New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-02
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
FoPty.Ssventh Days sesslon-
SENATE CHAMBER,
Monday, February 70, 1870.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
nent.
presen.. Hon. O. ]. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and PRESIDENT OF the senate; anu
Messrs Anderson. Antoine, Bacon, Beares,
Blackman, Braughn, Campbell, Coupland,
. Day. Egan, Foute, Futch, jerks, jewell,
KeIso. Lewis, Lynch. Monette. Ofut, Ogden,
OHara, Packard, Pinchback, POindexter,
Raw, Smith, Thompson, Todd, Whitney,
Wilcox, Williams, Wittgepstein-S2.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. CATER.
The reading of the minutes of the pre-
yious days session was dispensed with.
The following communication was re-
eeiyed from the Auditor of Public Ac.
eaunts:
NEW ORLEANS, February %. 1870.
Mr. James Graham:
SHIN answer to the demand just made
on me at the office of Messrs. Semmes q
Mott. No. 9 Carondelet street, at eleven
o'clock A. NJ, and in the presence OF my
counsel, Mr.. Semmes, l say l am prepared,
under his advice, to surrender to you the
coupons specified in the joint resolution;
thew are now in bank. 1t will require some
considerable time to count them and ascer-
tain their numbers, etc. g..
am now engaged with my counsel, con-
sulting as to my defense. will be engaged
with the court to-day until four P. NJ, at
which time / will meet you, and be prepared
to commence the delivery and counting OF
said coupons. In the meantime l am ae-
cesssrily engaged in conducting my de-
tense.
There shall be no delay asked after four
P. NJ, as MIR. Wlckliffe will select some one
10 continue the operation of delivery.
(Signed) SEMMES & MOTT.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
State of Louisiana, I
New Or cans. February %, ls7O)
To the Honorable the General Assembly of the
GENTLEMEN-I beg respectfully to state,
that about two o'clock z. H.. on the twenty
sixth instant 1 received from the Executive
department of the State certified copy OF
the "Joint resolution directing q. nj. Wick
life to deliver over to the Acting Auditor OF
lation, approved February 26, 1870" that
at four O'Clock P. NJ, of The same day.
being then in the hall of the Mechanics
Institute, met Mr.. G. M. Wickliffe, stepped
with him aside, and presenting to him the
copy of the joint resolution IN question,
demanded of him the delivery to me of the
coupons therein referred to; that Mr.. Wick
life, after having read the joint resolution,
replied to my demand that he would consult
his lawyers for au answer, which he would
probably be aDle to give on MONDAY.
beg to state, furthermore, that at eleven
O'Clock A. N. of this day, | called upon Mr..
Wickliffe at the Office of Messrs. Semmes d
Mott, his counsel, and repeated my demand
for the delivery by him to me of the coupons
in question, and his answer thereto, pre-
pared in writing by Mr.. Stmmes, and signed
by him, Is in accordance. with the lnclosed
copy thereof.
obedient servant,
Auditor.
And read.
Mr. Monette submite ed the following
report:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF LOUISIANA,
Senate knro lment Room. I
New Orleans February %. ls7O.
70 the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Demonstrations Committee on Enroll
ment have the>hoDor To report the fol.
lowing bills as having been duly engrossed,
viz:
Senate bill Nc. 104, "An act In addi-
ton to the laws now in force, relative to
the registry of births and deaths" etc.
Senate Joint resolution No. 35, Joint reso-
luton proposing ali amendment 10 the con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
laDoto hill No Od6 "a act granting leave
Of absence to the Judges OF the District
Courts fer the parish OF Orleans during va
cation"
Senate bill No. 247, IAN act to amend an
act entitled An act re la,ive to the First and
Second District Courts" etc.
Senate bill No. 222, An act to limit
and restrict the powers of courts to issue
orders or writs of mandamus and fieri
facias against the city OF New Orleans"
Senate bill No. 80, can act to encourage
the establishment of pufactories OF raw
materials in the State, aud to provide Tor the
settlement of all taxes thereou."
Senate bill No. 167, "An acs extending the
charter of the New Orleans Canal and Bank
Senate bill No. ~, can act for the rehef
of James Graham" l..
Senate bill No. 24S, Gan act granting to
Jeremiah v. Smith, of the parish OF Calca-
sieu, the privilege OF keeping a ferry at
Caicasieu Pass"
Senate bill No 1872, can act authorizing
certain parishes, ci les aud towns by con-
tributipe to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge
and WICK sburg r il road c, mpany," etc.
Senate bill No. 12S, San act Incorporating
the Labor and Homestead Association OF
the State of LOUISIANA"
. Senate bin No. 81, "An act to lease the
New Orleans City Wa erworks," etc.
Aud rs having been duly enrolled the fol
lowing:
Senate bill No. Is, Gan act to prevent
copfic t Of Jurisdiction between the several
courts of this State, aud to punish the
same" Respectfully,