The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17

Mr.. Tremoulet, chairman, on behalf OF the
Committee on Claims, reported us follows:
o COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS,
|o New Orleans. February 49, 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tho
House OF representatives:
Your Committee on Claims beg leave TO
submit the following report
Unfavorably on
Memorial OF Frank Huguet."
unfavOrably on
House bill No. 315, q
'Bll for the relief of George Hite."
Reported back, with the Recommendation
Judiciary
"a memorial of the taxpayers of the Sixth
District of the city Of New Orleans"
House bill No. &C,
"An act for the relief OF Joseph Bryan'o
M nnta.yy,orably on ~ want, -
Rouge"
UnfavorabIy ON
House bill No. 800
"An act for the relief Of H. Dohonde"
UnfavOrably on
House bill No 1873,
"An act for the relief Of Louis Loveque."
Unfavorably on
petition Of j. e. Wallace
Unfavorably on
o'Memorial of Fernando Vasquez,'
FavOrably on
Senate bill No. tO4,
can act for the relief Of Julian II. Levy, Of
ton for said purpose.
HENRY TREMOULET, Chairman.
The memorial of the taxpayers Of the Sixth
District of the city Of Now Orleans and the
above entitled House bill No. 3l5 were, on
motion, taken up and referred to the Commit o
tee on the Judiciary, as recommended.
Mr.. Williams, chairman, on behalf Of tho
Committee on Internal improvements, sub
mitted the following report:
CoMWTTEE ON INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
New Orleans, February Is. 1873.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Internal improvements
have had under consideration
"a petition asking State aid to clear out
Bayou LafOurche"
And reporolnfavoraby on same.
J. M WILLIAMS, Chairman
Mr.. Bowden, chairman, on behalf Of the
Committee on Parochal Affairs, submitted
the following report:
@ COMMITTEE ON PARoCHIAL Affairs.
New Orleans, February -. 1878. J
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of tho
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Parochial Affairs beg
leave to report unfavorably on memorial OF
police jury Of Tangipahoa.
/. Favoraby on
. House bill No 3O5, entitled
"An act 10 re-enaCt an act to establish Il
board to audit outstanding obligations against
the parish Of Caddo, being act No 80 Of the
session OF 1876" O
Your committee return O
House bill No 341, entitled
can act comforting upon police juries the
power to prohibit the buying, selling, barter
ing, bargaining for all kinds Of dry goods,
groceries, liquors, wines or beers on the Sab
bath,
And recommend the SANE be referred to the
Committee on the judiciary.
-~o~ /. II. BOWDEN, Chairman.
TIE above entitled House bill No. 341 was on
motion of Mr.. Bowden taken up and referred 0
to the Committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Kidd, chairman, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Enrolment reported as follows: U
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT
New Orleans. February Is, 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
Your Committee on Enrolment report as
enrolled House bills Nos 80, 81 and
81. O O .
E.EKIDD, Chairman.
Mr.. Deavgne, chairman, on behalf Of the a
Committee on Canals and Drainage, reported
as follows:
COMMITTEE ON CANALS AND DRAINAGE,
New Orleans. February Is. 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF
the House Of Repl esentatives
Your Committee on Canals and Drainage
submit the following report:
UnfavOrably on
House bill No. 342, entitled
IAN act to provide for the removal Of OBJ
5tructions in College Point bayou, etc.
Favorably by Joint resolution on the petit
lion of Inhabitants Of VcrmiIIon and IBERIA
for the Improvement Of Coutro Carlin. @
Respectfully submitted,
A. DELAVIGNE, Chairman.
Mr.. Randolph, chairman, on behalf of tho
Committee on Pensions, submitted the fol-
owing report:
COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS,
New Orleans. February Is. 1873. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on Pensions, to whom
resolution was referred
"To investigate the matter OF relief due UNI
Ter the constitution to the veterans OF 1914
and 1876"
Beg leave to report that act No. 81, session
Of 1916, approved March "a, 1876, provides a
1 u for the veterans and their widows,
and appropriates ten thousand dollars, which,
Il inadequate to pay all pensions, shall be
ratably distributed among them. 1t appears Q
that there are some $40 names on the rolls in
the Auditors office, who have established
their claim. It would require an annual ap
OF over fifty thousand dollars to
pay the pensioners, which the State Is in no
bill is now pending before the House, ia
vorably reported upon by the committee, to
increase the pension appropriation TO fifteen
among them, and to make their warrants re-
oeivable in payment for taxes, which is con-
5idered about as much as the finances Of the
State will permit, and which will afford some
relief to those deserving persons.
Respectfully
T.. G. RANDOLPH, Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS.
New Orleans. February 49, 1873. ]
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House Of Representatives:
Your Committee on Pensions beg leave TO
report that they have had the petition OF
Amanda B. Sutton, Of Tangipahoa, asking
hard onoacad hIlshand veteran