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

New Orleans, March q, 1877. !
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
The Clerk of the House called Mr.. Keeting
to the chair, the Speaker being absent.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Barris gton, Bird, Brown of Cad
Barrett, Bosley, Blasdel, Brooks, Black
stone, Como, Cole, Drury, Borden, David
SOD, Dayries, Drew, De Lacy, Dickinson,
Dinkgrave, D'Avy, Dstiege, DejOie, Deve-
Yin, Early, Evans, Elliott Gardere, Claude,
Gary, CAN'T, GrseieD, Hill of Ascension,
Hughes, Holt of West Baton Rouge, Heath,
johnson of De Soto, Jones, Robert johnson,
Kt1eeiing, Kern, Lane, LastrsppeF, Lewis,
Martin, Million, Moore, Paris, RoutOn, Raby,
Romero, Souer, Swazie, Snaer, Seveignes,
Shelton, Stewart, Thomas, Tolliver, Wash
iDgton, j. G. Watson Walker-63.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. Brooks the reading of
the journal OF the fifth days proceedings
was dispensed with aud it was adopted.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
The Speaker laid before the House petit
ton from D. Lanieri praying for relief.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Dejoie presented petition from II.
Won Werthern praying for relief
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of tho Senate was an
nounced with the following message.
SREATE CHAMBER
New Orleans, March %, 1877. :
To the Honorable speaker end Members of the
house of Repre- sentatives;
am direcfed nv the Sanate IN inforn,
your honorable body that the Senate con
ours in the passage OF the following House
billie, viz:
House bill No. ~, joint resolution to Con-
gress relative to levees.
House bill No. 60, an act to amend Sec
tions two, four and eight of an act entitled
an act TO incorporate the town of Wash
ingtop, in the parish of st. Landry, and to
repeal all existing laws on the same subject
matter.
L. LAMANIERE, JR.,
Secretary of the Senate.
Mr.. Swazis offered the following resolu-
ton, which lies over under the rules:
Resolved. That the Committee on Elec-
tions and Qualifications be and is hereby
authorized to report to this House on GER
tain cases which have been referred to
them since January, and if said committee
refuses to report by tomorrow that they
be dismissed and new committee appoint
ed that will fulfill the duties of said COM
mittee
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES,
The Committee on Corporations. through
its chairman, submitted the following re-
port, which was received and adopted, and
the bills were placed on the calendar:
CoxmrrEE ON coRPoRAgIoNs, I
New Orleans, March, 81, 1871
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House or Representative;
Your Committee on Corporations begs
leave to make the following report:
Favorabiy on House bill No. 10. an act to
incorporate the Rapides Grove Benevolent
Association No. of Alexandria. Louisiana.
Favorably on House bill No. As, an act to
amend and re-enact sections three, six and
thirteen Of an act to incorporate the town
of Franklin, eto, approved April Is, 1876.
FsvorAbly on House bill No. SO, an act
to incorporate ths town of PIneyille, in the
parish of Rapides. Louisiana.
OSCAR HOLT, Chairmani
W. g. LANE.
Il. j. BROOKS,
X. j. WALKER,
i. CAN'T,
IL. RABY.
NOTICES OF BILLS
Notices were given that at some future
time the following entitled bills would be
introduced:
By Mr.. Watson. Of St. Helene;
A bill entitled an act TO change the seat
Of justice in the parish of Livingston, and
for other purposes.
By Mr.. Brown, Of Jefferson;
An act to repeal an aot entitled IN act
relative to public works and improvements
in the villages Of and In the parish Of defer
son, right bank, being act No 55of the see
sion Of 1856; also, to repeal an act amsnda-
tory thereto. being act No. %, of she yes
Aion Of 1855 and enact and provide the
mode Of conducting public works and I'M
proFemsnsa ID the villages Of and ID The
parish q 1asteraou. tight bant, a1d teaaai
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