New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-06

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Judiciary.
On motion of Senator Grover, the Senate
was declared adjourned until Monday, Feb.
ruary I, at 1870 A. NJ.
P. E. BECHTEL,
eSecretary of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Twenty.eighth Days Proceedings.
HOUSE or REPRKsESrATIvEs.(
New Orleans February 5, 1876
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
and was called to order by the Hon E. ID.
Estilette, Speaker, in the chair.
On the call of the roll, the following mem.
bers answered to their names, to wit:
Speaker Estilette and Messrs. Aldige
Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt, Bayley, BIah-
or, Bower, Baker, Beasley,. Billiu,
loss, Dupre, DeBlanc, Dugas, Delhommer.
Dunn, Edwards of Tangipahoa. edwards I
RichlaDd, Elliott, Guichard, Gracien, Gil
more, Hall, Hill of Ascension, Hill Of
Ouachita, Hammond, Jeffries, Jourdain,
johnson of Caddo. johnson of Latourche.
Jones of Lincoln, Koontz, Kummel, keet-
Ing Kelly KIDD I1 %sssd+b Ls7 Mscb LII
Mathews of Franklin, Mathews of Tensas.
Msgee, Nunez, PASCAL, Pierson. Pipes Ro-
man, Richardson, Randall, Ridgely, Raby,
Smith, Self, Snaer, Sartain. Souer, Seaman,
Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford, Stewart. Schu-
Ter, VOORHEES,, Walker, Witt, Wilson,
Woods, Wells, Webb, Yorke, Young-79.
The proceedings were opened with prayer
by the Rev. Father Girardy, of the Roman
Catholic Church.
On notion of Mr.. Gilmore the reading OF
the minutes was postponed until Monday.
: On motion of Mr.. Woode, of West Baton
Rouge, the minutes of Thursday were
adopted.
Mr.. Murrell submitted petition from the
citizens of the town of Delta. Madison par
ish, asking the incorporation of the town of
Delta, which was ordered to be referred to
the Committee on Corporations.
The petition of the sureties on the bond
of A. C. Banks, defaulting tax collector Of
VIM parish, asking to be relieved from
liability thereon, was indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. VOORHEES, submitted memorial from
the citizens of the parish of iberia, asking
that certain territory of the parish of Iberia
be annexed to the parish of St. Martin.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Parochial Affairs.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Souer introduced the following reso
luton:
Resolred, That the Speaker be authorized
and directed to have printed $50 copies of
Senate bill No. lO3, known as the substitute
tor House bill No AZ, ana cause the same
to be laid upon the desks of members as
soon as practicable.
Mr.. Veorhies called up joint resolution
favoring the passage of the bill now before
Congress to grant aid for the construction.
of the Texas Pacific railway, and asking for
the substitution in said bill of the New Or
leans Pacific Railway Company for the New
Orleans. Baton Rouge and Vicksburg rail
road, as the agency to build the New o.
leans branch of said Pacific railroad.
And on motion of the same member it was
ordered to be referred to the Committee oa
Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Wilt. Senate concur
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tee to investigate United States Senator
Vests election was ooncurred in.
Mr.. Murrell submitted the following
resolution:
Resolred, That the Committee on Pen
Tertiary inquire and report to this body
the nature Of q contract alleged to have
been made and entered into between the
lessees of the State Penitentiary and the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company for
the construction of q road bed by convict
labor, and whether under the employment
of convicts outside of the walls of the
State Penitentiary has not by statutes been
created a criminal Offense, and whether the
lessees Of the Penitentiary have not forfeit
ed their lease, with instructions and power
to said committee to send for persons and
papers, and to administer oaths.
Which was ordered to lie over under the
rules.
Mr.. Guichard submitted the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, The public school teachers of
the parish and city of New Orleans have
not been paid for several months; and
Whereas, 1t is rumored that the money
arising from the school tax of said city is
directed or applied to the liquidation of
other city Indebtedness; therefore, be it
ReSOlred, That special committee of five
be appointed by the Speaker to investigate
the books and accounts of the Administra-
tor of Finance; that they be empowered to
send for persons and papers, and report the
result of their Investigation in ten days.
Mr. Souer called up the bill previously
introduced by him for the relief of J. H.
Marshall, of the parish of Avoyelles, and
asked that it be changed from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means to the Judiciary
Committee, which was granted.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SRNArR CHAMBER,
New Orleans F. bruary 5, 1876. {
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives.
am directed by the Senate to ask con-
currence in the following:
Concurrent resolution appointing joint
committee to investigate the charges agains.
United States Senator West.
l.. LAMANIERE, JR,
Assistant Secretary Of the Senate.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department.