New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-06

OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE SENATE
SECOND SESSION
OF THU
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

oGSOA<I/
OF THU
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Thirtieth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Saturday, February 8, 1877.
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,
Coupland. Daigle, Gallup, Harris, Herwig,
Hnnsaker. Ingraham, jerks. Kelso, Lewis,
Lynch, McMillen, holland, O'Hara. Ragan,
Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher: Thomas,
Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Wilcox-32.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
days session.
No corrections.
Adopted.
Mr.. Campbell rose to question of privi-
lege, and made personal explanation con-
corning himself in connection with the
State Land Office, and desired committee
of investigation to be appointed, whose duty
shall be to investigate thoroughly the affairs
in connection with SAID office.
Mr. Harris offered the following resolu-
ton, and moved its adoption:
Resolred, That committee OF three
members of this Senate be and they are
hereby appointed to investigate and inquire
into the condition of the State Land Office
particularly as to whether the registrar OF
Of the same has in any manner drawn from
the treasury any moneys appropriated
under the act passed 1871, making an ap-
preparation of 900 to provide for the re-
Organization of the State Land Office, and
whether the money has been properly
applied, with power to send for persons any
papers. .,
be and they are hereby authorized to inquire
whether the act passed directing the said
registrar to cause certain surveys to be
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 apprOprla-
ton of 900 has been paid, to whom pald,
with power to send for persons and papers.
Adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
SENATE CHAMBER,
February g. 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Corporations and
ParOchlal Affairs, to whom was referred
House bill No. 584, to be entitled an act au-
thOrlzing the police jury OF Red River TO
issue bonds for certain purposes: House
bill No. 3O4 to he entitled ain act to annex
the northern part of CatahOula parish to
the parish of Caldwell, have considered the
same. and report tavOrably, recommending
their passage.
Respectfully submitted.
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
wording to previous notice:
By Mr. jerks:
Senate bill No. 313, to be entitled an act
10 uuuludLc tuc luuCUbCuACSo VI WV oe~sS
..toJ. .. Nixon, under his contract OF March
ID, 1866.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill put on it's second reading, and re-
---ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Hunsaker:
Senate bill No. 3I4, to be entitled an act
90 to repeal act No. 81 of the session of 1871,
. entitled "An act creating commission to
= locate the site for State House, in the city
.-of New Orleans, to purchase the necessary
grounds therefor, and making an appropri-
1.ation to pay for such grounds and to build
"a State House and other buildings neces-
eary for State purposes, and improving the
same"
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ffths 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-nine, thirty-five, thirty-six
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 at any registration or revi-
sion of registration; to limit the powers
and duties OF the Sheriffs of the parishes Of
Orleans and jefferson; to prescribe the
mowers 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 House of
Representatives the names OF members; to
empower the Governor to preserve peace
and order; to enforce the laws, and to de-
clare martial law during registration and
elections; to limit the powers and duties OF
the Mayors Of the cities Of New Orleans
and jefferson with regard to elections; to
prohibit district and parish judges from is
suing certain writs to commissioners OF
election; to make an appropriation for the
expenses of the next revision OF the regis
tration and Of the next election, and to en-
force article l03 of the constitution" ap-
proved March l6 1870
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus.
..1od h,, n four ftbs of}; RIM ro vote Il