The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-18
The House

The House
Vas c.lled to order at 1910 p. NJ, by the
House clock, Speaker Estillette in the chail
and members present
On motion of Mr.. Dupre the Committee on
Census was increased from seven to nine
members.
TIE Chair announced several standing com
mittees az follows:
Committee on Penitentiary Messrs Kelly,
Carlos, Webb, Richardson, Honore, Woods OF
Nest Baton Rouge, and Merrill.
Committee on Internal improvements
Messrs. Wells, Maginnis, Webb, Meredith,
Grant, Wilson and Ridgely
Committee on Canals and Drainage
Mes-rs Pascal, Wilt, II ,ma1, Dupre, Trip
lot, Guichard and Jourdan.
Committee on Militia-M essrs Blaffer. Nc
Zee, Walker, Carlos, Richardson, Souer,
lowell, Murrelland Randall.
Committee on Public and Private Land
Claims Messrs. Smith, Walters, Self, Lane,
and Hill OF Ascension.
Committee on Parochial Aff4irs-Messrs.
Edwards of Tangipahoa, Delhommer Darr,
Brce, Kidd, Snaer, Heating, Piles and Raby.
Committee on Railroads VOORHEES,, Scales,
Magnnis, Billieu, Bayley, Heating and Muir
rsll.
Committee on Health and Quarantine
Wessrs Belsly, Luckett, Collins, Bayley, Hill
Of Ascension, Johnson OF CaddO, and HUI
beau.
Committee on Registration Messrs Scales
Booth, Collins, Byrne, Heating, Murreil and
Cousin.
Committee on Pensions -Messrs Booth,
Hammond Dugas, Delho inner, Jones OF
pointe Coupee, and Baker of Grant
COMMITTEES on Rules-Speaker Estilette,
Messrs Hahn, Mitchell, Aldige, and Mathews
of Tensas.
Committee on Elections and Qualii cations
Jones of Lincoln, johnson of Lafourche
Burchardt, Pipes, Mathews of Tensas, Sutton,
and Jones of Point Coupee
Committee on Public Buildngs-Messrs
Kummel, Dnpre, Edwards of Richland
Schenck, Luokett, Arms.ead, SArtain, Jour
dain and Keys.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Committee to Famine Account of III On. 0.
Z. Uunsacker, Chairman on Contingent Ex-
penses, Session of 1875 -Messrs. Mitchell,
Bower, Martin, Lewis ee and Guichard.
Committee to Investigate Aft .irs of Metro
politan Police Board Dupre. Lowell, HILL,
Wells, Hammond, Triplet and llonore.
Mr. Murrell introduced resolution calling
Oh the Committee on Ponitentiary to exam
ne into the circumstances which led to the
asath of Capt Morgan, sentenced to ten
years imprisonment in the State Peni.entiary
tnr murder.
MIR. Murrell said it WAS asserted that Capt.
Iorgan was cheat to death and buried in
cracker box.
Mr.. Murrell and Mr.. Demas had some con-
Fersation on the resolution, which converse
ton was Of interest to Msssrs. Murrell and
Demas and nobody else but which was never
iheless enjoyed by the House.
Finally, after the previous question had
been ordered by vote, the resolution was
by vote adopted.
Mr. Burkhardt, of Orleans. offered a resolu-
non, instrGcting the Committee on Railroads
10 report what legislation was necessary to
cause the tracks Of the New Orleans and No
nile Railroad and the Morgan's Railroad to be
removed from the leyee. Went over under the
rules.
Mr. Demas offered a resolution instructing
the Committee on Lands and Levees to inouire
il the Louisiana Levee Company intended to
build levee on the John A. Stevens place, in
the parish of st. John. Went over.
Mr.. Hubsau, of Jefferson, introduced
memorial from oyster fishermen, asking for
She passage Of a bill protecting the fishing
interest. Referred to the Committee on ia
dietary.
A message from the Senate was announced
and the Clerk of the Senate was admitted,
and presented the House, on behalf of the
senate, with five hundred printed copies of
the Governors message.
The order Of the day, the same being the
reso message of the Governor on the Joint
resolution changing the venue in the Newton
rAse, came upon call
ia motion of Mr.. Walker. Of Orleans, con
nderation of the message was postponed tor
5na week.
The Committee on Pablo Printing reported
fayombly on an act regulating the official
promulgation of the laws of the Legislature.
The act provides that all bills Of q personal
and not Of a general nature. such as acts of
corporations, etc, shall be promulgated at
.Ap expense Of the party or parties interested.
Ordered printed and made the special or
der OF the day fer Thursday at l O'clock.
Tue same committee reported favorably on
MI net regulating the publication of the ad-
easements and ordinances of the city OF
Wv Orleans. Ordered prin ed
Also an act regulating the printing Of Judi
"a 4 #iycrtisemens.
IA the bills were Introduced by Mr.
OF Orleans, and both provided for
t4 .gg Of the printing TO the lowest bid
/. N, ANA limiting the amount to be paid.
NLr. Booth introduced an act repeating an
=, INCORPORATING the Louisiana Lottery Com
rnDy. Referred to the Committee on Judi
lAfy.
Ar. Booth also introduced an act repeating
re act relative to the sale of unlicensed lot