New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-15

duties. and providing for the organization
thereof
Which bill was ordered to he referred to
the Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Sibilski:
An act to regulate the rate of conven.
tional interest and the mode of contracting
the same.
Which bill was ordered to be referred to
the Committee on Banks and Banking.
Mr.. Lafargue:
An act to lease the ferry at Simmsport,
Louisiana.
Which bill underwent it's first reading
and was ordered to second reading.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Aldige, from tho Committee on Banks
and Banking. to whom was referred House
bill No. 1888. entitled an act to complete the
liquidation of the Consolidated Association
of the Planters of Louisiana, submitted q
favorable report, with the recommendation
of its passage.
Mr.. Meredith, from the Committee on
Corporations, submitted the following re-
port, viz:
To tho Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives:
am directed by majority of the Com
mittee on Corporations to make the follow
ing report, viz:
FavOrably. with amendments, on House
bill No. 3l7. entitled an act to incorporate
Protector Fire Company No. of the town
of Thibodaux, parish OF Lafourche; to pro-
,No fou <Ho Mi
of the same, and exempting from jury and
militia duty the members thereof. and re-
commend its passage.
Favorably, with amendments, to House
| bill No. 3ls, entitled an act to incorporate
the fire department of the town Of ThibO-
daux, parish of Lafourche; to provide for
the organization and government of the
same, and exemptipg from jury and militia
duty the members thereof; defining the ire
limits of the town Of Thibodaux aud grant
ing to the fire department the right to issue
charters, and recommend it's passage.
Favorably, by substitute, to which is
attached some amendments, on House bills
Nos II and 253, entitled an act to incOrpo.
rate the town of Delta, in the parish OF
Madison, etc.; also on petition OF citizens
in relation thereto; the title of the substi-
rata the town OF Delta, in the parish OF
Madison, defining the boundaries thereof,
and for other purposes" and recommend it's
passage.
They report back. without action, House
bill NJ. 3O7, and ask that it be referred to
| the Committee on Banks and Banking.
They report back, without action, House
bill No. 300, and ask that it be referred to
| the COMMITTEE on Ways and Means.
THOMAS E. MEREDITH,
Chairman.
Dp,opra rpou arr rcr cOwwrrrEEs
Mr.. Jones, OF Lincoln, on behalf of the
select committee to whom was referred
House resolution in relation to the mileage
of the members of the General Assembly
submitted the following report, to wit:
| To the Honorable Speaker aud Members Of the
House of representatives
Your committee on parish distances beg
leave to say the committee are unable t.
| agree on q satisfactory report as to the cor
| rect distances Of the various parishes OF the
| State from the State House.
SEABORN JONES,
Chairman.
Mr.. Dupre, on behalf of majority O.
the select committee appointed to inquire
into the presence of police officers in at
tendance at and around the State House
| in citizens dress, submitted the following
report, to wit:
New ORLEANS, February IA, 1876.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF r. representatives.:
A majority of your special committee Il
| inquire into the presence OF a body OF police
| officers in citizens dress in and about the
State House, respectfully report that they
waited upon the Governor and made IN
| ouirles thereabout. The Governor an
swered that members of the Senate and the
House had asked that police force be de
tailed in the State House to guard agans
the drunken and dsorderly men in the lob
bles and about the entrance OF the otatt
| House, to which he consented, with the pro
viso that said police force appear in citizens
dress.
| Commissioner of Police James Lewis
being in the Governors room within ear
shot, added that the police officers who
! we're in the House we're there simply 81
citizens, they appearing ON their respective
beats At night in uniform.
| Your committee fiud that there is q force
of police in the House, and would recon
mend that the Speaker cause their removal
as empowered under the law.
GEORGE W. DuPRE,
THOMAS JOHNSON.
! Mr.. Murrell, from the same committee
submitted the following minority report: =
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives,
| The minority report of your special com
mittee to inq uire Of the Governor the cause
of large body of police being in and about
| the State House, begs leave to present this
report. Your committee waited upon bis
excellepcv and was informed by him thai
some ten or twelve policemen were detailed
on duty in and about the State House, and
| if more than this number were in or aDou
the builiing. it was without his knowledge
| further state that have been informed
that some OF the police seen about the STATE
| House are officers on night duty IN the
several precincts of the city without orders
| Of any superior officers
| Respectfully submitted,
| BILL RECoMMITTED.
Mr.. Young called up House bill No. 1872
| entitled an act making the keeping OF dog
q privilege, fixing the tax thereon, provld
ing for the collection and payment OF tn
tax, to increase the parish school funds, ant
to encourage the raising OF sheep.
When, on motion of the same member
il was ordered that the bill be reco mmittet
to the Committee on Judiciary.
| SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
No. liz, an act regulating the time 0
holding the regular terms of the District
Court of the Eighth Judicial District, in ant
for the parish Of Caloasieu.
On motion of Mr.. Young the rules we're
suspended. this bill underwent its secont
and third readings and WAS concurred in.
| No. oil, an act to amend and re-enac
section 34lO of the Revised Statutes.