New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-04

made of the section lines Of each and every
section of State land, selections to be made,
have been made, and who made the same
and whether any moneys OF the apprOpria-
tion of &c. 900 has been paid, to whom paid,
with power to send for persons and papers
Adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
SENATE CHAMBKR
February 3, 1872. (
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Corporations and
ParOchlal Affairs, to whom was referred
House bin No. 5si, to be entitled an act an.
thOr,zing the police jury of Red River to
issue bonds for certain purposes: House
bill No. 3O4, to he entitled an act to annex
the northern part of Catahoula parish to
the PARISH of Caldwell have considered the
same, and report tavOrably, recommending
their passage.
M. II. TWITCHELL.
Chairman.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Wilcox:
o. bill to be entitled an act to amend
article 1873 of the Code of Practice.
BY Mr.. Wilcox:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
article 276 of the Code of Practice.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced &C.
cording to previous notice
BY Mr.. jerks:
Senate bill No. 313, to be entitled an act
to liquidate the indebtedness of the State
to j. .. Nixon. under his contract of March
%, 1866.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four ffths affirmative vote,
the bill put ON its second reading. and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Hunsaker:
Senate bill No. 3I4, to be entitled an act
to repeal act No. 81 of the session of 1871,
entitled IAN act creating commission to
locate the site for a State House, in the city
of New Orleans, to purchase the necessary
grounds therefor. and making an appropn
alton to pay for such grounds and to build
State House and other buildings neces
sary for State purposes, and improving the
same
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote
the bill put on its second reading. and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Campbell:
Senate bill No. 3l5, to be entitled an act to
amend and re-enact sections five. six. eleven,
fourteen. Twenty-Five. thirty-ive, thirty-siI
and fifty-three of an act entitled "An act
to regulate 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
dation, riot. tumult, bribery or corruption
at elections, or nny registration or revi
sion of registration: to limit the powers
and duties of the Sheriffs of the parishes Ct
Orleans and Jefferson; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the Board and officers
OF the Metropolitan Police i'll reference to
elections; to prescribe the mode of entering
on the rolls of the Senate and Housed
Representatives the names Of members 70
empower the Governor to preserve peace
and order; to enforce the laws. and ode
clare martial law during registration and
elections: to limit the powers and duties
the Mayors Of the cities Of New Orleans
and Jefferson with regard to elections;
prohibit district and parish judges from y 4
SUING certain writs to commissioners
election: to make an appropriation for TIE
expenses of the next revision of the regis
tration and OF the next election, and toef
force article l03 of the constitution
proved March Is. 1870
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sr
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote. aN
the bill put on its second reading.
Mr.. Sypher moved to refer the bill to ts
Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Campbell raised the point of orde
that the motion could not be entertalneo
as the bill must be referred to its approph
ate committee. which was the COMMITTEE
on Election and Registration.
The President held the point of order DOL
well taken.
Mr.. Campbell moved to lay the motion
of Mr.. Sypher on the table.
On call of the yeas and nays. the mo'.0'
to refer was ordered to lie ON the table"
the following vote:
leas-Anderson, Barber. Backnsli
bowman, Butler. Campbell. Couplann,,'
Daigle, Gallup, Harris, Herwig. Hun I%'rs
jerks, kelso, Lynch, holland. . ,,i nM%
Raglan. Swords. Thomas, Twitchei "lN''
-.2
Nays-Antone. Ingraham, Lewis nay
Smith, Sypher-6, .,
The bill was then referred to the Coiu''"
tee on Election and Registration.
BY Mr.. Campbell:
5 late bill No. 3l6. to be entitled an 4"
to amend and re-enact sections four. ee'''
thirteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, HUI
teen, twenty-one. twenty-five, twenty
twenty-nine, thirty-one, thirty-four' 'n".
SIN, thirty-eight and forty-th of an ae's
titled " An act to provide for the re''s"
and correction of the list of registered WV.
OF the State, the appointment OF the vafgs
officers necessary therefor, and to prese'
the duties, powers and compensation
same; to prescribe certain duties iof
sections OF the cemeteries of New Orss
to prescribe the penalties for the yl0ls"