New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-10
P. L. BECHTEL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Fifth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New orleans, January 8, 1875. 5
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The roll was called and the sfOllowing
members responded to their names;
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Armstead,
Butler Baker, Carville, Crawford, Con-
naughton, Cousin, Drury, Davidson, Dew
ees, DeLacey, Dickinson, Demas, Guicherd,
Grant, Gracien, G. II. Hill, ID. G. Hill, HUI
beau, HGnore, Hunsaker, JOurdain, I. john
son, j. j. johnson, M. Jones, Heating,
Lane, Lowell, Levissee, j. s. Mathews, Muir
rel. Million, Marie, Parker, Person, PoindeN-
ter. Piles, Randall RidgeIy, Ray, Raby,
Stewart, Sutton, SOuthard. Snaer, Sartain,
TYLER, Triplet, Thomas, Wilson, Woods,
Ward, Wright, Gorke-55.
Fifty-fye members present and quorum.
Upon motion of Mr.. Snaer, of Iberia, the
reading of the journal was dispensed with,
and it was approved.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
MIR. Mathews, of Tensas, under suspen-
sion of the rules, offered the following resO-
luton, which was read and adopted:
| Resolped, That committee of five be ap'
pointed by the Speaker to prepare Tor the
information of Congress and the country
| detailed abatement of the revolutionary pro-
ceedings which occurred in the hall of the
House of Representatives of this State on
Monday, the fourth OF January instant.
And the Speaker appointed the following
named gentlemen to constitute the com
mittee:
Messrs. Mathews, of Tensas; Lowell, Of
JeffersOni Drury, of Assumption; Ray, of
East Felieiana; Southland, of Ouachita.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Hunsaker, of st.
James, the following veto messages were
= ordered to be printed in the journal:
| STATE OF LOUISIANA }
Executive Department
| New Orleans, January 4, 1873. }
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
| House OF Representatives;
return to the House, in which it origin
ated, Tan act to enable the various parishes
| of the State to fund their outstanding In
debJedness, providing for the levy OF q
parish debt tax, and limiting parish taxa
| tion,D If this measure were to become
law by nv approval its effect in many par
ishes of the State would he to galyanizS
: into vitality and legalize in the shape o.
valid bonds large amount OF police jury
warrants Which the courts have pronounced
illegal, thus materially increasing the
| burdens of the people. For these reasons
/ veto the bill and for similar reasons
have declined TO approve a number o
special parish funding bills, which are in
cluded In another message.
| Very respectfully,
Governor.
New ORLEANS, January 4, 1874.
| 10 the Honorable Speaker and Members OF tn
Rouse OF Representatives;
The constitution OF the State require
that all acts passed by the General Al
sembly, and submitted to the Governe
Tor bis approval, i've day previous u
D the Adjournment, If not approved by. hin
heeOnS law, by limitation, Immediately O
me adinrnmGnt Of the Legislature. A ful
Z | thar provision, peculiar to this state, PEI
: Inits fhe approval of bills not submitted {
ths Governor i've days before aaionrnmeni
AZ ANY time dREiRE tbs recess. Tbs Rras