New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-18


following report:
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
Heuse Of Representatives,:
| Your Committee on Public Lands and
Levees have the honor to submit the follow
ing report:
Favorably on joint resolution No. l39, in
relation to the closing ut Mack's bayou.
Uniavorably on House bill No. "a, en-
titled an act for the building Of levees in
| the parish of kichlaDd.
| UDfavorably on House bill No. 1853, en-
titled an act making an appropriation to
reimburse the louisiana Levee Company
for money advanced to the State to defrsy
| the expenses Uf levee commission of en-
| gineers in making the annual surveys OF
the levees of the State in 1875, for the pur-
pose of ordering the levee to be built in
1875 and 1876, as described by law.
UnfavOrably on House resolution to re-
| build and repair certain levees designated
and described in the report Of the levee
commission of engineers of 1876.
E. MCCLELLAN, Chairman.
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
| House Of Representatives:
| Your committee, to whom was referred
House bill No. 48 and the Senate substitute
for said bill, referring to the manner of
holding elections in this State, present the
following report:
| The conference committee met aud or
ganized, with Senator Twitchell as chair
| man Of the Senate committee, and Repre-
| sensitive Kidd as chairman Of the House
| committee. The Senate election bill was
| taken under consideration, and the first ten
sections adopted, with amendments. The
| remainder Of the sections up to thirty-six
| were also adopted. subject to amendments.
The following resolution was adopted and
presented by the House committee:
WHEREAS, The Senate conference COM
| tee an election law providing for board of
| five returning officers, three Of whom are
to be selected by the Senate and two by the
| HOnee; and
Whereas, The Senate committee have
| further proposed that the House comm ttee
may select one Of the three members to be
elected by the Senate. from the following
list OF five Republicans, viz: A. s. Badger,
J. H. Sypher, j. r. Beckwlth, B. F. Elan
ders, and John S. Harris;
Resolved by the House Committee, That
We will proceed to select one of the above
named Republic ans; provided that said
board SO constituted, shall have power only
| as compilere. to count and tabulate the re-
turns sent to them; said returns when
| counted and tabulated to be transmitted to
| the Secretary of State, the result
to be promulgated by the Gov
az pr,ma facie evidence subject to
| contest in the courts for all cases not other
| wise provided in the constitution of the
| State.
The resolution was adopted by the
Senate committee. with the following
amendment: provided there shall be nc
evidence of fraud, intimidation or violence;
| in this case the aforesaid canvsssing board
i - - o,1A ,in1n
| and intimidation" The House committee re
fused to concur in the amendment; the Sen
ate committee adhered to their amendment.
| The House committee then notified the Sen.
| ate committee that they had adjourned
| when the Senate committee adjourned
| Both committees instructed their chairmen
| to report the result of the conference to
their respective houses.
| E. E. KIDD, Chairman.
Mr.. Bower, on behalf of the Committee
on Contingent Expenses, submitted the
following report:
| COMMITTEE on CONTINGENT FxPESsEs, /
! Kew Ort ans, February Is, 1876. )
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
| House of Representatives:
| Your Committee on Contingent Ex
penses respectfully beg leave to report that
| they have examined the resolution offered
by the Hon. r. L. Luckett, of Rapides, and
| recommend the adoption of the attached
substitute.
| We also report favorably upon the reso:
luton of the Hon. E. w. Devices, of Red
River, relative to the mileage and pei
diem of the deceased Hon. E. L. Pierson, Of
| NatchitOches. amounting to 1857, for the
session of 1876, the same to be in full com
pensation of amount due him by the State
| of Louisiana. E. L. BOWER,
! Acting Chairman;
| U. L. COLLINS,
| W.P. SMITH,
| j. M CARVILLE,
| E. A. HUBEAU.
| WHEREAS, The below named witnesses
having been summoned, and having attend
ed in obedience to q resolution of the House
OF Representatives. to appear before thu
comml,tee appointed to examine into the
affairs of the BGuf and Crocodile Naviga
Whereas, In accordance with section 1896
of the Revised Statutes Of the State of Lou
isians, witnesses are entitled to cOmpensa
ton; therefore, be it
Resolred, That upon the approval of tn
House of Representatives., the chairman G
the Committee on Contingent Expenses b.
authorized to issue q voucher to Messrs
Cooke, Hy. L4straPes, William Curly, E
CAN'T, NJ. G. May and Achille Dnpre, hav
ing duly attended, for the sum of $75 each
| and to Messrs. C. C. Pickett and Schmidt
having atte nded but one day, for 81 each
| in full compens alton of their services, max
ing in the aggregate the sum Of 1904, tn
same to be paid out of the contingent fun
of the House of Representatives, when az
propriated.
Mr.. Demas offered the following as
substitute for the resolution reported b
the committee:
Resolred, That all witnesses sunmone
by order Of the House to appear before tn
| committees of the House shall be paid tn
amount authorized by law, and all sue
claims are hereby approved.
Which substitute was ruled out of orde
by the Speaker.
On motion of Mr.. Webb, the resolutio
reported by the committee was amended
striking out, in the seventh line, the wor
"seventy-hve," and inserting in lieu theret
the word ninety four" and in the Gle,
enth line, by striking out 1904" and inser
ng in lieu thereof 1886"
On motion of Mr.. Demas, the recon
mendation of the committee in regard
the resolution offered by Mr.. Devices, a
lowing to the relatives of the Hon. E.
Pierson the sum of 1852, in full compens
ton of amount due him by the State fl
mileage for the session of 1876, was adopte
Mr.. Young, from the Committee on Jud
ciary, submitted the following report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of Il
House Representatives
} l am directed by the Judiciary Commi
tee to submit the folio wing report:
Favorably on The following bills: