New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-25

Sen0te Dill NO. "a, sIu atcC " ioN"'C ."o
seat of Justice and courthouse IN and LOT
the parish OF Plaquemines, and TO Fepeal
certain acts therein named. :,
Senate bill No 81, an act to amend ana
re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate
Harmony Fire Company No. ]. OF the town
of Franklin, parish Of st. Mary, approved
February %. 1876.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to incorporate
| the Young Veterans 1926 Benevolent and
Mutual Aid Association OF New Orleans.
Senate bill No. IS, an act to authorize Mrs
Louisa bourgeois. wife Of Thomas TaIuira,
to mortgage or ALLEVIATE her dotk property
Substitute for Senate bill No. g. an act
to provide for the drainage of New Orleans
Senate joint resolution No. II. granting
leave Of absence to Thomas Reber. Parish
Judge OF the parish of Concordia, Louisiana
=. B. 5. PINCHBACk.
Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON ENRo1LNENT,
New Orleans, February q, 1871.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on En-
rollment beg respectfully TO report as duly
enrolled the following bills:
Senate bin No. 46. an act for the rchef OF
the University of Louisiana, to repair the
west wing Of the university, and 10 preserve
the public property therein.
Senate bill No 1874, an act making appro-
pration to pay Simeon Belden. Attorney
General for collection of State taxes ia the
parishes OF Orleans and Jefferson.
Senate bill No. l4o, an act 20 authorize
Ambrose Lecomte Hcrtzog 20 assume the
| name of Ambrose Hertzog Lecomte.
Senate bill No. IS, an act t" authorize the
change Of the name of Louisa Parlniy Word
to Louisiana Parnly Campbell.
Senate bill No. SO, an act giving consent
of tie General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana to The purchase by the United
States of land within this State for public
purposes.
Senate bill No. 90. an act TO provide for
the REIMBURSEMENT 70 tue United States. in
certain cases, OF title TO lands tor sites OF
this State. P Il. s. PINCHBACk.
Chairman Enrolling Committee
CoxxlTTHE on ESroIIvESr,
New Orleans, February %. 1871. )
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
COMMUNICATIONS Committee on Enroll
ment beg respectfully TO report. as being
duly enrolled. the following Senate bills:
Substitute for Senate bill No. 81, an act
providing for the improvement of the navi-
CATION Of Bayous d'ArbOnne and Cornie,
and making an appropriation therefor:
Senate bill No. ,. an act TO secure home
steads to actual settlers on the public lands
OF the State.
Senate bill No. O., an act for tie relief of
F. &. Llorens.
p. b. s. PINCHRACK.
Chairman Committee Oh Enrolment.
Mr.. Hunsaker. from the Committee on
Public Lands. submitted the following re
CoyxITTEE On PrRLtC LANDS. /
New Orleans, February Z3, 1871.
To the Honorable President AID Members OF the
Senate:
lam directed bv the Committee On Public
Lands to return 70 tie Senate bill No. It5,
and 70 recommend lis passage.
OSCAR r. HCNSAkER. Chairman.
Mr.. Campbell. from the Committee on
Railroads. reported iavorabiy upon Senate
bill No li9. 10 lie entitled an act 70 incor-
porate the New Orleans, LaiourcEc and
Terrehonne Railroad Company. and TO
facilitate and expedite tie construction Of
the same.
Laid over.
Mr.. TwitclelI. from the Committee on
Elections. submitted the following report:
New Orleans, February Y, lt.l. )
To the Honorable Presiden, and Members CT the
Senate:
GENrLENEN-Iour Committee on Flee
tons and Qualifications have :tc honor to
report that. upon a careful examination OF
the evidence Submitted 20 them il the case
of j. II. II. Camp. contestant. versus Ed
ward Butler. together with the evidence be
fore the House committee bearing on the
same case they are OF the opinion that the
case does not warrant further investigation.
aud would respectfully recommend that
Edward Butler. the present sitting member.
be confirmed IL his seat.
". II. TWITCHELL.
Chairman.
BY unanimous consent. tie gepor, of the
committee w"s taken up. and adopted.
Mr.. Pinchback moved 10 reconsider the
vote by which lie report was adopted.
Mr.. Hunsaler moved to lay tie motion to
reconsider on II" table. which was adopted.
Mr.. Lewis. from the Committee OF Cor
poratons, reported faverahly on Senate ILL
No. 23J to be entitled an &C. 20 incorporate
the town OF Waterproof, IN tie parish Of
Tensas.
BY nnauimous consent tic bill WIS taken
mp.
In section four the first blank was filed
bv inserting the words first Monday in
june" the second blank was Tiled 10y in
scrting tie words - such place as may he
designated by the magistrate presiding
On motion Of W. Whitney the amend
ment was adopted, the section was then
adopted as amended.
The bill was considered cngrosseG.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by fourfiftEs affirmative vote the
| bill read its third and last time ard finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Sypher, from the Committee on
Drainage, Lands aud Inland Navigation
reported favorahiy upon Senate bill No
| 23l, to be entitled an act making an appro
priation TO close Kimballs bayou, in Con
cordia parish.
| Laid over.
| Mr.. Anderson. from the Committee OF
Charitab Institutions, submitted the fol
lowing report. which was ordered printe,
in the journal:
| To the PresideI. and Members Of the Senate:
Your Committee on Charitable Instltu-
tons respectfully submit the following re
! port on the condition OF the asylum Tor the
insane at jackson. Louisiana.
The location OF this important institution
is remote from the great routes OF travel
This adds very greatly 70 tie expense o
building ard 70 the cost OF subsistence
while il prevents the Board OF Adlninistra
tors from procuring many comforts TOR pa
ticutS A. that place IL is almost lMpUS