New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-02
MESSAGE FROM THE sExArr.

q body that the Senate cOncurs in the passage
of the following House bills:
: House bill No. Al, relative to the incor
poration of the town of Rayville, parish Of
Lafayette.
House Joint resolution No. 8. appropria.
ting $l0,0 900 for the immediate relief Of the
Insane Asylum, etc, with the following
amendments: Ia section one, in line five
strike out the words Tin currency" and 10
section two, on line nine, after the word
appropriated" add the words, (which
amount shall be considered q part payment
for said asylum for the year 1876" Strike
bill. p. E. BECHTEL,
, Secretary of tho Senate
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Young, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY I
, New Orleans, February l, 1876.
, To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives:
am directed by the judiciary Commit
tee to submit the following report:
Favorably on the following billie:
House bill No. l66, entitled an act to re-
peal an act entitled an act creating q board
of commissioners to examine and ascertain
the valid outstanding indebtedness of the
parish of TerrebOnne, and authorizing the
police jury of said parish to issue bonds to
take up and fund the same, being act No. "a
of the acts Of the General Assembly OF 1874,
| approved March %, 1874.
House bill No. us, entitled an act to fix
and determine the qualifications of sureties
on appeal bonds.
House bill No. l73, by majority of the
committee, entitled an act to regulate the
trial OF appeals in the Supreme Court of the
State of Louisiana.
FavOrably with amendments on the fol-
lowing bills:
House bill No. ICY, entitled an act to con.
fer the power to regulate the compensation
for keep ping prisoners in parish prisons upon
the respective parishes of the State other
than the parish Of Orleans. Amend by in
sorting after Orleans, in the title, the words
land JeffersOn;" in first section. sixth line,
after the word Orleans insert the words
'and Jehers0n;" same section, thirteenth
| line after the word ordinance, insert the
words Provided such compensation and
fees shall not exceed forty cents per day for
| each PRISONER
House bill No. AZ, entitled an act to re-
peal an act entitled an act to fix the salaries
of the Chief Justice and Associate Judges of
| the Supreme Court. Amend by inserting in
the title, after the word court, the following
words: approved February q, 1871"
Favoraoly by substitute for act No. l76,
entitled an act to amend act No. AZ of tho
6IaLutc6 VI 1910, entitled an aCC 10 enforce |
the payment OF taxes due the State, prOvid |
ing for the seizure and sale of the property
OF the delinquent tax payers, and regulat-
ing the proceedings against them, and |
against their property and tenants, ap. |
proved March IA, 1873. (Note.-The SUD
stitute repeats act No. Az
UnfavOrably on the following bills:
House bill No. l97, entitled an act to punish
certain acts; to declare the same misdemean
Ors: to protect the inhabitants of towns and |
cities in their rights of way, and to prevent
the encroachment Of railway companies.
House bill No. IS, entitled an act to pro-
vide an official arbitrator of the port of New |
Orleans and his clerk; for associate ar
bitrators: to define their power and duties,
and the method of procedure under this act;
to regulate their fees and costs ct proceed
ure; to provide tor executing their awards.
House bill No. l6S, entitled an act to in
corporate the Louisiana Humane Society;
granting certain powers and privileges to
the same authorizing the organization by
said society OF humanitarian police, and ]
defining its powers and duties; providing
for the maintenance and management Of
the same, and making transgreseion of duty
by the officers OF said society or interfer
ence with the same q punishable Offense;
directing police organizations throughout
the State to aid said society, and tor other
purposes.
JOdN 1OCN NJ, chairman. |
Mr.. Jetfries, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, to whom was referred House
bill No. a. entitled an act to provide the
mode by which the several funds in the
State treasury shall be disbursed, sub
mitted favorable report with recommen
dalton of its passage.
Mr.. Aldige, from the Committee on Banks
and Banking, to whom was referred House
bill No. 49, entitled an act to incorporate
the Factors Warehouse Bank; to provide
for its management, and the mode of &C.
curing pledges of produce and merchandise
On warehouse receipts aud actual pledges,
submitted favorable report.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, on behalf OF the Committee
On Railroads. to whom was referred House
Joint resolution No 9, indorsing the act
granting aid for the construction of the
Texas Pacific railroad, and the Louisiana
branches thereof, submitted an adverse re-
port.
And the same member. from the same ON
nittee, to whom was referred House Joint
es )lution No. 81, favoring the passage of the
| ,
he construction of the Texas Pacific rail-
way; asking for the substitution in said bill
# the New Orleans Pacific Railway Com
'any for the New Orleans, Baton Rouge
md Vicksburg Railroad Company, as the
gency to build the New Orleans and
Shreveport branch of said Pacific railway,
md declaring forfeited all the rights,
etc., of the New Orleans, Baton
.Ouge and Vicksburg Railroad Com
amy. granted by act No. 143 of 1869,
a favorable report by substitute,
ntitled joint resolution favoring the pas
age of the bill now before Congress to
rant aid for the construction of the Texas
'acific railway, and asking for the substi-
ution in said bill of the New Orleans Pa
ific Railway Company for the New Orleans.
'aton Rouge and Vicksburg railroad as the
gency to build the New Orleans branch of
aid Pacific railroad, which was passed to p
second reading.
Mr.. Keeting, on behalf of the minority of 4
aid commit ee, submitted the following re-. 7
ort:
the Honorable Speaker and Members of the e
House OF ReI resentatlves: q
We beg leave to submit the following
minority report:
We disagree with the other members of
1e committee, and recommend the passage q
House JOINT resolution No. g If
CHARLES w. KEETING.
WILLIAM MURRELL.
On motion of the same member, both OF :,
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