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The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-05-04
Forty.Third Days Session.

IOENATE OhAMbEh,
Tuesday, February 81, 1871. !
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: Hon. O. J. Dunn, Lieutenant Gov
ernor and President of the Senate; and Messrs.
Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Blackman, Bowman,
Butler, Campbell, Couplnd. Daigle, Fish,
Futch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker, In
holland, O'Hara, Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray,
Smith, Swords, Sypher. Thomas, Todd. witch
ell, Whitney, Wilcox-35.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The minutes of the previous days ses-
sion we're corrected and their reading
dispensed with.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to adjourn.
On call of the yeas and nays the
Senate refused to adjourn by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Blackman Bowman, Coupland,
Daigle, Futch, McAIlllen, O'Hara, Pierce, Pinch
back, Thomas, Thompson-12
NAYS: Barber. Butler, Campbell. Fish, Gallup,
Herwig, Hunsaker, Ingraham, Kelso. holland,
Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher. Todd
Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-19
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House
that the Senate had concurred in the
following House bills:
No. 99-relative to Southeastern Rail-
road Company;
No. 21O-relative to selecting site for q
State House;
No. l35-to compensate John Ray, fol
preparing Digest, ETC.;
No. 264-ratifying contracts of Govern
or of Louisiana and Louisiana Levee
Co.;
No. S6-relative to public education;
No. 265-Board of State Engineers.
And that the Senate had passed ove1
the Governors veto a bill to be entitled
an act to incorporate the Louisiana
Land Company, Loan and Savings
Bank.
Also, returned to the House, with tn
Presidents signature:
An act to regulate the location O
slaughterhouses, etc;
An act to appropriate $3.50. 600 for pay
ment of the General Assembly.
MESSAGE IRON THE HOUSE
To the Honorable President and Members of tn
House of Representatives
The House has concurred in Senat'
bill No. &c, the Warehouse bill
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
PETITIONS AND MEMoRIAIA
Ur. Todd presented memorial from
the citizens of Jefferson fright bank,
asking to be Incorporated into an IN
dependent parish to be called Baratari,
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Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Butter,
Campbell, Coupland, Daigle, Fish, Gallup, Har-
ris. Herwig, Hnnsaker. Ingraham, Jenks' Ke!so,
Lewis, holland. O'Hara, Raglan, Ray, Smith,
Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Todd, Twitchell,
Whitney, Wilcox-28
Nays: Bowman, Futch, Lynch. McMillen,
Pinchback-5.
The bill was adopted on its second
reading.
Mr.. Pinchback moved to refer the bill
to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the motion on
the table.
Adopted.
The constitutional rule was then
suspended by a four-ffths affirmative
vote, the bill put on its third read
ing.
The following was the vote on a call Of
the yeas and nays:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Butler,
Campbell. COPELAND, Daigle Fish, Gallup, Har-
ris, Herwig, Hunsaker. Ingraham, jerks, Kelso,
Lewis, Lynch, holland, O'Hara, Raglan, Ray,
Smith, Swords. Sypher, Thomas, Todd, witch
ell, Whitney, Wilcox-29.
NAYS: Bowman, Futch, McSIillen, Pinchback,
A.
The bill was finally adopted with its
title.
Mr.. Ingraham moved to take up House
bill No. sc, to be entitled an act to
amend an act to regulate public educa-
ton in the State of Louisiana and city
OF. New Orleans, approved March 16,
1870.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by fo,lr-6fths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and
adopted.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-6fths affirmative vote
{ ,e bill put on its third reading, and
finally adopted with its title.
House bill No %, to be entitled an act
to create the parish of Webster, and pro-
vide for the complete organization there
Of, was called up.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then
suspended by a four-6fths affirmative
vote, and the bill put on its second
reading.
MIR. Thomas moved to adjourn. On
call of the yeas and nays, the Senate adj
journed by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Butler. Campbell, Coupland,
Daigle, Fish, Futch, Herwig, Hunsaker, lngra-
ham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Pinchback, Swords
Thomas, Twitchell-l7
Nays: Barber, Gallup. Harris, McMillen,
holland, OHara, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Sypher,
Todd, Whitney. wilcox-13.
The President then announced that
the Senate stood adjourned until the
twenty-frst instant OF twelve o'clock
NJ.
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.
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Referred to the Committee on Parishes
and Parish boundaries.

| --Referred to the Committee on Parishes
and Parish boundaries.
REPORT OF coMnTrEEA
| Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, submitted favorable report on
House bill No. Is, to be entitled an act
to allow Hypolts BIOLOGY. of St. Mary
parish, to sue the State for alleged
damages sustained during the construc-
ton of Levees.
Lies over under the rules.
Also, submitted an original bill, to be
entitled an act to change the time Of
holding courts in the parish of jackson.
Lies over.
Also, submitted an original joint re-
solution to repeal article seventeen of the
constitution, and to adopt an article in
its place.
Lies over.
MIR. Todd, from the Committee on
Library, submitted the following re-
port
COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY, }
New Orleans, February 81, 1871.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
| Senate
Gentlemen-Yourc committee, to whom
ives referred the joint resolution entitled
to purchase the files of the Louisiana
Courier, beg leave to report that the files
of said journal are from 1907 to 1912,
inclusive, and consist of thirty-two
bound volumes that said journal being
for many years the official journal of the
United States, Territory of Orleans
State of Louisiana, of the First and
Third Municipalities of the city of New
Orleans, and contains the most valuable
statistical and official information of the
history of the Territory of Orleans and
State of Louisiana, the proceedings in
Congress, Territorial Legislature of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, and of the
Common Council of the First and Third
Municipalities of the city of New Or.
leans, your committee, finding the files
of said journal valuable, and of great use
to the State, beg leave to report favor
ably for the immediate passage of the
Joint resolution, which is herewith re-
turned.
Respectfully submitted.
F. DAIGLE.
| Chairman.
S. NJ. TODD,
E. w. PIERCE.
| Lies over.
Mr.. Barber, from the Committee on
Parishes and Parish Boundaries, report
ed favorably upon Senate bill No. 30,
to be entitled an act to incorporate the
town of Napoleonville, in the parish Of
Assumption.
Lies over.
Mr.. Sypher, from the Committee on
Drainage, Canals and Inland Navigation,
reported favorably and recommended the
passage of Senate bill No. 227, to be en-
titled an act granting to John Weaver
the right to establish and maintain q
ferry across Bayou Came, in the parish
OF st. Landry.
Lies over:
Mr.. Twitchel, from the Committee on
Elections, submitted the following re-
port.
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS, |
| New Orleans, February 81, 1870.
To the Honorable President and Members o.
the Senate:
Gentlemen-Your Committee on Elec-
tons and Qualifications have the honor
to report that they have carefully exam
med and considered the voluminous and
expensive testimony offered in the case
of Charles E. Merrill, contestant, vs.
Thomas H. holland, and that in the
Judgment of your committee the evid'
ence and testimony have entirely failed
to establish any grounds for contest
They would, therefore, respectfully re-
command that Thomas III. Noland b<
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CAIRO.

ST. LOUIS AND New ORLEANS PAcxr, r..
PANY.
FOR CAIRO AND ST. LOUIS
Illinois Central Railroad Packeh
, n For AfEMPIS, CAIRO IN
the Bends-The fine pas...
! Il steamers Of this line will lssv
follows:
iA0AiSh OAhRoLL. ..............Y oRI, Mo
Leaves on FRIDAY, April %, at5Px
oAAlH LEE .~'...-........... HICKS. M,s
Leaves on "WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, at6pv
Giving through bills of lading to all min. :.
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. y.,h,s
and Northwestern Railroad. and Memubs =,
Ohio Railroads.&c. to st. Louis.
Through Tickets furnished at lowest nh.
all points East. West and North, BY all d. y,
ous routes via Memphis, Cairo and g. L.,
Staterooms secured at General Ofscs, lo4 On.
mon street.
A. A. WOODS, General Agent
104 Common St,s
c. G. WAYNE, Freight Agent
81 Natchez Stss
JOHN N. BOFINGER. President
Bills of lading for all freights over the !
linois Central Railroad; signed at the oss
OF JAMES T. TUCKER
apl. 6-tf 26 Carondelet Strs
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Total amount expended. 81, $50 90
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
HUGH j. CAMPBELL,
Register State Land Office.
Land Office, New Orleans, Louisiana
January l, 1871.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
House OF REpREsExrAr1vEs,i
Office of Chief Clerk.
Monday, February %, 1871.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate
GENTLEMES-I am directed by the
House to ask the concurrence Of the
Senate in the following:
House bill No Is, an act to incorporate
the Roncal Water Power Manufacturing
Company.
House bill No. 165, an act for the i'm.
provement Of the navigation of Bayou
Lacombe.
House bin No. t63, an act to incor-
porate the Francs Amis Benevolent
Association Of New Orleans, Louisiana,
House bill No. "a, an act for the relief
of E. North Cullom, of the parish Of
Avoyelles, and for other purposes.
House bill No. 164, an act for the i'm
provement of the rivers Tchefuncta and
Bogus Talia
House bill No. IS, an act to prevent
frauds in the sale and shipment Of cot
ton at the port Of New Orleans, and to
provide and regulate the inspection
thereof
House bill No. "a, an act to amend
and re-enact sections one, three and five
of an act entitled an act to provide for
the removal Of distractions in Bayou
Bartholomew and to improve the naviga-
ton Of the same, and making an appro-
priat;on therefor" approved March 5,
1871.
Continued in orr neat Number :,
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Chairman.
E. w. PIERCE,
Pr. HERwIG,
n. j. CAMPBELL,
JAMES H. INGRAHAN,
E. BUTLER,
r. V. COPELAND.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Daigle
Of o bill to be entitled nm act to place
the Franklin College at Opelousas,
Louisiana, under the control of the
State Board Of Education, for the pur-
pose of establishing normal school
therein, and the appropriation of moneys
for its repair and the liquidation of
claims against said college for repair.
By Mr.. Hunsaker
OF bill to be entitled an act to in
corporate the New Orleans and Traus-
atlantic Steamship Company, and to
grant State aid thereto.
By Mr.. Wilcox
OF bill to be entitled an act to re-
ieve the taxpayers of the State, and
make State warrants receivable for State
licenses and the State tax of four mills on
the dollar.
rNTRoDucrroN or puJa
The following bills were introduced by
unanimous consent
By Mr.. Pinchback
A bill to be entitled an act to limit
and restrict the powers of courts, etc., to
issue writs of injunction against the city
of New Orleans and the officers thereof,
while in the exercise of police powers
and authority.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ifths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and
referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
By Mr.. Gallup:
A bill to be entitled an act to establish
commissioners of pensions, to determine
who were veterans of A. D. 1872.
Passed its first reading.
Tho oorcf:<,,&:occ1 ~. x-- H.
pended by four-fths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and
referred to the Committee on Pensions
and Gratuities.
By Mr.. Ray
A bill to be entitled an act to encour-
age emigration from foreign countries.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-6fths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture
and Manufactures.
By Mr.. Harris
A bill to be entitled an act making an
appropriation to close Kimballs Bay in
the parish of Concordia.
The bill passed its first reading
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote,
the bill put on it's second reading, and
referred to the Committee on Drainage,
Canals and INLAND Navigation.
The following bills were introduced
according 10 previous notice:
By Mr.. Hunsaker
A bill to be entitled an act to incor-
porate the Lake Shore Building Asso-
citation.
The bill passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and
referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
By Mr.. McMillen:
A bill to be entitled an act to indorse
an ordinance of the Police Jury Of More
house parish in relation to courthouse
tax.
The bill passed it's first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and
referred to the Committee on Finance
By Mr.. Whitney:
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beg leave to report favorably upon the
same, with the following amendment
Amend section three by inserting, af-
ter the word 'from, in line twenty-four.
the following: ''the first publication of
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twenty-third instant. at twelve o'clock NJ.
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary OF the Senate.
Forty.Feurth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1871. !


SENATE CHAMBER,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1871.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: Hon. O. J. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate;
Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman, Butler, Campbell. COPELAND
Daigle, Fish, Futch, Gallup, Harris, Her
wig, Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks, Kelso,
Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, holland, O'Hara,
Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith,
Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd,
Twitchell. Whitney, Wilcox-36.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The minutes Of the previous days ses-
sion were corrected and their reading,
dispensed with.
REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
Mr.. Campbell, State Land Register,
submitted the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
In accordance with section two of act
No. 35, extra session of 1870, approved
March 16, 1870, I submit the following
statement of the disposition of the con-
tingent fund appropriated for the benefit
of the State Land Office for the year
1870.
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A. ]. SYPHER,
E. w. PIERCE,
w. F. BLACKMAN,
r. w. FUTCH.

Mr.. Harris, from tho Committee on
Engrossment, reported the following
bills as having been duly engrossed
Senate bin No. POI, q bill to be en-
titled an act to amend and re-enact an
act creating tho Mississippi River Packet
Company, and to grant State aid there
to;
Also Senate bill No. 122, to be entitled
an act to amend and re-enact section
two thousand one hundred and thirteen
of the act No. sc, known as the Revised
Statute, approved March IA, 1870, giving
additional powers to the justice Of the
peace in the parish of St. Landry;
Also Senate bill No. IS, to be entitled
an act for the relief of W. ]. Black
burn.
Mr.. Fish, from the committee COM
posed of the city delegates, submitted
the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate
Your committee, to whom was refer
red Senate bill No. 212, to be entitled an
act to provide for the unsettled floating
debt and estimated Deficiencies Of the
revenue of the city Of New Orleans, ETC.,
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All rates and all through bills Of hGs
from New Orleans by above route g'a
signed and recognized only at the GeAGA
Office of the Company. No. % CaroudsA
Street.
Shippers by this route save all drayags nj
transfer charges at Cairo, and their gOoi
are always under cover, and no charges ~
made for forwarding.
JAMES T. TUCKER,
General Agent
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NEW ORLEANS, CHICAGO AND
THE WEST.

THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
Blue Line, Via Cairo,
,f h WILL TAKE FREIGHT Ina
~ New Orleans on first-clsw steam.
LEAVING DAILY, At 5 P. NJ, For
CAIRO, CHICAGO, AND ALL PONM
NORTH, WEST AND EAST, AT
THE LOWEST RATES.
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Nr. Todd presented memorial from
the citizens Of Jefferson fright bank, }
asking to be incorporated into an IN
dependent parish to be called Barataria
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yesterdays Evening" Dispatches

New YORK, December l3.-Arrivals from
the West Indies state that vessels passing
Turks island are boarded from there. ask
Ing vessels to bring cargOes tree o. duty. as
the people are starving
Eugene Daily states that the communs t
Cluseret had been here since the seven
teenth of November. having arrived via
Halifax, and that he left last SUNDAY night
for Mexico.
WASHINGTON, December l3-In the eau
ems of Republican Senators upon the ap-
pointment of Joint committee on rstrench-
ment and civil service. the administration
triumphed. and special instead OF Joint
committee was ordered.
ST. LOUIS. December l3.-An emigrant
train camped in Saline county, Nebraska
The men went for wood and not return
ing the womon went in search Of them.
The children left in the wagons were the
only ones saved. The men aud women.
seventeen IN number were frozen to death.
MATAMORAs, December l2.-It is reported
that conference between Generals Palacio
and Cortlna and the government treasurer
resulted in call upon the merchants for a
loan of 100000. The merchants refused to
subscribe.
COrtina is supposed 10 be n league with
the insurgents and serious Trouble Is appre-
hended
General palaco = almost Isolated II il
rumored that lula has pronounced IN favor
OF Diaz. which stops tho only road hence TO
the capital.
General Queroga has left Monterey for
Mier with some cavalry and may reach the
latter place III two days. General Trevino
Will follow with portion of his army. and
1t is expected he will try 10 reach this place
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monetary--Commercial:
MONETARY,
OFFICR OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN
"WEDNESDAY EVENING. December Is. 1871.

OFFICE OF THB DAILY REPUBLICAN,.
"WEDNESDAY EVENING. December 49, 1871.
The tendency Of the money market wa
toward greater ease, due mainly to an in
crease IN the supply Of currency though
with a strong demand at bank and fair OF
| ferngs on the street, outside rates wer
without any 4uotable change. WequOte |:
a-per cent per annum for Al notes Sc
cured by first class collaterals, and l50-
for good do: and ~ a ID and Is for AL ant
first class business paper without collate
rails. Mortgage notes are still quoted at II
a for AL and II a IL for second grade.
The Southern Bank election resulted il
all the old board being elected. viz: Thomas
Layton. w. C. c. Claiborne, W. L. Hepp, c
koselius. John I. Moore and George w
Byrne.
Gold opened at 1895 4 1925 against
l09le at New York J, and closed at 1925 q
1925 (agains: lO9as). The sales were again
liberal, though not SO large as yesterday
including $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at lO9l.;
$500 and $50 900 at 1903 9-I6: $4,000, $25, 900,
sI7 800 and $4,000 at slO9as; $4,000 at
lO9 ll-l6; $1,000. $4,000. $4,000 and $4,000
at lO9a., and $1,000 and $4,000 at 1929.
The only sale of silver reported is 800 in
American half dollars at NSl4. We quote
l.. az. b cent premium i'll gold.
Foreign exchange was less active, but
with smaller offerings and sitter market
for New York sight, rates ruled higher. The
sales of sterling were confined 100000.
Of which f50OO clear and flS.O0O bill of
lading and clear at ll7a. llS: f330O bill Of
iading at ll77s; $500 at llS; $1,000 AL
clear and 10000 AL bill of lading at llS0
1855; tI2,OOO AL bill of lading aud clear at
llSdllSas. and $4,000 bank at llSle. In
francs the sales amounted to 10000 com
mercial. OF which 100000 at 4.953s, and
10000 at 4.95. We quote sterling at ll7a4
1854 for good to AL bill of lading and
clear. and "A llSa. for bank
The market was poorly supplied with
domestic exchange, which commanded a
further improvement. The banks drew on
New York at Is a y per cent discount. and
the sales included $4,000 private bankers
New York sight at L a ll-32 discount.
500 900 commercial. and $40 900 and $4,000
bank at 5l6, 100000 at as aud $4,000 at
ZIG
Some of the banks drew gold checks on
New York in small sums for remittance at
J.. per cent discount.
Little or nothing was done in stocks. the
only sales reported being shares lIibernia
s. so.
Nothing reported in bonds. A small
amount OF small State warrants sold at Zoe,
and $500 Metropolitan Police at S4lec.
We heard of no sales OF city appropra-
ton certificates. Dealers reported counter
rates at Silec buying, and 81 Ste selling.
City treasury notes are quoted nominal at
% a 81 l2 = cent discount
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IooNrrNuED FsoN FIRST pAGE.l
ok forward to reconstruction and early

look forward to reconstruction and early
peace.
The signers praise the qualities of Cap
tain General Valmaseda and his policy to
attract the insurgents, and ask the king to
make concessions to the island after peace
shall have been declared, naming social
constitution.
The signers abjure their past errors. and
believe that they represent the majority of
their party.
Fifteen thousand insurgents have snrren-
dcred during the past YEAR III the central
department. and state, individually and
collectively. that they are ready to perform
whatever duty may be required OF them, as
good and honest Spaniards.
The Gaceta will publish the document of
surrender in its edition of tomorrow.
The document is considered a severe blow
to the insurrection. on account Of the intiu
cnce Of the signers.
Reports from the sugar districts are IA
vorable. The cane is yielding well.