New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-25
Nineteenth Days Session.


Present: Hon. .. j. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate. ANA
Mcssrs. Anderson. Antoine. Barber. Black
. man, Bowman Butler, Campbell, Coup
land. DaigIe. Fish, Eutch. Gallup, Harris
Herwi.. IIunsallcr, ingr',ham. jerks. keiso
Lewis. Lynch. McMillen. holland. . hara
Pierce, finchbaek, Ragan; Ray. sm I.ti;
Swords, >ypheT. Todd. Iw;icheII' VIZ
cOX-S3.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
days session dispensed with.
No corrections.
MESSAGE To THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House OF
Representatives that the Senate had Sis
tanned the action Of his Exce!lency Governor
II. G.. Warmotll in his veto of a bill to be
entitled an act relative to the Mississippi,
Valley Lcyce Company. and providing Tor
the construction, repair. and maintenance
OF certain ieyees, etc.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Syphec presented Il petition from the
citizens Of the parish Of st. Mary. asking an
appropriation 70 protect the Orphan Home
property and other places of the parish. b.
drainage through Bayou lokely, which was
referred to the Committee on Drainage
Canals and Inland Navigation.
REPORTS OF Committees.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on
Finance. reported tavorably upon Senate
bill No. 81. 10 be entitled an act :or the
relief OF +. G. LioIens.
Mr.. Bowman. from the Committee on
Claims, to whom was referred the petition
of James .. Nixon. reported an original
bill, to be entitled an act for the relief Of
James 0. Nixon. late public printer.
Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on En-
crossing Bills. reported the followin. bills
as having been duly engrossed:
Senate bill No. II, to he entitled an at
to fix the terms Of the District Cour. N the
Fourteenth judicial District, and 70 subst.-
tute for Senate bill No. 40, TO bc entitled an
act to apporton the State into Senatorial
Districts, and to FIX the number o: Repre-
scntatives to be elected from said parish
and Representative Districts in the State.
and designating IN what Districts Senators
are to be elected, where there has been a
change in the Senatorial Districts. and re
pealing ali other laws on the subject.
NOTICES oy ELLIS.
BY Mr.. Campbell:
OF bill to be entitled an ac: giving con
sent of the Gensrai Assembly of the State
of Louisiana to the purchase by the United
States of land within this State FOR public
purposes.
Also, Of a bill to be entitled an act 70
provide for the REIMBURSEMENT to tue
United States. in certain cases, of title 20
lands for sites Of light stations on the coasts
and waters of this State.
BY Mr.. Lewis:
OF bill to be entitled an act in reference
to public printing.
BY Mr.. Futch:
OF bill to be entitled an act tor the re-
lief OF j. NJ. Thurman, Of Claiborne
parish.
By Mr.. Ingraham:
Of bill to be entitled an act to inootpor'
ate the Young Friends Benevolent and AID
Association Of New Orleans, Louisiana.
by Mr.. Sypher:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact an act entitled an act to incor-
poratc Harmony Fire Company No. l. of
the town of Franklin. parish Of St. Mary
approved February %, 1856.
BY Mr.. jerks:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of Miguel Barro
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced &C
cordins to previous notice:
BY Mr.. Hunsaker:
A bill to be entitled IN act to Il uniform
salaries for parish judges.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspended
by four-tifths affirmative vote, the bill put
on its second reading, and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary, and ordered
printed.
BY Mr.. Blackman:
A bill to bc entitled an act to amend the
laws for the government and regulations OF
the banks of the State.
Passed'its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Banks and Banking,
and was ordered printed.
By Mr.. Campbell:
A bill to be entitled an act relative to in
tcrest.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by four-tifths affirmative vote, the bill
put on its second reading. and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
BY Mr.. Sypher:
A bill to be entitled an act to establish
the fifteenth judicial district for the State OF
Louisiana, and fixing the time Of holding
court therein.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by tour-tift affirmative vote, put
on second reading, aud referred to the Jul
dietary Committee.
BY Mr.. Todd:
bill to be entitled an act to abolish the
Sixth District Court of the parish OF Or
leans, and transfer the records Of the same
to the Fourth District Court.
Passed us first fading.
The following bills were introduced by
unanimous consent;
By Mr.. Ray:
bill to be entitled an act to regulate
certain criminal proceedings in the district
and parish courts.
Passed its first reading.
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