New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Thirty-ninth Days Session.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Presentation. p B. S. Pnchback. Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Sen
ate, and Messrs Anderson, Antoine Barber,
Blackman, Bowman, Butler. Campbell,
Coupland, Dagle, Gallup. Harris, Herwig,
Hunsaker, Ingraham. jerks. kelso, Lewis,
Lynch, 'McMillen, holland, o Hara. Raglan,
Ray, Smith, Swords. Sypher, Thomas,
Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Wilcox-:@2.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes Of the previous
days session was dispensed with.
No corrections.
Adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE or LOrIsTASA,)
Executive Department. :
few Orleans, February L. 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
have the honor to submit herewith the
annual report OF the Attorney General:
also the annual report of the trustees and
officers of the Louisiana Institution for Edu-
cation of the Deaf and Dumb
H. C. WARMOTH.
Governor of Louisiana.
The latter report was referred to the
Committee on Charitable Institutions.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE, OF RePR zsESTATIvEs,
February Is, 1872. }
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
l am directed to inform you that the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
has signed enrolled Senate bill for the re-
lief of Mrs. NJ. Barlow; and to ask the con-
currence OF the Senate i'll the following:
House bill No. 81, an act to limit and
define the duties and powers, fees and
emoluments of the Auditor of Public Ac
counts and other ministerial officers of the
State, and to prohibit them from instituting
or defending actions, suits, wrlts or other
process for or against them, or any OF them,
or for or against the State, and from en-
court, attorneys fees, and to define the
duties and powers OF the Governor, the At
torney General, the district attorneys and
the courts Of the State in certain cases.
Also to inform the Senate that the House
has concurred in Senate bill No. pa, known
as the registration bill, with amendments.
Respectfully, etc.
WILLIAM VIGERS. Chief Clerk.
House OF REPRESENTATIVE
February Is, 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
l am directed by the House to inform
your honorable body that the House has
refused to concur in Senate amendments to
House bill No. 49, an act to amend section
seven of an act entitled "An act to provide
a :-evenue,' etc, approved March ), 1871
TACT AZ. 1871, to authorize the levy and col
lection of a tax to maintain free public
schools in the city of New Orleans, etc,
and ask for a committee of conference, and
have appointed Messrs. Bentley, p. Harper,
Stamps. Murray and Ringgold as such COM
mitttee on the part of the House.
Respectfully. etc.
A. c. WHITNEY,
Assistant Clerk House OF Representatives.
MESSAGES TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary presented to the House
for its consideration Senate bill No 357
Substitute for House bill No. 1871, defining
the distances from the domicile of members
of the General Assembly to the State
House, - and making
an appropriation to defray the expenses of
the General Assembly, and to repeal act
No %, of 1869; and to inform YOU that the
President Of the Senate has signed enrolled
bill for the relief of Mrs. Mary Barlow, etc:
and to request concurrence in House bill
No. 16i, to incorporate the NidaEa. Red
River and Texas Railroad Company. etc.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Mr.. holland:
Petition of the Sisters of the Holy Cross
Referred to the Committee on Charitable
Institutions.
By Mr.. Anderson:
Petition of the Sisters Of the Good Shcp-
herd.
Referred to the Committee on Charitable
Institutions.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Hunsaker, from the Committee On
Judiciary, reported, without action, on Sen
ate bill No. 32l, to he entitled an act to
amend article 276 Of the Code OF Practice.
Senate bill No. 26i, to be entitled an act
to repeal section 765 and to amend sections
76l and 2O25 of the Revised Statutes.
Which latter bill On motion Of Mr.. Ray,
was ordered printed.
Also, reported an original bill, to be en-
titled an act for the relief of Thomas
O'Malley, with the request that it be re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Bv unanimous consent, the bill was con-
sidered, and passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Lynch, from the Committee ON