New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-04

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Respectfully submitted,
p. @. DESLONDB,
! Secretary Of State.
That relative to the State library VA
referred to the Committee on 6tst<
Library, and that relative to the contin
gent expenses of his department was ne
ferred to the Com mittee on Ways and
Means.
The following additional communication
was received and referred to tho Com
mittee on Appropriations:
STATE OF LOUISIANA. }
OMoo Secretary Of State,
New Orleans. February ,. 1878.
| To tho Honorable Speaker and Nembozs Of the
House Of Representatives,
In answer to q resolution adopted yester-
day by your honorable body 1 have the
honor to inolose herewith q copy Of my an.
January. 1874, which report furnishes all
the Information actually needed.
regret exceedingly that the last General
Assembly neglected to make the necessary
appropriation which would have enabled
me to carry ont the provisions of the law.
P. G. DEsLONDE.
Secretary of State.
The Superintendent of Public Education
| submitted tie following com munlcation,
which was referred to the Committee on
Education:
ErA11 o. LounAxA.)
Okco Superintendent Of Public kducation, }
New Orleans. January %. 1851
| To tho Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives
Accompanying, please find detailed state.
ment of the disbursement of the contingent
fund OF this Office, for the years 1873 and
1874.
The appropriation for rent OF Office for
1872 having been exhausted in September
Of that year, my contingent fund was
drawn upon for $500.
No appropriation has ever been made to
supply this Office with furniture; my pre-.
decess0r used his own furniture, and when
his term of office expired he took that away
with him; hence, the following expenses
became absolutely necessary:
February q, 1879. painting 5000. Sl25 90
April 4, 1879, furniture and car
pets. 30 ~
July S, 1873. repairs to office. ...... $50 90
August l, 1873. paper hanging and
window trimmings. 238 70
November l, 1873, gas fixtures and
plumbing. ........... lbs 90
Total. Observation-Disclosures. SIZES ~
The item March IL, 1874, office help, 500
is for clerical help in 1873 and 1874, Mr..
J. 0. Woodward's service for one year: 1t
has cost the Office from 500 to 1890 an.
nually to keep up the work of the Office,
constantly increasing. THE other items need
NO explanation.
Respectfully.
WILLIAM G.. BROWN,
State Superintendent of Public Education. |
PETITIONS MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Lowell, of Jefferson, offered the |
following resolution which was read under !
. suspension Of the rules.
Resolred. That Is, 900 copies of the State
of 1858, with amendments,
since adopted, be printed for general distri.
button.
Mr.. Raby, Of Natchitoches, moved to lay
the resolution on the table.
On which the yeas and nays were de-
resulting Is follows:
Yeas-Armstead, Hunsaker, Jourdain,
Mathews of Tensas, Murrell. Milou, Raby
y.
Nsys-Speaker Hahn, Butler, Baker,
Carville. Crawford. Connsughton. Cousin.
Orury, Davidson, Devices, DeLaoey, Dick.
,nson, Demas, Floyd. Guichard, Gracien,
Grant, Hill of Ascension, Hill of Ouachita,
dubeau, johnson of Caddo, johnson of De
~, Jones Of Pointe Coupee, Heating, Lane, |
lowell, Levisee, Marie, Pierson, Poindex-
or, Piles. Randall, Ridgely, Ray, Richards,
ltewart, Sutton, Southard. Snaer, Sartain,
'ouer, Tyler, Triplet, Thomas, Wilson,
Woods, Ward, Wrig hts.
Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, of East Baton !
Rouge, the resolution was adopted.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that at some future
ime the following entitled bills would be
Introduced:
By Mr.. Ray, of East Feliciana:
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
rganize, arm and equip q uniformed
lilitis, approved April 5, 1870.
BY Mr.. Milon, of Plaquemines:
An act defining the jurisdiction of parish |,
Idges and for other purposes.
by Nr. 6artan, OF carroll: a
An act to appropriate $4,000 for the s
'cretary of State to purchase the neces- I
~ number Of Rays Revised Civil Code, y
ode of Practice and Revised Statutes of the '
ate of Louisiana, for the use of the mem. d
RS of the General Assembly, and all o
officers Of the State as afore- I
id. t,
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee ON Retrenchment and -
form submitted the following majority 9
d minority reports, which were received. m
tho Honorable Speaker and Members Of tho u
House Of Representatives: II
Your Committee on Retrenchment and Vi
form to whom was referred House bill OF
}. 49, entitled IN act to fix the salaries of IN
parish judges throughout the State
d to allow them to charge and collect Sc
q in certain cases, beg leave to report 81
7oraOly on said bill and recommend its en-
ssage.
-FOUR committee also report for tho con. m
Grafton of the House bill (origin- or
ng with them) entitled an act providing M
ary for the criminal sheriff of the parish | ac
Orleans in lieu of fees u Office. mi
Also, bill entitled an act providing that w
alary be paid to the sheriffs and clerks LEI
district courts throughout the State, in be
! Of fees of Office in criminal matters, and tel
shorizing the several police juries Of the tn
to to fix the amount Of ouch salaries -!
four committee also report fsvorsbly ON th'
No. %, entitled an act to defer the as. pa
sing and collecting of tho tax known ~
park tax of the CITY of New Orleans for ma
eriod of five years, and to repeal section A..
hteen of act No. "a, approved March Is. tne
0. pri
A. B. LEVISEE. Chairman;
w. +. SOUTHARD.