New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16

committee and submitted the following re-
| port:
| To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate;
Your special committee beg leave TO re-
| port that, after a careful examination OF
the witnesses in this case, they ma no
| ground upon which to base the belief of the
guilt of n. A. Robinson. and, as there has
been total failure to substantiate single
charge your committee would recommend
that the consideration of the joint resolu-
ton relative to the suspension from office
of \. A. Robinson, District Attorney for the
Ninth Judicial District. State OF Louisiana,
he indefinitely postponed.
SAMUEL NJ. TODD.
A. B. HARRIS,
~ KELSO.
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT
February, Is, 1872.
To the Honorable the President and Members of
the Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and
Engrossment beg leave to report as duly
engrossed substitute for House bill No. 39l.
an act defining the distances from the
domiciles of members of the General As
sembIy to the State House: fixing the mode
of ascertaning the per diem of members OF
the General Assembly for the time engaged
in going to and returning from the State
House. and their mileage TO be paid. and
the number of employees OF the General
Assembly and their compensation. and de-
tining their duties and making all appro
priation to defray the expenses of the
General Assembly, and to repeal act No. %,
1869
THOMAS H. holland.
Chairman.
COMMITTEE on ESRoLLIEyT
February 10, l5l2
Senate:
Your Communities on Enrolment and
Engrossmert beg leave to report as duly
engrOssed the following bill. to wit:
Senate bill No. l6t. an act to incorporate
the Vidalia, Red River and Texas Railroad
Company, aud to grant State aid thereto.
THOMAS IL. holland. Chairman.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Twtcheu
Of bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact certain sections of an act to
create the parish of Red River.
By Mr.. Twitchell:
OF bill to be entitled an act to incor
porate the town of Sringvii!e, parish of Red
River.
By Mr.. holland:
OF bill to be entitled an act 10 repeal
act No. 81 Of 1871. relating to State House,
etc.
By Mr., Sypher
OF bill to be entitled an act to increase
the territory and territorial jurisdiction of
the parish of St. Mary.
BY Mr.. Todd:
Of bill to be entitled an act to complete
the New Orleans and Carrollton railroad,
and to lower the grade of said road
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced &C
cordng to previous notice:
By Mr.. Ray:
Senate bill No 3jl, to be entitled an act
creating levee district between the Qua
chita river and Bayou Macon. providing a
commission to conduct the affairs of the
same. authorizing the sale OF swamp and
overhowed lands within said district the
funds to be appropriated TO leveeing and
draining therein, and authorizing the issue
of land warrants locatable within said dis
trict, to be used in contracting for work
therein. and levying tax on the property
within said district to aid in the work, and
providing how contracts shall be let
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 Public Lands and
Levees.
By Mr.. Ray:
Senate bill No. :}52, to be entitled an act
to incorporate the Louisiana Institute OF
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-tifths affirmative vote, the
bill put Oh its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
BY Mr.. Lynch:
Senate bill No. 353, to be entitled an act
relative to the establishment of the L0uisi-
ana Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Passed its first readiug.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote. the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. Thomas:
Senate bill No 35i, to be entitled an act
to amend and re-enact section 1928 OF the
Revised Statutes Of 1872 in relation to the
salaries of parish judges, to make the same
payable by the p:..Lishes, and to authorize
the police jurics to fix the amount Of such
salaries in their respective parishes.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended bya fourftths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on judiciary.
BY Mr.. Thomas:
Senate bill No. 355, to be entitled an act
to amend and re-enact section two of act
No. lOl of 1870, entitled AN act TO define
and regulate the costs of the clerks, sheriffs,
recorders and notaries public throughout
the State of Louisiana, and providing for
FIXTURES and penalties for overcharging or
failing to perform their duties, and the
mode of collecting their fees
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 referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.