New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-16

Mr.. Darrall submitted the following RI
GENKRAL ASSEMBLY OF LOUISIANA.
Senate Enro ment Room.
New Orleans March Is. 1870
To the Honorable President and Members Of tn
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Enroll
ment beg leave to report, as having bee
duly engrossoG:
Senate bill No. 266, an act to aid the Med
cal Department ofthe Straight University.
Senate bill No. Isl, an act granting Ger
tain privileges to the Louisiana Canal al
Land Improvement Company.
Respectfully.
C. B. DARRALL,
Chairman.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House o
the concurrence of the Senate in House
bills
No. ~, "To incorporate the Louisiana
Commercial, Agricultural and Emigran
Association" etc.
No. 2S5, "To change venue in prosecu
ton pending against G. B. Jones"
No. 282, TO authorize sale of stock in
New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad" etc.
No. 70 (file of 1859, d" To incorporate
the Louisiana Land Company" ETC., with
amendments.
No. 60, Relative to the Mississippi
Valley Company" ETC., with amend
ment.
And asked concurrence in Senate bills
No. 251, " Granting certain privileges
to the Louisiana Canal and Land Improve
ment Company
No. 266, " To aid the Medical Depart
ment of Straight University"
Mr.. Todd asked a suspension of the
rules TO take up House bill No. 245, Joint
resolution requesting the Governor to re-
move from Office S. N. Burbank, as Com
missioner of the Board of Metropolitan
Police.
The rules were suspended by the follow
ing vote, two-thirds of the members pres
eat voting in the affirmative
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares,
Lynch, Monette, Offutt, O'Hara. Packard,
Pinchback, Poindexter, Pollard, Bay, Smith,
Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Wilhams-24.
Nays: Thompson, Wittgenstein-2.
The bill was then taken up from second
reading file.
Mr.. Foute moved to lay the bill on the
table, subject to call.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Blackman, Braughn,
COPELAND, Day, Foute, jerks, Jewell. Lewis,
0tfutt, OHsra, Bay; Thompson. Whitney
Nays: Antoine, Bacon, Campbell, Darra,l,
Kelso, Lynch, Mone,te. Pinchback, Poindex-
ter, Pollard, Smith, Todd-12.
Mr.. Pinchback. under suspension of
the rules, introduced the following en-
titled joint resolution:
To appoint a committee as g commission
to appraise and make necessary transfers
Of public properties, statements, and other
necessary arrangements to finally complete
the consolidation Of the cities of New Or
leans, Jefferson, and Orleans fright bank),
etc.
Which was read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the joint resolution read its second time,
and ordered engrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by the following vote, fourth-ffths
of the members present voting in the
Affirmative:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Braughn, Camp.
bell, Coupland. Darrall, Kelso, Lewis,
Lynch, Monette, Offutt, Ogden, O'Hara,
Pinchback, Poindexter, Pollard. Ray,
Smith, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Wittgen-
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Day, Jewell,
Williams-5.
The bill then read its third and last time
and finally adopted with its title.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Finance committee,
reported back, without action, on Senate
bill No. 1877, Gan act for the relief of j. B.
Sterling
Also. on Senate bill No. 26o, "To incor-
porate the Bayou Castaing, Vaudeville and
Pearl river Transportation Company" etc.
Also, on Senate bill No. 256, "To incor-
porate the Feliciana Savings and Exchange
Bank"
And reported by bill on the petition Of
Frederick Frye.
And reported favorably, with amend
ments, on House bill No. 237, An act making
appropriations for the general expenses of
State for the public and charitable insti-
tutions, for the year ending the thirty-frst
day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy.
Mr.. Ray, from the Judiciary committee,
reported on the following bills:
Faborably on Senate bill No. 212, "Rela-
tive to the publication and printing of
certain books"
Without action on Senate bill No. A,
ITO declare the rights of the Butchers
Benevolent Association in the parishes of
Orleans, Jefferson and st. Bernard" etc.
And on original bills to be entitled San
act to improve the navigation Of the
Ouachita river"
And IAN act to incorporate the Louis
lana and Arkansas Red River Raft Naviga-
ton Company"
Mr.. Ray, from the Internal Improve