New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-19

| man; Ward, OF Grant; Levisse, or Caddo
Hill, of Ascension. Three vacancies.
Committee on Public Buildings-A. j.
Cousin, of st. Tammany, chairman; Parker
of Jefferson; Ward, Of Grant; Raby. Of
Nato hitoches; Hunsaker, of st. James
D ewees, of Red River. Three vacancies.
Com mittee on Canals and Drainage-E
Hubeau, of jefferson, chairman; Murrel, of
Madison: Lowell, of Jefferson; Crawford, Of
Rapides; Hill, of Ascension. Two vacan
cies.
Committee on Appropriations. j.
Souer, of Avoyelles, chairman; Drury, OF
Assumption; Hunsaker, of st. James; South
ard, of Ouachita. Three vacancies.
Committee on Rules-M. Hahn, Speaker,
chairman; Demas, of st. John the Baptist;
NJ athews, of Tensas; Honore, of Pointe
Co upee Stewart, of Tensas; Devices, OF
Red River; Hunsaker, of st. James.
Committee on Public and Private Land
Claims-Joseph Connaughton, of Rapides,
chairman; Hill, of Ouachita; Hill, of AS
| cension. Two vacancies
Committee on Retrenchment and Re-
form--A. B. Leyisse, of CaddO, chairman;
Baker, of Bossier; Guichard, of st. Der
nard; Southland, of Ouachita; JOurdain, of
Orleans; Matthews, of Tensas
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Devices, of Red River, introduced the
following resolution, which lies over under
the rules:
Resolved by the House of Representa-
tives in regular session convened, That
| each aDG every member who was returned
| by the State Returning Board, and whose
election was officially promulgated, and
who has been sworn in as a member of this
House, be and the same are hereby con-
trmed III their seats.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that the following
entitled bills would be introduced at some
| future day:
By Mr.. Thomas, of Bossier
An act entitled an act to repeal act No.
SO, entitled an act to increase the salary of
the district attorney of the tenth judicial
district of the State of Louisiana.
By Mr.. Triplet, of Baton Rouge:
An act prohibiting the sale OF buying of
sugar cane, corn, cotton, both in seed and
lint, sweet potatoes and rice, between the
uOuL6 VI OsOO a. M anu v Msi anu PRIV
viding penalty for the violation of said
act.
By Demas, of st. John:
An act exempting the residents of the
overlooked district of st. John the Baptist
from taxation for the year 1874.
Also an act entitled an act to amend and
re-enact section 2045, Revised Statutes,
State of Louisiana, relative to justices of
the peace.
By Mr.. Grant, of Morehouse:
An act for the relief of James Monette, for
taxes paid in 1872 to w. F. Blanchard.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Previous notices having been given, the
following entitled bills were introduced;
By Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas:
House bill No. IA, an act fixing the con-
pensation of tax collectors in the parish of
Orleans, which was read.
The constitutional rules being suspended,
the bill was read a second time and made
the special order of the day for Thursday
next, at P. NJ, and it's printing was or
dered.
By Mr., Poindexter, of Assumption:
House bill No. Is, joint resolution declar-
ing vac ant the office of clerk of the court of
the fifteenth Judicial district in and for the
parish of Assumption, which was read, and
under a suspension of the constitutional
rnle the bill was read second time and
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Murrell of Madison:
House bill Ne. l6 an act to incorporate
the Friendly Brothers Benevolent Associa-
ton of Delta, Madison parish, Louisiana.
Read first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended,
the bill was read a second time and con-
sidered as engrossed.
Under further suspension of the consti-
tutional rule the bill was read third time,
finally passed, its title adopted, and or
dered to be sent to the Senate for concur
renee.
By Mr.. Poindexter, of Assumption
House bill No. II, an act to secure labor
ers the first privileged lien on crops of cot
ton, sugar, or other agricultural products
raised by them in whole or in part.
Read first time.
The CO Institutional rules being suspended,
the bill was read second time, referred to
the Committee on Judiciary and its printing
ordered.
By Mr.. Heating, of Caddo:
House bill No. Is, an act regulating the
fees of recorders.
Read first time.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rule, it was read a second time, referred to
the Committee on Judiciary and its printing
ordered.
By MIR. Drury, OF Assumption:
House bill No. 10, an act to abolish the
Third and Fourth Municipal Police Courts
for the city Of EeA Orleans, and to provide
for the transfer of the records and suits in
said Third and Fourth Municipal Police
Courts.
Read first time.
The constitutional rules were suspended
and the bill was read second time.
IL was then referred to the Committee on
Retrenehment and Reform.
The following communication from the
Governor was received and accepted, and
transcript accompanying it was referred to
the Committee on Judiciary upon motion of
Mr.. Hunsaker, of st. James;
sRATs OF LoUIEANA,)
Executive Department, ,
New Orleans January &c. 1873
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives,:
herewith transmit for your action the
judicial proceedings In the case of Anthony
DFayton. clark of oOurt Tariah of Tarra-