New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-18
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
REGULAR SESSION
OF fTH
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF Tg3
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Ninth Days Session.

sENATK CHAaRER I
New Orleans, January l6, 1873. 5
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by Hon. G. C. An
toinc, Lieutenant Governor of the State and
president of the Senate,
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Alexander, Barber, Blackburn
Blunt, Butler, Burch. Brewster, Gage,
Gre ne, Harris, =. r. Herwig, II irper, In,
graham, Kel~o, MasicOt, Pollard. ), pher,
Stamps, Wbarton-l9.
The President of The Senate announced a
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
She reading of the minutes Of yesterdays
Proceedings wac dispensed with, and the
Presden announced that the journal stood
Sgproved, the same having been corrected.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The following was submitted from HE
excsllency the Governor:
STATE LnuIs1ANa
Executive Department !
New Orleans January 10, 1873
&c ghe Honorable Presideut end Members OF the
Senate
am dlItctef be his exceiienCv she
governor 10 inform your honorable body
that he has this day approved and signed
an act originating III the Senate. entitled
an act to regulate proceedings ip contesta-
atoms between persons claiming % judicial
office
81. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Srlvate Secretary.
ktPoRTs oe COMMITTEES.
Or. Blackburn, from the Committee on
PyLnting, submitted the following report:
SOsMITTRE 0N PRINTING
January 10, 1873 5
w~ &hs Honossble sr.,sidens and Member. % the
che Senate
Your commi. ,tee bees leave 20 make fne
following report on Senate bill No. %. an
act to protide for the appointment OF d
State pranter etc: Favorably, and asks
chat tiHe usual number of copies he printed
w. JASPER BLACKBURN,
Guairmans
She report was adopted.
Che bill was ordered printed. and reG. m
shifted 60 the Committee on Printing.
ANsRossMEEr AMI FsRo1LxpNr Soxn,rrea,
auuars TO- 1879
@5 TIE Honorable 2Insident and lremh 70 % rils
Senate:
3our Committee On Enr.iimen. and IN.
Rrnssment beg leave 10 repOr, he following
dill as duly enrolled. viz: Senate hill No.
o. An act 10 nix the term of Che Dstricf
@S sne State of Louisiana.
NH. fWITCUELL.
WAS received. and ordered rub.tsuoI in
chs journal
NOTICES OF nELIa
BY Mr.. Blackburn:
A bill to be entitled an act ZOE The .eief
of delinquent tag .ayers in the parish e.
claiborne.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. TwitcheI. by unanimous scrsent !
Introduced bill - DO entitled all
act to amend an act entitled an
Fact to incorporate the Crescent CITY
Gaslight Company" approved April 20,
1870. and To- fin with mol- gre
Sison the time when said comrauy shall go |
into operation. ,ud {. t.uth.,i1e ..ia .un |
pany to reduce their capital stocs aud issue
mortgage blonde, to change The tine for |
election of directors, and to limit .hp .ri.e !
to b. charged Tor gas.
II III J Was read the first time
ON a suspension of the constitutional rule |
6y The required four-fiths vote the bill was |
d the second time and referred 10
the Committee on Corporations, whes APP
pojnlel.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. Iugrahnm:
Resolred That five thousand COPIES of
Governor keltogS's inaugural address be |
Prn'rd IN pArupulet form for popular dis
tIibutIOn.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The President called for tie reading Of
M0use bills on first reading.
The Secretary t"uk up in order ,ie !.!-
owing entitled bill:
House hill No. T., to be entitled AZ ac;
the aoD creating u commission 10
erect Il State House.
The bill was left to come up oa acxt
Reaiiug in regular order. I
The Secretary took up substitute for