New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-04


Investigation of the books and accounts 0!
the school treasurer's Office of the parish OF
Madison, in order that they may discover
the amount that A. V. Brown, ex-treasurer
of said school board of Madison, may be
in default, and that the Attorney General
be instructed to enter suit for the same.
Mr.. Sutton asked leave of absence, which
was granted him, for three days.
Mr.. Hill, of Ouachlta, asked leave to
withdraw the petition of Mrs. Noble, pray
ing for relief.
Which was granted by the House.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Schiller presented petition from the
citizens of Pleasant Hill, De Soto parish,
Louisiana, applying for a change in theiI
charter.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee ON Corpora ions.
MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Witt presented the following me-
mortal:
State of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened:
The teachers of the public schools of the
CITY of New Orleans, through the under
signed committee. beg leave to represent
that they constitute in the community
body of known ability and worth. number
| ing upward OF 400 members.
That to them is cOnfded the important
charge of educating and instructiug the
youth of the city, and they can confidently
assert that they have faithfully and success
fully discharged their arduOus duties.
That it would seem that their valuable
services would secure prompt and regular
payment of the monthly remuneration &C
corded to them, but such is not the case.
For years have the teachers labOred un-
der the greatest financial difficulties.
The last four months of the year ending
December 81, 1874, and six months of the
year ending December 81, 1875, are still un-
paid.
The pecuniary embarrassment resulting
from the suspension OF payment has com
PEELED the teachers to have recourse to
brokers and other money lenders, who are
ever ready to speculate upon the necessi
ties of their fellow beings. buy up the GER
tlficates Of the teachers at the lowest rates,
s1metimes at a loss of seventy-fve per cent
or ninety per cent to the teacher, and they
often reject those certificates which offer
not sufficient security.
When it is considered that the teachers
are for the most part ladies, many of whom
have large families depending wholly upon
their salary for support, it will be readily
conceived that great distress and suffering
necessarily follow.
Through all these difficulties the teachers
have displayed unexampled patience and
devotion; true to their charge they have al
ways been found at their post; want and
privation have found them unshaken. But
this they can no longer endure. The teachers
therefore appeal to you with the confident
trust that you will sympathize with their
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relief. Surely those on whom rests SO great
a responsibility as the successful training of
the future citizens of the community, those
have a grea. and lasting claim upon the
generosity and justice of the Legislature of
Louisiana. NJ X. CHEVALLIE,
c D. HUBBARD.
NJ P. MARTIN.
On motion of the same member, the me-
mortal was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Education.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives,
am directed BY the Judiciary Commit
tee to make the following report:
Favorably on the following bills:
House bill No. 205 to create three add-
tional justices of the peace in the parish of
Rapides.
House bill No. 1913. granting exclusive
ferry privileges to Victorin Maignaud.
Unfavorably on the following bills:
House bill No. III, to authorize the police
Jury Of st. James parish to fix the salaries
of justices of the peace and constables.
House bill No. l2, authorizing parties in
Injunction suits to bond movable effects.
House bill No. ia, by majority of the
committee, to amend and re-enact article
1891 of the Revised Civil Code
By substitute for the following bills:
House bill No. "a, entitled an act to
amend and re enact section sixty nine OF act
No. AZ, etc.
Substitute for House bill No. g., addressing
from office Levi Banks, recorder of the par
ish of VIM.
The Committee on judiciary, who were
instructed by resolution adopted on the
twentieth of January last to examine into
the matter of the railroad tracks on the
levee in front of the city Of New Orleans,
and to report to this House by bill or other
wise what legislation, if any, can be had to
remove said tracks, beg leave to submit
herewith their report in response to said
resolution. JOHN YOUNG,
Chairman.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of representatives:
Your Committee on Judiciary, who were
instructed, by q resolution adopted on the
twentieth of January last, to examine into
the matter of the railroad tracks on the
levee in front of the city of New Orleans,
and report to this House by bill or other
wise what legislation, if any can be had,
is necessary to remove said tracks, respect
fully report that they have given the sub
iect their earnest attention, and they find
that the questions arising out of said sub
iect are OF q very complicated character;
that the conflicting interests and claims of
the front prOprietors, the city government
and the different railroad companies, have
been and still are the subject OF litigation
before the courts Of the country.
Your committee deem 1t unwise for the
Legislature to interfere with such litiga-
ton, and advise that the courts of justice,
properly vested with jurisdiction over these
important and difficult questions, be left
free to decide these matters according to
law.
Your committee, therefore, respectfully
ask to be discharged from further consid-
GRAFTON of these matters.
JOHN YOUNG, Chairman.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives,:
am directed by the Committee on Cor
poratiOns to report back, without action,
House Bill No. l40, entitled an act to en-
large the area of gaslighting in the city of
New Orleans, and to provide for the price
to be charged by the New Orleans Gaslight
Company, now consolidated with the Cres-
cent City Gaslight Company, and recon-
mend that it be referred to the Committee
on City Affairs.
THOMAS E. MEREDITH,
Chairman.
On motion of the same member the bill
was accordingly referred.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
am instructed by majority of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means to report favor
ably on House bill No. 1876, entitled and
being an act to provide money comnansac