New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-22


Now Orleans, February 10, 1873.
'gfo Senate met pursuant 20 adjournment,
-anR wa called to order by Hon. C. c. An.
:s1ane, Lieutenant Governor of the State
AID President Of the Senate.
Oh call OF the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Barber. Blackburn, Blunt. Bovee.
G9Halor, Burch, Brewster, Cage. Crawford,
Harris, r.. +. Herwig, Harper, Ingraham,
lEels0, Merrill. Pollard, Rey. Twitchell.
Egeber-l9.
The President of the Senate announced q
n quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Che reading of the minutes of yesterday 3
proceedings was dispensed with. and the
president announced that the journal stood
approved after the same had been cor
's@t1ed.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
STATE OF LorInsNA.S
Executive Department. .
Sew Orleans, February 10, 1873. }
'!sE she Honorable President and Members Of the
Eenate:
am directed BY his excellency the
!Eavernor to inform you, that he has this
DAY approved and signed the joint resOlu-
5waoeeds OF public lands TO the support of
wxbIic schools, and the joint resolution re-
ssassfing an appropriation from Congress
Asar the construction of the Fort st. Philip
r1Eal, both originating in your honorable
sts3y.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Private Secretary.
New ORLEANS, February 10, 1873.
5aru-cnant Governor C. c. Antoine President OF
GhG Senate:
4 notice TO attend a meeting OF the board
MI returning officers, appointed by the Sen
-lssL under provisions oI tho act approved
SIGvember 20, 1872 gives me the iniorma.
iaz that have been appointed member
re SAID board. Please to communicate to
5t,c Senate that decline the appointment.
E.Iy respectfully. your ObedIcnt servant.
JOHN LYNCH.
REPRESENTATION FROM sECRETARI OF STATE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Office Of Secretary OF State. J
81 IL. Honorable President and Members Of tie
Senate:
Ea. accordance with section fortv-fCur. act
80. -. approved November 20. 1872. here.
9SsstA ;ransmIt TO your honorable body a list
a. .siIch persons as. according tc the returns
sfG &lr ~ this office, have been elected to
Chs Senate at a special election held on the
SsaDentcenth day at February. 1873. viz:
district, State OF Louisiana.
Given under my baud and the seal of
S5.2.t", this, the twentieth day o: February,
". ~. 1873, and of the independence OF the
limited States the ninety-seVenth.
I. G. DESLONDE.
Secretary OF State.
TN motion OF Mr.. Cage. the aforesaid
nsaIrber elect vas sworn in by the Pgesi.
.>tsEn, ..nd took his seat in the Senate.
.fEssAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
Zls Clerk OF the House submitted the
SiiI"Wing message:
HopsR or REPRESENTATIVE,
February 20. 1873 :
-ssS i;se Honorable President and Members of the
Sez,ste
s a,u directed BY the House TO ask the
!ssS2cuIrence of your honorable body il the
;is9l9 wing House bills. viz:
Mouse bill No. 4S. entitled an act Tor the
rsiiet st w. Is. Phillips.
a.0use bill No. 1853, entitled an act making
10 appropriation 81 the sum of S27 1000, orso
sUgch the.eof as may be necessary, for the
Ssy.ueHs of the mileage and per diem OF
che fuembers officers and employees of the
ase0e.gl Assembly, and the contingent ex-
IaIises thereof. establishing a rate at which
CG> Tarrant shall be disbursed and the
:nEzE:-e- of disbursement of the same.
Stouse bill M l56, entitled an act to
:fSEend and re-enact section two of an act
SER.s.ied IAN act relative to the LOuisi-
INA Aevee Company, a corporation or
FIni!Gd under the general laws of this
atsr,tC~ constituting it body polite and
etsEu"rGte, with certain powers. privileges
md .r%nchlses. and contracting with said
desperation for the construction, mainte-
:sast:o and repairs Of certain leveea, and
gEoviainE iDr compensation therefor" ap-
ggeved February 20, 1871 also to amend
-E5zfa ce-rpa"t section one nt an act entitled
A. In act r&tifyin aud confirming a contract
Ssss vgpeu ths Louisiana Levee Company and
Hi.a Governor of the State OF louisiana"
1s.SrUred February -, 1871, providing for
xts. isAse;,tance OF said amendments hv the |
aaytai.,laua Lavee Company, and authorizing
lseci zequtiug a yearly estimate Of lcrees
81 he built, reducing the compensation
,&sYsaf er from sixty to fifty cents per cubic
,s=as,j, aad providing for committing timber
1ry7. & into earth WORK.
Very respectfully,
JOHN Vi. ROXBOROCGH,
Assistant Clerk.
&NOUNCEMEST or COMMUTERS
Committee on judiciary II. Craw-
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