New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-19
Prayer by the Chaplain.

stood approved, the same having been cor
rected.
By Mr.. Blackburn, according to previous
| notice:
| A bill to be entitled an act for the relief
of the taxpayers of Claiborne parish, and
to facilitate the collection of unpaid taxes
in the said parish.
The bill was read the first time.
| The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by four-ffths affirmative vote. the bill
read the second time, ordered printed and
| referred to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr.. Ingraham:
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.
The bill was read the first time.
| The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote,
| the bill read the second time, ordered
| printed, and referred to the Judiciary Com
lnittee.
By Mr.. Ingrahsm
A bill to be entitled an act for the pro-
lection of holders of insurance policies in
this State.
The bill was read the first time
The constitutional rule was then GUS
| pended by a tour-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read the second time, ordered
printed, and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
NOTICE OF BILL
BY Mr.. Pollard:
A bill to be entitled an act 10 incorporate
the Bank of Delta.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
By Mr. Burch, by unanimous consent:
Asking Congress to give its material as
sistance in the suppression of slavery IN the
Island of Cuba.
The resolution was read the fret time,
and ordered on calendar for second reading.
RESOLUTIONS
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
ReS0lsed. That the presiding officers of
each house, with the ohairmen of Committees
on Finance and Auditing and Supervisory
Expenses of the Senate, chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means and Con
tingent Expenses of the House, are hereby
constituted a committee to act for the Gen
to be sold under provisions of act No. ii of
1873.
Ordered to lie over under the rules,
BILLS CALLED UP.
Mr.. Brewster called up Senate bill No.
20, in regular order-a bill to be entitled
an act to repeal act No. "a of the third ses-
sion Of the First Legislature, commonly
known as the State constabulsry law.
On motion of Mr.. Brewster, the bill was
referred to Committee on Judiciary.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Ingraham called up the resolution
requesting the President and Congress Of
the United States to restore the use and
property of the Branch Mint TO the city of
New Orleans, to be used as State House.
and for city purposes.
Read the first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by q four-tifths affirmative vote. the
resolution read a second time and referred
to the Committee on Federal Relations
Also. by Mr.. Ingraham:
Joint resolution authorizing the Gov
ernOr to contract with the city of New
Orleans. or other authority, for the use as
a State House Of the Branch Mint in the
city OF New Orleans, or part thereof.
The resolution was read the first timeo
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by % tour-ffths affirmative cote,
the resolution read second time and re-
ferred so tho Committee on Federal Rela-
tiOnso
Tbs following House bills :yere taken up
and ordered to be put npon the calendar
f)r first reading:
House bill No. q, bill Co be entitled an
80 to release the inhabitants of she town of
DonaldsonviIle from the payment of parish
taxes.
House bill No. DC. bill to be entitled an
act to change and fix the time for holding
the sessions of the District Court in the
parish of Lafayette. in the Sixteenth Dis
trict.
House bill No. 81. q bill 10 be entitled an
act to allow the city of New Orleans to con-
struct locks near the mouths Of New Or
leans canal and Bayou st. John.
House bill No. SO, TO memorabilia Con
gress to pass bill regulating steam pos
tai line between the ports of New Orleans, |
Mexico and South America.
House bill No. 35, joint resolution appro- !
priating $4l33 90 TO make good the def |
cheney in the appropriation for payment of |
the salary of the Secretary of State.
The Senate went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, |
the President ordered the roll to be called: |
Messrs. Anderson, Alexander, Barber, |
b unit. Butler. Burch, Brewster, Greene, |
Harris, Harper, IngrahaD, Kelso, Mascot, |
/ Oliard, Sypher. Stamps Twitshello Weber,
The President of the SBaat.. announced q |
quorum present
BY Mr.. Burch:
bill Is be entitled an &C. 20 amend an
act making an appropriation to pay the
mileage and per diem of the members, |
salaries of officers and employees, and the
contingent expenses of the extra session.
and commenced December g.
1872, OF the Third General Assembly of the
State OF Louisiana. by appropriating and
providing for the sale of $4,000 of aegis.
ative warrants, and declaring the manner
Of discussing the amount realized by the
sale Of said warrants. and Tor their re.
iempton, approved January 10. 1871
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutions! rule was then sus-
pended by tour-dfths affirmative vote,
snd the bill passed the second reading and
was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was again suspend
ID by the required vote. the bill read the
.hir.i time and finally adopted with Its