New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-13
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TIE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Thirty.slxth Days Session.

1ItSeul-nOUs d. llCuUttCh, Aicu-
tenant Governor and President Of the Sen
ate, and Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Barber,
Blackman, Bowman, Butler, Campbell,
COPELAND, Daigle, Gallup, Harris, Hun
saker, Ingraham, jerks, kelsO, Lewis,
Lynch, holland, OHara Raglan, Ray, Smith,
Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd,
Twitchell, Wilcox-3O.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
days session was dispensed with.
Mr.. Barber in the chair.
Mr.. Sypher raised the point of order that
it appeared from the minutes that the
reading of Senate bill No. 164 was dis
pensed with by vote of II yeas to nays;
that four fifths of the Senators present not
voting in the affirmative, the reading of
the bill was not dispensed with, and
further action upon it out of order.
Mr.. Harris stated that the bill had
already been read it's second time and the
vote in question was not upon passing the
bill to it's third reading, but only to dis
pense with its being read again on second
reading in detail.
The Chair held the point of order OF MIR.
Sypher not well taken, and the minutes
correct SO far as the action referred to was
concerned.
The minutes were adopted.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Ray called up
substitute for Senate bill No. 274, to be
entitled an act to amend and re-en-
act sections one, three, four, eleven, thirteen,
fifteen, sixteen, nineteen, twenty-one,
twenty -two, twenty-six, twenty-nine, thlr-
ty-three, thirty-fou thirty-fv thirty
six, thirty-eight and forty-two of an act en-
titled AN act to provide for the revision
and correction of the list Of registered voters
of the State, the appointment OF the various
officers necessary therefor, and to prescribe
the duties, powers and compensation OF the
same to prescribe certain duties for the
sections of the cemeteries of New Orleans;
to prescribe the penalties for the violation
of the law, and to provide for new regis
tration in certain parishes and wards" ap
proved March 16, 1870, and to repeal sec
tons seventeen and forty-one of the said
above entitled act, and offered the follow
ing as substitute for the title thereof:
An act to provide for the registration of
all the qualified electors of the State in
accordance to the requirements OF article
twenty-five of the constitution of the State;
providing for the appointment OF the neces-
sary officers therefor, and prescribing their
duties and compensation, and how the same
are to be paid and prescribing certain
penalties for violation of the provisions
of this act; abOlishing the Office of the
State Registrar of Voters, and prescribing
certain duties for the Secretary of State and
clerks Of the courts, and repeating all laws
in conflict with this act
The substitute was adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
February TO- 1872. !
To the Honorable President and Members OF tlls
Senate:
am directed to ask the concurrence of
the Senate in the following named bills,
to-wit:
House bill No. 376, an act to amend and |
re-enact section 1915 Of the Revised Statutes |
of Louisiana, in relation to the summary |
docket of the Supreme Court.
Also, House bill No. 800, an act for the |
relief of T. B. Thompson, late assessor OF |
the parish of st. Helena.
Also, ave concurrent resolution by Mr.. |
Harper, of st. Charles, authorizing COM |
mittee, to consist of seven members from the |
Senate and eleven members from the House, |
to take into consideration the notifications |
required in the election law, the printing |
law, and other important laws recon-
mended to be modified in the Governors |
message.
And furthermore, to inform the Sen
ate that the Speaker has signed Senate
enrolled bill, IAN act for the relief of j. Os-
born, to re-instate lost warrants"
A. C. WHITNEY,,
Assistant Clerk.
nIESSaCE To TIVE UOrSE
The Secretary presented to the House for
its consideration Senate bill No. 274 (com
mittee's substitute for registration bili), and
informed it that the Senate had concurred
in House amendments to Senate bill No.
126, to amend and re-enact article 3l65 of the
Revised Civil Code.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT
February TO- 1872 5
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-
grossment beg leave to report as duly en-
crossed substitute for Senate bill No. ga, TO
be entitled an act to provide for the regis
tration of all the qualified electors of the
State in accordance with the requirements
of article twenty five of the constitution of
the State, providing for the appointment Of
the necessary officers therefor, prescribing
their duties and cOmpensations etc.
THOMAS II. holland, Chairman.
Mr.. Butler, on behalf of a majority of
the Committee on Claims, reported favor
ably on Senate bill No. 337 to be entitled
an act for the relief Of the minor heirs Of
George w. Martin, deceased.
Mr.. Anderson, from the Committee on
Banks and Banking, reported with amend
ments on Senate bill No. 29S. to be entitled |
an act to incorporate the Citizens Savings
Bank.
Mr.. Twitchell, from the Committee on
and Parochial Affairs, re-
ported without action Senate bill No. 295,
to be entitled an act ratifying and confirm
ing the charter Of the New Orleans Water
works Company, and to empower said COM
,any to build waterworks, to lay down
pipes, erect fire plugs, ETC., and to assess t
md collect water rates or rents on prop {
rty on the line of its pipes where laid.
Mr.. jerks moved that the bill be ordered :
rinted. I
Mr. Blackman objected, and raised The !
ONT of order that it required unanimous :
onsent to take up the bin at this time. t
The Chair held the point well taken. Il
Mr.. Gallup, from the Committee on Rail b
,ads. reported with amendments on Senate i,
Ii No. OCT, to be entitled an act to author t.
g the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and |,
cksburg Railroad Company to select q u