New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-08
OEEgCXAf. JOURNAL
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
GH THE
pRuCIEDiNES OF THE SENATE
REGULAR SESSION
or THE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TIL
STATE OF LOUISIANA.



New Orleans, February &. 1873.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by Hon. c. c. AM
toine. Lieutenant Governor of the State and
President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Afessrs Anderson, Alexander, Blackburn.
Brewster, Butler, .Burch, Cage, Greene,
Harris, E. f. IIerwig, Harper, Ingraham.
keso. Masicot, Sypher, Stamps, Twitchell.
Weber. WhartOn-l9
The President of the Senate announced a
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the minutes OF yesterdays
proceedings was dispensed with, and the
President announced that the journal stood
approved. after the same had been cor.
rec!ed.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Clerk of the House submitted the
following message:
HousE OF REPRTsESr.-Ivv.
February ). 1873 {
10 the Honorable President and Me.lbers OF the
Senate:
am directed by the House 20 ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in
the following House bill, viz:
House bill No. 81, entitled an act 20 ere.
ate the parish of Algiers. provide for the
organization thereof and repeal SO much of
act No I. passed at the extra session Of the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for 1870, and approved on the sixteenth
day of March of said year, entitled ian act
TO extend the limits of the parish of Orleans.
etc" rs may be III conflict with this act. and
10 make said parish part of the Second
1 E4I,.
House bill No. 81, an act creating the
parish Of Lincoln, and providing for the
organization thereof
Also c0ncurred IN Senate bill No. 80. with
amendments.
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGn.
Assistant Clerk.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
sir Anderson, chairman of the Commit
bee on Judiciary. submitted the following
report:
On Senate bills No. 50, a bill 70 he emit.
lied an act 10 regulate the agencies Of in
surduce companies not Incorporated by the
State of Louisiana No. Il, a bill to be en-
cited an act for the protection of holders
OF insurance policies in this State; No. H.,
a bill To be entitled an act to regulate
agencies of life insurance companies of
other States OF the United States doing
business in the State of Louisiana-by sub
Stitute: entitled an act to regulate the
agencies of fire, marine. river and life in
surance companies not Incorporated by the
State of Louisiana, and to protect policy
holders i'll case of loss, and to make said
A. tn Of
State, and prescribing penalties for viola
tions of the provisions of this act.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bv Mr.. Wharton, according to previous
notice:
An act entitled an act to authorize the
police jury of the parish of Iberyille to
purchase the dyke at Bayou Plaquemiue,
TO make the same a free public road, and
20 issue bonds in payment of the same.
Bill read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by Il four tifths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on Cor
porations and Parochial Affairs.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Weber introduced the following reso-
iuuOn, which was read ana Ofuefeu printed
IN the journal:
WHEREAS. The ordinance 10 the cOnstitu. ,
ton of the State OF Louisiana, article t49.
did repeal aud annul an act authorizing
the widening of the New canal and bayou,
approved March II, 1861: now, therefore, |
be IL
Resolved by the Senate OF the State Of
Louisiana. That the Committee on Drain |
age, Canals ana Inland Navigation be and |
are hereby instructed 10 investigate this ,
matter, with power to send tOs persons and |
papers and report all the facts Of their in. !
yestigation to this body without delay.
Lies over.
[Mr. Harris in the chair.l
REToRrS OF COMMITTEES LING OVER. !
Mr. Burch moved TO take ~ Senate bill |
No. -, to be entitled an &C: to amend and |
re-enact article ll40 OF the Code Of Pvac-
tice.
Reported favorably by the Committee on
j judiciary.
The bill was considered engrOssed.