New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-14
NEW ORLEANS, THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1875.

OF the bll! be postponed for one week. and
IN the mean time be printed and laid OIL the
desks Of members.
He subsequently withdrew the motion.
in order TO enable the bill to be placed on
its second reading. with the understanding
that he should be allowed to renew Che
motion at that stage: but as soon as the
bill had been read the second slime, Mr..
Demas moved that the rules be suspended
in order TO place the bill! upon its third and
final reading.
Mr.. Murrell called tor the yeas and nays.
and the rules were no: suspended. The
bill was finally referred to the Judiciary
Committee when appointed.
Notice was given by Mr.. Butler o: his IN
tention to introduce a bill 80 prevent the
sale Of spirituous liquors OF the Sabbath.
Mr.. Ward gave notice o; bill! requiring
land offices to furnish tax collectors With a
record OF all lands entered in the State.
Mr.. Sartain gave notice O: a bill! proyid-
ing for the taking Of the census Of the
State.
Mr.. Ray gave notice of bill! regulating g
charges Of clerks. sheriffs, recorders and
no;aries public throughout the State. and
providing penalties for oyercharg;ns OK
failing TO perform their duties.
Mr.. Drury gave notice of bill to repea!
section 1876 Of Rays Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Snaer gave notice OF bill to re'ni:
penalties for non-paymen: os taxes OF pro-
perty ove1fowed last year.
Other notices were given OF bills Q: q
local nature. for which We refer our readers
to the official ionrnai.
Mr.. Devices moved that the two bills ic
relation to the seventeenth judicial district
be referred to the Representatives from the
parishes composing tina. district.
Mr.. Stewart objected. He moved that
the bills be referred to the Judiciary Com.
mittee when appointed.
The Chair ruled that when motions were
made to refer bill :o different committees
the motion to refer to a standing committee
was first in orde. according to the rules OF
the House.
Mr.. Devices moved tha. the rules he sus-
pended and the bills be referred to the spe.
cial committee.
Two divisions were had or the motion TO
suspend, no quorum voting IL either case.
4 demand was then made for call of the
yeas and nays. which resulted n the rules
being suspended, and the bills were finally
referred to the delegation OF Representatives
from that judicial district.
Mr.. Mathews. of lenses. moved that the
House take up the report OF :he Committee
on Rules. the rules to ue acted oc sev:at.ln.
Carried.
Mr.. Soue. ;r the chair.
The rules We're adopted and :.t copies
ordered printed in pamphle: form.
Mr.. Demas called up the resolution pend.
ing when the House adjourned Tuesday. in
relation to the appointments OF sergeant.
alarms. He moved tha: tina: portion Of the
resolution be struck out which empowers
the sergeant-a: arms 70 appoint assistants.
MIR. Demas said that dozen. OF fifty, OF a
thousand assistant sergeants- alarms would
do no good, and he was opposed to spending
the money Of the State il that way.
Mr.. Ray took the same view Of the case.
Mr.. Lowell could not see where his youn:
friend John Gair, the Sergean:-a
was going 20 get the money 20 pay his as.
s;stants. The wording of the resolution
was imperative that he should discharge
and pay them. He thought that portion of
the resolution should certainly be struck
out. He would like to know if it was con.
templated to pay our ardent young friends
who sprang forward SO gallantly week
ago Monday with blue ribbons pinned 10
the lappels of their coats.
The Chair was unable TO inform the gen.
tieman.
The Senate Joint resolution requesting
the congressional investigating committee
to visit this State was taken up, on motion
0: Mr.. Mathews, by consent. and passed its
severa! readings under suspension Of the
rules.
a substitute for the original resolution.
IN reference to assistant-at arms. was offered
by Mr.. Ray. and adopted. as follows:
R.sc!c.d. Tha, the sergeant at arms be !
instructed to now discharge all persons |
as special assistant sergeants- at. |
iiulss anu tAat Ae 10 1oIAoi'-eO W 'ssuo
certificates Of indebtedness to the persons
20 discharged.
At this point the enforcement: O. very
rule was called foc, and the |
Iouse went into a sor: OF executive session. |
every body being excluded from tho hal! |
Except members.
Immediately upon the opening Of the
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