New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-24
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shall commence building within one year
from the passage of this act" And as so
amended, your committee report favoraoiy
upon the bill, and recommend its passage.
M. II. TWITCHELL, Chairman.
Mr.. Butler, from the Committee on
Claims, submitted the following reports:
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS, !
February 81, 1877.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Claims, to whom was
referred Senate bill No. 1863, to be entitled
an act for the relief of Alice Douglas and
Emma Douglas, have considered the same,
and report favorably, with amendment,
words, to wit:
In section one, line seven, strike out ''six-
teen" and insert ''ten:"
Respectfully submitted. u
CMMIrrrRE CLAIMS,
February 20, 1872
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
/ Your Committee on Claims, to whom was
referred Senate bill No 2l8 to be entitled
an act for the relief Of Thomas j. Durand
and James X. Belden, have the honor to
report back the same without action.
Respectfully submitted.
Mr.. holland, from the Committee on En-
grossment and Enrolment, submitted the
following report:
COMMITTEES ON ESRoLLsEST,
February % 1877.
| To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your committee on Enrolment and En-
| grossment beg leave to report as duly en-
! crossed the following bills, to wit:
Senate bill No. $50, an act to estabilsh
| a steam ferry across the Mississippi river
Senate bill No. 1863, an act providing for
the adoption of children.
| additional term of the district court III the
parish of Carroll.
Senate bill No 1856, an act to provide for
| the construction of shell road IN the
| parish of Jefferson, etc.
Senate bill No 1888, an actto extend the
! time of paying taxes and licenses que oy
the taxpayers of the parish OF langlapahoa'
etc. Az q. e..
Also. Senate joint resolution No. %. for
| the relief of the taxpayers of the parish OF
THOMAS II. holland.
Chairman.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr. Anderson:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
the fifth section of an act recognizing and
granting certain rights to the RGuf and
Crocodile Navigation Company. approved
March %, 1867.
| INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced ac-
cording to previous notice.
By Mr.. Thompson:
A bill no 1881 to incorporate the John
Cough Temperance Society, st. Helena
parish, Louisiana.
Passed it's first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote. the
bill put on its second reading, and consld
cred engrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was further gus
!, pended by a four fifths affirmative !vote thu
bill read its third and last time and finally
adopted with its title.
By Mr. Twitchell:
A bill no. 1851, to be entitled an act to
the relief H. C. Meyers register Cnite'
States land Office at Natchitoches.
: Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suS
peuded by four-fifths affirmative vote, tn
| bill put on its second reading. and referee
to the Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. jerks:
A bill mo. 1927. to be entitled an act
| authorize the North Louisiana and Texa
, Railroad Company to substitute stock
said company instead of second mortgae
. in favor of the State, and to release II
1 said company from other liabilities to th
S State.
r Passed its first reading.
g By Mr.. Gallup:
Y A bill (No. 394) to be entitled an act
incorporate the Crescent City Petroleu-
@ and Coal Oil Storage Company, and pr
!. yiding for the storage of all combustlb
r. and coal oils therein, and further authori
e ing the appointment of an inspector, an
# directing the mode of inspection and fees
g be charged for the inspection and storage
e said class of oils, and defining the duties
o. the recorders and other courts for the e
e | forcement of said act; and providing tt
n mode and manner of the police regulation
# to be adopted by the City Council of Il
, CITY of New Orleans in the premises, as Pr
n cautions against fires and directing the d
# ties of the Metropolitan Police force in Il
# execution of the provisions of this act: al
for other purposes.
il Passed its first reading.
T The constitutional rule was then 81
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, Il
$ bill put on its second reading, and referr
y to the Committee on Corporations a.
Parochial Affairs.
tie BILLS TAKEN UP OUT OF THEIR ORDER Al
ACTED UPON BY CONSENT OF THE SENATE
On call of Mr. Twitchell:
House bill No 2S4, authorizing the poll
Jury of the parish of Red River to iss
ly bonds for certain purposes, from seool
reading file.
IN Read second time and adopted thereo
The constitutional rule was then 81
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote, t
sh bill read its third and last time, and final
in adopted with its title.
By Mr.. Lewis:
On Senate bill No. 339, to 6e entitled an a
to authorize A. F. Jannin and associates
render navigable the Bayou Saline: ire
i'd second reading fle.
bit Mr.. Lewis moved that the bill be print
and fixed as the special order of the d
on for Monday the twenty-sixth instant
Jpn.
Mr. O'Hara then gave notice that
to would present minority report unfav