The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-16
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CHARLES II. MERRITIs aet
sr Secretary Of the Senate.
Thirty.Eighth Days. Sexisn.i5 81
Wednesday, February 10, 1871.


[,ro, Wednesday, February 10, 1871. !
/ The Senate met pursuant 10 adjournment,l
Present: Hon. O. J. Dunn, Lieutenant Gov
ernor and President of the Senate; odd Messrs
Anderson, Antoine. Barber, Blackman, Bowman
Butler, Cambell, COPELAND. Dsigle. Fish, FutcA
Gallup, Harris, Herwig, HunsalSer, Ingraham
jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, McsIillen, holland
O'Hara, Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith
Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd
Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-S6 ." 'n+
Prayer by the Chaplain. a" 2 aga '.i4
The minutes of the previous days session
were corrected and their reading dispensed with
,4ilrq MESSAGE To THE HoUsR. A
The Secretary informed the House that tn.
Senate bad coneurred in the following bills, viz
House bill No. 2O4. an act entitled an ;act Il
amend and re-enact sections 1913 and 184S O
the Revised Statutes Of 1870 ,;,so.. agy
House bill No. 2O5, to be entitled an ac
relative to the Louisiana Levee Company, I
corporation organized under the general laws O
the State, constituting it body polite ani
corporate, with certain powers, privileges ant
franchises in contracting with said corporation
for the construction, maintenance and repair O
certain levees, and providing for the compensa
ton therefor. ! % ,le'.sjECt bna I-iaa
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE. a. 81
,'osa flaa HousR OF RHrRxstSrarrrrs, J
W .t.H Office of Chief Clerk, h.l
~ New Orleans, February IA, 1871,
10 the Honorable President and Members O
the Senate: '''''r,.''
GESrLEMEs-I am directed by the House t.
ask the concurrence Of the Senate in the follow
ing r" ts''-' ''- "a
House bill No. u, an act for the relief o
Clark H. Renick, tax collector in and for tn,
parish of Vermilion. 2. do an.' .9iia
WILLIAM vIGERS. =
41t.r t4aia-V Chief Clerk.
t PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS ...
Mr.. Thompson presented memorial from
Mr. Marks, pertaining to the report of the com
nittee ON Elections in the case of himself VS.. Mr.
Hunsaker g. ,
On motion of Senator Thompson the me
mortal was read in part -.
Mr.. Gallup moved to suspend the reading o
the memorial.
Mr.. Raglan moved to reject the memorial.
Mr.. O'Hara moved that the memorial lie owe
to come up with the report of the Committee OF
Elections.
Adopted la. .... l.s 81. ..t .s o.,4
Mr.. Sypher presented petition of z. Todd
praying to be relieved from taxes claimed to b
erroneous which was duly referred to the Cons
mittee on Judiciary. i.t. ,.,- .
REPORTS OF CoMMITTEEs. ,,-,
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Judiciary
reported favorably upon Senate bill No 8, to BE-
entitled an act authorizing the assessment and
collection of special tax of twenty-five thousand
dollars to build courthouse and parish Jail il
the parish of Terrebone.
Lies over -, hl H
Also, reported favorably upon Senate bill No.
l55 TO be entitled IN act for the relief of the
Home Insurance Company of New Orleans:
Lies over. a., T a -E
Mr.. Gallup, from the Committee on Pensions
and Gratuities, reported that the committee had
the reports of the Pension Commissioners before
them, and asked that the reports be printed.
So ordered
MIR. Thompson presented report from the
board Of distribution of the smallpox fund,
appropriated by the Legislature February II,
1870 'a.i -+ aitf
MIR. Thompson moved the report DO referred
to special committee of three to be appointed
by the Chair. . .te .-' .ll9F.
Adopted iil-..a.t ...t ta
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on Finance,
reported favorably. with amendment upon
Senate bill No. 1913. t..,..a..-.
Lies over. a e.. fs.4.,..r m
Mr.. Blackman, from the Committee on Banks
and Banking. reported back without any action
thereon the following bills:
Senate bill No. 9S, o bill to be entitled an aci
tp incorporate the Louisiana Savings Bank and
Safe Deposit Company. s--~
Senate bin No: 2O2, bill 10 be entitled a &C,
to incorporate Louisiana Joint Stock Bank, etc.
Senate bill No. 1873, bill to be entitled an
act to ipc9rporats the Trust, I.ean and Pawn
Association.
Lies over. ,..e
/, By Mr.. Pierce: -.'''''a 80" -'''
Of bill to be entitled an act for the relief of
Grief and Byrnss~ p. 10 ETtTs
BY Mr.. Wilcox:
Of bill to be entitled an act to incorporate
the Lone Star Benevolent Association of the par
ish of West Feliciana. ''
By Mr.. Twitchell:
! OF a bin to be entitled an act to emancipate
Panl Sisse. sF "Hl .fGonuf 1 81 :
. .,to6 NrRopucr1os or BILLS. ~ isba
q The following bills were introduced by unani-
NOUS consent: - Ialll as ci .3r.
By Mr. Smith:
"A bill to be eutitled an act to amend article
three thousand, i've hundred and sixty of the