New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-28

Twenty-SecOnd Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER. !
Thursday, January 20, 1871. \
the Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Hon: .. ). Dunn Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate;
Messrs. Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Black
man. Bowman, Butler, Campbell ,Coupland,
Daiele, Fish Futch, Gallup, Harris. Her
wig, Hunsakcr, Ingraham, jerks, kelso,
Lewis, Lynch, McNIillen, holland, .OHars'
Pierce, Pinchback. Raglan. Ray. SMITH
Swords, Syphcr, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney,
WilcoX-4.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
DAVIS session was dispensed with.
No corrections.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE
The Secretary asked the concurrence OF
the House in Senate bill No. %, to be emit
tied an act to authorize the change OF the
name of Louisa Parmely Word to Louis
lana Parmely Campbell.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE.
Mr. Ray, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported favorably on Senate bill No.
s., to be entitled an act to regulate certain
criminal proceedings in the district ard
parish courts.
Also, by substitute on Senate OIL NO. ~,
To be entitled an act to fix uniform salaries
for parish judges.
Also, favorably on Senate bill No. ~, to
re entitled an act to repeal an act entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact article one
hundred and thirty-eight Of the Civil Code
Of Louisiana"
Mr.. Pinchback, from the Committee On
Federal Relations, reported by substitute
ON Senate joint resolution No l. instructing
our Senator's and Representatives in Con
:yress 70 advocate the passage OF any bill
that will relieve the citizens OF this State OF
political disabilities.
Nv unanimous consent the report q the
committee was taken up. and the substitute
read its first time.
Mr.. Pinchback moved TO suspend the
constitutional rule. to put the substitute on
ats second reading.
On call of the yeas and nays. the con-
stitutional rule was suspended by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas: Barber. Blackman, Bowman. But
Ter, COPELAND. Daigle, Fish, Frhch. Gallup,
Harris. Hcrwir, Hunsaker. Ingraham jerks,
Kelso. Lewis, Lynch, holland. O'Iiara,
Pierce Pnchback, RagaD. Ray. Swords.
Twitchell. Wilcox-26.
Nays: Smith, Todd.
Passed its second reading, considered en-
crossed. and, on a call of the yeas and nays
the constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber. Black
man. Bowman, Butler Campbell. CO'lpland,
Daigle. Fish, Futch, Gallup, Harris. Her
wig, Hunsaker, Ingraham. jerks. kelso.
Lewis. Lynch. holland, OHara. Pierce.
Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Swords. Iwitcheil,
Whitney, Wilcox-3O.
NAYS Smith, Todd.
The bill passed its third and las: reading
and, on a call of the yeas and nays. was
finally adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine. Barber. Biac X
man. Bowman Butler, Campbell, COPELAND.
Daigle, Fish, Futch, Gallup, Harris, lierwig,
Hunsaker. lngraham, jerks, kclso. Lewis,
Lynch, holland. OIIara, Pierce. pinchback,
Raglan, Ray. Swords. Sypher. Iwi:chcli.
Whitney. Wicox-3l.
Nays: Smith. Todd.
The title was then adopted.
Mr. Hunsalzer, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported favorably on Senate
bill No >. to be entitled an act 20 secure
homcsteads 70 actual settlers on tie public
lands of the State.
Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on Ell.
crossing Bills, submitted the following re
COMMITTEE on FSGRo-sMFNT. I
New Orleans, January 20, 1871. :,
To the Honorable President ard Members CT The
Senate
Your Committee on Engrossing Eilh have
the honor to report as having duiy enSroSscu
the following bill. viz:
Senate bill No. "a, an act for The relief OF
the estate OF NJ. Dickson and II. Z. Dickson,
of the parish of Bossicr, OF certain assess
ments for taxes that have been enormously
made.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Judci
arv. reported tavorably, with amendments
on Senate bill No. 50, to be entitled an act
to establish the Fifteenth judicial District
for the State OF Louisiana, and txin. The
time Of holding court therein
NOTICES OF Bills.
By Mr.. Antoine
OF a bill 10 be entitled an act 20 incol
porate the city OF Shreveport Il Tie parish
of Caddo. TO define its limits and 20 pro
vide for its better police and munic pal GOV
eminent.
BY Mr.. Daigle:
OF a bill to be entitled an ac: - o:ca:'
The Sixteenth Judicial Distric: of the S.a.t
of Louisiana. the district to be composed o.
the parishes Of ST. Martin, Veclni.!."r ant
Lafayette.
By Mr.. kelso:
OF a bill 10 be entitled an az: - in'orpo
rate the Pacific Fire Company, 40. :. q
Alexandria.
BIZ Mr.. Twitchell:
OF a bill 70 be entitled an ac: :" !icorpo
rate {. society in the Town 6: Match
toches. said society to be known as :h'
Sons Of Israel.
BY Mr.. OHara:
OF bill! TO be entitled an &c: ~ :":'::
all acts in relation to public printing.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills We're .nt:o'.A."'. ne
rording TO previous notice:
BY Mr.. Bowman:
I,o .,.;,InJ ~, .a. for -rp :. 10