New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-15

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Also, favorably on Senate bill No. 2S4, to
be entitled an act to punish bribery and
attempting to bride in certain cases, and
in regard to the competency of witnesses m
certain criminal cases, which, on motion OF
Mr.. Ray, was ordered printed.
Also, favOrably on House bill No. 376, to
be entitled an act to amend and re-enact
section 1915 of the Revised Statutes of Lou
isiana, in relation to summary docket of the
Supreme Court.
Also, favOrably on Senate bill No. 342, to
be entitled an act to defireDnd punish the
under false pretenses.
Which, on motion of Mr.. Ray, was or
dered printed.
Also, recommending it's reference to the
Committee on Election and Registration.
Senate bill No. BAL, to be entitled an act
to protect the registration and elections of
voluntary political associations, to regulate
primary elections and punish frauds and in
reference therein within the limits of the
parish Of Orleans.
So referred.
Also, an original bill, to be entitled an act
to prohibit work on or about the State Pen
itentiary, unless previously ordered and an
appropriation made therefor.
Also an original bill, an act changing the
names of bayous to Bayou Chegley.
Mr. Lynch, from the Committee on
Finance, reported with amendments, Senate
bill No 272, to be entitled an act prescrib-
ing the mode of assessing and collecting the
State, city and parish taxes and licenses
the mode of appointing collectors and fill
ing vacancies, and their term of service; pre-
scribing certain penalties and fOrfeitures
for official delinquencies, making appropria-
tons to pay the assessors and collectors,
and requiring bond of the Administrator OF
Finance, and repeating section nine of act
No. 49 of 1871, and creating mortgages and
liens, and prescribing the duties of clerks,
recorders and sheriffs in certain cases.
And reported without action. asking to be
| relieved from further consideration of the
bill, for the reason that it would be uncOn-
| stitutional for it to originate in the Senate
as it has provision to raise revenue,
on Senate bill No. 900, to be entitled an
| act abolishing the funds known as the Semi
nary fund, tree school fund and the re-
demption of State debt fund and transfer
| ring the funds thereof to the general fund.-
in the State treasury, and authorizing the
sale and exchange of the bonds so trans
ferred, payable or exchangeable in warrants
of the Auditor of Public Accounts on the
State treasury.
Also, reported substitute for House
bill No. 39l, to appropriate the sum of
100000, to pay the mileage and per diem of
officers, members, employees. and contingent
expenses of the General Assembly of Lousi
ana of the session commencing January l,
1872 and the extra session of the Senate
commencing December 6, 1871.
Mr.. Twitchell, from the Committee on
Auditing and Supervising the Expenses of
the Senate, submitted the following report.
which was ordered printed in the Journal
To the Honorable President and Members of,tho
Senate:
Your Committee on Auditing and Super
vising the Expenses Of the Senate for the
session ending March =, A. ID. 1871, respect
fully submit the following report:
The various expenses OF the Senate have
been arranged under the following general