Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-05-21

Justice and Associate Justice OF the Su-
preme Court.
No. 246, an net to alter and shorten a
part of the public road leading from the
Mississippi river to Bayou Baratar1a,
Jefferson parish, right bank, and to pro-
vide for making the new part thereof.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIAL
The President presented q petition from
Charles Leaumont, Judge of the Fifth
District Court, asking for special act
for leave of absence.
Referred to the Committee on Judic:-
airy.
Mr.. holland presented petition from
the Grand Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance of the State Of Louisiana, asking
for some laws to be passed preventing the
keeping open OF coAeehouses on Sunday.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. Pinchback, from the Committee
on Enrolment, submitted the following:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT,
New Orleans, February 25, 1871.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate
GENrLEMES-Your Committee on En-
rollment beg leave to report the following
bills as duly enrolled, viz:
Senate bill No. 124, entitled an act
granting to Mrs. Louisa F. Collins the
right Of keeping ferry across the At
chafalaya river.
Senate bill No. %, entitled an act Gre
ating an additional justice court in the
parish of Orleans.
Senate bill No. 25, entitled an act TO,
the relief Of r. Richard, ST., of st. Ian.
dry.
Senate bill No. 70, entitled an act t.
fix the salaries of the Chief Justice anc
Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court
Very Respectfully,
P.B. S. PINCHBACK,
Chairman.
Mr.. Futch, from the Committee OF
Manufactures, reported unfavorably upor
Senate bill No. 223, to be entitled an &C
10 establish the Office of distilled spirits
etc.
Mr.. Gallup, from the Committee OF
Pensions and Gratuities, made the follow
ing report:
To the Honorable President and Members o
the Senate:
Your committee, to whom was referred
SENATE bill No. 236, have the honor to re
port back the same favorably, and recon-
mend it's passage.
JOHN R. GALLUP,
, Chairman.
Mr.. Twitchell, from the Committee o.
Elections, made the following reports:
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS,
New Orleans, FEBRUARY, 1871.
To the Honorable President and Members of tn
Senate
GENrLEMEN-Your Committee on Elec
tons and Qualifications have the homo
to report as follows in the contested cas-
Of Taylor Beattie Va. Henry L. Swordl
That they have carefully examined tn
documentary evidence which was sui
mitted and upon which the case restet
= and find no just cause for contest. You
b committee are therefore fully. of tn
: opinion that Henry L. Swords was lega
l. ly and properly elected, and would n
: spactfully recommend that he be Col
|, firmed in his seat as Senator.
NH. TWITCHELL,
Chairman Committee on Elections an
Qualifications.
COMMITTEE on ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS,
New Orleans, February, "a, 1871,
To the Honorable President aud Members
: the Senate
GESrLrNES-Your Committee on Ele
Of tions and Qualifications, to whom was
fcrred the contested election case of Gu
u tavc Baker vs.. John T. Gallup, beg lea
ID to make the following report, to wit:
That We have devoted much time
e carefully examining this case and fiji
that the only testimony in this case is t
ID same that was given in the case of CHI
E. Merrill VS.. Thomas H. holland, viii
,e wholly fails to establish any grounds
contest. Your committee, therefore, !
ne commend that John r. Gallup be &C