New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-31

the payment thereof, and authorizing the
sale, lease or consolidation of said railroad
Read second time and referred to Com.
mittee on Railroads.
Senate bill No. 2S6, to be entitled an act
to incorporate the Monroe Bridge Company,
and to authorize the company to issue its
bonds and do all other acts an incorporated
company may do.
Read second time and referred to Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 2S7, TO he entitled an act
relative to service of subpenas, interroga-
also relative to the demand and notice re-
quired by law in hypothecary actions.
Read second time and referred to Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 2Se, to be entitled an act
to amend and re-enact section 629 of the
Revised Statutes, relative to the community
of acquests and gains.
Read second time, and referred to Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 2S9, to be entitled an act
burse certain taxes illegally imposed and
collected under act No. 81. of 1875, being act
No 3d. OF 1871.
Read second time, and referred to Com
mittee on judiciary.
Senate bill No. 800, to be entitled an act
abolishing the funds known as the Seminary
fund free school fund, and the redemption
of State debt fund, and transferring the
funds thereof to the general fund in the
State treasury, and authorizing the sale and
exchange Of the bonds so transferred, pay
able or excbangeable in warrants of the
Auditor of Public Accounts on the State
treasury.
Read secoud time. and referred to Com
mittee Oh judiciary.
ACTION ON BILLS OF lS71-TABLED SUBJECT
TO CALL.
Senate bill No. 2o7 to be entitled an az
granting certain privileges to the Lo,lisian.
Canal and Land Improvement Company
was referred to the Committee on Drainage
House bill No. Is, to be entitled an act
to establish Q hospital for smallpox and
other contagious diseases.
Passed its first reading.
Senate bill No. 1885, to be entitled an act
for the relief Of Victor A. Treville, late
State tax collector parish of Orleans, right
bank.
Passed second reading, and considered
engrOssed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
House bill No. 81. to be entitled an act
for the relief Of Bramstein & Bruder.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-titths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary
House bill No. 262, to be entitled an act
providing for the removal of instructions
IN Bayou Bleu, in the parish of Lafourche.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
he bill put on its second reading, and re-
erred to the Committees on Drainage
md Finance, Jointly.
Senate joint resolution No. 4, to be en-
tiled a Joint resolution in relation to creating
lighthouse at the mouth of Bayou Castine,
into Lake Ponehartrain.
The bill was considered engrossed for
bird reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
ended by four-fifths affirmative vote. the |
ill read its third and last time, and finally |
dOpted with its title.
Mr.. Blackman moved to suspend the rules |
0 take up the following resolution:
WHEREAS, There are two vacancies in the
enate, occasioned by the death of Sena-
Ors Fish and Pierce: therefore, be it
ResOlred. That the Governor be informed,
tficially, by the Secretary of the Senate,
nd requested to order an election to ill the
according to law.
Which, on a call of the yeas. the Senate
efused by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Blackman.
owman, COPELAND, Herwig, Ingraham,
ynch, McMilleD, Pinchback Ray, Smith,
ypher, Thomas, Thompson, Wilcox-!6
Nays-Barber, Butler. Campbell. Gallup.
afrlS, HunSaktf, jerks, h"ISo. holland,
agar, Swords, Todd, Twi:cnoii-l3.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved that the Senate adj
urn until tomorrow ut II NJ.
Adopted.
The President then announced that the
mate stood adjourned with tuesday, the
irtieth instant. at IL ".
CHARLES Ii. MERRITT
Secretary II the Senate.