New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-17
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SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
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SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Thirty.Eighth Days Session.

Wednesday, February 10, le1I.}
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Present: Hon Q. j. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate;
and Messrs. Anderson, Antoine. Barber,
Blacknan, Bowman. Butler, Campbell,
Coupland. Daigle, Fish, Futch, Gallup,
Harris, Hcrwig, Hnnsaker. lngraham,
jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, MeMlilt en- no
land, O'Hara, Pierce, 'Pinchback, hagan,
Raw. Smith. Swords. Syphcr, Thomas,
THOMPSON, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, VIII
cOX-3G.
Prayer 10y the Chaplain.
The minutes of the previous days SEES
sion were corrected and their reading dis
pensed with.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House that
the Senate had concurrcd in the following
bills, viz:
House bill No. 204, an act entitled an act
to amend and re. enact sections 1913 and
lS.9 of the Revised Statutes of 1870
House bill No. 205, to be entitled an act
relative to the Louisiana Levee Company,
corporation organized under the general
laws of the State, constituting 1t body
polite and corporate, with certain powers,
privileges and franchises in contracting
with said corporation for the construction,
maintenance and repair OF certain levees,
and providing for the compensation there
for.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
Office OF Chief Clerk,
New Orleans, February IA, loIl)
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
GESrLEMEN-I am directed by the House
to ask the concurrence of the Senate III the
following
House bill No. -, an act for the relief of
Clark II. RenAek, tax collector i'll and for
'ne p"''~" 0' WILLIAM vIGERs,
Chief Clerk.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
Mr. Thompson presented memorial from
Mr.. Marks, pertaining to the report OF the
self VS.. Mr.. Hunsaker.
On motion Of Senator Thompson the me-
mortal was read in part.
Mr. Gallup moved to suspend the reading
Of the memorial
Mr.. Ragan moved to reject the memorial.
Mr. O'Hara moved that the memorial lie
over to come mp with the report OF the Com
mittee on Elections
Adopted.
Mr.. Sypher presented a petition OF Il.
Todd, praying to be relieved from taxes
claimed to be erroneous, which was duly re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
NJ, Dow F.ou, no rn,u,pit- on .InIri-
ary, reported favorably upon Senate bill
No. s, to be entitled an act authorizing the
assessment and collection OF special tax OF
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars to build a
courthouse and parish jail in the parish Of
Terrebonnc
Lies over.
Also. reported tavorahly upon Senate bill
No l55, to be entitled au act for the relief
of the Home Insurance Company OF New
Orleans:
Lies over .
Mr.. Gallup, from the Committee on Pen
sions and Gratuities, reported that the com
mittee had the reports of the Pension
Commissioners before them, and asked that
the reports be printed.
SO ordered.
Mr.. Thompson presented report IRON
the board OF distribution of the smallpox
fund, appropriated by the Legislature Feb
ruary Il, 1870.
Mr. Thompson moved the report be re
ferred to a special committee OF three to be
appointed by the Chair.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on
Finance, reported favorably, with amend
ment, upon Senate bill No. l23.
Lies over.
Mr. Blackman, from the Committee on
Banks and Banking, reported back without
any action thereon the following bills:
Senate bill No. %, bill to be entitled an
act to incorporate the Louisiana Savings
Bank and Safe Deposit Company.
Senate bill No. 202, IA bill to be entitled an
act to incorporate a Louisiana Joint Stock
Bank, etc.
Senate bill No. 1873, bill to be entitled an
act to incorporate the Trust, Loan and Pawn
Association.
Lies over.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Pierce:
OF a bill to be entitled in act for the
relief of Grief and Byrnes.
By Mr.. Wilcox:
OF bill to be entitled an act TO in
corporate the Lone Star Benevolent Asso
citation of the parish Of West Feliciana.
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
OF bill 10 be entitled an act TO enamel
pate Paul Sisse.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills We're introduced 10y
unanimous consent:
BY Mr.. Smith
A bill 10 be entitled an act to amend arti
Gle three thousand, five hundred and sixty
of the Statutes Of Louisiana.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then Sis
pended by tour-iifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Smith:
a bill to be entitled an act to lay ont an'
open public road from the batture on th'
Mississippi river road to the New Orleans
and Chattanooga railroad at or near th'
courthouse OF the parish Of st. Charles.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by a four-tifths affirmative vote, tn
bill put on its second reading, and re