New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-03


Executive Department, :
New Orleans, January 81, 1885,
70 the Honorable Me- Speaker and Members of the
house Of Representatives:
am directed by the Governor to inform
your honorable body that he has this day
received, approved and signed an act orig.
mating in the Senate, entitled IAN act ap.
Forthcoming the State into Senatorial Dis
tricts, ana fixing the number of Representa-
tives to be elected from each parish and
Representative District in the State, and
designating in what Senatorial Districts
Senators are to be elected at the next gen.
: eral election, and designating the represent
alive number of population, and repeating
oil laws or parts of laws contrary to or in
conflict with the provisions of this act"
very rei f. coNS9'uEsr CLARKE,
Private Secretary.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The following message was received from
the Senate, to wit:
New rleans, February g. 1876.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF inc
House Of Representatives
Ihave the honor to inform you that the
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate has affixed his signature to the fol-
lowing:
House Joint resolution asking for An ap.
propristOn by the Congress OF the lnlted
States for the purpose OF constructing
leyees on the Mississippi river IN Louisiana,
and for the general government to assume
control of all the levees in Louisiana.
p E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The hereinafter named members respect
iyelv gave notice that at some future day
thew will ask leave to introduce the follow
ing entitled bills to wit:
Mr.. Booth of Orleans:
An act to secure to the large and indus
trious population residing on or near the
public road ON the levee from Joseph street
to Carrollton, regular and easy access to
the business portion of the city, from which
thew are now almost excluded to reduce
the fares now exscted for passenger travel
to Carrollton one-half, to enable the owners
of the vast body of unproductive land now
living between the existing Csrrollton rail-
road and the Mississippi river, and between
Joseph street and Carrollton, to make it of
great benefit to the public and themselves,
and greatly add to the present taxable
value of the same to the State and city
treasures by it's improvement; and to con
firm and enlarge the contract now existing
between the city of New Orleans and the
Crescent City Railroad Company for the
accomplishment Of these results.
An oct to change the name of Emilia w
! Brsusch, to Emilia w. j. Neis.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, leave of ab
sence was granted to Mr.. Grant for five
days.
On motion of Mr.. Parker, leave of alb
sence was granted to Mr.. Hubeau for five
days.
On motion of Mr.. Jeffries, leave OF ab
eeuce vas granted to Mr.. Carmouche fol
one week.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell, leave of ab
eence was also granted to Mr.. Milon fol
five days
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Meredith, from the Committee or
4 CORPORATIONS, submitted the following re
port
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives,
Your Committee on Corporations begE
Favorably, with amendments, on House
/ hill No, ISL, entitled an act to incorporate
the Lewisburg Wharf Company.
FAvorably, with amendments on House
| hill No 2O6 entitled an act to incorporate
the town OF Benton in the parish OF Bossier
bill No DOB, entitled an act to incorporate
the town OF Ouachita City in the parish Of
Unfayorably on House bill No. l entitled
an act to incorporate the Rock of Honor
Society of the parish OF Orleans:
Cnfavorably on House bill NO, lot en-
titled an act revising and amending thu
charter of Donaldsonville, and to exemp
the same from parish taxes and licenses
and for other other purposes.
In relation to the memorial OF citizens o
the town of Bayou Sara in relation to tn
repeal of certain laws in relation to tn
charter of said town, your committee repor
fayorably thereon by bill, as follows: "Al
act to repeal act No. 81, approved March 70
1874, and to restore the original charter Q
the town of Bayou Sara" AID recommend
it's passage.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committe Oh
Claims, submitted the following report:
On petition of Mrs. Sarah X. Noble an,
RW. Sharp, unfavorsbly. On House bill
No. 49, an act for the relief OF d. l.
Daigre; House bill No. 4, an act for the re
lief Of BENJAMIN Walker Belden; House oil
No, DIS, and act for the relief Of Aaron Hill
sheriff of the parish of Ascension, unfavora
bly, and respectfully asks that the petition
of Patrick Lane be referred to the Com
mittee on Charitable and Public lnstitu
d tons.
and Banking, submitted the following re
port: LII ~ ,o-
titled an act to amend article two of an &C
to incorporate the Citizens Savings Bank
approved April "a, 1872, and to authoriz
said oorporatiOn to acquire and dispose o
real estate, hold trust funds, receive d.
4 posits from minors and married wOmer
4 and nav out the same without the author
ization of the parent, tutor or husband. II
troduced by Hon. E. L. Bower, and recon
mend it's passage.
Mr. Edwards, of Tangipahoa, from tt
Committee on Parochial Affairs, suomi
ted the following report, to wit:
Your Committee on ParOchial Affairs ha,
the honor to report on the memorial OF II
citizens of thu parish of Caddo, praying Il
the formation of a new parish, and on hon
bill No. 81, accompanying said memoirs
entitled an act to create the parish
TAYLOR, and to provide for the Organizaut
thereof. Favorably; Hon. Charles w. Nee
ing dissenting.
RILIs INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The hereinafter named members, in a
co-dauce with previous notice given,
spectively asked and obtained leave to i