New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-11
A. B. LEVISEE,
j. S. MATTHEWS,
CHARLES w. LOWELL.

Respectfully submitted,
A. B. LEVISEE,
j. S. MATTHEWS.
CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Mr.. VOORHEES, on behalf Of the Committee
on Railroads, to whom was referred House
hill No. 149. entitled an act TO incorporate
the New Orleans and Milneburg Railroad
Company, made the following report:
To TIE Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives,;
Your Committee on Railroads beg leave
tc submit following report:
They report favorabiy on House bill No.
30. entitled an act to incorporate The New
Orleans and Milneburg railway, with the
following amendment: Strike out from the
seventh section all that part contained after
the words las may be cOnsistent with the
terms STIPULATED in this act and adding
to sad section tie annexed amendment.
ard your committee recommend It's lnme-
N' F. VOORHEES,. Chairman.
Mr.. Jeffries, from the Committee on
Wsys ana Means, submitted the following
! report:
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
Holse OF Rel resen:atlves:
I am instructed by majority OF tie
|
| the following report:
| Faycrablv on House bill No. 3OS. entitled
an act re curing the Auditor OF Public Ac.
| counts OF the State Of Louisiana to issue
| warrants OF the State Treasurer II favor OF
| -he cons;i:u tional officers OF the State tor
| the payment OF their salaries: requiring tne
several State tax collectors to receive said
warrants from the taxpayers OF the State
| in payment of the general fund tax tor the
current year; requiring the Auditor CT
| Public Accounts and State Treasurer to re-
| ceive said warrants from the tax collectors
| in their settlement, and repeating all laws
~ '0Ai'N' " JAMES JEFFRIEs,
| Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Matthews, it was or
dered that the bill be printed.
| Mr.. Wells, from the Committee on In
ternal improvements to whom was referred
! House bill No 100, entitled an act to appro-
pirate 5000, or SO much thereof as may oe
necessary to clear ont Bayou Mccall in the
! parish of Ascension, submitted an unfavor
able report.
Mr.. Edwards, from the Committee or
| Psrochial Affairs, to whom was referred the
the petition of Hermogene Vicknair, OF the
parish of Lasourche, submitted the follow
ing report
CoxylTTFE o. CoRPoKATloSs AND PARocH!AL
Affairs New Oieans February 10, 1876.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF tn
| House Of Representatives,:
| Your committee to whom was referred
the petition of Hermogene Nicknair. OF thu
parish Of LafOnrche, praying for relief, re
spectfully return the same to the Hous'
without action, and ask that 1t De referred
to the Committee on Claims.
Favorably on House bill No. $50, entlt!e'
an act to take the parish of Je tfecson out o
the Metropolitan Police district, and recon-
mend that the bill do pass.
Respectfully submitted,
BOLIVAR EDWARDS,
Chairman.
Mr.. Wilt, from the Committee on Cit
Affairs, 20 whom was referred House oil
No. 20, reported favorably, by substitute
an act to fix the compensation OF coroner
in the city of New Orleans, and to provid
for the payment of the same.
Also, House bill No. l02, entitled an az
to nix the compensation of the clerks of tn
First District Court, and OF the Superle
Criminal Court OF the parish OF Orlean
and the manner of it's payment
Reported favorably, with the followin
amendment:
3 Amend section four, as follows:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That all la"
and parts of laws bearing upon the san
subject matter, and in conflict with us pr
visions, be and the same are HEREBY =
pealed, and this act shall De IN iull TOTO
. and have effect from and after tne ncsu
y December, 1876.
/. Mr. Sibilski, from the Committee on Cna
J. liable and Public Institutions, to whom W;
referred the petition of Patrick Lane.
l. ror.ea w;1hout action, and asked that it |
: referred to the Committee on Claims.
t Mr.. Billiu, from the Committee on Co
g st;tution, 70 whom was referred House b
No. PA, entitled and act proposing amen
). ments to the constitution, submitted Il
= following report, with amendments:
e Committee ON CONSTITUTION
V New Orleans, February TO- ls't.
| To the Honorable spe aker and Members OF :
Al House OF Representatives:
9 am instructed by Q majority Of the Co
IF mittee ON Constitution to report on Hou
70 amendments to the constitution, init
duced by the Hon. John Young, Of CT
Of borne, as follows:
lie First Enthusiastically.
10 Second ameQdment-Favorably.
ne Third amendment-FavorAbly
of Fourth amendment
II, Fifth amendment-Favorably
90 sixth smendment-FAvorably
d. Seventh ENTHUSIASTICALLY.