New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-29

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aFFlCIAl JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Eorty.ninth Days Session.

The Senate met pursuant to Adjournment
Presentation. P. B. S. Pinchback, Lieu
tenant Governor and President Of the Sen
ate. and Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Barber
Blackman, Bowman, Butler. Campbell,
COPELAND. Daigle, Futch, Gallup, Harris
Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, holland, O'Hara,
Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher. Thomas.
Thompson, Todd, Twitcheil, Whitney, Viii
cOx-33.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the minutes of the pre-
vious days session was dispensed with.
There being no corrections, they were
then approved.
MESSAGES TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House that
the Senate had concurred in the following
House bills:
House bill No. IS, to be entitled an act
for the relief of Bramstein and Bender.
House bill No. 153, to be entitled an act
to appoint trustees to the .Vermilionville
Academy, and giving them power to alien
ate the same.
House bill No. 2l7. to be entitled an act
to incorporate the town OF Harrisonburg, IN
the parish of CatahOula, and fixing the
boundaries Of the same.
House bill No. 1886, to be entitled an act
to amend and re-enact sections one, two,
three, seven, and the ninth paragraph OF
section nine, to add twenty first paragraph
to section nine, and to amend and re-enact
sections nineteen, twenty, twenty -one and
twenty eight of the act entitled "An act to
incorporate the city Of Monroe, to fix it's
boundaries, to provide for the government
and create a recorders Office for the same"
approved May 4, 1871, and after the first
day Of January, 1873, to exempt all proper
ty, real and personal, and all persons, firms
or corporations within the corporate limits
Of the city Of Monroe from the payment OF
parish taxes ard licenses, and to provide
for the payment of costs and fees in Grim
-ipal cases originating within said corporate
limits.
House bill No. ST., to be entitled an act
to incorporate the town Of Evergreen, IN
the parish of Avoyelles, defining the bound
a.ies thereof, and for other purposes.
House bill No. 4o4, to be entitled an act
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"An act to renew the corporation of the
town of Farmersville, and to provide for
the government of the same"
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Presented by MIR. Wilcox:
A petition of j. B. Blanchard and others,
praying for the relief Of the heirs of Adolph
\ David, of the parish Of Pointe Coupee.
Read and referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Also. a petition Of DR.. P G. A. A. kauf-
man, OF the parish Of West Feliciana, pray
ing for relief.
Read and referred TO the Committee on
Claims.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Twitchell, from the Committee on
Elections, Committee on Corporations and
Committee on Parochial Affairs, submitted
the following reports:
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS,
r, February rs, 1872 J
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
your Committee on Elections, to whom
vas referred the papers in the case OF Pol
lard Va, McMilen, January 9, 1871, beg
leave tc report that We lind no grounds Tor
contest The committee, therefore, respect
fully recommend that Senator w. l.. Mem
len be confirmed in his seat.
M. II. TWITCHELL, Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS AND
Parochlal Affairs, February 26 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate
Your Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs beg leave to report back
. "a
ate the parish OF MacOn).
Also, Senate bill No. 377, to amend an act
to incorporate the town Of PIaquemine.
NJ. II. TWITCHELL, Chairman.
Mr.. kelso, from the Committee on Public
Education, reported favorably on Senate
bill No 3S4. to be entitled an act to dispose
OF the proceeds of lands and land scrip do
mated to the State of Louisiana by the act
OF the Congress OF the United States, APP
proved July 9, 1862, an act donating public
lands to the several States and Territories
which may provide colleges for the benefit
of agriculture and the mechanic arts.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported uniavOrably Senate bill
No. 1864, to be entitled an act renting
State and city taxes in the overlooked dis
trict of New Orleans for 1871, 1872 and 1873.
And requested concurrence in Senate bill
No. 295, ratifying and confirming the char
ter of the New Orleans Waterworks Com
paDy, etc.
Mr.. Noland. from the Committee on En-
rollment and Engrossment, submitted the
following:
ConxIrrER ON ENROLMENT, I
February u, 1872.
TO the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your COMMITTEE on Enrolment and
engrossed:
Senate bill No. 235, an act ratifylng ana
confirming the charter Of the New Orleans
WaterwOrks Company, and to empower
said company to build waterworks, lay
down pipes, erect fire plugs, etc. and to
assess and collect water rates or rents on
: property on the line of It's pipes when laid.
And as duly enrolled Senate bill No.
267. an act to authorize the New Orleans,
BATON Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad Com
many to select the point or points for the
commencement of their road, etc.
JOHN X. GALLUP.
Acting Chairman.
ConnIrTRE ON ENROLMENT,
fs February q, 1872. )
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment ana En-
prcssment beg leave to report as uuiy en-
rolled Senate bill No. 80, entitled an act
far ,be relief of Alexander Lazano, Solo
mon W. Andrus and Benjamin r. "hi'e
and others, Of ST. Landry parish;
John r GALLUP,
Acting Chairman.
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