New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-21
REGULAR SESSION
OF THE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Eleventh Days Session.

SENATE CHAMBER, I
New Orleans January IL, 1873.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by Hon. C. c. An
seine, Lieutenant Governor of the State
and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Alexander. Barber.
Blackburn, Blunt, Butler, Burch, Greene.
Harris, p. F. Herwig f. F. Herwig, Har'
per, Ingraham, Masioot, Pollard, Sypher,
Stamps, Twitchell, Weber-I9.
The President of the Senate announced
"a quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the minutes of yesterday S
proceedings was dispensed with, and the
President announced that the journal
stood approved, the same having been cor.
yected.
BY Mr.. Blackburn, according to previous
aotice:
4 bill to be entitled an act for the relief
OF the taxpayers of Claiborne parish. and
"a facilitate the collection o: unpaid taxes
IN the said parish.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by a four tifths affirmative vote. the bill
:ead the second time, ordered printed and
:eferred to the Committee on Finance.
by Mr., Ingraham:
e bill to be entitled an act TO regulate
sgencies 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.
:ended by a four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read the second time. ordered
printed, and referred to the Judiciary Com.
&Iit,ee.
BY Mr.. fngraham:
4 bill to be entitled an act Tor the pro.
Section of holders Of insurance policies in
:his State.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
:ended by tour-fifths affirmative vote.
the bill read the second time. ordered
printed. and referred to the Judiciary Com.
tuittee.
NOTICE OF BILL
Sy Mr.. Pollard:
a bill to be entitled an act 10 incorporate
she Bank of Delta.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
f}y Mr.. Burch, by unanimous consent:
Asking Congress to give it's material as.
sistance in the suppression of slavery III the
ssland of Cuba.
The resolution was read the first time,
and ordered on calendar for second reading.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
ReSOlUed, That the presiding officers of
each house, with the chairmen of Committees
s5n Finance and Auditing and Supervisory
Expenses of the Senate, chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means and Con
fingent Expenses of the House. are hereby
constituted a committee to act for the Gen
eral Assembly, in case of sale of warrants
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 |
All act to repeal act No. "A of the third SEES |
sien of the First Legislature, commonly |
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
of the Branch Mint to the city of
New Orleans, to be used as a State House,
and for city purposes.
Read the first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
resolution read a second time and referred
10 the Committee on Federal Relations.
Also, by Mr.. Ingrahsm:
Joint resolution sauthorizing the Gov
sruor to contract with the city of New
yrIeans, or other authority, for the use as