New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-28

BY Mr.. lngraham:
Resolred, That a committee of three
members of the Senate be appointed by the
President of the Senate, for the purpose of
investigating the action of the board OF
liquidatOrs constituted under the second
section of act No. So of the extra session of
1870, and Of the first section of the act
amendatory thereto, No. 49, of 1861. and
particularly to ascertain whether said board
of liquidators under said acts paid any
claims against the State rot authorized by
said acts, or which had not been sanctioned
by law, or the payment of which were pro-
hibited by the constitution, and to ascer-
tain to whom any such claims have been
paid, and who was the owner OF the claim
at the time of payment, and any other In
formation which may be serviceable to the
State: and that said committee be and are
hereby authorized to send for any and all
| vouchers, books, papers or other evidence
necessary for their investigation. and for all
persons and witnesses they may deem nee
| essary and to report by bill or otherwise.
Laid over.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
by Mr.. McMillen:
Of bill to be entitled al act to define and
punish bribery.
BY Mr.. McNIillen:
OF bill to be entitled az act to grant to
S. NJ. S. Barlow and Samuel Simpson, their
associates, successors and assigns, an exclu-
sive right to lay cables for purposes of tele
graphing from this State to one or more
places on the European continent or to
Great Britain.
By Mr.. Ray:
| Of bills to be entitled as follows:
| A bill to pay of and fund the floating
deb. of the State.
A bill recognizing the public schools of
the State.
A bill to punish bribery.
A bill charterng the Monroe. Bastrop and
Arkansas Railroad Company.
| A bill chartering the Munroe Bridge Com
pany.
A bill to repeal act No. %, entitled an
| act to reimburse certain taxes illegally i'm
! posed and collected under act No. So, of
| 1865.
A bill to amend and re-eract section go
of the Revised Statutes. reiativeto the com
munity of acquests and gains,
A bill relative to services Of subpe-
mas, interrogations. motions and interlocu-
tory orders, etc.
BY Mr.. Ingrahanl:
Of bill to be entitled az act for the
| relief of Francis c. Maha..
By Mr.. Kelso:
OF bill to be entitled az act to repeal
act No. II, to create the parish of Yer
non. approved March y. 1871.
BY Mr.. Raglan:
Gf hill 70 hn m oil
the parishes of St. James and East Baton
Rouge to retire their floating Indebtedness,
and to issue bonds therefor.
BY Mr.. TwitchelI:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section two OF an act entitled
An act to form a new parish. to be called |
the parish OF Red River" approved March |
. 1871.
BY Mr.. Hunsake.:
OF bill to be entitled ar act to repeal |
act No. 81 of the session OF 1871, entitled |
AN act creating commission to locate |
the site for State House, il the city of |
New Orleans. to purchase the necessary
grounds therefor, and making an appropria-
ton to pay for such grounds and to build a
State House and other buildings necessary
for State purposes, and improving the same
BY Ir. Hunsaker:
OF bill to be entitled an act to promote |
the cultivation of tie ramie plant, and for
other purposes.
INTRODUCTIoH OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced ac-
cording to previous notice:
By Mr.. Ray:
Senate bill No. 27S, to be entitled an act |
making special appropriations for the gen
eral expenses of the State for the year end
ing on the thirty-frs day OF December,
1872. and providing the several funds out
of which payments are to be made; also
providing for accounting for the contingent
funds and for receiving warrants in pay
ment of taxes.
Passed its first reading.
BY Mr.. Raglan:
Senate bill No. 80 to be entitled an act
Baton Rouge and the administration of the
affairs thereof.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ifths affirmative vote.
the bill put on its second reading. and or
dered printed.
BY Mr.. Blackman:
Senate bill No. $50, to be entitled an act
to apportion the State into Senatorial dis
tricts, and to fix the number of Representa-
tives to be elected from each parish and
Representative district in the State, and
designating in what district Senators are to
be elected where there has been change
in the Senatorial districts, and repeating all
other laws on the subject.
Passed its first reading.
Mr.. Blackinan moved the adoption Of the
following:
Efsotted, That committee OF three be
appointed by the President to inform the
Governor, officially, of the death of Sena-
'ois Isii ana Pierce, and request him to inn
medlateiy order an election 10 fill the vacan-
cies thereby Occasioned.
Mr. Harris moved to table tie motion
which the Senate refused. on call of the
yeas and nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber RntIer Camp-
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks,
kelsO, holland, Raglan, Swords, Twitchell,
Whitney-l4.
Nays-Antoine, Blackman, Bowman,