New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-17
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FFEIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.

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, Gallup, Harris, Herwig,
Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks, KelsO, Lewis,
Lynch, McMllen, holland, O'Hara, Raglan,
Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas,
Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, Will
cOx-33.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
days session was dispensed with.
No corrections.
Adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department,
New Orleans, February IS, 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
/ have the honor to submit for the in.
formation Of the General Assembly the
annual report OF the Board of Health:
H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
The accompanying report was referred
to the Committee on Health and Quaran.
tine.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES, |
February l6, 1872. )
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
l am directed to inform the Senate
that the House has concurred in Senate
bill No. 357, an act defining the dis
tances from the domiciles of members of
the General Assembly to the State House,
fixing the mode of ascertaining the per diem
of members Of the General Assembly for
the time engaged in going to and return
ing from the State House, and their
mileage to be paid, and the number of en-
ployes of the General Assembly, and their
Compensation, and defining their duties,
and making an appropriation to defray the
expenses Of the General Assembly, and to
repeal act No. 50 Of 1869, with amendments.
4. c. WHITNEY, Assistant Clerk.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
February l6, 1872
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
lam directed to ask the concurrence of
the Senate in House bill No. 1913, an act to
establish the Underwriters Association of
WILLIAM vIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
MESSAGES TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informud the House that
the Senate had cOncurred in its amend
mendments to Senate bill No. 357 General
Assembly appropriation billy, and that the
Senate had appointed, as requested by the
House, committee Of conference on House
bill No. 2S6, to amend section seven OF an
act to provide revenue, etc, approved
March 3, 1871, consisting of Messrs. Todd,
Twitchell and Barber.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Antoine, from the Committee on
Health and Quarantine, reported an origi-
nal bill numbered Senate bill No. 359, to be
entitled an act to provide for gratuitous
vaccinations, and to protect the State from
the ravages Of smallpox.
Passed it's first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by fourfifths affirmative vote.
the bill put on its second reading, and re-
committed to the Committee on Health and
Quarantine.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on
Finance, reported, with amendments, Sen
ate bill No. 1853, to be entitled an act rela-
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Mr.. Hunsaker, from the Committee on
judiciary, reported favorably on Senate bill
No. 1856, to be entitled an act to provide
for the construction Of shell road in the
parish of jefferson, by the police jury of
the left bank Of said parish, and for the
payment thereof; for keeping the same in
repair and to authorize said police jury to
levy a special tax for said purpose.
Also, reported an original bill, being
Senate bill No 800. to be entitled an act
providing penalties for duelling in this
State.
BY unanimous consent was taken up and
passed its first reading.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Ray:
OF bill to be entitled an act prohibiting
the assessment and collection of certain
city taxes in the Fifth District of the city
of New Orleans.
BY Mr.. Ray:
OF bill to be entitled an act to fix the
time for making judicial sales.
By Mr.. Ray:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact article PAS of the Code of Prac-
tice.
By Mr.. Antoine:
OF bill to be entitled an act to recognize
the State University as the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Louisiana.
By Mr.. Antoine:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of Alice Douglass and Emma Douglass.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced ac-
cording to previous notice:
BY Mr.. Wilcox:
Senate bill No. 36l, to be entitled an act
to incorporate the town of Waterloo, in the
parish of Pointe Coupee, to define its limits
and to provide for its government.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. holland:
Senate bill No. 362, to be entitled an act
for the relief of jeremiah Foley, OF tie
parish of Iberville.
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-
erred to the Committee on Corporations
md Parochial Affairs
BY Mr.. holland: