New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Twenty.fOurth Days Proceedings.
| HorsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| New Orleans. February 2, 1875.
The House met pursuant to adjoucrmen,
| Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The roll was called, and the followin
members answered to their names:
Speaker Hahn, and Messrs. Armstead
Butler, Baker, Carville, Crawford, Con
naughton. Cousin, Drury, Davidson. De
Lacey, Devices, Dickinson. Demas, Floyd
Guichard, Grant. Gracien, Hill OF Ascension
Hill OF Ouachita, Hubeau, HOnore, Hun
saker, Jourdain, johnson of Caddo, John
son OF De Soto, Jones of Pointe Coupee
Heating, Lane, Lowell, Levisee, Mathew
of Tensas, Milon, Marie, Parker, Pierson
Poindexter, Piles, Randall, Ridgely, Raw
Richards, Raby, Stewart, Sutton, Southland
Snaer, Sartain, Souer, Tyler, Thomas
TriPlet, Wilson, Woods, Ward, Wright
Yorke-56.
Fifty-six members present and a quo
| rum.
Prayer BY the chaplain.
The reading of the Journal was dispensed
with, and it was approved:
/ Anu oPSohSA A0Au OCAOAO tAC 41OLeC b
report from the chief of the Bureau Of
immigration, which was referred to the
Committee on Immigration, and 500 copies
ordered to be printed.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
| Mir. Grant, of Morehouse, presented a
| memorial from Mr.. P. E. Carter, Of Gaia
| houla parish, which was referred to the
Committee on Elections and Qualifications
Under a suspension of the rules Mr..
Wright, of Terrebonne, offered the following
resolution, which wac read and referred to
the Committee on Printing:
Resolred, That the Committee on Printin o
be instructed and directed to examine into
the accounts with the State since the induc-
ton into office of the present State govern
ment, Of the official journal; to investigate
as to whether the State Printer has not
claimed or been paid compensation in excess
OF legal rates, or tor work not authorized
by law, and as to whether public printing
can not be procured to be executed at less
than present rates, or as to whether it
would not be more to the interest of the
State to let out all public printing to the
lowest bidder. Also, to ascertain the exact
amounts paid to all papers in the State by
State or parish authorities for public print
ing IN each and every fiscal year since the
adoption Of the present constitution, and
what proportion Of such printing has been
really necessary for the public service:
said committee to make full and compre-
hensive report Of all said matters to the
House of Representatives at as early time
as practicable, together with their recon.
mendatlons tor any retrenchment or reform
practicable, by bill or otherwise, said COM
mittee to be authorized to send for persons
and papers, and to examine books and
accounts OF officers in the performance of
this duty.
Mr.. Marie, of Terrebcnne. offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was read and.
under suspension of the rules, referred to
the Committee on Registration:
Resolce0, That the Committee on Regis
tratiOn be instructed and directed to make
a thorough investigation of naturalizations
as granted by courts in this State during
the past year; that the Attorney General of
this State be and he is hereby instructed
and directed to assist and advise said COM
mlttee in its researches, and institute crimi-
nal proceedings against ali persons found to
nave been Illegally naturallzed, and all per.
sons who may have served as witnesses to
such persons; also, to consider as whether
1t would not be to the interest of Justice to
deprive, by law, all State courts OF the right
to naturalize foreigners; said committee TO
be authorized to send for persons and papers:
to examine the records Of court officers il
the performance of the duties herein i'm
posed on the same, and to report by bill or
otherwise.
Mr.. Guichard, of St. Bernard, offered the
following resolution:
WHEREAS. After repeated demands on
the Secretary of State for the statutes Of
the State OF Louisiana tor the use of the
Committee on Retrenchment and Reform:
and,
Whereas, The said demands have not
been complied with on account of none
being in his possession; therefore be it
Resotoed, That the Secretary OF State be
and is hereby requested to furnish to this
house list Of the quantity printed through
his orders, also the number and description
on hand when he took possession Of the
office, and to whom the said books were de.
llvered. or IN order words, what use has he
1.-THE Secretary of State) made OF them
On motion to suspend the rules the |
yeas and nays were demanded, with the |
result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Armstead, Butler. |
Baker, Crawford. Connaughton, Cousin, |
Devices, DeLacey, Dickinson, Demas. |
Floyd, Guichard, Grant. Gracien, Hill of |
Ascension, Hubeau, Honore Jourdain. John
,on OF Caddo, johnson of De Soto, Heating,
Lane, Levisee, Mathews of Tensas, MiIon.
Marie, Parker, Pierson, Poindexter Piles,
Randall, Ridgely, Ray, Raby, Richard,
stewart, Southland, Sutton, Snaer, Sartain.
s2uer, Tyler. Triplet, Thomas, Woods,
Ward, Wright, Yorke-i9.
Nays-Carville. Davidson, Hill of Qua
hita, Hunsaker, Lowell, Murrell, Wilson,.
Under suspension Of the rules Mr..
Person, of Natchitoches, offered the fol-
owing resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolced, That four members be added to
ne committee already appointed by the
louise to act IN conjunction with a similar
ne OF the Senate to examine the books of
ne State Treasurer and State Auditor.
MIR. Ray, of East Feliciana, moved to Law
be motion to adopt On the table.
Carried.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that the following
Ills would be introduced:
BY Mr.. Grant, of Morehouse:
An act making an appropriation to clean
ut Bayou Lafourche, in the parish of
lorehouse, from Point jefferson to Eusan,s
,rry.
Also, an act entitled an act to repeal and
'-enact section 1872 Of the Revised Statutes.