New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-21

manner of ascertaining the amount nov
owing by the State to the Louisiana Leve
Company on the first of October, 1873, an,
providing for the funding of the same.
Tho report was adopted and the bill
finally passed.
Mr.. Stewart introd uced House bill No
123, to provide the manner of making as
sessments throughout the State, and re
pealing all laws now in existence in relation
thereto.
The bill passed two readings and was re
ferred to the Committee on Retrenchmen1 nj
and Reform.
The report of the president of the board
of control of the State Penitentiary was
communicated to the House through the
Governor.
Mr.. Drury introduced House bill No. 124,
IN relation to the manner Of making assess
ments. Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform,
| [Speaker Hahn resumed the chair.I
| Mr.. Butler introduced House bill No. I27.
to improve the navigation of Bayou McCall,
and making an appropriation therefor.
Read twice and referred to the Committee
on Internal improvements.
Mr.. Pierson introduced House bill No.
| l29, to increase the revenues of the State,
and to incorporate the New Orleans Lottery
Company. The bill proposes to increase
the revenues of the State by requiring the
new company to turn over $4,000 of it's
profits to the school fund of the State, and
$4,000 more to the Charity Hospital. 1t
passed its first reading. but the House re-
fused to suspend the rules to place it on its
second reading.
Mr.. Thomas introduced House bill No.
l3O, to incorporate the town of Minden in the
parish Of Bossier. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Corporations.
MIR. Wright introduced House bill No. l3l, ,
to transfer the parishes of Terrebonne and
La1ourche from the Fifteenth to the Second
Judicial District.
Mr.. Lowell introduced House bill No. l33,
to pay Thomas j. Durant for professional
services; also, House bill No. 1874, for the
relief OF Thomas Lynne, late clerk of the
Eighth District Court The first bill was
referred to the Committee on Judiciary, and
the latter was withdrawn.
Mr.. Souer called up House bill No. A,
making an appropriation for the payment
OF the salaries and expenses of the Board of
Returning officers. The bill had been
reported favorably by the Committee on
Appropriations.
MIR. Sartain moved to recommit the bill to
the Committee on Appropriations, with
instructions to bring in detailed statement
Of expenditures. Lost.
MIR. Demas offered an amendment max.
ing the total amount appropriated $4,000
instead of $4,000. Accepted.
Mr.. Stewart was not ready to vote on the
bill until he understood it better than he
did now. He moved that the bill be printed
and laid on the desks of members, and
made the special order of the day for
Wednesday. Ruled out of order.
MIR. Levisee inquired of the chairman of
the CoNmittee on Appropriations if he had
received detailed statement of the expen-
ditures of the Returning Board.
Mr.. SOuer stated that he had examined
the vouchers, and they footed up the sum
Of Sl9,714.
MIR. Murrell went into figures to show
that the amount was too much.
The bill passed its second reading and
was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Mathews called up the House bill
restricting the publ icatlon of the statutes
and official journals to the official journal
of the State. The bill finally passed.
Mr. Lowell offered report from the
Committee on Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Drury a suspension of
the rules was obtained in order to take up
House bill No. %. to de fer the collection of
the city park tax.
Mr.. Ray in the chair.
MIR. Keating opposed the passage of the
bill on the ground that the city would for.
felt what it had already paid.
On motion of Mr.. Pierson, further con.
sideration of the bill was postponed until
next.
The Secretary of the Senate appeared
md announced that the Senate had con-
,urred in the legislative appropriation bill.
With amendments.
lSpeaker Hahn resumed the chair,I
The amendments were concurred in.
The House then, on motion of Mr.. Devices.
adjourned until Tuesday morning at eleven
icl0ck.