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


Levi Banks, recorder of the parish of VIM
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Bsyley, from the Committee on Re
trenchment aud Reform, to whom was re
terred House bill entitled an act to repea
act No. IS. approved March @, 1874, en-
titled an act to authorize the council of tn
city of Shreveport to levy police tax; t
regulate levles of taxes; the proceedings o
tax ruits and Jurisdiction Of the parisl
court for the parish of Caddo in reference
the reto; to define and punish forgery il
Ger tain cases; to authorize the funding o
the floating debt; to consolidate, limit AM
provide for the debt Of the city OF Shreve
port, principal and interest; to authorize I
tax for the support of the city government
and to establish q fiscal agency, de
ining its duties, and for the bet
ter enforcement of the collection
of all taxes, and for other purposes
submitted favorable report, with recon-
mendation of it's passage.
On motion OF Mr.. Heating the rules were
suspended, this bill underwent its secont
and third readings, and it passed.
Mr. Aldige. from the Committee on Banks
and Banking, to whom was referred House
bill entitled an act to incorporate the St
Patrick's Savings Bank, and prescribing itt
powers and privileges, submitted a favOra
BILE report.
| On motion of Mr.. Hahn the rules were
suspended, this bill underwent lis second
| and third readings and passed.
REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
| Mr. Wilt, chairman OF the selec: com
mittee appointed TO wait en- the Governor,
| to ascertain whether he had or would com.
ply with the act of Congress by issuing a
certificate of election to the Hon j. i. EustiH,
elected to the United States Senate by the
General Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
on the twelfth instant, reported that the
Governor declined TO issue said certificate
upon the ground that he had already issued
a certificate to the Hon. =. B. S. Pinchback,
but that the Governor stated that he would
certify to the proceedings had with refer
ence to said election as far as he could.
On motion the report OF the committee
was received and the tommittee discharged.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
This being the day set apart for the con-
sideration of the veto message of the Gov
ernor in relation to House bill for change
of venue in the case of State of Louisiana
vs.. Alexander Newton. the same was taken
up.
Mr. Bower moved that the veto message
Of the Governor BE- sustained.
Mr. Walker moved to lay Mr.. Bowers
motion on the table. alleging for his reason
that the bill had not boon passed by . con-
stitutiOnal Legislature, inasmuch as the
House of Representatives was then with
out constitutional quorum, and could not
pass the bill.
The Speaker ruled Mr. Walkers motion
out of order.
On motion of Mr.. Wilt it is ordered
that the whole subject u after be postponed
until Monday next.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRER
The hereinafter named members, accord
ing to previous notice given, asked and
obtained leave to introduce the following
entitled bills. which were read their first end
nd time by their respective titles, and
were severaliy referred as indicated below,
10 wit:
Mr.. DUR:
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for
supplying the loss of the public records and
other papers consumed by the burning of the
courthouse in the parish Of Cameron during
the month OF February. 1874
Mr.. Wilt:
An act to amt nd and re-enact article 1893
of the Revised Statutes OF Louisiana.
Mr.. johnson, of Caddo:
An act to be entitled an act to forbid and
prevent the sale of spiri.uous liquors on
Sunday; to rsscribe penalties therefor, and
for other purposes,
Mr.. VOORHEES,:
An act to revise, amend and re-enact Ger
tain articles OF the Code of Practice therein
specified.
Also, an act relative to the jurisdiction of
the ourts in matters of attachment, seques
tration and provisional seizure.
Mr.. Billieu:
An act to amend and re-enact section
34lO of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana,
rel alive to sheriffs' and coroners' sales.
Mr.. Koontz:
An act to provide tor the time, manner |
! nd place of holding elections in this State;
10 provide for the appointment of commits |
,ioners of election, and directing the mode |
If co uniting and compiling of votes, and |
making the returns of the election. and d. |
:ecting the FORMULATION of the results of |
elections; to provide penalties for intimida- |
ion and violence at the polls, and other at |
empts to prevent fair, free and peaceable |
election; to provide proceedings for contest |
or office, and to repeal all other laws in
consist ent with the provisions of this act.
All of which bills were referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Hahn, it was ordered
hat the bill introduced by Mr.. Koontz be
printed for the use Of the House.
Mr.. Bower:
An act to repeal On act entitled an act to
tx the salaries of the Chief Justice and
associate judges of the Supreme Court.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Constitution.
The hereinafter named members, without
revious notice given, and with suspen-
ion of the rules first granted, respectively
sked and obtained leave to introduce the
blowing entitled bills, which underwent
|,oir frat and second readings bv their re- |