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

New Orleans. February d. 1875.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
The roll was called and the followin:
members answered to their names:
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Armstead, But
Ter, Baker, Carville, Crawford, Connaugh
Dickinson, Demas, Floyd, Guichard
Grant, Gracien, Hill of Ascension, Hill
of Ouachita, Hubeau, HOnore, Hun
saker, johnson of Caddo, johnson Of d.
Soto, Jones of Pointe Coupee, Heating
Lowell, Levisee, Mathews of Tenas Murrell
Milon. Marie, Martinez, Parker, Pierson
Poindexter. Piles, Richards. Randall
Ridgely, Raby, kochon, Stewart, Sutton
Southland, Snaer, Sartain, Souer, Tyler
Triplet, Thomas, Wilson, Woods, Wright
Yorke-55.
FUN.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading of the journal was Gispensd
with.
The journal was corrected so as TO state
that House bill No. 90, creating the parish
of Sumner, ETC., was considered with
amendments"
By consent, Mr.. Woods had his vote
changed from nay to yea on tie adoption of
Senate bill No. 8, enacting the Louisiana
Telegraph Company, on its final passage.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Devices offered the following resolu-
ton, which was read under suspension of
the rules and adopted:
Resolved By the House OF Representa-
tiyes, That William Ward, of Grant par
lsh late member Of tits Louise .; e. .:..o:.
to full mileage and per diem for this session
of the Legislature, and that the chairman
of the Committee on Contingent Expenses
be and is hereby instructed TO issue his
voucher for the same.
Mr.. Devices offered the following resolu-
ton, which was read under suspension of
the rules and adopted:
Resolred, That the sum of 300 paid out of
the contingent fund of this House to each |
of the following named officers and patrol |
men who have been on duty at the State |
House during the present session of the |
Legislature: Corporal G. w. Miller, PATROL |
men A. Levy, J. Carroll, Thomas Duffy, |
James Mullan. A. Martin, l.. Icks, H. |
Renal, l.. Winckler, L. Thezsn, j. Walsh, !
Operator George Kiernan, Captain Joseph |
La IlSuiy lAuiSs Ahoil'uo AAChs.
Mr. Pierson offered the following resolu-
ton, which was read under suspension of
the rules and adopted:
Rcsolcea, That the Committee on Peni-
be and are hereby requested TO
proceed without unnecessary delay TO |
Baton Rouge and make their report to the
House previous 10 the adjournment Of the
Mr.. Heating in tho chair
Mr.. Jourdain offered the following ,eso-
ution, which lies over under the rules:
WHEREAS, David Hill, Edward Alexis
Armstead Gregory. Thomas Small, Joseph
Wellington ana j. Warner, were employed
rs porters in cleaning up and arranging the
lall Of the House of Representatives pre-
,ious to the session; therefore be it
Resoired, That tine chairman of the Com
nittee on Contingent Expenses be and is
hereby authorized and directed to issue to
aid persons their vouchers tor pay as porters
rom December 90 1874. 10 January 1, 1875,
he same to be paid out of the contingent
und of the House.
Mr.. Hill, Of Ouachita, called up TIE fol
owing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolrca. That on and after Monday,
iarch |, the House meet at II a. NJ. in
cad of l. NJ.
Notice was given by Mr.. Murrell, of Mad
IN. that he would at some future time n
oduce the following entitled bill:
A bill to repeal act No. % OF the session r
1874, entitled an act to repeal an act en-
tied an act to exempt from State and
unicipal taxation certain property OF the
. Patrich's Hall Association in the city of
ew Orleans, and to remit back taxes on
e same and to provide for the collection 9
said back taxes.
The Committee or State Library sub 9
lifted the following report which was j
ceived and accepted: y
CoxMlTrrR on STATE LIBRARY, h
New Orleans February 20, 1915. {
the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the :,
House of Representatives,: -
Your Committee on State Library, to =,
HON was referred House bill No. 40, an | u
{ to authorize the purchase of the files of ~
Q Louisiana Courier, and 10 provide for i1
G payment thereof, was referred beg leave -.
report tavorably =.
Respectfully, u
GEORGE DRURY, Chairman.
rhe Speaker announced the appointment ~
Mr.. Hill, of Ouachita, to I'LL vacancy re
the Committee on Elections and Quail To-
ions. d
ir. Devices called up..the following reso- pa
on and moved it's adoption:
1AEREAs, The COMMITTEE On Elections