New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-17

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read.
! The constitutional rules being suspende
the bill was read q second time, and ordere
to be referred to the Committee on Ju
dietary when appointed.
! Under previous ,tice Mr.. Drury. o
Assumption. introduced House bill No. II
an act to repeal section 1916 Of Rays Re
vised Statutes, which was read.
The constitutional rules having been sus
pended, the bill was read second time ant
seferred to che Committee on Judiciary.
! Under previous notice. MI. Souer. o
Ayoyelles. introduced House bill No. u, a,
| act relative to the assessment Of propert,
for State and municipal taxes and for tn,
| collection Of State taxes in tho parish O.
Orleans, which was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended
! the bill was read q second time and ordered
to be referred to Che Committee on judiciary
when appointed. and ordered printed.
Mr.. Milon. Of Piaquemines. having given
previous notice. introduced House bill No.
IL. entitled an act to relieve delinquent
taxpayers in flaquemines parish from the
penalties accrued for non payment Of taxes
for the years 1869 and 1873, on condition of
said delinquent taxes being paid within
ninety days from the passage Of this act,
which was read.
Lnde. suspension Of the constitutional
rule the bill was read second time, and
ordered to be referred to the Committee on
Way and Means when appointed.
The Committee on Elections and Quaiiti
cations. through it's chairman, submitted
the following report, which was received.
read and adopted.
COMMITTEE ON CONTESTED Efsc7ross AND )
Qualifications )
New Or}eans. January Is. 1875. J
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives,
Your Committee oh Contested Elections
and Qualifications, In the case Of William
F. Schwing, contrasting tho seat Of Hon. L.
A. Snaer, beg leave 20 report adversely Co
the claims Of William F. Schwing for seat
in this House, and recommend that the
Hon. l.. A. Snaer be confirmed in his seat as
the duly elected Representative fog the
parish Of Iberia.
Your committee would further report
that having made requisition on the Score.
tary OF State for documentary evidence in
the contested election cases in the parishes
OF St. Helena, Lincoln. and seventh ward
parish OF Orleans, and the Secretary of
State having failed to furnish to this com.
mittee the papers called TOT, we were IN.
able to pass upon the above named cases in
time to report to-day. Your committee
would respectfully ask that your honorable
body take euch steps. by resolution or
otherwise. compelling the Secretary of
State to furnish to this committee the doca.
ments asked for.
Respectfully submitted,
W. G. LANE, Chairman.
Mr.. Matthews, OF Tensas, moved to 70.
consider the vote whereby the report was
adopted, and also moved to lay that motion
on the table.
Carried.
Mr.. Devices, Of Red River, moved that
the Secretary OF State be requested to fur.
nish to the House the papers referred to in
the report.
Carried.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Sartain. Of Carroll,
the House resolved itself into Committee of
The Whole to consider House bill No. 4. the
appropriation bill.
IMr. Matthews. of Tehsas. IN the chair.
After considering the bill the committee
'ose and through its chairman reported that
. was recommended by it that the bill,
With amendments. be referred to the Com.
n:ttee on contingent expenses, when ap.
pointed.
{Mr. Stewart resumed the chafr.1 I
The yeport Of the committee was concur. 1
ed in and the bill SO referred.
Mr.. Sartain. of Carroll, moved an id. I
ournmens until Monday next at twelve !
o'clock Il.
Carried.
WILLIAM vfGERS.
Chief Clerk.
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.