New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-01


STATE OF LOUISIANA.
THIRD SESSION.
SENATE.
FOrty.Sevsnth Days. session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Monday, February 70, 1870
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment. =,
Present: Hon. o. J. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President Of the Senate; ana
Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, beares,
Rlsckman. Braughn, Campbell, Coupland,
Day. Egan, Foute, Fntch, jerks, JeweN,
Keiso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette, Ohut, ogden,
OHara. Packard, Pinchback, P0lndexter,
Raw Smith. Thompson, Todd, Whitney,
wilcox, Williams. IWittgenstein-32.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. CATER.
The reading of the minutes of the pre-
vious days session was dispensed with.
The following communication was re-
ceiyed from the Auditor of Public Ac.
caunts:
New ORLEANS, February %, 1870.
Mr. James Graham:
SIR-In answer to the demand just made
on me at the Office of Messrs. Semmes Il
Mott, No. 9 Carondelet street, at eleven
o'clock A. NJ, and in the presence of my
counsel, Mr.. Semmes, l say 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.
/ 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 am ne
cessarily engaged in conducting my de.
eSigued) G. NJ. wICKLIFFE.
There shall be no delay asked after four
P. NJ, as MIR. Wickliffe will select some one
to continue the operation of delivery.
(Signed) SEMMES g. MOTT.
AUpIroR's OFFICE,
State of Louisiana, I
New Orleans. February %, 1870
IA thu Honorable the General Assembly of the
State Of Louisiana:
GENrLEMEN-I beg respectfully to state,
that about two o'clock P. NJ. on the twenty
sixth instant, received from the Executive
department Of the State certified copy OF
the "Joint resolution directing G. NJ. Wick
life to deliver over to the Acting Auditor OF
Public Accounts certain coupons for cancel
lation, approved February rs, 1870" that
at four o'clock P. NJ, of the same day,
being then in the hall of the Mechanics
Institute, met Mr.. G. NJ. 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 nv demand that he would consult
his lawyers for an answer, which hs would
probably be aple to give on Monday:
I beg to state, furthermore, that at eleven
O'Clock A. NJ. of this day, l called upon Mr..
Wickliffe at the Office of Messrs. Semmes d
Mott, his counsel, and repeated my demand
70. the delivery by him to me of the coupons
in question, and his answer thereto, pre-
by him, is in accordance with the inclosed
copy thereof.
am, gentlemen, very respectfully. your
JAMES GRAHAM,
Auditor.
And read.
Mr.. Monette submitted the following
report:
Senate Enrolment Room. I
New Orleans, February Is, 1871
no the Honorable President and Members OF the
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Enroll
meut have the honor to report the fol.
lowing bills as having been duly engr0ssed'
viz:
Senate bill No. lO4, AN act in addi-
ton to the laws now in force, relative to
the registry of births and Deaths" etc.
Senate Joint resolution No. IS, Joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the con-
stitutiOn of the State Of Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 246, "An act granting leave
of absence to the Judges of the District
Courts for the parish of Orleans during va
cation"
Senate bill No. 247, can act to amend an
act entitled An actrelative 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 feri
facias against the city OF New Orleans, u
etc.
Senate bill No. 80, can act to encourage
the establishment of manufactures OF raw
materials in the State, and to provide for the
settlement of all taxes thereon"
Senate bill No. 1877, can act extending the
charter of the New Orleans Canal and Bank
ing Company" etc.
SENATE Dill NO. ~, AL dCt Iol tA0 1OAAeA
of James Graham"
Senate bill No. 24S, can act granting to
Jeremiah V. Smith, of the parish of Calca-
sieu, the privilege of keeping ferry at
Cacasieu Pass"
Senate bill No. 1872, can act authorizing
certain parishes, cities and towns by con-
tributipg to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge
and Vicksburg Railroad Company" etc.
Senate bill No. 1913, Gan act Incorporating
the Labor and Homestead Association OF
the State of Louisiana"
Senate bill No. 81, San act to lease the
New Orleans City Waterworks," etc.
And as having been duly enrolled the fol-
lowing:
Senate bill No. IS, can act to prevent
conflict of jurisdiction between the several
courts of this State, and to punish the
same.n Respectfully,
Chairman pro TEN.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary presented to the HOUSE
for concurrence, the following entitled
bills:
No. q, s.For the relief of James Graham.
No. 80, ITO encourage the establish
ment of manufactures etc.
No. 81, (fle of 1867, "To lease the New
Orleans City Wsterworks."
No. 104, "In addition to the laws nov
in force, relative to the registry of birth'
and deaths" etc.
No. l2S, Incorporating the Labor ane
Homestead Association of the. State o