New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-05

eight additional porters for the House,
said porters to be paid ont of the cOntin-
gent funds of the House of Representa-
tlves.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that she following en-.
titled bills would be introduced at some fu-
ture time:
By Mr.. De Lacy, of Rapides:
A bill to incorporate the "RApides Grove
Benevolent Association No. ," of Alexan-
dria, Louisiana.
By Mr.. Cole, of st. John the Baptist:
A bill for the relief of the Overfowed tax
payers of the parish of st. John.
BY Mr.. Como, of St. James:
A bill authorizing three additional MEM
bers of the police jury of the parish of St.
James, and providing for the manner of
their appoin tment.
By Mr.. Desmsrais, of st. Landry:
a bill regulating the manner in which the
district judges and district attorneys
throughout the State shall be paid their sal
aries, making their warrants receivable
for taxes and for other purposes.
By Mr.. Souer, of Avoyelles:
An act relative to the payment for the
stationery, blanks, ETC., procured by the
State Registrar of Voters for Registration
and election purposes
| By Mr.. Dayries, OF POinte Coupee:
bill to exempt the people living in that
portion of the parish OF PUlnte Coupee over
flowed by Grand Levee from taxation.
The Committee on Rules reported pro-
gress.
Mr., DeiOie, of Orleans, by consent, intro
duced House bill No Z. an act to repeal
act No. SO, approved June Z, 1876.
Read first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended,
the bill was placed on its second reading,
and ordered to be referred to the Commit
tee on Contingent Expenses when APP
pointed.
MT De Lacy, of Rapides, by consent, in
troduced House bill Ne. 8, an act to author
ize the police jury of the parish of Rspides
to issue bonds for certain purposes.
Read first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended,
the bill was read a second time and or
dered to be referred to the Committee on
Judiciary, when appointed.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary OF the Senate was an
nounesd, with the following message:
SENATE CHAMBER, I
New Orleans, January 4, 1871. )
To the honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF & preseutattyes:
lam directed BY the Senate to ask the
concurrence OF your honorable body to the
following:
Senate bill No. 4. an act authorizing the
Governor OF the State to assume charge Of
the capitol buildings, and to empower him
TO maintain peace and order therein and IN
f the vicinity.
Also, that the Senate concurs in the pas
sage of House bill No 3, an act for tho re
liet of thu widow Of b. H n,nkgraye, late
tax @, Hector Of the parish OF Onachlta.
Respe cttully,
L LAMANIERE. JR.,
Secretary OF the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Souer, of Avoyelles
Senate bill No. 4, an act authorizing TIT
) | Governor of the State to assume charge o
, the Capitol buildings, and to empower hin
; to maintain peace and order therein and il
the vicinity, was taken up and read.
The constitutional rules being suspended
the bill was read a second time.
Under a further suspension of the cOnsti
tutional rules, the bill was read thir'
time and finally passed, its title adopted
and notice Of concurrence ordered to b
sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Lane, of East Baton Rouge, moved {
> reconsideration of the vote whereby the
bill was finally passed, and also moved t.
;, lay the motion to reconsider on the table.
Carried.
[Mr. Keeting, of Caddo, in the ohair.]
Q Mr.. Souer, of AvOysles, moved thai
House bill No g an act to provide for tn
creation of board of equalization OF as
j, sessments; prescribing their powers. dutie
4 | and compensation, and making an appro
priatiOn for the payment of the same; AM
q providing Ithe order of payments OF war
rants on the State Treasurer; TO provide 10
the equalization of assessments of pro
: perty in the several parishes of the State
and to impose additional duties upon tn
> Auditor of Public Accounts, and to prOvid
! for the equalization of the assessments {
: the year 1876. be withdrawn from the Con
; mittee on Ways and Means and placed o
the calendar.
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. SOuer, of Avoyelle
: House bill No. ., the equalization bill, wa
taken up, passed it's second reading, and r
ferred to the aommittee of the whole.
Mr.. Souer, of AvOyelles, Moved that th
House resolve itself into committee I
the whole to consider House bill No. 2.
Carried.
! COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
CMr Brewster, of Ouachita, in the chair
g After considering the bill the eommltts
rose and the Speaker pro tenn. resumed tt
!, chair.
II The committee through its chairma
recommended its passage.
=, The report was accepted and the cor
7, mittee discharged from its further co
Il Iteration.
N Mr.. Souer, of AvoyelleH, moved to So
b. pend the rules go as to consider the bill
? being engrossed, on which a rising vote W
!, taken, resulting in: Yeas, %; nays IL.
n, No quorum voting call OF the House "
ordered, resulting as follows:
Present-Speaker Hahn. and Messr
Darlington, Bird, Brown Of Caddo, BurtO
"A, Brown of jefferson, Blair, Brewster, b
rett, BOsley, BROOKS, Brown of Vern0
~ Blackstone. Carville, Como, Cole, Drur
burden, Davidson Drew, DeLscy, Dicki
IA | son, Dinkgrave, DesmaraiE, D'AvY, DejO
: Early EstOpinal, FObb. GaTders. Gan