New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-02
1EEICrAL JOURNAL
Fcr,y.sscond Days Se.,ion.

4be ?tnaIe met pursuant 10 az .JOuFnHlent'
and was called 10 order by Hon. c. c. An
toine. Lieutenant Governor Of the State
and PIesiden: Of tnc Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Iessya. Alexander. Anderson. Barber.
Butler. Blunt, Hovee. Blackburn. Brewster.
Gage, Chadbourn, Crawford. Greene.
Harris, y. +. nevwig. L. +. Ilerwig. Harper.
IngrallaE. KeIso. Masicot. Merrill. Pollard.
Eey. Stamps, Sypher. TwitshelI. Weber
E-9.
Tie Pgesiden: OF TIE Senate announced a
h quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Che reading Of the minutes OF yesterdays
proceedings was dispensed with. and the
president announced tina: the jeurna! stood
approved after tho same had been cor.
aertrG.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
S'h- Clerk Of the House of Represtn ta.
sves appeared and submitted the following
lusssag":
IOr.R or REPRESENTATIVES,.
February %. 1873. )
TO %le honorable President and Members of the
Senate.
I am directed by the House 20 inform
your honorable body that they have con.
CURED in the following Senate bills. viz:
Senate bill No. 80, an act making an APP.
Iropriation Of $4,000 for the payment of
the outstanding vouchers Of the General
assembly, etc.
Senate bin No. i0i. an act 20 protect the
SIvii rights Of citizens. etc.
Senate bill No. III, an act 20 repeal an
net entitled an act 10 change the name OF
Thomas Lewis Holloway. etc.
Senate bill No. -, an act TO incorporate
Gle o. j. Damn Monumental Association
OF Louisiana.
Senate bill No. &c. an act relative to par.
Gons. etc.
Senate bill No rs, substitute for Senate
G.li No..,l, an act 70 amend and re-enact
ecctions ten. seventeen and eighteen Of act
No. W Of tho session of 1872. etc.
Senate bill NJ. %. an act giving author
ity 20 judges Of the district courts TO try
at chambers rule upon te:aulting tax col
hctors. etc.
Senate bill No. -, an &c. 20 fix the sal
ary OF the judge OF the Superior District
Court OF the parish of Orleans. with amend.
mtl.s. JOHN w. RONBOROUGH.
Assistant Clerk.
Eov.H OF REPRESENTATIVE.
February %, 1873. !
20 ne Hororatie PIesd.n, and Members OF the
am directed by tie House to ask the
concurrence of your honorable body il
she following House bills. viz:
House bill NJ. !5'!. entitled an act author
ling the Governor 30 contrac. with l..
Duffy. Of New Orleans. 10 finish the iron
sailing ar.uMd tho State University build
mg.
House bill No. IL, substitute for House
hill No. -. entitled an act establishing four
municipal police courts in the city OF New
Orleans, and defining the jurisdiction and
oti.cers thereof. etc.
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH.
Assistant Clerk.
Mr.. Harris called the attention of the
Senate to the certificate from the Secretary
Of State, as follows, which he desired to be
read:
Sr.rR Gp Io,I.i,Ss,l
Office OF Secretary OF State. 5
~ she Houorah,e President and Members Of the
Senate:
IN accordance with section fortv-four, net
NO. %, approved November %. 1872, | here
with transmit to your honorable body list
Of such names OF persons. as. according TO
she returns on file in this office, have been
elected to the Senate at a special election,
held on the fifteenth day of February, A. ID.
1873. viz:
+. l.. Whitney. TO the sixteenth senatorial
district. State OF Louisiana.
Given under my hand. and seal OF the
State. this the twenty.eighth day OF Tebru-
arv, A. y 1873, and of the independence Of
;Ls United States the ninety. seventh.
j. q. DESLONDE.
Secretary of State.
%he aforesaid member then took the re-
CURED oath, and took his seat in the Senate.
COMMITTEE ON ETRoLi sKNT.
February %. 1873 )
S's Gle Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
20 report as having been duly engrosstG |
The following bills:
Senate bill No. -, entitled an ac: 10 pro.
vide tor a full and prompt payment OF the |
officers and employees 81 the NJ |
:ropoli:an Police. by authorizing the i-su- |
sncp of additional warrant. 70 mako up |
losses which may hereafter be sustained by |
members, officers and employees by reason |
pf the depreciation Of Metropolitan Police |
warrants: to make such warrants so to be
issued for discount receivable for taxes by |
and chargeable tprO !dtat 70 the general
of the VI .ropu!itan Police .
District and to provide y o"naity Tor re.
'usal to receive the same. and to limit the
he power of the Board Of Police
t. isSu- such additional ,
Also, Senate bill 40. rs. entitled an act
10 incorporate the Shreveport Savings
Bank and Trust Company.
Also. Senate bill No los, entitled an act
providing for the establishment of parish
,ticiai journals throughout the State, de.
ming the character and description OF
work they shall lie entitled to perform, and
king the price thereof.
Also, Senate bill No. 100, entitled an act
,ranting to Benjamin Brazeafe, Ferdinand
.uchlni, Justin CODdi and Neville Buard
he right TO establish a steam ferry at
rand Ecore with exclusive privileges.
Respectfully, "
JAMES II. INGRAHAM.
Chairman.
CexsrTTEE OF ESRoLLNENT.|
February %. 1873. )
Q .fe Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on ENROLMENT and En-.
rcssment beg leave to report as having
cen duly enrolled the following bill. viz:
Making an appropriation OF $4,000. for
ht. nayment of the outstanding vouchers
nd warrants issued by the General Assem-.
" for the payment OF mileage and per
lem of members. officers and employees.
I'd for contingent expenses thereof. ana
roviding Tor the auditing Of such vouchers
nd warrants. and for other purposes.
'''@''> JAMES ii. INGRAHAM.
Acting Chairman.
EEroEr OF COMMITTEE
Mr.. ilerwig. chairman ot the Committee
. Finance. submitted the following report
. Senate bill No. !32. entitled an act TO ,
lforcs the payment Of taxes due the ,
ate: providing for the seizure and sale OF I
- property of delinquent ;a1pay ers. and
gulating the proceedings against them !
ID asains. their property and tenants: