New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27
lowing report of the Committee of Re-
trenchment and Reform, which was ordered

printed:
COMMITTEE ON ENHANCEMENT AND Reform,
New Orleans April %, 1875
10 the Honof9ble Speaker and Members Of til
| House of Representatives:
Your committee beg to report that nc
having had as yet any special matter r.
ferred to them they might thence infer tina
there existed no necessity for their actio
on account OF the absence of any condition
requiring retrenchment or reform; but whel
they see the contingent expense account o
the Senate just published, and are furthe
given to understand that the cOntingen
account Of the House for last regular ses
sion contains matter and items more oh
jectiOnable than those found in the repOr
alluded to, your committee can not but ex
press the earnest hope and request that il
all matters where this House deals with an,
disburses the taxes, paid with such difficult,
by our people, they will exercise the great
est caution, and that especially in the per
sOnal use of the contingent expense accoun
OF this extra session they will set an exam
pie OF the greatest economy.
The committee would the more closel J
press <his upon the notice of their fellow
| members as We are now entering we hope
upon a new era of government for Lou
| lslaDa, government in the language OF
| President Lincoln. of the people by the
people andstQr the people.
| Respectfully submitted,
G. PASCAL, Chairman:
GEORGE W. STAFFORD.
l.. A. SNAER,
EDW. BOOTH.
A. B. LEVlSEE,
ID. w. SELF.
Mr.. Vidrine, of St. Landry, under Gus
pension of the rules, introduced House bill
No. III, entitled an act providing the man
ner Of electing members Of police jury, JUS
tices, Of the peace and constables in che
parish OF St. Landry, which passed its
first reading, and under a suspension OF
the constitutional rules passed it's second
reading.
Mr.. Meredith, of Caldwell, moved the
indefinite postponement of the bill.
Carried.
Mr.. Murrell, of Madison, on the part of
the committee to wait on the Governor,
reported that the committee had waited
upon the Governor and informed him that
the House was ready to adjourn sine die,
and that the Governor informed him that
he hoped the House would not adjourn be-
fore twelve o'clock, as there was some very
important bill to come from the Senate for
concurrence.
Mr.. Murrell, of Madison, under a suspen-
81 on Of the rules, introduced the following
resolution, which was lost:
Resolred, That the assistant minute clerk
and the Sergeant at Arms OF the House be
allowed pay for the regular session of 1875,
and the chairman OF the Committee on
Contingent Expenses will Issue voucher
for the same out of the contingent fund.
Mr.. Webb, of St. Landry, introduced
House bill No. l1S, entitled an act to create
an additional justice of the peace and con-
stable for the fifth ward of the parish of St.
Landry.
Passe its first and second readings, con-
sidered engrossed. and under suspension
Of the constitutional rules passed it's third
reading and final passage, title adopted and
ord cred sent to the Senate for concurrence
Speaker Estilet5e in the chair
Mr.. Kidd, of Jackson, introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which lies over under
the rules:
Resolred, That committee of three mem
bers OF this House be appointed by the
Speaker, whose duty it shall be to examine
the returns of the election held on the
second Of November, 1874 for the office of
Slate Treasurer, and to ascertain and re-
port, with as little delay as practicable,
which Of the candidates for said office &C.
tually received the majority of the votes of
the people at said election. The said COM
nittee shall have power to send for persons
and papers, and shall adopt the award of
the congressional committee as the basis of
their report.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans, April "a, 1873
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
l am directed by the Senate to ask con-
,urrence in Senate bill No. Is, relative to |
Metropolitan Police.
J. A. GREENE,
Assistant Secretary.
SENATE CHAnBER,1
New Orleans, April "a, 1875. ! |
70 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the |
House Of Representatives:
l have the honor to inform you that the |
senate cOncurs in the passage of the follow |
ng bill:
House bill No. 62. relative to the seat of |
ustice, parish of Livingston.
P. Z BECHTEL,
Secretary OF the Senate.
Senate bill No ID entitled an act to re-
uce the taxes of the city of New Orleans
svied for Metropolitan Police purposes. and
D limit the expense thereof, passed its first
nd second readings, and under a suspen-
ION of the constitutional rules passed it's
1ird reading, finally cOncurred in, and
office Of concurrence ordered sent to the
enate.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The Secretary of the Senate announced
lat that body was ready to adjourn sine
e.
MIR. Kidd, chairman of the Committee on
nrollment reported that House bill No. Ia,
ltitled an act to reduce the the expense of
lblic printing, as having been duly en-
He'd.
| MIR. Booth, of Orleans, in the chair
Mr.. Armstead, of West Feliciana. called
} the following resolution, which was
"pted:
That the thanks of this House
g due and are hereby rendered to Hon.
ID. Estilette, Of st. Landry, Speaker of
Is House, for the able and impartial
amer ID which he has performed the ,
oiouS uueieo ihcumoenI Oh MS position. |
ur:ng the recent season of excitement :
d party feeling the honorable gentlemen ,
g never swerv.d from maintaining an in :
Able eluanimily of demeanOr which
titles him to our lasting approval and q
attitude, and cOnclusively convinees this :
luse that in possessing the qualities of
iity, impartiallty and equsnimity under i
7Ing circumstances, he is richly deserving
the compliment now rendered him. q
Mr.. Matthews. of Tensas, under a suspen- O
nsion OF the rules, introduced the follow. 8
, resolution, which was adopted: