New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-17

Twelfth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER, ?
Saturday, January IL, 1871.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Hon. o. j. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate
Messrs. Anderson Antoine, Barber, Black
man. Bowman, Butler. Campbell, COPELAND
Fish. Futch. Gallup, Harris. Herwig
Lynch, McAflIen. holland, O'1ara, Pierce,
Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords,
Thomas, Todd, Twitchcll, Whitney, VIII
cox-33.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Young.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
days proceedings dispensed with. No cor
rcctions.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
BY Mr.. Wilcox:
A petition signed by over nine hundred
petitioners, praying that IL new parish be
created from the contiguous portions Of the
parishes of East Baton Rouge. East Felici-
ana and West Feliciana, which was read
and referred to the Committee on Parishes
and Parish Boundaries.
By Mr.. Raglan:
A petition Of Henry Cowing. praying for
an appropriation to assist him in the intro
duction of an agricultural machine, of which
petitioner is the inventor. Ordered printed
and referred to the Committee on Agricul-
ture and Commerce.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Thomas, from the Committee on
Claims, reported favorably on the follow
ing bills:
Senate bill No. 35 an act for the relief of
w. Jasper Blackburn, which passed its first
reading.
Senate bill No. "a, an act for the relief of
the estate of NJ. Dickson and H. p Dickson of
the parish OF Bosser. OF certain assessments
for taxes that have been enormously made.
Senate bill No. %, an act for the relief of
the succession of NJ. Dickson.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Judiciary
reported favorably on Senate bill No. II,
an act to fix the terms Of the Fourteenth
Judicial District.
Mr.. Wilcox, from the Committee on APP
portionment. submitted the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your committee beg leave to report that,
in connection with the Committee on APP
pOrtionment of the House Of Representa-
tives, the Secretary of State and the United
States Marshal have been called on to fur
nish the General Assembly with a correct
census of the State, made under authority
Of the United States, for the year 1870.
The Secretary Of State is unable to give q
complete census Of the State, and thus far
We have not received an answer from the
United States Marshal. as he has not had
time to report since called on.
Your committee hope to be able to report
this subject at an early day.
CARLOS WILCOX. Chairman.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Gallup:
OF bill to be entitled IN act relative to
tho Louisiana Magistrates and Constables'
Manual.
BY Mr.. Gallup:
OF bill to be entitled an act TO incorpo-
rate the Iberville Banking and Savings IN
stituton-
BY Mr.. holland:
OF bill to be entitled an ac. for the re-
lief of Ernest Gallery.
By AIR. Barber:
Of bill to be entitled IN act reiative to !
licenses.
BY Mr.. Blacknan:
OF bill to be entitled al, act TO amend !
and re-enact the twenty-ninth section Of |
an act entitled IAN act to incorporate the |
Homer and Fulton Railroad |
Company
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. ACCORDING TO |
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
nv. Mr. ApderSOn.
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize !
Mrs. Louisa Bourgeois, wife Of Thomas
TaquireO, to mortgage or ALLEVIATE her dotal
property, which passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
h four-ffths affirmative vote, the bill put on
It's second reading, and referred to the COM
mittee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. O'Hara:
A bill to be entitled an act relative TO the
bale Of spirituous liquors, which passed its
first reading.
Tho constitutional rule was then sus-
bendcd by fOur-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading. and referred
% the Committee on Judiciary.
OF BILLS, BY UNANIMOUS !
toNSENIs hlihcCi >ollSE. |
BY Mr.. Barber:
A NIL to be entitled an act 10 amend sec
ion twenty one of an act to extend the
limits of the parish Of Orleans and to change
he boundaries OF Orleans and Jefferson,
md to provide for the government of the
ity of New Orleans and the administration
# the affairs thereof. and to repeal an act
Untitled "An act to incorporate the city of
iew Orleans" approved February -, 1852,
nd o repeal all acts amcndatory thereto,
nd to repeal an act entitled San act to in {
orporate the City OF Jefferson" approved
darch Q, 1850, and to repeal all acts amend
tory thereto, and to provide for the fund +
ng of the floating ,indebtednes of the cor '
'Orations, as consolidated by this act, I
which was put on its first reading, and lies
yer. the Senate refusing to suspend the
ules. four-tiiths not voting in the ailirma-
i've.
BY Mr.. Wilcox:
A bill to he entitled an act TO create new
arish in the State of Louisiana, and pro-
iding for the organization thereof, which a
assed its first reading, and was referred t
the Committee on Parishes and Parish
oundaries.