson rail
ad.
The report was received.
MIR. Ray moved to indefinitely POSTPONE
rther action.
Carried.
Mr.. Young, Of Claiborne, chairman OF the !
dietary Committee, made the following
port on joint resolution No. ), entitled a
mt resolution declaring the Specification
ID application Of the terms of wholesale
d retail merchants as used in the revenue
VS. of the State, by substn lte. II
The reDOrt was adonted