New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-01
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STATE OF MA.
Forty.seventh Days session.
SENATE CHAMBER, J
Monday. February q, 1871.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Present: Hon. o. j. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate:
and Messrs. Anderson. Antoine, Barber
Blackman. Bowman. Butler. Campbell
COPELAND, Daigle, Fish, Futch, Gallup,
Harris, Herwig. Hunsaker. lngraham,
jerks, Kelso, Lewis. Lynch, McMillen, No
land. OHara, Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan,
Ray. Smith Swords, Sypher;, Thomas
Thompson, Twitchcll, Todd, Whitney. VIII
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Prayer by the Chaplain.
The minutes of the previous days session
were corrected and their reading dispensed
with
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department.
New Orleans, February u, 1871.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
am directed by his Excellency the Gov
ernor to inform your honorable body that
he has approved and signed:
San act to authorize the change OF the
name Of Louisa; Parmly Word to Louisiana
Parmly Campbell
can act to provide for the REIMBURSEMENT
to the United States. in certain cases, OF
title to lands for sites of light stations on
the coasts and waters OF this State.
nd ocfO n
titled an act to incorporate Harmony Fire
Company No. l, of the town of Franklin,
parish of St. Mary. approved February -,
1856"
San act to incorporate the Young Neter-
ans of 1926 Benevolent and Mutual Aid
Association of New Orleans Louisiana"
can act for the relief of f. G. Llorcns."
Gan act for the relief Of the University of
Louisiana, 20 repair the west wing OF the
University, and to preserve the public prop
erty therein
IAN act to authorize Ambrose Lecomte
HertzOg to assume the name OF Ambrose
HertzOg LecOmte.'
IAN act giving consent Of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana to the
purchase by the United States Of land with
in this State for public purposes"
"An act to locate the seat of Justice and
courthouse in and for the parish of Plaque
named"
Gan act to secure hOmesteads to actual
settlers on public lands of the State
Joint resolution granting leave of alb
sence to Thomas Reber, Parish Judge of the
parish of Concordia. Louisiana"
o. d. BRAGDON.
Private Secretary.
MESSAGES FROM TIE HOUSE.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVE
Office OF Chief Clerk, ;
New Orleans. February y, l3.l.)
To the President and Members of Senate:
The Speaker of the House has signed the
following enrolled Senate bills. viz:
An act granting to Mrs. Louisa +. Col
Inns, of the parish of Pcinte COupee. to keep
ferry boat. etc.
An act for the relief of r. Richard, Sr.
An act creating an additional justice court
in the parish of Orleans.
An act to fix salary of Chief Justice and
Associate Justices of Supreme Court.
To ask concurrence OF the Senate in
House bill No. 81 an act for the relief OF
A. May.
To ask the signature Of the President Of
the Senate to enrolled bill TO create the par
ish of Webster.
An act authorizing L. Vincent to build a
drawbridge.
An act making an appropriation for re-
p''''' " WILLIAM yIGERS.
Chief Clerk.
To the President and Members of the Senate:
am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Speaker has signed enrolled
bill entitled an act establishing the
Eighteenth Judicial District tor the State
WILLIAM VIGERS.
Chief Clerk
To the President and Members of the Senate:
GENTLEMEN.-I am directed by the House
of Representatives to ask the signature OF
the President of the Senate to the follow
ing enrolled bill, an act entitled an act
granting an appropriation Of money to re-
move the distractions from the Amite river,
etc. WILLIAM NIGERS.
Chief Clerk.
MES sAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary presented to the House for
concurrence the following Senate bills: ,
Senate bill No. 80, an act recognizing
the police juries of this State, prescribing
the number thereof and the mode OF cleo,
ton. and fixing their duties and compensa-
ton.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to incorporate
the Cosmopolitan Bank OF New Orleans.
Senate bill No. -, an act in aid of the
New Orleans Academy of Sciences.
Senate bill No. 20, an act to create the par
ish of Vernon. and providing for the organ
ization thereof.
Senate bill No. u.s. an act authorizing the
Secretary Of State to purchase two thousand
cop:es of the Louisiana Magistrate and
Parish Officers Guide.
Senate bill No. 2OS. an act TO incorporate
the Atchafalaya Bay Company of Louis
lana, for the purpose Of making deer
channel through tie said bay. to facilitate
the carrying on of commercial intercourse
between the States of Louisiana and Texas
and foreign countries.
Senate bill No. 1870, An act to authorize
Eugene Mccarthy to sue the State Of Louis
lana.
Senate bill No. IL. 10 incorporate thu
Pacific Fire Company No. |. of the tQwl
of Alexandria, in the parish OF Rapides
State Of Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 1872, to incorporate tn,
Sons of Israel Association. Of the town o
Natchitoches.
Senate bill No. 247, for the relief of thu
Female Orphan Asylum, of the city of New
Orleans.
Senate bill No. 1885, endorsing an ordi
nance of the Police jury of Morehous
parish relative to a courthouse tax.