New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-17
The Senate Yesterday.

The Senate met at IL NJ, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Dunn in the chair, and twenty-slN
Senators answering to their names.
Mr. Lynch. from the finance committee.
reported the bill for the relief OF Beckwith
and others. with the recommendation that
it be referred to the Committee on Appre-
priations. The recommendation was adopted.
A bill relative to illegally collected taxes
followed the same course.
Mr. Futch from the Committee on Com
merce and Agriculture, reported. favorahiy.
Senate bill No. 1874. encouraging the manu-
tacture OF raw material.
Mr., Lewis from the Committee on Corpo-
rations, reported the Progressive Literary
Association bill. with the recommendation
that it he Incorporated under the general
laws of the State.
Mr.. Swords. from the public buildings
committee submitted a report relative 10
the Institution for the Blind at Baton Rouge
and recommending a separate edlhce tor the
dumb.
By unanimous consent. Mr.. Futch intro
duced a bill providing for the purchase OF
land and the erection OF buildings fr the
use of the deaf and dumb and blind. Re
ferreI 10 Committee on Charitable lnStltu-
tons
Mr.. Raglan. from the Committee on Peni
Tertiary, submitted il majorlty report on the
Louisiana Pententiary.
A minority report on the pcultcutlarv was
submitted by Mr.. Futch.
Mr. Campbell. from the railroad commit
tee reported the Northeastern railroad bill,
fivOrabl Y.
Senate bill No l37, charging the limits Of
the city OF New Orleans. AND amending the
charter. was taken up.
The bill was amended by striking ont the
seven first sections charging She clty
limits.
The Senate adjourned until ?. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate took up the bill extending tic
limits OF the city of New Orleans.
Mr. Coupland offered an amendment
giving the citizens the right to decide the
Kind of pavement which should be laid i'll
front OF their property. Adopted.
Mr. Blacknlan made a lengthy speech III
favor OF an additional section. 10 be known
as section twenty-oue. which gives tie Adj
ministr.tors the power to amend the charter
bv "a majority vote. the same amendments
to be in force after having been submitted
to and voted on by the people, after forty
days notice in the public prints.
Tie additional section offered by Mr..
Blackman was laid on the table.
Mr. Pinchback offered several amend
ments. among them one to strike out that
portion of the charter granting the Council
the right to impeacE the Mayor or any one
of the Administrators for maltcasauce in
office. The proposed amendment was laid
on the table. The bill passed as whole on
the third and final reading.
Mr. Pinchback. by consent, called up
House bill No. POO relative to location OF
slaughterhouscs. stock landings, inspection
of meat etc. The till passed its second
reading. and was made the special order OF
the day for Friday. at 7 =. NJ.
On motion. Senate bill No. y, relative to
the Waterworks. WIS taken up.
Mr.. O'IIara moved to postpone indie
tiniteiy.
Pending consideration the Senate went
into executive session.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Hnnsaker,
made bill No. b the special order for Mon
day.
The Senate took up bill 10. 2O4. provid-
| inc for the opening of new road from the
Mississippi batture to the Chattanooga rail
| road, in the neighborhood of the court
| house of the parish OF st. Charles. The
bill passed.
| Senate bill No. 3D. creating the Fifteenth
| and Sixteenth Judicial Districts. was called
| ND under a SUSPENSION Of the rules by Mr.
| Daigle.
The Senate spent nearly an hour in fill
| clustering over the bill
| The bill was finally passed
Mr. COPELAND. by consent, called up Sen
| ate bill No. So relative to the responsibility
of banks toward parties depositing boxes
with them.
| The bill finally passed.
Mr. Harris offered a resolution authorlZ
| ing the finance committee to examine the
| books of the Warrant Clerk, and report tho
| disposition OF the appropriation for mileage
| per diem etc, of the Senate.
Adopted.