New Orleans Republican., 1871-02-22
Forty.Second Days Session.

SENATE CHAMBER, I
Monday, February 20, 1871.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Present: Hon. O. j. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate, ana
Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man. Bowman, Butler, Campbell, Conpland,
Dai.le Fish. Futch. Gallup, Harris, Herwig,
~Hunsaker. Ingralam, jerks, kelsO, Lewis,
Lvnch. McMillen, Noland, O'Hara, Pierce,
P.nchback, Ragan. Ray, Smith, Swords,
SyDber. Thomas, Twitchell, Todd, Whitney,
Wilcox-35.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Young.
The minutes of the previous days session
were corrected and their reading dispensed
with.
MESSAGE TO TIE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House that
the Senate had concurred. with amend
ments, IN the following bills, viz:
House bill No. lag, appropriating s2JO,ooo
to pay expenses of the General Assembly;
House bill No. 2O9, known as the
Slaughtcrhouse bill.
And presented for the consideration OF
the House the following bills, viz:
Senate bill No. 63, to provide for the
drainage of New Orleans;
Senate bill No. l23, to amend and re-enact
section eleven of an act to incorporate the
North Louisiana and Texas Railroad Com
pany, approved September 90, 1868;
Senate bill No. 2l9, to incorporate the
Morning Star Benevolent Association ct
Shreveport, Louisiana;
Senate bill No. 800, authorizing Oran NJ.
Kincben to adopt Hattie Louise Harvey as
one Of his children;
Senate bill No. 22l. for the relief Of 4. p.
Br1ton. State Tax Collector for the parish
of Union.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
The following messages were received
from the House of Representatives:
HOUSE OF REPRESENT AT1yEs, }
Office of Chief Clerk, Z
New Orleans, February IL, lSsl.)
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
SeEate:
CrxTrENEN-I am directed by the House
to ask the concurrence III the following
House bills:
No. al6. an act to incorporate the city OF
Monroe: to fix boundaries: to provide foI
the government and create d fecoroer
court for the same.
No oO7 an act to amend an act entitled
IAN act TO incorporate the town OF Mans
field. in the parish of Desoto, approved
April IS. 1877
No. 2l7, an act entitled "an act to incor-
porate the town of Harrisonburg, III the
parish of Catahoula, and liking the ooun'
daries of the same
No $40. an act to authorize tie Police
.Jnrv of the parish of MorehOuse to issue the
bends of the parish to the amount not ex-
ceeding fifty thousand dollars.
No. 81. an act to aid and facilitate the
Land Improvement Company.
No. go. an act to create the PARISH OF
Webster, and providing tor the complete
organization thereof.
No. 1872. an act to provide for the deepen
ing of the water on the bar existing at Pass
a-fOutre. at the mouth of the river Mlssls'
sippi. to remove impediments to the naVlga-
tion at said bar. and to provide for the Is
snarce of bonds of the State OF Louisiana in
navment therefor, and to create a revenue
to meet the payment of said bonds and the
interest thereon.
No. l3I. an act to grant the aid OF the
State TO the Lafourche and 1errebonhe
Draining and Land Improvement Company
And to inform the Senate that the House
has concurred in the following bills:
Substitute for Senate bill No. 81, an act
providing for the improvement OF the navl-
CATION OF Bayous D'Arbonne and Cornie'
and making an appropriation therefor.
Senate hill No. IS, bill to be entitled an
act 10 incorporate the Young Veterans OF
1926 Benevolent and Mutual Aid Associa-
tion of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Senate bill No. SO, a bill to be entitled an
oc+, ciyino consent Of the General Assembly
of the State OF Louisiana to the purchase
by the United States, of lands within this
State for public purposes. ~
Senate bill No. l24, an act granting Mrs
Louisa +. Collins the right OF keeping
ferry across the Atchafalaya river
Senate bill No. l45, an act granting D.. .
Warren and +. w. Crawford, of the parish
of St. Landry. the right of keeping ferry
across the Atchafalaya river, near the
mouth Of Bayou Rouge, on the road leading
from Moryanza, in the parish of POintt
Coupee, to Opelousas, in the parish OF st
Landry.
Senate bill No. 90, an act entitled an act
to provide for the REIMBURSEMENT to the
United States, in certain cases, of title tt
lands for sites of light stations on the coast
and waters of this State.
Senate bill No. lao, an act to authorize
Ambrose Lecomte Hertzog to assume the
name of Ambrose HertZOg Lecomte.
Senate bill No. 3S, bill to be entitled M
act TO authorize Mrs. Louisa Bourgeois, wl1'
Of Thomas Taquira, to mortgage or ahenat'
her dotal property.
Senate bill No. 43, an act TO amend an ac
entitled IAN act relative to Justices OF th'
peace for the parish of Jefferson, approved
February 9. 1869. and creating an additional
court in the First Ward Of the parish OF Jei
ferson. and q constable for the same
Senate bill No. 40, an act creating an ad
ditional Justice court in the PARISH OF VI
leans.
Senate bill No IL, an act to fix the term
of the District Court in the Fourteenth y"
dicial District:
Senate bill No. 65, a bill to be entitled al
act to authorize the change OF the name O
Louisa Parmly Wood to Louisa Parnl.
Campbell.
Senate bill No. 25. bill to be entitled al
act for the relief of X. Richards. Sr., OF 81
Landry.
Senate bin No. q, an act to locate III
seat OF Justice and courthouse III and 10
the parish Of Plaquemincs, and TO rerea
certain acts therein named.
Senate bill No. 67, an act Tor the relleI o
+. 6. Llorens.
senate bill No. ,, an act to secure home
steads TO actual settlers on the pubic land
Of the State.
Senate bill No. II, joint resolution grant
ing leave Of absence to Thomas kebel
Parish Judge OF the parish OF Concordls
Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to amend an
re-enact an act entitled an act to lncol
porate Harmony Fire Company No OF tn
town of Franklin, parish Of ST. Maay,' al
proved February q, 1856.
Senate bill No. 13l, an art to grant tn
aid of the State to the LatOurche and Tel