The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-09
Tenth Days Proceedings,

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] Thursday, January IL, 1871. I
u The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Il Present: Hon. O. j. Dunn, Lieutenant Cover
nor and President of the Senate, and Messrs
Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Blackman, Bowman
Butler. Campbell, COPELAND, Daigle. Fish,
Futch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker, In
graham, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, holland, O'Hsrra,
Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords,
Thomas Thompson, Todd, Twitchell. Whit
ney, Wilcox-33 lieif
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Burch
Reading of the minutes Of the previous day IS
proceedings be dispensed with.
The Secretary made the following correction,
substituting the name of Senator Harris in place
of that of Senator O'Hara, on the Committee
on Corporations.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr. OHara
| Ola bill to be entitled an act instructng the
Attorney General to forfeit the charter of the
Barataria and Lafourche Canal Comrany, Nos
l and2.
! By Mr.. Anderson
OF a bill to be entitled an act to authorize Mrs.
Louisa Bourgeois, wife of Thomas Taquireo, to
mortgage or ALLEVIATE her dotal property.
BY Mr.. Pinchback
OF bill to be entitled an act relative to cleo
tons.
BY Mr.. Antoine:
Of bill to be entitled an act for the relief of
William Halesworth.
BY. Mr.. Hunsaker
OF bill to be entitled an act for the relief of
g. I. Roman ct ~, of ST. James. ~a-
Also, Of bill to be entitled an act for the
relief Of the heirs of Marx Schouberg
By Mr.. Harris
Of bill to be entitled an act to fix the terms
of the District Courts of the Thirteenth Judicial
District
By Mr.. Blacklnan
Ola bill to be entitled an act giving the VEN
doris privileSeto cotton factors, five days after
the sale and delivery OF cotton.
by Mr. Campbell
Of bill to be entitled an act authorizing the
city of New Orleans to levy water rates upon all
property on the lines of water pipes, laid or to be
laid, AMI contiguous thereto; the collection of
saidrites aud the pow,r tosell and dispose OF the
present Waterworks and to contract with any
Incorporated company for the supplying of the
inhabitants Of the city with pure and limpid
water, etc.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS
NOTICE
BY Mr. Thomas 'ti..-
bill to be entitled an net for the relief of the
estate OF Mr. Dickson and II. p. Dickson, o.; |
the parish of Bossier, OF certain assessments for
taxes that have been enormously made, which
passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspended !
by four-fifths affirmative vote, the bill put upon
its second reading ana referred to- the Commit
By Mr. Pierce:
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for gra-
tuitous vaccination and to protect the State
from the ravages of smallpox, which passed its
first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspended by
four-fifhs affirmative vote, the bill put on its
second reading and referred to the Committee
ON Health and Quarantine.
BY Mr.. Pierce
A bin to be entitled an act the more clearly to
define and enlarge certain duties and powers of
the Board of Health of the State of Louisiana,
md to provide for the more complete protection
Of life and health, which passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspended on
division, by the following vote yeas %, nays
; the bill put on its second reading, ordered
printed, and referred to the Committee on
Health and Quarantine.
By Mr.. Butler:
bill to be entitled IN act to locate the seat of
ustice and courthouse in and for the parish of
plaquemine, and to repeal certain acts therein
named, which passed its first reading. np :
The constitutional rule was then suspended
~ four ffths affirmative vote, the bill put on
t. second reading and referred to the Commit
ee on Parishes and Parish Boundaries
BY Mr. Campbell 's1 81
A bill to be entitled an act to promote the in
crest of commerce, by establishing the Louis
ana Warehouse Company, and guaranteeing
he bonds thereof which passed its first read
n.y. M i,
The constitutional 'rule was then suspended
" a fourth-fifths affirmative vote, the bill put
N its second reading, and referred to the Com
nittee on Finance.
BY Mr.. Anderson
bill to be entitled an act for the relief of R,
richard, ST., of St Landry, which passed its
rst reading. e
The constitutional rule was then suspended
" feur-ffths affirmative vote, the bill pat on &
IS second reading and referred to the Com
littee on Finance) -fr .r-,-...r.
OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT,
WITHOUT PREVIOUS NOTICE.
BY Mr. Cainpbell: iih''n J