New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thirty seventh Days Proceedings.
HorsE OF REPRRsENrArIvEs.l
New Orleans, February IL, 1876.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by the Hon. E. D.
Estilette, Speaker, in the chair.
On the call of the 1oll the following mem
bers answered to their names:
Speaker Estilette. and Messrs. Aldige,
Booth, Byrne, Bayley. Burkhardt, Blatfer,
Bower. Butler, Baker, Beasley, Billiu, Car
vile, Collins, Csrmouche, Cousin, Carloss,
Dupre, D-Blsnc, Dagas, DUR, Davidson.
wards of Richland, Guichard, Grant. Gil
more, Hill of Ascension. Hill of Ouachita,
Hammond. Jeffries, Jourdain, johnson OF
Caddo, johnson of Lafourche, Jones
Of Lincoln. Jones Of Pointe Conpee.
Kummel, Keeting, Kelly, Reyes, Kidd,
Luckett, Lowell, Levisee, Lafargue,
Msginnis, Meredith, Mitchell, Murre!l,
Matthews of Franklin, Martin, Nc
Collam, Milon, Matthews of Tensas,
McAlpine. Nunez, Pascal, Parker, Piles,
Pipes, Roman, Richardson, Randall.
Ridgely, Raby, smith, Sutton. Self, Snaer,
Sartain, S,uer, Seeman, Sibilski, Schenck,
Stafford. Scales. Schiller. Thomas, VOORHEES,,
Walker, Wilt. Woods of Ouachita, Woods
of West Baton Rouge, Walters, Webb,
Yorke, YouDg-9O.
On motion of Mr.. Hill of Ouachita the
reading of the minutes of yesterday was
postponed until to-morrcw.
On motion of Mr.. Demas the minutes of
day before yesterday we're adopted.
MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Byrne submitted memorial of C.. c.
Hartwell, praying for relief, which was
ordered TO be referred to the Committee
on Claims.
Mr.. Jeffries submitted memorial from
the citizens of Pineville, Rapides parish,
relative to the incorporation of said town,
and q change of the name thereof; which
was ordered to be referred to the Commit
tee on Corporations.
Mr.. Keeting submitted q memorial from
the police jury of Caddo parish and the
council of the city of Shreveport, to wit:
To the Honor able the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Of the State of Louisiana:
The petition and memorial of the police
jury Of the parish of Caddo, and of the
council OF tho city OF Shreveport, respect
fully represents that by their united efforts
they have succeeded in establishing the
Shreveport Charity Hospital. This is an IT,
stitution, as it's name would indicate, in
which are received and properly treated,
free of charge, all sick and destitute per-
sons who are found in said parish and city.
The necessity and almost imperative de-
mand for the establishment and mainten-
ance of such a hospital is manifest, in the
consideration OF the facts alone that Shreve-
mort is the largest town in the
northern and western portions of the
State; that it lies at the head of low
water navigation on Red river; that it ie
the practical terminus of the Texas Pacific
railway, and is the gateway through which
pass annually many persons on their way
to and from the State OF Texas. These causes
conduce to make it q receptacle for con
siderable number of INDECENT and destitute
sick, who should be provided for and medl
cally treated so long IS they are rendered
helpless by disease.
Your petitioners have done all that lies in
their power to discharge their duty IN tht
premises, and respond to all calls made
upon them by the destitute and afflicted
but owing to their financial embarrassment
and the great difficulty in raising money
| they feel constrained to call upon the Ssatt
for pecuniary aid.
pital is under the charge and supervision o
the parish and city hysiclan; the building
leased tor the purpose are sufficiently com
modious, and surrounded by extensive
grounds, and located in hea]thful and re
tired portion of the city of Shreveport
| Appropriations amounting in the aggregate
to $4,000 have be- n made by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State within the pas
four years for the purpose of establishing
aud maintaining charity hospital q
Shreveport, but from causes unkno Sn t.
your petitioners, not dollar of these az
preparations, either in money, bonds 0
other evidences of Indebtedness, has eve
been issued or used, and your petitioner
have been left to their own resources; an
while they will continue in the future, as il
the past, to do all in their power, they max
known to your honorable bodies that the
are unable to properly treat the destitut
sick in this section without receiving assis
ance from the State. They believe that a
appropriation of $4,000 would be ampl
sufficient to enabl. them to maintain tn
said hospital for the current year, an
in asking for this aid they feel that the
are no less interested than the State ltsel
Wherefore your memorialists pray TN
an appropriation Of $40 900 be made by tt
General Assembly OF the State to aid IN
fraying the expenses of the Shrevepo
Charity Hospital, and suggest that it
made payable quarterly in warrants, draw