New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-24
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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.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
SECOND SESSION
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Nineteenth Days Session.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Nineteenth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER.
Monday, January ~. 1872.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Presentation. p b. s. Pinchback, Lieu
tenant Governor and President OF the
Senate, and Messrs. Anderson, Antoine,
Barber, Blackman, Bowman, Butler. Camp.
bell, COPELAND, Daigle,. Gallup, Harris,
Herwig, Hunsaker. Ingraham, jerks, kelsO,
Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, holland, OHara,
Raglan, Ray, Smith. Swords, Sypher,
Thomas. Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Whit
ney, Wilcox-33
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
days session.
Corrections made, and minutes adopted
as corrected.
The following reports were received:
SrATE OF LOUISIANA,
Auditors Office )
New Orleans January !, 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
According to the provisions of section
ll38 of the Revised Statutes OF the State OF
Louisiana, have the honor to report the
following named persons who have become
-
under said section:
Thomas H. jerks. late tax collector,
parish Of East Feliciana, 1892 -
B. w. Bullitt, tax collector, parish OF
Grant, 1880 So.
Jefferson Salter, tax collector, parish OF
Sabine, 1921 II.
J. II. Woodbridge, tax collector, parish of
Franklin, $6592 36.
Very respectfully.
JAMES GRAHAM. Auditor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Auditors Office. ,
New Orleans, January Is, 1872
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
In accordance with the requirements of
the second section Of act No. IL, OF 1871,
have the honor to inclOse herewith de-
tailed statement accompanied with vouch-
ers) showing what disposition have made
of the contingent fund appropriated by the
said act for the benefit of my office.
JAMES GRAHAM, Auditor.
The following communication was re-
ceived and ordered printed in the journal:
Resolutions adopted at mass meeting of
the Republican party of Ouachita parish,
held at Monroe, Louisiana, Saturday, No
vember %, 1871.
WHEREAS, The news of the sudden death
of Lieutenant Governor Oscar }. Dunn, re-
ceived here by telegraph on the morning OF
Wednesday, November y, 1871, produced
shock on this community and profound re-
greet at the loss of SO valuable a citizen and
officer. In Lieutenant Governor Dunn all
recognized good citizen, an officer OF I'M
usual ability, an honest man, and the
nOblest representative of his race on the
continent; in his death the State has lost
the ablest presiding officer that ever
presided over her Senate. Courteous IL his
department, firm in his resolves, honest in
his purposes and just IN his administration
no one had just cause of complaint againt
him; therefore, be it
ResoLced, That in the death of Lieutenant
Governor Oscar j. Dunn the people of this
State have cause to mourn the loss OF one I
of her nOblest citizens and ablest officers.
Resolced, That we tender to the family of
the deceased our most heartfelt sympathies |
for their irreparable loss.
ReSolred, That a copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to the President of the Sen
ate, with the request that the same be en-
tered on the journal of the Senate.
Resolred, That copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to the widow and family OF
the deceased, and published in the Inteh-
yencer. ROBERT RAY.
julius ENNEMOsER, President.
w. +. SOUTHARD,
Secretaries.
communication froui DR.. Kaufman,
relative to physicians licenses, was received
and referred.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, on behalf of the special COM
-mittee appointed on Saturday to consider
Substitute for Senate bill No. 26l, reported,
with amendments, substitute for Senate
bill No. 26l, to be entitled an act defining
the distances from the domicile of members |
of the General Assembly to the State |
House, fixing the mode of ascertaining the |
per diem of members of the General Assem-
bly, for the time engaged in going to and |
returning FROM the State House, and the |
mileage to be paid, and the number of en-
plcyes of the General Assembly, and their |
compensation, and defining their duties,
and making an appropriation to defray the
expenses of the General Assembly.
The bill was ordered printed as amended
by the committee.
Mr.. Campbell, on behalf of the Commit
tee on Rules, appointed on the twentieth
instant, requested further time to report.
Granted.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Gallup:
Of a bill to be entitled an act TO incor-
porate the Louisiana Library Association,
and to grant certain privileges to the
same.
BY Mr.. Lynch:
OF a bill to be entitled an act relative to
contributions to be raised by the Citizens
Bank of Louisiana, and the resale Of prop
ertv purchased in foreclosure of stock |
mortgages.
BY Mr.. Raglan:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of the officers and members Of the |
Metropolitan Police.
BY Mr.. Kelso:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of John Osborn, judge of the Ninth |
Judicial District of Louisiana.
BY Mr.. Lynch:
OF bill to be entitled an act to define
the duties and fix the compensation OF
State Printer.
Mr.. Ray gave notice that he w0uns lhlr?- !,
duce, at some future time, bills relative to
registration law; election law; printing law;
law relative to assessing and collecting
taxes: law relative to providing stationery;
to authorize parishes to subscribe fol- stock
IN railroads; to create the Office of chief
.noineer; to repeal sections 'oo' |ei and
oo55 of the Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Lewis asked for unanimous consent |
=. .t the sense of the Senate relative TO
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