New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-15

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bert.
And the President accordingly declare
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow {
twelve o'clock NJ.
| P. E. BECHTEL,
| Secretary of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| Ninth Dry. Proceedings.
| House OF REPRESENTATIVES
Few Orl sans, January IA, 1876
The House met pursuant to Adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. Z. [
Estiletse, Speaker Of the House. in til
chair.
On the call of the roll the following men
bers answered to their names, to wit:
Speaker Estilette. and Meesrs. Aldige
| Armstead, Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt. Bay
ley, Blaffer, Bower, Baker, Beas!ey, Bill'eu
| Carvile. Collins, Carmouche, Cousin. Ca,
loss, Dupre, DeBlanc, Dugas, DUR. David
| son Demas, DelhOmmer, Dunn, Edwards O
Tangipahoa, Edwards Of Richland, Elliott
Guichard, Grant, Gracien, Gilmore, Hall
OuacLita, Hammond, Hunsaker, Jeffries
Jourdain, johnson Of Caddo, johnson o
Lafourche, Jones Of Lincoln, Jones 0
POinte COupee, koontz, kummel, Heating
Kelly, Reyes, Kidd, Luckeit, Lowell. La
fargue, Levisee, Msginnis, Meredith, Nit
chel], Matthews of Franklin, Martin. Muir
rell, Milon, Matthews of Tensas, McCollum
McAlpine, Mcgee, Nunez. Pascal, Parker
Piles, Pipes, Richardson, Randall Ridgely
Seaman, Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford, Scales
Schiller, Thomas, Voorhiee, Vidrine, Wilt
Walker, Wilson, Woods Of Ouachita, Webb
Walters, Yorke, Young-7.
On motion of Mr.. Sartain. the reading Of
the journal of yesterday was dispensed
with, and on motion of Mr.. Wiltz the same
was approved.
{ On motion of Mr.. Kidd the journal of the
twelfth was also adopted.
Mr.. Wiltz informed the House that he had
been informed that the Governor of the
State had refused to issue credentials to the
Hon. j. B. Eustie, Senator elect from the
State of Louisiana to the United States
Senate. He therefore moved that the
Speaker appoint q special committee COM
posed of three members, to wait on the
Governor, and inquire Of HIM what otjec-
tions he had to issue such credentials in
compliance with the law of Congress.
which motion was agreed to.
Where upon the Speaker appointed on the
committee Meesrs. Wilt, Jeffries and
Scales.
On motion of Mr.. Kidd, Mr. Hahn was
appointed an additional member of the
committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Aldige, it was resolved
that a committee of three be appointed to
examine the books and accounts Of the
Auditor of Public Accounts and State
Treasurer, and to report to the House at
as early day as practicable the condition
of affairs of said Offices.
that the Clerk be directed to report to the
House the cost of publication of the jour
nal of the House.
The Speaker announced as the select COM
mittee on the resolution to investigate the
books and accounts of the assessor of the
Fourth District of New Orleans, Messrs.
Gilmore and Levisee.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Mitchell submitted the following
which was ordered to lie over
I'm der the rules:
Rcsoired, That q special committee of FIVE
De appointed to investigate the action of o.
F. Hunsaker as chairman of the Committee
IN Contingent Expenses at the first session
If the Fourth Legislature. beginning Jan
larry d, 1875, with power to send for persons
md papers.
MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Wilt submitted a petition of Mr..
4apice for an appropriation of $4,000 for
he purchase of eugar cane from India to
enew seed cane, the reading Of which was
erred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mr. Grant presented q memorial from the
'olice jury Of Morehouse parish, praying
or an appropriation to refund certain
moneys to that parish for taxes for 1874.
Which was read, and, on motion of Mr..
Viltz, it was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
lively gave notice of their intention to in
roiuce at On early day the following en-
tiled bills:
Mr.. Witt:
An act to define the object of drainage
and to regulate the collection
f the same; aud to prevent judgments tor
assessments being rendered a. personal
and to repeal so much of act
10. 81, approved March l, 1861, as makes
nch Judgments personal; and to con6ne
he execution under assessment judgments
, the property on which the assessment is
,vied.
Mr.. Booth:
An act to repeal an act entitled an act |
,lative to the unlicensed sale Of lottery |
ckets in the city of New Orleans, and |
,nferring on the police courts the power |
, suppress the same.
Mr.. Hammond:
An act to enlarge the area of gas light |
e in the city of New Orleans, and to pro-
ide for the price to be charged by the New
rleans Galsight Company, now consoli'
ated with the Crescent City Gaslight Com
any.
Mr.. Bower:
An act to render inspection voluntary;
spection, when required by the purchaser,
be made by the State inspectors.
Also, an act to regulate the fees for the
gistry of births, marriages and deaths in
10 parish of Orleans.
Mr. Bsyley:
An act to amend and re-enact an act to |