The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-05

| DAM Dalsheimer, j. Perret
Louis Hermaize, Leon'd W. Grayson,
Albert u Reinerth, n Jordy,
Negrey y Foulon, Geo. Ellis
Leon X. Levy, Adolph Gerard,
| 3. @, Mesritz, Paul Gelpi Il Bro,
kock u Dreyfus, Augusta Lewis, Sr.,
Ludwig Hirsoh, Paul Guyol,
T.. A. Evan, Bousquet d Fonpart,
/ Patrick Maloney, ii. W. Samori
Robt. Parsons ii. Masseau,
Andrew Patton, Eugene Dupre,
| Eus. Platz, Jno. l.. Leefe.
A. III. Gernsbacker. w. Fink,
Emile Block.
Mr.. Spiller presented
"A petition from the citizens OF Ascension,
asking that the Seventh and Eighth Wards of
said parish be detached from the parish Of
Ascension and annexed to the parish Of Lily
ingston.'
The petition from the citizens Of Point
| Coupee, asking the reopening OF the State road
to New Texas,
Was taken up under the unfavorable report
Of tho Committee on Lands and Levees, and
ordered to lie over.
The petition Of the citizens Of ST. Tammany
parish, asking for the cleaning out of the
Tchefuncta river,
| Was taken up under the unfavorable report
of the Committee on Internal improvements,
and lies over.
The petition of AIphonse Losset, OF the par
ish Of st. Tammany for emancipation,
| Was taken up on the ,nfavorable report of
the COMMITTEES on tho judiciary, and was in
definitely postponed
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Jonas, chairman, on behalf of the Com
| mittee on the Judiciary, reported rs follows
fyoATMITTEE n THE .TtfnrCrApy l
New Orleans. February O. 1878.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
Your Committee on the. judiciary have the
honor to make the following report:
Favorably by substitute on House bills
No. Cd and 70, with recommendation that said
substitute be referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Favorabiy by substitute on
House bill No. ga,
IAN act fixing the penalty for The larceny
OF hogs and cattle"
Favorably by substitute on
House bills Nos. 2D2 and zig.
Acts to amend and re-enact Section Sid OF
Revised Statutes Of 1870"
b. JONAS, Chairman.
On motion Of Mr.. Jonas, the substitute for
House bills Nos. "a and 70 was referred to the
COMMITTEES on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Huntington, chairman on behalf Of the
Committee ON Claims, submitted the follow
ing report:
COMMITTEE ON CLArMs
New Orleans, February 2, 1878 !
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives:
The Committee on Claims of the House of
Representatives. beg leave to submit to your
honorable body the following report:
Favorably on
House bill No. 3,
"An act for the relief of Norbert Loa1e"
RnDOrtpd back hy rpnIlnst Df tho nartyy in.
terested, with the recommendation chat 1t be
referred to the Committee ON Appropriations
for It's investigation,
House bill No. 20,
San act relative to the expenses for the
printing of blanks, etc.
House bill No 222.
"An act for the relief of B. s. Labranehe,
State Tax Collector for the parish OF st.
Charles"
Unfavorably on
House bill No. 1872,
"An act for the relief Of P. Bourke."
"Petition Of Richard L. Harrison
Unfavorably on
petition Of Widow Bedelia J. Kellar, ask
ing for relief from paying certain taxes
"Petition of Geo. Williams"
Unfavorablyo
''Petition Of Joseph Follin, asking for relief
for work done In the office of the Secretary of
State"
/ Unfavorably on
IAN act for the relief of William II. Raglan,
Of the parish of Lafourche"
Unfavorably on
House bill No 213.
can act for the relief OF Thomas O'Malley
Of the parish of Ascension, for the building Of
levees in said parish in the years 1868 and
1869, and to authorize the State Board of En-
gneers to settle and pay for same
E. W. HUNTINGTON,
Chairman.
Mr. Aldige. chairman on behalf Of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, submitted the
following report:
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, |
New Orleans. February 2. 1873 !
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives.:
Your Committee on Ways and Means have
had under consideration
The Concurrent Resolution from the Senate,
"Instructing our Senators in Congress to
vote for and use every effort to assure the
passage through the Senate Of the bill pro-
viding for the rem onetiZation OF silver known
as the "Bland bill, and of the bill to repeal
the so-called resumption act, and instruct
ing our Senators and Representatives in Con
gress to vote for the purpose OF the Matthews
resolution"
A majority of the committee reports un-
favorably upon the above Concurrent Resolu-
ton, and recommend that it do not pass.
Very respectfully,
J. ALDIGE, Chairman.
Mr. Lyons, chairman on behalf of the Com
mittee on Corporations, reported as follows:
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS, |
New Orleans, FEBRUARY 2, 1873. |
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House Of Representatives.:
Your Committee on Corporations respect
fully report
Favorably on
House bill No 22s, entitled
IAN act to make liable to parish taxes the |
Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad"
Favorably, with amendment, ON
House bill No. 225, entitled
"An act to INCORPORATE the town Of jeanne
rette IN the parish Of Iberia
e. B. LYONS, Chairman. 4