New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-12
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY H. 1875

| SOUSul, OdtIU6Ou, OCWOCS, Ocs
Lacey, Dickinson, Demas. Floyd, Guichard.
Grant, Gracien, Hill of Ascension, Hill
| of Ouachita, Hubeau, Honore, Hunsaker.
Jourdain, johnson of Csddo, johnson of
De Soto, Jones of Pointe Coupee, Heating,
Lane. Lowell, Levisee Mathews of Tensas,
! Murrell, Milon, Marie, Parker, Pierson,
| Poindexter. Piles. Randall, Rldgely. Kaby,
Richards, Ray, Stewart, Sutton, Southland,
Ssrtain. Snaer, Souer, Tyler, Triplet,
| Thomas Wilson, Woods, Ward, Wright,
Yorke-57.
Fifty.seven members present and a
quorum.
The reading of the Journal was dispensed
with and it was approved.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Guichard, of St. Bernard, offered the
following resolution, which was read and
adopted under suspension of the rules:
Resolved by the House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana, That the
Committee on Canals and Drainage are
hereby instructed and directed to ascertain
in what manner the lessees of the old Canal
Carondelet became controllers and owners
of said canal, and by what right and au-
thority they 1.-THE lessees) assess a toll on
vessels passing in and out OF the bayou,
known as Bayou St. John; and said commit
tee is authorized to administer Oaths and
eend for persons and papers, and to report
back to this House by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Poindexter, of Assumption, offered
the following resolution, which lies over
under the rules:
Resolved by the House of Representa-
tives in General Assembly convened, That
the Speaker of the House of Representatives
be authorized to appoint special commit
tee, to be styled the committee on navig ga
ton and Louisiana tributary streams.
Mr.. Lowell, Of Jefferson, On behalf of the
Committee on Judiciary, offered the follow
ing resolution, which lies ever under the
rules:
Resolved by the House of Representa-
tives, That the Committee on Judiciary be
and is hereby instructed to inquire concern
ing what effect an appropriation made. or
to he made, by the Congress OF the United
States. for building and repairing levees in
the State OF Louisiana. may have on the
obligations of the State to the Louisiana
Levee Company, and whether the charter
Of eaid company may be affected thereby;
be it further
Resolre0, That said committee is hereby
instructed and directed to report back to
this House, within ten days from the pas
sage Of this resolution. by bill or other
wise, whatever action may be necessary in
the premises.
Mr.. Lowell, of Jefferson, on behalf of the
Committee on Judiciary, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was read and adopted
under a suspension of the rules:
Reso,vtd, That the Committee en- Ju-
dietary be directed to inquire into what
disposition has been made Of several civil
suits instituted by the State against differ
ent parties, and also what amount Of costs
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that the following en-
titled bills would be introduced a. some
future time.
By Mr.. Gracien, of Orleans, right bank:
An act to be entitled an act for the relief
Of James Hoppe.
By Mr.. Wright, of Terrebonne:
An act to detach the parishes Of Terre-
judicial District, and attach the same to
the Second Judicial District.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Judiciary, through its
chairman, submitted the following report,
which was received and adopted:
COMMITTEE on JUDICIARY
New Orleans, February Ia. 1875. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives.
Your Committee on Judiciary respectfully
make TIE following report:
On House bill No. -, being Joint resolu-
ton for the relief of Mariana Generous
Beauclair, wife of Francis j. G. Morino. and
Lous Caver, authorizing them to enter GER
tain lands in the parish OF Avoyelles. Fa-
vOrably.
On House bill No. 10, being an act to re-
peal and re-enact sections 2l87, 2lsS and
2i92 of the Revised Statutes of the State of
Louisiana, and to repeal act No. 81, ap-
proved March IS, 1873. Unfavorably.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES w. LOWELL,
Chairman.
House bill No. -, reported by the COM
mittee, was considered IS engrossed and
placed on the calendar for third reading.
TIE Committee on Judiciary introduced
House bill No. 81, an act to purchase $50
copies each of the Civil Code, the Code of
Practice and the Revised Statutes Of the
State of Louisiana, for the use Of the State,
which was read under q suspension of the
rules.
The constitutional rules being suspended,
the bill was read a second time and referred
to the committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Lowell. Of Jefferson, moved that
House bill No. -, relative to public admin
istrators throughout the State, be recon-
mitted to the Committee on Judiciary.
Carried.
The Committee on Corporations sub
mitted the following report, which was re-
ceived and adopted:
COMMITTEE ON CORPoRATIoNs,}
New Orleans, February II, 1875.
To The Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
Your committee have had under con-
sideration House bill No. 63, an act to in
corporate the town of Bastrop, in the parish
Of Morehouse, and to repeal an act entitled
IAN act to incorporate the town Of Bastr0p,
in the parish OF MOrehouse," approved on
the twenty-fourth day of February, 1852,
and all acts amendatory thereto, and report
favorably upon same.
Respectfully,
JAMES S. MATHEWS,
Chairman.
House bill No. GO, reported by the CON-
mittee, was considered engrossed and cal |
endared for a third reading.
The Committee on Enrolment submitted |
the following report, which was received
and accepted:
COMMITTEE or ENROLMENT |
New Orleans, February ii, 1873. }
70 the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the |
house of Representatives:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave |
to report as having been duly engrcssed the |
following: