New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-29

trenchment and Reform be and are hereb,
instructed to examine the books of tn
Committee on Contingent Expenses for til,
session Of 1874, snd that they shall hav'
power to send for persons and papers, ant
employ . clerk, who shall be paid by tn
Committee on Contingent Expenses; pro
vided that the said clerk shall be paid 0nl,
tor such time ~ he shall be actually em
ployed.
Mr.. Sartain, Of Carroll, moved to amend
by striking out that portion relative to tn
employment Of 8 clerk.
Mr.. Jourdain, of Orleans, moved to la,
the amendment on the table, on which tn
yeas and nays we're demanded with tn
following result:
Yeas-Armstead, Butler, Connaughton
Cousin. DeLacey, Floyd, Guichard. Gracien
Hubeau, Jourdain, johnson Of Caddo, JOnei
Of Pointe C0upee, Heating. Levisee, Milon
Marie, Richards, Snaer, Thomas, Virgin
30.
Nays-Speaker Hahn, Baker, Carville
Crawford, Drury, Davidson, Devices, Dick
enson, Demss, Grant, Gilmore, Hill of As
cension, Hill Of Ouachita. Honore. Hun
eaker, johnson of De Soto, Lane, Lowell
Mathews of Tensas, Murrell, Parker, Pier
son. Poindexter, Piles, Ray, Raby, Stewart
sutton, Southland, Sartain, Souer, TYLER,
Triplet, Wilson. Woods, Ward, Yorke-37.
| The amendment was adopted.
The resolution as amended was adopted
Mr.. Ray, Of East Feliciana, submitted
papers in the contested election case of the
parish of East Feliciana, which were re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections and
Qualifications.
NOTICES OF Bills
Notices were given that at some future
time the following entitled bills would
be introduced:
By Demas, Of St. John:
An act entitled an act abolishing the
present charter Of the city Of New Orleans,
and to provide for the government of the
said city.
By Mr.. Stewart, of Tensas:
An act to abolish the Board of Harbor-
masters and Port Wardens Of the city of
New Orleans and for other purposes.
By Mr.. Devices, of Red River:
An act to provide for funding the debt
due the Louisiana Company, and for other
purposes.
By Mr.. Souer. of Avoyelles:
A joint resolution for the relief of Marian
Genereuse Beuclair, wife Of Francis j. C.
Monin, and Louis Cayer, authorizing them
to enter certain lands, in the parish OF
Avoyelles, purchased by them.
Also, an act incorporating the town of
Cottonport, in the parish Of Avoyelles, and
providing for the organization thereof.
The following communication from the
Auditor was read:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Auditor Office }
New Orleans. January g. 1875.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives,:
In my report for the year 1874, the name
of Mr.. o. Delah0usseye, ST., State tax col.
lector for the parish Of St. Martin, appears
as q defaulter for tho sum of $l9, 345 &C.
The sum of $6275 81 of this amount was
made good by return of his certified delin
quent list, and the balance settled satisfac.
tory to this Office.
Very respectfully.
CHARLES CLINTON, Auditor.
Mr.. Hansaker, of St. James, by unanimous
consent, introduced the following resolution,
which was read:
Resolred, That all officers and employees
Of the State who are allowed contingent
fund, and have drawn against the same in
the exercise Of their official functions, are
hereby directed to furnish detailed account
Of said expenditure to this House without
delay, as is now provided by law, and the
Chief Clerk Of the House of Representatives
is hereby directed to serve a copy of this
resolution on all officers and employees of
the State who are allowed . contingent
fund.
Mr.. Guichard, of St. Bernard, offered the
following amendment, which was accepted:
And provided further, that the Chief
Clerk shall notify the heads of the different
of the State government, who
have failed to send their annual report, that
they are to do so Immediately in accord
ance with the law governing the same. /
The resolution, as amended, was adopted. |
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received:
SENATE CHAMBER |
fNew Orleans, January 49, 1875. ! |
70 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the |
House OF Representatives:
am directed to inform your honorable |
body that the Senate concurs in the passage !
If the following concurrent resolution: Rel.
i've to the suspension Of Anthony Drayton,
clerk of the Fifteenth Judicial District
Court of Louisiana.
Respectfully,
.... P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary OF the Senate.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.