New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thirtieth Days Proceedings.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thirtieth Days Proceedings.
3 House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, February 8, 1876.
The House met pursuant to adjournment
,, and was called to order by Hon. E. D. Els
tilette, Speaker, in the chair
On the call Of the roll the following mem
bers answered to their names, to wit:
Speaker Estilette, and Messre. Aldige
Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt, Bayley, Blaffer
Bower, Butler, Baker. Beasley, Carville
Collins, Cousin, Carl0ee, Dupre, DeBlanc
Dugas, DUR, Dickinson, Delhommer, Dunn
Edwards OF Tangipahos, Edwards of Rich
land, Elliott, Gilmore, Hall, Hill of As
| censiOn, Hubeau, Hill of Ouachita. Honore
Lafourche, Jones of Lincoln. Jones of Pointe
Coupee. Koontz. Kummel, Keeting, Kelly
Reyes, Kidd, Luckett, Maginnis, Meredith
MITCHELL Matthews of Franklin, Martin
Murrell, Matthews of Tensae, Mcclellan,
McAlpine, Magee. Nunez, Pascal, Piles,
Pipes, Roman. Richardson, Randall, Ridge
ly, Ray. Smith, Self Sartain, Seemsn, ST.
Schiller, Thomas, VOORHEES,, Walker, Wilt.
Wilson, Woods Of Ouachita, Woods of
West Baton Rouge, Walters, Wells, Webb,
Yorke, Young-s5.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell the minutes of
yesterday were ordered to lie over until to
morrow.
On motion of Mr.. Meredith tue minutes
of Saturday were corrected so as to refer
| House bill No. 203 to the Committee on
Corporations instead of the Judiciary Com.
mlttee.
On motion of Mr.. Carville the minutes of
Saturday were adopted.
PETITIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Baker the protest Of
fered by him on yesterday was changed
from the Committee ON PaIochial Affairs to
the Committee on Elections and Qualifca-
tons.
Mr.. Wilt offered the following comuluni-
cation from the Chamber of Commerce:
CHAMBER OF COMMENCE,
New Orleans February :, 1876. :
At meeting Of the Chamber held this
day. the following resolution was adopted:
"Resolsed, That this Chamber, after ma
ture deliberatlOn, approves the premium
bond plan as proposed by the city admin
istration, and commends it to the favorable
consideration of the Legislature as the best
measure calculated to relieve all intere cts
involved, taxpayers and bondholders."
Extracted from minutes.
WILLIAM NJ. BURWELL,
Secretary Chamber of Commerce Of New
Orleans.
A true copy:
ROBERT c. WOOD.
On motion of Mr.. Wilt. the above reso-
luton was referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans February 8, 1876. |
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tho
House OF Representative:
am directed to inform YOUR honorable
body that the Senate cOncurs in the passage
of House bill No. 2lS joint resolution in re- |
latiOn to the obstruction in BAYOU La
fourche.
Respectfully,
L. LAMANIERE, JR.,
Assistant Secretary of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell, the committee
appointed to investigate the books and &C. |
counts Of the Auditor of Public Accounts |
and State Treasurer be required to report
why the parish judges have not been paid. |
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The hereinafter named members respect. |
lively gave notice of their intention to intro
duce at some future day the following emit
tied bills and resolutions:
Mr.. Bayley:
An act to provide for the free vending or
sale of fruits and vegetables from wagons
Or otherwise, in the streets of New Orleans,
oy the producers thereof or by their agents
An act to reOrganize and render more eff
,ient the Board of Health of the State of
Louisiana; to define it's powers and pre-
scribe it's duties and those of quarantine
and other officers under its control. and to
provide penalties for violations of this act
md OF the ordinances and orders made IN
thereof
Mr.. Ray:
An act to abolish the Louisiana State
Lottery Company, and to make the vend.
ng or dealing in the tickets, numbers, poll
'ies or combinations of any lottery within
ne state OF Louisiana an offense, BY the
tatute punishable by fine or imprisonment,
II both.
Mr.. Souer:
An act authorizing the police juries
throughout the State to pass an ordinance
losing places of business on the Sabbath.
Mr.. Kummel:
A resolution asking, on behalf of the
of investigation of the affairs of
}. Urban, State assessor of the Fourth
lunicipal District eleventh and twelfth
assessment districts of the city of New Or
eans), for permission of the House to en-
10y clerk to assist said committee in
heir investigation
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
Mr.. Kidd, from the Committee on Enroll
ent, reported House bill No. 3 duly en-
,lled.