New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-30

heSot0ed, That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses is hereby
Der of this House for the payment of sta
tionery for the regular and first extra ses-
sion OF 1877, in accordance with act No. SO
Of the regular session of 1876.
On motion OF Mr.. Souer 1000 copies of the
address of the Governor to the people of
Louisiana were ordered to be printed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Parochial Affairs,
through it's chairman, submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was received and
adopted.
The bill reported was placed on the cal.
endai:
CoHAITTKB on PARoeHIAL APFAIRs
New OIleanF March Is, 1877. )
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representation
Your Committee on ParOchial Affairs beg
leave to report favorably on Houee bill
No. ", an act to relieve the town of Alex
andris, Louisiana, from paying parish
taxes within the limits of the corporation,
with the following amendment to the first
section.
MILTON JONES, Chairman;
Z. j. BARRETT,
A. Il. HOLT,
4. A. ROUTON,
c. BROWN,
CHARLES GAUDE.
Mr.. Heath offered the following resolu-
ton:
WHEREAS, Under resolution of the House
of the twenty-frst instant, directing the
Committee on Privileges and Elections to
report the case of II. Raburn, of Bienville
parish, contrasting the seat of S. Cocker
ham, on Saturday last, said committee hsv-
ing failed to comply with the order Of the
House; therefore be it
Resolved, That II. Raburn be now seated
subject to contest.
And moved for q suspension of the rules
for it's present consideration, on which the
yeas and nays were ordered with the fol-
lowing result;
Yeas-Burton, Brown of Jefferson,
Blair, Barrett, BOsley, Blasdel, Brooks,
Early, Evans, CAN'T, Gary. Heath, John
son of De Solo,. Robert johnson, Keeting,
/ Lastrappes, Lewis, Milon, Thomas, Wash
| ingtOD, j. G. WatsOn-25.
Nsys-BarringtOn Bird, Brown of Caddo,
| Brewster, Blackstone, Csrville, Como,
Cole, Drury, Davidson, Drew, Elliott, Gar
| dere, Gaude, GrRoien, Hill of Ascension,
Hughes, Holt of East Baton Rouge, Holt
| of West Baton Rouge, Moore, Paris, Souer,
| Swazie, Snaer, Seveignes, Shelton, Toll
yer, Walker-2S.
No quorum voting.
A call of the Honse was ordered, and the
following members responded thereto:
Speaker Hahn and Messrs. Darlington
Bird, Brown of Cadde, Burton, Brown Of
Jefferson, Blair, Brewster, Barrett, Bosley
Blasdel, Brooks, Blackstone, Carville
Como, Cole, Drury, Davidson, Drew, d,
Lacy, Dickinson, DiDkgrave, Detiege, De
joie, Devezin, EARLY, Evans, Elliot, Fobb
| Gardere, Claude. CAN'T, Gary, Gracien, Hi
of Ascension, Hughes. Holt of East BatOr
Rouge, Holt of West Baton Rouge, Heath
johnson of De Soto, Jones, Robert johnson
KeetiDg, Lastrappes, Lewis, Million, Moore
MeMillen, Paris, ROuton. Raby, SOuer
Swazie, Snaer, Seveignes, Shelton, Thomas
Tolliver, Washington, Walker, j. e. Wat
| son-6l.
A quorum present.
Mr.. Blasdel called up House bill No. H.
substitu te for House bill No. 67, an act to
authorize the dredging of Bayou Castaing
in the parish of st. Tammsny, and making
an appropriation of $1,000 for that purpose
On motion to dispense with the rule
whereby tho bill is compelled to be cousid
er9 in committee of the whole, the yeas
aud nays we're ordered, with the following
result:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Darlington, Bur
ton, Brown of Jefferson, Blair, Brewster
Boslsy, Blasdel, Brooks, Blackstone, Car.
vile, Como, Drury, Davidson. Drew, Dick
Jason, Dinkgrave, Deyezin, Easly, Evans
GaTdere,. Gaude, CAN'T, Gary, Gracien
Hill of Ascension, Hughes, Holt of Easi
Baton Rouge, Holt of West Baton Rouge
Heath, johnson of De Soto, Jones, Robert
| johnson, Keeting, Lastrappes Milon, Moore
| Paris, RoutOn, Raby, SOusr, Seveignes
Swazie, Shelton, Tol1iver, Washington, j
G. Watson, Walker-4S
Nays-BIrd, Brown of Csddo, Barrett
Cole, De Lacy, Detiege, Dejoie, Elliott
Lewis, Magloire, McMillen, Snaer, Thomas
Is.
Carried
The bill passed it's second reading and
was considered as engrossed.
The constitutional rules being suspended
the bill was placed on its third reading
and final passage, its title was adopted, and
it was ordered to be sent to the Senate
for concurrence.
Under previous notice, Mr.. Souer intro
duced House bill No. so, an aot making all
warrants issued By the Board of Mstropoli
tan Police receivable for licenses and taxes
due the city of New Orleans, the parish Of
ST. Bernard, the parish of Jefferson fright
and left bank, the town of Kenner, and the
territory and corporation comprising the
Metropolitan Police district, and providing
penalty for refusal to receive the same.
Read first time.
The constitutional rnles being suspended
the bill was placed on its second reading.
Me. Souer moved it's reference TO the
special committee on Metropolitan Police
affairs
Mr.. Elliott moved to amend by referring
the bill to the Committee on City Aftairs.
Mr.. Blasdel moved to lay the amend.
ment on the table, on which the yeas and
nays we're ordered, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Bird, Brown Of Cad.
do, Burton, Brown of Jefferson, Blair,
| Brewster, Barrett, Bosley, Brooks, Blasdel,
Blackstone, Carville, Como, Cole, Drury,
/ Drew, Dickinson, DinkRrave, Dejoie, Early,
| Gardere, Gaude Gary, Gracien, Hin Of AZ.
| esnsion, Hughes, Holt OF East Baton Rouge,
Holt Of West Baton Rouge, Heath, johnson
/ of De Soto, Jones, Keeting, LeYis, Las.
| trappes, Moore, MeMilleD. Rout0D, Souer,
Snaer, Seveignes, Shelton, ThomaF, Tolliver,
| ]. G. Watson, Washington, Walker-47.
Nays-B arlington, Davidson, De Lacy,
/ Devezin, Evans, Elliott, Robert johnson,
| Milon, Paris, Raby, Swazie-ll.
No quorum voting.
On motion Of Mr.. Washington the House
was adjourned until tomorrow at twelve
o'clock N.