New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-22
Seventeenth Days Session.

Friday, January 20. 1871.
Tire Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Present: Hon. o. J. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate
Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND
Fish. Futch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hun
saker, Ingraham, jerks, kelso, Lewis
Lynch. McMillen, Noland, OHara, Pierce
Pinchback, Ragan, Ray, Smith, Swords
Sypher, Thompson, Todd. Iwltcheh' "h.'
Rey, Wilcox-34.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading o. the minutes OF The previous
davis session was dispensed With.
No corrections.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. Ray. from the Committee on judi;
<iary, 1avorably on Senate bill No. 40, to be
entitled an act creating al additionaljustice
court il the parish of Orleans.
Also OF Senate bill No. 43, 10 oe entitled
m act 20 amend an act entitled IAN act to
amend an act relative TO Justices Of the
Peace, for the parish of Jefferson. approved
February 9, 1869, and creating an additional
.ourt in tie First Ward Of the parish Of
Jefferson, and constable for the same"
Also, by substitute to be entitled an act
relative TO bonds in eases OF attachment,
sequestration, provisional seizure and IN
junction, and to amend and re-enact article
two thousand and cighty-five Of the Revised
Civil Code, for Senate bill No. Is, to be en-
titled an act relative to bonds III cases OF
attachments, se9uestration. provisional seiz-
cre and injunction, and to suits against Joint
Obligors.
Also. an original bill to be entitled an
act to amend and re-enact article three
thousand one hundred and sixty-i:ys q! the
Revised Civil Code.
Mr.. Lynch from the Committee on
Finance. reported back Senate bill No. le
10 be entitled an act for tine relief OF Alex
ander Dumas, with the recommendation
that it be referred to the Committee OF Ap-
preparations.
Also, favorahly upon Senate bill No.
-, 10 be entitled an act for the relief Of
7. Richard, Sr.. Of ST. Landry parish.
Also, an original bill to be entitled an
act approp,iating two thousand dollars
to refund the license tax enormously assessed
1869, and recommended that il be referred
10 Committee on Appropriations.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Campbell:
OF a bill to be entitled az ac5 20 pro
vide for the cleaning out Of the channels of
bayous Thinsey and Pierre, the connecting
lakes and Tones bayou into Red river, 80
as to secure good low water navi CATION. and
10 grant aid of the State thereto.
BY Mr.. Lynch:
OF bill to he entitled an acr 20 aid the
New Orleans Medical Diapensart.
BY Mr.. kelso:
OF bill to be entitled al ac. 20 exempt
the town OF Alexandria from parish t.%es
By Mr.. Raglan:
OF bill to be entitled an at 10, the re-
lief OF Rev. j. Z. c. DoremiIs. late member
of the board OF control. and la-s "hapiain of
the Louisiana Ponitentary.
BY Mr.. SypLer:
. OF bill to be entitled an al 20 ..mend
and re-enact the first section of ar act pro
viding for tie appointment OF Public Adj
illustrators and defining the duties Of The
same, approved, March ), 1870
By Mr.. Hansaker:
OF bill to be entitled an &c. &c x UNI
form salaries for Parish Judges.
BY Mr.. Campbell
OF bill to be entitled an &c. e tx the
salaries of the Chief Justice and Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court.
INTRODUCTION OF Bills.
The following bills were introduced &C.
cording to previous notice:
By M Blackman:
A bill to be entitled an act 20 create and
give privilege on cotton, sugar and pro
duce sold by commission merchants and
factors.
Passed rs first reading.
The constitutional rule was then s'is-
pended by a four-titths affirmative yo.e, the
bill put on its second reading, ard referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Anderson:
A bill 10 be entitled an &C: 1or rrc re-
lief of T. G. Llorens.
Passed It's first reading.
The constitutional rule was hen sus
pended by tour-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
The following bills were introduced, with
out previous notice, by unanimous consent:
A bill 10 be entitled an act 70 authorize
the change OF the name OF Louisa PaFineiy
Word to Louisiana Parmeiy Ca'npbe.-.
Passed It's first reading.
The constitutional rule WAS then Sis
pended BIZ four-tifths affirmative vote, the
Dill put on its second reading, and ordered
engrossed for third reading.
BY Mr.. Fish.
A bill to be entitled an act 10 appropriate
three thousand FIVE hundred dollars 20 de
fray the expense OF reconstructins tie ban
auette in front of the Medical University,
situated on Common street.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule VS. mex. Sl--
pended by {. four-ftths affirmative vote.
the bill put on its second reading, anu re-
ferred to the Committee on Parks and Puh-
lie Buildings and the Committee on .srIr'-
priations, jointly.
By Mr.. O'Hara:
A bill to be entitled an act 10 further de-
fine the powers of the several justices q the
peace throughout the State, whe1, ac-tns as
committing magistrates.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutiOnalrule was then suspended
INV. f,urffYhs affirmative vote the bill put on