New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-21
Forty.First Days Session.

Present: Hon. o. J. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate
and Messrs. Anderson, Antoine. Barber
Blackman, Bowman, Butler, Campbell
Coupland. Daigle, Fish, Futch, Gallup
Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker, ingraham
land, OHara, Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan,
Raw, Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas,
Thompson, Todd Twitchell, Whitney, VIII
cOx-36.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The minutes of the previous days ses'
sion were corrected and their reading dis
pensed with.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary presented to the House for
Concurrence the following bills, viz:
Senate bill No 152, an act to incorporate
the Alexandria, Homer and Fulton Railroad
Company.
Senate bill No. 100, an act amending an
act to incorporate the town of Breaux
Bridge.
Senate bill No. l79, an act fixing the time
of holding court in the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to establish an
Senate bill No. 2O9, an act to ratify and
confirm a compromise made between the
city of Shreveport and the assignees and
representatives of the Shreveport Town
Company.
Senate bill No. oil. an act to authorize the
leave of absence to State and parish officers.
Senate bill No. l2l, an act to incorporate
the town Of Brashear, in the parish of St.
Mary.
Senate bill No. pa. an act to incorporate
the Lone Star Benevolent Association of the
parish of West Feliciana.
Senate bill No. l37, an act to amend IAN
act to extend the limits of the parish of Or
leans (City Charter bill.)
Substitute for Senate bills Nos. 81 and 1906
an act establishngs the fifteenth and six
teenth judicial districts.
Senate bill No. SO, an act relative to the
liabilities of depositaries.
Senate bill No. 204, an act to lay out and
open d public road near the courthouse,
parish OF st. Charles.
Senate bill No. 49, an act to emanci pate
Paul Lisso, minor son of Pauline Lisso.
And returned to the House, with the sig
nature of the President of the Senate, the
following enrolled House bills, viz:
No. s, to provide for supplying the loss of
records and other papers consumed by the
burning of the courthouse in Morehouse
parish, March l6, 1870
No. 6. to amend article 9Ij Of the Civil
Code, etc, providing for the descent Of
community property, etc.
No. 81, for the relief Of John L. Lewis, Of
Claiborne parish.
No. LOG, to authorize the people of Living
ston parish to change the location OF the
courthouse, etc. :
No. 20i, to amend and re-enact sections
1913 and 1919 OF the Revised Statutes
of 1870
And requested the signature of the
Speaker TO enrolled Senate bill No. 95, for
the relief Of j. o Nixon.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on judi
ciary, reported favorably by substitute on
Senate bill No. l22, a bill to be entitled an
act to repeal an act entitled ian act to con-
fer upon justices of the peace of the first
and second wards of the parish of St. Ian
dry additional powers approved March
6, 1869.
Lies over.
Also, favorably, with amcndnSnts, upon
Senate bill No. lib, to be entitled an act
relative to juries in the parish OF Orleans,
and to repeal sections 2l43, pa, 2l45, 2i46,
2l47, 2l4S, 2l49, 2l50, 2l5l, 2l52, 2l53. 2l3i,
and 60 of act No. &c of the laws OF Louis
lana, approved March IA, 1870.
Laes over.
Also, favorably upon Senate bill No. l56,
to be entitled an act for the relief OF the
Hope Insurance Company, A. b. Griswold
& Co., A. B. Griswold and Adam Thorn
son, all of the city Of New Orleans.
Lies over.
Also submitted the following report:
To the Honorable President ard Members Of the
Senate:
The Judiciary committee have had Senate
bill No. 56 Under consideration. The object
contemplated by this bill is to prevent the
exercise of licensed occupations from being
carried on on Sunday. There are SO many
cases which have to be made exceptions to
the general rule sought to be established
by this bill that it almost renders the main
object OF the bill nugatory; besides there
seems TO US other exceptions, which ought
10 be made if the bill should pass Upon
the whole, the committee have come to the
conclusion that the municipal corporations
ought 70 regulate such matters. as different
localities ard situations might make differ
cnt regulations necessary, which coulo be
best Judged of by the local authorities
o Your committee, therefore. recommend
tue indefinite postponement OF tbs hlii.
JOHN RAY.
Chairman judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Thomas, from the Committee On
Claims, reported favorably on Senate bill
No 1876. a bill to be entitled an act FOR the
relief OF Victor 4. Freville, late State Tax
Collector for the parish OF Orleans, right
bank.
Also. iavorably on Senate bin No. lJi 10
be entitled an act for the relief OF Mrs. Ger
trude LipshUts.
Also. uniavorably on Senate bill No. 100.
to be entitled an act for the relief OF the
heirs and legal representatives OF Adoiphus
David, Of tie parish of West Baton Rouge.
Mr.. Anderson, from the Committee on
Charitable Institutions, reported tavorabiy
by substitute on Senate bill No 2I5, TO be
entitled an act to establish an institution
for the deaf and dumb Of Baton Rouge, to
provide for the organization and govern
pept thereof TO provide for the apDoiu,-