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

OF Cnree members OF the senate and lou
members Of the House of Representatives
to be appointed respectively by the Presi
dent Of the Senate and the Speaker of tn
House, to inquire into the pay, emoluments
fees, etc., of the various public officers o
the State, etc.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended b,
fOur!ffths vote, the bill was read thu
second time and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
REPORTS LYING OVER.
Mr. Alexander called up the report Of thu
Judiciary Committee on Senate bill No. 81
The bill was ordered to be engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended BY
four-ffths vote, the bill read the third
time and finally adopted.
Mr.. Burch moved to amend the title tc
read as follows: A bill entitled an act tc
provide for supplying the loss of the public
record and other papers consumed by the
burning Of the courthouse in the parish Of
Grant, or in any other manner, in April A.
D. 1873.
CHANGE OF RULES.
Mr.. Twitchell gave notice that he would
offer at future day motion to change
rules thirty-three and thirty.fv
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-6fths vote, the bill was read the third
time, and finally passed, title to stand as
stated.
Mr.. Burch called up Senate bill No. Is,
an act to repeal an act entitled an act max
ing Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras a legal
holiday, approved April %, 1872.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-dfths vote, the bill was read the third
time and passed. and the title adopted.
Mr.. Sypher called up the following:
Senate bill No. 72, to be entitled an
act to repeal act No. 46 of the session of
1874, entitled an act incorporating the New
Orleans Sanitary Excsvating Company in
the city OF New Orleans, and granting
rights and privileges thereto, approved
March IL, 1874.
On motion of Mr. Sypher, the bill was
fixed for next Thursday.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Chadbourn called up the special Or
der of the day, bill to be entitled an act to
incorporate the Louisiana Telegraph Com
pany, to grant right of way thereto, and to
confer certain privileges and franchises.
Mr.. Chadbourn moved to strike out the
word five" and insert "six" in section
fourteen, line eight.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wharton moved to strike section
"ten" out of the bill.
Stricken out.
Mr.. Greene offered the following to be
adopted as section item"
Be it further enacted, etc., That the |
tariffs and rates of charges shall be uniform,
and not to exceed the regular rates charged
BY other similar interpretations of the State |
IF Louisiana.
Adopted.
Mr.. Brewster offered the following to be |
ldded to the end of section thirteen:
But nothing in this act shall be construed
% give this company right of way. 20 the
exclusion Of other telegraph company"
Adopted.
The bill was then adopted as a whole,
md ordered to be engrossed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Cage, from the Committee on FL
lance, reported favorably upon the re.
'ort of the committee of the whole on
louise bill No. l04, an act making an appro.
riation Of $685. 900 out of the general funds
4 the State treasury during the year
SIS. for the payment of the mileage and
or diem Of members, salaries of officers
nd employees, and contingent expenses of
he General Assembly of Louisiana for the
ocular session of 1875; directing the Auditor
Public Accounts to issue warrants to the
hartman OF the Contingent Expenses
Committee Of the House and to the chair
Ian of the Committee on Auditing and
upervising the Accounts of the Senate on
,e Treasurer, and making such warrants
for State licenses; directing the
reasurer Of the State to receive such war.
'nts in settlement with tax collectors,
i'd to provide for the disbursement of the
mount appropriated.
Mr.. Cage, by unanimous consent, called
, the foregoing report and bill.
The bill was taken up.
Mr.. Greene moved to strike out the words
he same" between the word received"
I'd Gin settlement" and insert "all leg;sla-
We and judicial warrants" q
On motion of Mr.. Cage the amendment !
as tabled.
On motion of Mr.. Cage, the report of the b
on Finance was adopted, and u
9 amendments to the bill adopted, and
Q bill adopted as amended, and az a whole
second reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-hfths vote, the bill was read the
ird time, and finally passed, it's title T
opted and to stand as stated.
Mr.. Wharton called up the report on A
nate bill No. g. entitled an act supple is
'ntal to act No. 3, approved January "a, s.
4, and to provide for testing, at the o,
tance of any taxpayer, in the courts of az
State, the legality and validity of any N
ms of the State Indebtedness, the G.
ality and validity of which may
We been or may be hereafter auestioned;
prohibit the board of liquidation under
d act No. of 1874 from funding the al
and doubtful obligations of the &C
tie named or designated in this act until
same shall have been finally declared NJ
al and valid by the Supreme Court of W
State of Louisiana, and to provide the
essary means for carrying the provisions CHI
this act into effect. w
he report OF the committee was adopted
the bill ordered to be engrossed Fl