New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-17
aousE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Thirty.sixth Days Proceedioss'
Housr OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans February 10, 1870.
The House met pursuant to ad)ourn"onI'
and was called to order by the hon 4. ~
Estilette, Speaker, in the chair.
On the call of the roll, the following mem.
hers answered to their names, to wit
Sneaker E.tilette and Messrs. Aldige,
Aimstead, Boob. Byrne, burR Bay
lev Rlatf.r. Bower, Butler, Baker. Beas-
lev Blliu. Carvi'le, Collins, Carmouche,
Cons;n. Carlose, Dupre, DrBlanc, Dugas,
nnrr Davidson, Dewees, Dickinson. De-
mas Delhemmer, Dunn, Edwards of Tansi-
nahoa, Edwards of Richland, Elliott, Grant,
Gracien, Gilmore, Hill Of Ascension, HUI
beau, Hill of Ouachita. HonOre, Hammond,
Jeffries, Jourdain, johnson OF Caddo, Jonn-
son of Latourche, Jones OF Lincoln, Jones
of Pointe Coupee, Koontz, kunmel. heet-
ing, Kelly, Keys. Kidd, Lane, Luckett'
Lowell, Levisse, Lafargue, Maglnnls, Mer
edith, Mitchell, Martin. Murrell, MiioD,
Matthews of Tensas. Mcclellan, McAlpine,
Nunez Pascal, Parker, Piles. Pipes. 10
man, Richardson. Smith. Self, Snaer, oar-
tain. Souer, Seeman, Sibilskl, Scnehck'
Stafford, Stewart, Scales, Schiller, NOorniee,
Walker, Wilt, Wilson, Woods OF West
Baton Rouge, Walters, Webb, Yorke'
Young-93
Tho nroceedinps we're opened with prayer
by the Rev. Mr.. Thompson OF tho Episco-
pal church.
On motion of Mr.. Murrell the reading OF
the minutes of yesterday was dispensed
with. and their adoption was deferred until
tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Carville the minutes OF
dav before yesterday we're adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Matthews, of Tensas,
the testimony taken by the select commit
tee appointed to examine the books Of the
Auditor of Public Accounts and State
Treasurer was ordered to be printed, IN
connection with the majority and minority
reports of the committee.
Mr.. Walker moved to suspend the rules
in order to take up the resolution offered
by him Yesterday relative to the appoint
ment of 100 additional assistant sergeants-
alarms.
Upon which Mr.. Matthews called for the
yeas and nays, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt,
Bayley, Bower; Bsssey a S,lho' n Cslane'
Dueas. DUR, Dunn, Edwards Of Tangipa-
hos' Gilmore, Hammond, Jourdain, Koontz,
Kummel. Kidd, Lafargue, Maginnis, Mere
dith. Mcclellan. McAlpine, Nunez, Pascal,
Pines. Roman, Richardson, Smith, Seaman,
Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford, Schiller, Voor-
HES, Walker, Wiltz. Woods of West Baton
Rouge, Webb, YOung-45. =,
Nsvs-Butler. Carville, Cousin. David
son. Devices, Dickinson, Demas, Edwards
of Richland, Guichard, Grant, Gracien,
Hill OF Ascension, Hahn, Hill OF Ouachlta,
Honore. Hunsaker, johnson of Caddo,
Jones of Pointe Coupee, keeting, Reyes,
Lane. Million, Matthews of Tensas Parker
Piles Raw. Sutton, Self, Sartain, stewart
Wilson, Woods of Ouachita-32.
50 the rules were not suspended.
MEMORIALS
Mr.. Elliott submitted a memorial of the
widows and heirs OF John Laidlaw, praying
for relief, the reading OF which was DIS
pensed with, and, on motion OF the same
member, it was ordered to be referred to
the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Jeffries submitted memorial from
the planters of the parish of Rapides, IN re-
lation to act No. u, approved January 3,
1870, the reading of which was dispe nsed
with. and it was ordered to be referred to
the select committee appointed to investi-
gate the affairs Of the Crocodile and Bayou
Beuf Navigation Company.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Sibilski, of Orleans, gave notice that
he would, at some future day. introduce a
bill, entitled an act to provide for the neces-
sary repairs of the buildings known as the
State Insane Asylum at Jackson, Louisi.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Edwards, of Tangipahoa, on behalf
of the Committee on Parochial Affairs, sub
mitted the following report
Coxn1rrKK ON CORPORATIONS AND PARocHIAL !
Atfaiis February 10, 1876.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House Of Representatives,:
Your Committee on Parochial Affairs to
whom was referred the petition OF citizens
of Carroll parish praying for the creation
of new parish from the territory OF Car
roll parish, beg leave to report thereon
favOrably. ~,
RECOMMENDING said petition, entitled an act
to create the parish Of Macon and providing
Tor the organization thereof, and fixing the
representation of the parishes OF Carroll
and Macon in the House of Representatives,
and recommend that the bill do pass.
Respectfully submitted,
Chairman.
Mr. Beasley, from the Committee on
Health and Quarantine, to whom was re-
ferred House bill No. 35l, entitled an act to
better preserve the public health; authoriz-
Ing the city of New Orleans to impose GER
tain licenses, regulating proceedings, i'm
posing penalties tor violations Of this act,
and for other purposes, reported the same
back without action, with recommendation
that the same be referred to the Committee
on City Affairs.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, submitted the following minority
report:
The undersigned beg leave to make the
following report on bill No. l79, entitled
an act to protect the health OF the city OF
New Orleans; to locate the stock landing
and slaughterhouses, and to provide for the
inspection of animals slaughtered and sold
in the city of New Orleans, and to repeal
certain acts.
This bill proposes: l. To provide acre
thorough sanitary and police regulations
tor the landing, yardipg and slaughterlng
of animals within the limits of the parishes
of Orleans and St. Bernard; 2. to revoke
the franchises of the Slaughterhouse Com
pany, and open to compe itlon the business
of slaughtering animals; aud ). to revoke
the charter OF the SiaughterhOuse Company
and abolish the same.
l. If the monopoly be revoked, and a
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