New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-07

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SRNlTs CFAMBEE.
New Orleans, March :. 1873
The Senate met pursuant TO adjournment,
and was called 70 order by Hon. {. Z. An
4Oine, Lieutenant Governor OF the State
and President Of the Senate.
On cal! of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Barber. Blackburn, Blunt, Bovee,
Belden. Chadbourn, Crawford. Harris, +.
y. Herwig. Harper, Ingraham, Mascot.
Merrill. Pollard, Rpy. Stamps, SyPher.
Twitchell, Weber-l9.
The President Of the Senate announced
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
.anproved after the same had been cor.
sected.
MESSAGE From THE HOUSE.
KoUsK OF REPRESENTATIVE.
March ), 1878.
70 She Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate
I am directed by the House 70 ask the
concurrence of your honorable body III
House bill No lSi, entitled an act au
Ehorizing the funding Of the floating debt
of the CITY of New Orleans, empowering
said city TO negotiate and sell bonds OF the
new consolidated debit providing for the
interest and sinking fund and redemption
OF sad new consolidated debt, and exempt
ing the same from taxation; defining what
the city of New Orleans shall receive III
payment of taxes; limiting the power OF
the city to incur indebtedness, and prOhib-
sting the issue Of any bonds but those OF
Lhe new consolidated debt.
House bill No. 49, entitled an act for the
relief of Mrs. Leonora CLANCY, widow of u.
Z. Clancy, deceased.
House bill No. l34, entitled an act to IN
corporate the Friends OF Progress Associa-
ton of the parish of st. Mary, CentFeVllle,
Louisiana.
House bill No. II3, entitled an act giving
the city of New Orleans the right TO con
struct and maintain turning bridge across
the New canal at Broad street.
House bill No. 20, Joint resolution au
thorizing the board of printing commission
ers of the State OF Louisiana to contract
with L. E. Marchand and +. Marchand
editors of L'Avenir de la Nouvelle Orleans
Also in House bill No. i46, a bill to be
entitled ali act for the relief Of Mrs. Lizzie
G.. Gallup.
House bill No 207, entitled an act TO amend
and e-enact sections one and two, and to re
peal sections four, five six and seven OF ar
act entitled an act to amend and reenact
sections one and two, and TO repeal sec
ton three of an act entitled an act II
provide pensions for the veterans of 1871
and 1915, or their widows, according to the
requirements of article PA of the cOnstitu
lion of 1868, and to create a commission Z
ascertain who are the widows Of deceased
veterans Of 1914 and 1919, and who are TN
veterans Of those years who have not here
tofore been awarded q pension by law. AM
providing compensation for said commits
sion and their Clerks approved March II
$50.
JOHN ". RONBOROCGH,.
Assistant Clerk.
M. Harris. chairman of the committee
80 whom was referred the House bills. sub
mitted report upon the bills referred t.
them, recommending that the toil.w.n.
bills be taken up and disposed OF.
The report was adopted.
House bill No. D, entitled ar 40: 'e's
five . iuries in and for the State q
Louisiana to determine the qualification
of iurors to prescribe the manner and IL
the time of drawing juries, to designate tn
persons TO draw the same to exempt Ger
lain persons from serving on juries, 70 Civ
tie district judges certain discretiouar,
powers, to provide for and prescribe III
manner of summoning talesmen jurors. {
require clerks of the districts courts 10 CIV
certificates to Jurors in certain cases, an
20 perform certain other duties. and 10 pro
vide for summoning jurors and to cOmpt
sheir attendance, on second reading. wa
ON motion of Mr.. Harris. referred TO III
Committee on Judiciary.
House bill No. 81, a bill 70 De entitled a
act 10 allow the city of New Orleans
construct locks near the mouths OF Nav
Orleans canal and Bayou St. John. wa
read and adopted on second reading.
Constitutional rule was suspended. III
bill read third time and finally ado9te
with it's title.
House bill No. Isl, entitled an act :
create, locate, make and open a new publ
road on the eastern side of the Bayou Tech'
parish of st. Mary. was .ead and adopte
On second reading.
Constitutional rule vas suspended. 81
read third time and finally adopted wit
its title
House bill No .0S. entitled IN ac' pre-
siding for contestants Tor Office withdraw
ing their suits of contest from the courts .
che State, and 10: other purposes. "'s re.s
Ggst time.
The constitutional rule wa- suspended
ond reading.