New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-25
OFFICIAL JOURNAL

SENATE tRAMREl
New Orleans. FebruarY d. 1873.


New Orleans. February d. 1873. )
Tie Senate met Pursuant 20 adjournment.
nId was called TO order by Hon. {. e. An.
:oine. Lieutenan. Governor of The State
Gntl President ol the Senate.
On.call of the roll the following: Senator.
answered to their names:
iIcssrs Ale, ander. Bclden, Butter. Black.
burn. Burch. Cage. ChadhUrn. Greene.
Harris, i +. Horwjg. + +. HtrWig.
Harper. Kyls". Pollard. Rev. Stamps.
TwitcheIl. Weber. Whartcn-io.
The PgesideL; %: the Senate anE,n@".ii =
quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Riley.
The readin. OF The minutes OF e,,-r!av'.
proceedings was dispensed " ith. and the
l'gesiden: announced that the journal stood
approved after IL" ramS had been cor-
TectCd.
REPORTS OE COMMITTEES.
Mr. Batter. Chairman of the C"'.,.nit:ec
on Claims. submitted the fvl!owiu: report:
Senate bill No. !l9. bill - be entitled
an act for the relic! Of the hOiEe.trad OF
the late Lieutenant Governor q. =. Dunn.
and making an appropriation therefor. aud
for other purposes.
Report i.vorablr and Recommend Is ~.
Z. BUTLER. Chairman.
Lies over.
Mr.. Sypher. chairman Of III" Committee
on Canals. Drainage and Inland Naviga-
tion. submitted the following report on
Senate bill No. 40, an act to incorporate the
North Louisiana and Bayou improvement:
ard Navigation Company:
SENATE CPAMRER ;
February 81. 1873.
TO toe Honorable President: and Members Of tie
Senate:
Your Committee on Drainage, Canals and
Inland Navigation. after careful! consideTa-
ton OF the within bill. adhere to the unta.
vOrable report heretofore made. and recon-
mend that the further consideration OF ii
be indefinitely p"s'P0ned.
\. !. SYPHER. Chairman:
f. l.. WEBER.
i. b. STAMPS.
T.. BUTLER.
\. y. HARRIS.
Lies over.
Mr.. Emrch. chairman Of the Committee
on Enroimen: ana Eugrossmen;. submitted
!he following:
C"aMITTER Oy EyHorIvE1Tl |
February d. 1873. !
T" .'e Honorable President and Members of the |
Senate:
Your Committe" on Enrolment beg leave |
10 report as having been duly engrossed the
following bills:
Senate bill No. lij. an ret to amend and |
reenact sections ten, seventeen and eirht-
cen OF act No. % of the session of 1872 en-.
title. IAN act to incorporate the CITY of |
NatehitOches and 10 provide for the gov.
eminent of the same" approved July j.
1872, and providing for the submitting of |
the tax levy 10 the !ega! voters of said city
IN certain cases.
Senate bill No. il2, an act TO repca! an
net entitled an act TO change the name Of
Thomas Lewis Holloway to Thomas Ho!.
ioway Belden." approved April %. 1872.
Respectfully.
}. HENRI BURCH.
Chairman.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Brewster obtained consent 20 intro.
duce the following bills:
A bill to be entitled an act TO INCORPORATE
the Monroe Bridge Company. and to all.
thorize the same TO collect tolls.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
and the bill read q second time. and re.
ferred to the Committee on Corporations
and ParOchal Affairs.
Also bill to be entitled an act TO create
the parish of Evergreen; to provide for the
organization thereof; to fix the terms of
district courts therein.
Bill read first time
Constitutional rule was suspended bill
read second time and referred to the Com.
mittee on Corporations and Parochial
Affairs.
Mr. Burch obtained unanimous consent
to introduce a bill to be entitled an act n
amend act No SO of the Legislature of s
Louisiana of 1871, Ito establish an institu-
ton for the deaf and dumb" etc.
Bill read first time.
Constitutional rule was suspended. bill
cad second time, and referred to Commit.
ee on Charitable Institutions.
Mr. Merrill obtained unanimous consent
o introduce bill to be entitled an act au-
horizing State tax collectors of the differ
mt parishes throughout the State to cash