New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-15
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Thirty.eiGhth Days Session.

Wednesday, February Ia; 1872,
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, Her
wig, Hunsaker, Ingraham. jerks, kelso,
Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, O'Hara, Raglan,
Ray, Smith. Swords, Sypher, Thomas,
Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Wilcox-3l.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reading of the minutes of the previous
days session was dispensed with.
No corrections.
Adopted.
The minutes OF the twelfth instant were
adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
February IA, 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate
l am directed to ask the signature of
the President of the Senate to enrolled
House BILL viz:
An act for the relief of William Bendel
a. c. WHITNEY,
Assistant Clerk.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House that
the Senate had concurred in House bill
No. 3S3, to incorporate an independent fire
company of the city of Thibodaux, etc, and
concurrent resolution relative to the re-
moval of the duty upon rice by the Con
gress of the United States, etc. and
requested the signature of the Speaker to
enrolled bill TOR the relief of Mrs. Mary
Barlow, etc.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
BY Mr. Gallup:
Petition of the superior OF the Orphan
Asylum Of Baton Rouge.
Referred to the Committee ca Charitable
Institutions.
By Mr.. jerks:
Petition of officers OF st. Annals Asylum
for the relief of destitute females and
their helpless children, OF all religious de-
nominations.
Referred to the Committee on Charitable
Institutions.
By Mr. Ragan:
Memorial of the Baton Rouge Board of
Trade which was ordered printed in tie
journal, as follows:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives, of the
state, Of LOUISIANA in General Assembly con
vened:
The petition and memorial of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Board Of Trade
of the city of Baton Rouge respectfully rep
resents That they have seen and carefully
read all official copy of the bill introduced
in the Senate, providing for the reduction
of the liabilities of the State, and authOriz
ing the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Nicksburg Railroad Company to issue its
own bonds and they respectfully urge and
recommend that the following change or
amendment thereto be made, viz: In line
six, section one between the words com
pany' and land" the following words be
inserted, to-wit: provided their. line of
road extending from the city of Shreveport
to New Orleans shall pass through the city
of Baton Rouge"
Aside from all other considerations land
they are many and valid) the necessity and
pr0priety of this amendment will be made
manifest upon examining the act of Con
gress approved March 3, 1871, which makes
Baton Rouge one of the points through
which this road shall pass in making its
connection with the Texas Pacific railroad
at its eastern terminus.
If the amendment suggested is made, we
are anxious for its immediate passage, be-
licNluU tUuL IL Will VI SItdt uOl
only to us. but to our whole people. An
advantage in being relieved from con
tingent liability of over six millions of dol
lars, and guaranteeing the speedy compile
ton of road extending through almost the
entire length Of the State.
As your honorable bodies are well aware,
this company has secured from the general
government, through the act of Congress
above mentioned, a valuable land grant
which has given it credit that will enable
the directors to construct the road without
State aid, and what we regard as. equally
valuable has been authorized to connect
with the Texas Pacific Railroad Company,
thereby becoming virtually part and parcel
of this great enterprise.
The opportunity is now offered OF secur-
ing the Development of the resources of
the State without cost to her people, giving
railroad facilities long desired, and securing
to our energetic business men share OF the
rich trade of Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona.
We therefore respectfully pray for the
immediate passage Of this bill, on condition
that the amendment above referred to is
made, believing that in SO doing you will be
subserving the best interests of the people
whom you represent.
S. NJ. HART, President.
AUG. j. BOGEL,
w. G. RANDOLPH,