New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans February TO- 1876.
The House me: pursuant 20 adjournment
and it wac called to order by the Hon +.
D. Es,ile.te. Speaker Of the House. in the
chair.
On the call of the roll the following mem
bers nswered 70 their names, to wit:
Speaker Est;lette, and Messrs. Aldige,
Armstesd, Booth. Bvrne, Burkhardt. Bay
lev, Bower, Butler. Baker, Beasley, Bltliu,
Caryille, Collins, CarmOuche. Cousin, Car
loss. Dupre DeBlanc, Dugas, DUR, Devices.
Dickenson, Delhommer, Dunn, Edwards of
Tangipahoa, Edwards Of Richland, Elliott,
Guchard, Grant Gilmore Hill of Ascension,
Hubeau, Hill Of Ouachita, Honore. Ham
mond. Jeffries. Jourdain, johnson of Caddo,
johnson of Lafourche, Jones Of POinte
Coupee, Koontz. Keetng, Kelly, keyes,
Kidd, Lane, Luckett. Lowell, Levisee. La
fargue, Maginnis, Meredith, Mitchell, Mar
tin, Murreil. Milon, Matthew'S Of Tensas,
Mcclellan, Magee, Nunez, Pascal, Parker,
Piles, Pipes. Roman, Richardson, Randall,
Ridgaly Smith, Sutton, Self, Snaer, Sartain,
Souer. Seeman, Schenck, Stafford, Stewart,
Scales Schiller, Thomas, VOORHEES,, Walker,
Witt. Wilson, Woods of Ouachita, Woods
of West Baton Rouge, Wells, Webb, forke,
Young-9l.
On motion of Mr.. Sartain the reading OF
the minutes of yesterday was postponed
until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Demas, the minutes OF
day before yesterday were adopted.
Mr.. Booth asked and obtained leave to
have spread upon the minutes the follow
ing extract from the New Orleans Times OF
to- day, and gave notice that at some future
day he will ask for a committee OF investi-
CATION Of the subject matter:
Petitioner further shows that while man
aging said lotteries, in August, 1868, as
agent. in and for the State OF LOUISIANA,
said Charles T. Howard and John A. Nor.
ria did ACQUIRE and obtain from the State OF
Louisiana certain lottery grants, etc., from
the Legislature of Louisiana, by an act
passed on the nineteenth of August, 1908;
| that large sums of money were paid from
! the funds and business of the firm OF said
| c. H. Murray & Co., and from moneys be-
| longing to petitioner to secure said grants;
that petitioner is unable to state the
amounts of such moneys so expended, az
said Howard and Murray kept no account
| of same: that he is joint owner in the
! said Louisiana Lottery Company; that said
| Howard, Murray & Co. have appropriated
the profits and receipts of said Louisiana
Lottery Company to their own use, etc.
| On motion Of Mr.. Lowell leave Of ab
sence was granted Mr.. Lane until Monday
next.
Mr.. Aldige asked leave of absence for the
committee to examine the books and &C
counts of the Auditor of Public Accountz
and Treasurer for three hours, which wal
granted.
Mr.. Murrell asked leave of absence TO-
the Committee on the Penitentiary for three
daye, which was granted.
Mr.. Murrell asked leave Of absence to-
three days for Mr.. Stewart, which was grant
ed
Mr. Bower moved that the Clerk OF tnl
House be and he is hereby Instructed Z
furnish each State officer for whose bench
! contingent fund has been appropriated
q copy OF the resolution relative thereto
adopted by this Houae February l, 1870
and that he request each of said officer
that compliance Herewith be made to thi
House in writing three days from servlc
thereof
On motion of Mr.. Bower the above reese
luton was adopted.
Mr.. Devices:
Resolution in relation to the pay Of E.
Pierson, late member Of the House fro'
the parish of Natchit0ches:
Resolved, That tho chairman Of the Con
mittee on Contingent Expenses be autho!
led and directed to issue ne voucher
favor Of the widow Of the iste non. l =. =,
Pierson for balance OF miieSee n 1nu =
diem due him 80 member OF TUG oo1'0