New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-26
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENAT
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SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Twentieth Days Session.
SENATE NN ANBEK,
Tuesday, January n, 1871. !

SENATE CHAMBER,
Tuesday, January n, 1871.
The 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, Fntch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig,- Hun
saker, Ingraham, jerks, kelso, Lewis
Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords
Sypher, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, VIII
coX-34.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The minutes of the previous days session
were partially read, when their further
reading was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Todd intro
duced the following to be adopted as a rule
of the Senate:
That the doors be closed during the
prayers Of the Chaplain.
Mr.. 'McMillen called for the yeas and nays
on the adoption Of the rule.
The rule. was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman, Butler. Campbell, COPELAND.
Daigle Futch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig,
Hunsaker. Ingraham, KelsO, Lewis, Lynch,
holland, O'Hara, Pierce PinchbaciS, Raglan,
Raw, Sypher. Todd. Twitchell, Wilcox-2S.
, Nays: Fish, McMillen-2.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The following message was received from
the House of Representatives:
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
am directed to inform the Senate that
the House has passed House bill No. 6, an
act to amend article 9l5 OF the civil code:
and
House bill No IS, an act to allow Hypo-
lite Bellocg, of st. Mary parish, 20 sue the
State.
WILLIAM vIGERs.
Chief Clerk
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary asked the concurrence Of
the House On substitute for Senate bill No.
~. (Apportionnent billy.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr. Ray presented petition from the
Little Sisters Of the Poor, which was referred
to tie Committee On Charitable Institu-
tons.
Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on En-
crossing Bills, reported the following bills
as having been duly engross ed:
Senate bill No. G5, to be entitled an act to
authorize the change Of the name OF Louisa
Par,nly Ward to Louisiana Paunly
Campbell.
NOTICES OF Bills.
Bv Mr. Swords:
OF a bill to be entitled an &C. 70 amend
the first, second and third section of an act
entitled ian act to establish a public park
for the city of New Orleans, and to provide
means therefor" approved March IT, 1870.
|. By Mr.. kelso:
OF a bill to be entitled an act for The relief
OF John D. Lacy.
BY Mr.. Harris:
OF bill to be entitled an ac. 70 incorporate
the Agricultural, Commercial and Emigrant
Association of the State Of Louisiana; 70
encourage direct ocean communication from
the port of New Orleans to any port or ports
OF Great Britain and the continent Of
Europe; TO foster emigration, and for other
purposes.
INTRODUCTION OF ELLIS.
The following bills were introduced ac-
cording TO previous notice:
BY Mr.. Campbell:
A bill to be entitled an act giving consent
of the General Assembly Of the State OF
Louisiana to the purchase by the United
States Of land within this State for public
purposes.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sj,s-
pended by a four-tifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading. ordered
printed, and referred to the Committee on
Federal Relations.
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to pro-
vide for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States, in certain cases, of title to lands for
sites Of light stations on the coasts and
waters Of this State.
Passed its first reading
The constitutional rule was then sus-
bill put on its second reading, and ordered re-
ferred to the Committee on Federal Re.a-
tons.
BY Mr.. Futeh:
A bill to be entitled an act for tie re-
lief Of j. NJ. Thurman, of Claiborne parish.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four-iifths affirmative vote, the bill
put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
3. Mr.. Syphcr:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact an act entitled "An act to in
corporate Harmony Fire Company No !, OF
the town OF Franklin, parish Of st. Mary"
approved February %, 1886.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then Sis
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, ordered
printed, and referred to the Committee on
Corporations.
By Mr.. jerks:
A bill to be entitled an act for che relief
Of Miguel Basso.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then .us-
pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote, the
hill put on its second reading, ordered
horinted, and referred to the Committee on
appropriations.
ca BY Mr.. Lewis:
bill TO be entitled an act TO define the
nduties and fix the compensation Of State
: Printer.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Blackman: