New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-24

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receivable for State licenses, directing Il
Treasurer of the State to receive sui
warrants in settlement with tax collector
and to, provide for the disbursement of Il
amount appropriated.
Also, as being duly engrossed:
House bill No. "A, an act making an q
preparation OF So, COO to pay the mileage ar
per diem of the members of the Board
Returning Officers, and the employees an
contingent expenses thereof.
Also. House bill No. S. an act to reduc
the expenses of public printing, being SUI
stitute for House bill No 90.
Also, House bill No. 60, an act prescribin
the manner of ascertaining the amount du
the Louisiana Levee Company from tn
State en- the first day of October, 1873, an
to provide for the funding OF said debt.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY DEMAS, Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Devices, of Red Rive
the Committee on Contingent Expense
were authorized to act on a resolution pr,
viously introduced relative to payment {
reporters of the daily journals of the cit
of New Orleans.
Mr.. Hill, of Ouachita, offered the follow
ing resolution which lies over under tn
rules.
| WHEREAS, A number of persons returne'
| as members of this House by the State Re
turning Board, have neglected and refused
| to attend as members; therefore be it
Resolved by the House of Representative
in regular session convened, That the pc
diem of such members shall only be allOwe(
from the day any such members are proper
ly sworn in as members.
Mr.. Butler, of Ascension offered the fol
lowing resolution, which lies over under tn,
rules:
Resolced, That the Committee on Rail
roads be instructed to examine into the
condition of the railroad known as the
bile and Texas railroad, running from New
Orleans, via Westwego, to Donaldsonville
and more particularly the steam ferry Of
said road from New Orleans to Westwego
and report at the very earliest day if said
road and steam ferry are in a condition to
make it safe for passengers to travel on
said route.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Claims submitted the
following report, which was adopted, and
the bill was referred to the committee of
the whole:
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS,
New Orleans. February %, 1875.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives.:
Your Committee on Claims, to whom was
referred House bill No. 30, entitled an act
for the relief of James MOnette, of the par.
ish of Morehouse. and for other purposes,
would respectfully report that they have
investigated the same, and would, there
fore, recommend the passage of the bill
j. ROSS STEWART, Chairman.
The same committee submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted, and
further consideration of the bill referred to
was indefinitely postponed:
COMMITTEES ON CLAIMS
New Orleans, February 49, 1875. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives,:
Your committee having had under con-
sideratiOn House bill No. 10Y. entitled an
act appr0priating the sum of $6745, amount
due to 5. h: Daniels for services az public
school teacher for the years 1862, 1863, 1864,
1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870. 1871, 1872.
1873 and 1874, would beg leave to report that
it is the opinion of your committee that
should this bill become a law it would be
unconstitutional and in conflict with the
amendment recently passed
prohibiting any and all appropriations of
the public money, except to pay the neces-
sary expenses of the government for the
current year.
j. ROSS STEWART. Chairman.
The Committee on Judiciary, to whom
was referred the message of the Governor
wherein he vetoed an act to enable the
various parishes of the State to fund their
indebtedness, providing for the
evy of parish debt tax, and limiting par
sh taxation, reported favoraDly on the
passage of the bill, notwithstanding said
vetO.
The Committee on Judiciary reported
avorably on House bill No. 100, an act en-.
tiled an act for the relief of j. p. Landry,
f St. James parish.
The report was adopted, and the bill was
made the special order of the day for to-
borrow, at P. NJ.
The Committee on judiciary. by consent,
Introduced House bill No. 1877, joint resolu-
ion changing the venue in the case of the |
tate of Louisiana VS.. Alexander w.
4inchen from the Superior Grim inal Court, |
arish of Orleans, to the Sixth Judicial |
district Court in and for ST. Tammany par
h, and instructing certain officers in regard
} said change, which was placed on its
rst reading.
The constitutional rules being suspended,
le bill was read second time and con-
dered as eugrossed.
Under further suspension of the consti-
ltional rule the bill was placed on its third
aiding and final passage, its title adopted
I'd it was ordered to be sent to the Senate
r concurrence.
The came committee made verbal ma.
rity report in favor Of the passage of
ouse bill No l02; also the following min
ity report, adversely thereto:
the Honorable Speaker and Members of the |
House of Representatives,
We the undersigned, mem ers of the |
dietary Committee, to whom was referred |
Ouse bill No. l02, being an act to repeal |
act entitled an act relative to the I'm.
ensed sale of lottery tickets in the city of
sw Orleans and comforting on the police
urts power to suppress the same, approved |
'bruary IL, 1874, respectfully differ from
Q majority OF the committee in reporting
vorably upon the repeal of the law for {
Q following reasons, to wit: = II
|. We believe the act of 1874 has become
part of the charter given by tho State to
g Louisiana Lottery Company, for which
3 State receives annual compensation, t
Dmptly paid; that the law has become !
Q OF the rights of the company, and can
be Invested except by due process of
v in suit for forfeiture of the charter. | t
Q constitution OF the United States says: a
% State shall pass any law which impairs .
, obligation of contracts"
}. We believe it to be an unwise policy,
3 that will make all laws uncertain from |
uspicion of their permanency, to make a
unmake legislation with such reckless
tie as is proposed by the friends of this I"