New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-06
TIE SENATE NESTEHDAY.
fsvsy..ixts Days sessisn.

fsvsy.sixts Day's Session.
| SExArs CHA.ega
| New Orleans March 5, 1873. !
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by Hon. G. &. An
tome, Lieutenant Governor OF the State
and President of the Senate
On call of the roll the ioIIowu. Senator,
| answered to their names:
hessrs. Barber Blackburn, Blunt Hoyee
Belden, Chadbourn. crawford. Harris, r..
p. fierwig, Harper, lngraham, MasicOt,
Merrill, Pollard. Rev. Stamps. Sypher,
| Twitchell Webes-i9.
The President Of the Senate announced 4
Squo,um present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the minutes OF ye.terday .
proceedings was dispensed " it'll. and the
President announced that the journal stood
| approved after the sans had been cor
reeted.
MESSAGE rBos THE HOUSE.
HOUSE, az REPRESENTATIVE
| March 5, 1872
To The Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
am directed by the House to ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in
House bill No. 1874. entitled an act au-
thorizing the funding of the floating debt
of the city of New Orleans, empowering
said city to negotiate aud sell bonds of the
| new consolidated debt; providing for the
interest and sinking fund and redemption
| of said new consolidated debt, and exempt
ing the same from taxation; defining what
| the city OF New Orleans shall receive in
| payment of taxes; limiting the power of
oil 70 md nd
| iting the issue of any bonds but those of
| the new consolidated debt
House bill No. lSl. entitled an act for the
relief of Mrs LeOn0ra ChanCy, widow Of Ii.
+. Chaney, deceased.
House Till No. 1874, entitled an act 10 in
corporate the Friends of Progress Associa-
ton of the parish of st. Mary, Centreville,
Louisiana.
House bill No. rs, 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. 10, joint resolution an.
thorizing the board of printing commission
ers OF the State of Louisiana 20 contract
with l.. 4. Marchand and j.. Marchanf,
editors of L'Avenir de la Neuvelle Orleans.
Also in House bill No. l4G, bill to be
entitled al act for the relief OF Mrs. Lizzie
&. Gallup.
House bill Nc. % entitled an &C. 20 amend
and re-ensct sections one and two, and TO re-
peal sections four. five six and seven of an
act entitled an act 90 amend and re-enact
sections one and two, and to repeal sec
ton three OF AL act entitled an act Go
provide pensions FOR the veterans of 1874
and 1915, or their widows according 20 the
requirements of article ia of the constitu-
ton OF 1903 and to create Il commission to
ascertain who are the widows of deceased
veterans Of 1914 and 1915. and who are the
veterans of those years who have not here
tOfore been awarded a pension by law, and
providing compensation for said commits
sion and their clerks. approved March 10.
1870
JOHN ". ROXBUROU0R.
Assistant Clerk.
hr, Harris, chairman Of the committee
90 whom WAS referred the House bills, sub
mitted report upon the bills referred TO
them, recommending that the following
bills be taken up and disposed of.
The report was adopted.
House bill No. 81, entitled an act rela-
tive 20 iuries in and for the State of
Louisiana, to determine the qualifications
of jurors, t. prescribe the manner and fl
the time of drawing juriss. to designate tho
persons 10 draw the same, to exempt GER
tain persons from serving On juries, to give
tho district judges certaia discretionary
powers. 10 provide for and prescribe the
manner OF sum,nening talesmsn jurors, 60
require clerks OF the district, courts TO give
certificates to iuress 10 certain cases, and
20 perform certain other duties, and 10 pro
vide for suIunoninG jurors and to compel
their attendance. on second reading. was,
on motion OF Dir. Harris. referred 10 the
Committee ON Judiciary.
House bill No. b. bill :" 3e entitled an
act TO allow the city Of New Orleans TO
locks near the mouths OF New |
Orleans canal and Bsyeu st. John. was
read and adopted on second reading.
CONSTITUTIONS! rn!e Wa, suspended. the |
bill read third time and finally adopted |
with its title.
House bill No. ISL. entitled an act To |
create. locate. ,uake and open new public |
road on the eastern side Of the Bayou Tcche |
parish Of ST. Mary. WAS read and adopted |,
ou second reading.
Constitutional rule vas suspended. bill |
read third time and finally adopted with
It's title.
House hill 40. !GS. entitled an act pro
'idiuy for contestants for office withdraw.
ing their suits Of contes: teOm the courts OF !
the STATE. AM! 10: either purposes. was iead
first time.
Tn. constitutional :wia VA. suspended. !
bill! read second time end adopted ":: SO
ond reading.
- - ~. ~
bill! read third TINE aui fna.'r adopted /
with It's title.
House bill! No. I -. entitled III at; 10 re-
peal &C: No. ~. approved March :. 1851.
entitled IN act to incorporate Amite City.
10 III" parish OF st. Helena. and all smend-
nrnts thereto. and to repeal act No. 2O3.
approved Octohe! 30. 1860. entitled an act
suppl, mental I" an act to incorporate
Ami'r City. 10 tn. parish Of ST. Helena. and
al! amendments thereto. w. :.s.d and
adopted Oh second reading.
constitutional! iuIr WAS srsrppipi, bill
read t.t:n ;in'. az: ;'nai, adapted H!lh
IT, ,itl..
House bill No. ~. Il BIZ 70 Il. entitled
Al .,c; requesting members Of Congress, 20
Use thei; influence {" have an appropria.
icn bill passed Congress to assist in build
rg !evees throughout the State. was read
AL" adopted III second reading.
Constitutional rule was Suspended bill
read third time. and finally adopted with
ts title.
Ucu,a bin No. IS, 3 !'i!. 20 * entitled an