New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-28

Lynch, McMillen, O'Hara, Ray, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Todd, WilcOx-l6.
Mr. Blackman then offered the following
substitute:
WHEREAS, There are two vacancies in the
Senate, occasioned by the death of Senators
Fish and Pearce; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Governor be informed,
officially, by the Secretary of the Senate, and
requested to order an election to fill the
vacancies, according to law.
Mr. Hunsaker moved to refer the substl
tute to the Committee on Election and Reg
istration.
The hour of one o'clock having arrived,
the President called for the order Of the
day.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The motion to adopt the minutes OF the
session of January Is, 1872.
The Secretary was proceeding to read the
minutes of that day, when Mr.. Ray raised
the point of order that their reading was
out of order.
The President declared the point not well
taken.
Mr.. Todd moved to refer the matter to the
Judiciary Committee.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved to postpone the order of
the day until two o'clock.
Overruled.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bills Nos "a, 1874, 43, -, 245, 254,
passed their first reading.
House bills Nos. 70, 1873 and 239 passed
first reading, and were indefinitely post
pOned.
Mr.. McMillen moved to table, subject to
call, all bills and other matter lying over
from last session.
Adopted.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. 263, to be entitled an act
to create the office of Chief Engineer of the
State, and 20 regulate his duties, and fixing
his compensation; and repeating act No.
of 1871.
Put on second reading and referred to
Committee on Lands and Levees.
Senate bill No. 265, to be entitled an act
providing how subscriptions may be
made by parishes, cities and municipal cor
porations to railroad, canal, plankroad,
bridge or other Incorporated company, for
work of internal improvement, and pro-
viding such subscriptions may be paid for
in bonds Of the corporation subscribing,
and authorizing a tax to pay such bonds
and interest, and how such tax shall be
levied and collected and disbursed, and
providing for the ratification Of such sub
scriptions, bonds and tax by a vote, and
prescribing certain penalties for failure to
pay such bonds, and how the railroad or
other company shall ratify the subscrip-
tons, and providing what shall be used as
evidence in certain cases.
Put on its second reading and referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 264, to be entitled an act
to repeal section 765 and to amend sections
76l and POPS of the Revised Statutes.
Put on second reading and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
The President announced that the follow
ing bills having been referred to the appro-
pirate committees, would be referred as
follows:
prescribing the mode of assessing and col
lecting the State, city and parish taxes and
licenses, the mode of appointing collectors
and filing vacancies, and their term of ser
vice; prescribing certain penalties and for
FIXTURES tor official delinquencies, making
appropriations to pay the assessors and col
lectors. and requiring bond of the Admins
istrator of Finance, and repeating section
nine of act No. 4S of 1871, and creating
mortgages and liens. and prescribing the
duties of clerks, recorders and sheritfs in
certain cases, to Committee on Finance.
Senate bill No. 273, to be entitled an act
to amend and re-enact sections five, six,
eleven. twelve, thirteen, fourteen, twenty
one, twenty-five, twenty-cight, twenty
nine, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-nine,
forty-one. fifty-three, fifty nine, sixty,
sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-one, seventy
three, eighty-two, and to repeal sections
twenty three, twenty-seven, ffty-one, fifty
two, tifty-four, ifty-fve and ffty-seven
Of an act entitled IAN act to regu-
late the conduct and to MAINTAIN the
freedom and purity of elections to pre-
scribe the mode of making, and designate
the officers who shall make the returns
thereof: to prevent fraud, violence, intimi-
lation, riot, tumult, bribery or corruption |
at elections, or at any registration or re-
vision of registrations; to limit the powers
and duties Of the Sheriffs of the parishes |
Of Orleans and Jefferson; to prescribe the |
powers and duties of the Board and Off
,ers OF the Metropolitan Police in refer
ence to elections: to prescribe the mode |
Of entering on the rolls of the Senate and
House of Representatives the names of
serve peace and order, to enforce the laws,
and to declare martial law during registra-
ion and elections; to limit the powers and
luties of the Mayors Of the cities of New
Orleans and Jefferson with regard to cleo
ions; to prohibit district and parish judges
rom issuing certain writs to commissioners
If election to make al appropriation for
he expenses of the next revision of the
registration and of the next election, and to
enforce article lO3 of tie constitution" ap-
proved March 16, 1870, to the Committee on
election and Registration
Senate bill No. pa, to be entitled an act |
o amend and re-enact sections one, three,
our, eleven, thirteen, fifteen, sixteen, nine
cen, twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty-six,
wenty mine, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty
i've, thirty-six, thirty-eight and forty-two
# an act entitled IAN act to provide for
he revision and correction of the list OF
egistered voters of the State, the appoint
nent of the various officers necessary there