New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-06
OFFICIAL. JOURNAL
OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
REGULAR SESSION
OF THE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TIE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
forthwith Days Session.

New Orleans. March 4, 1874
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called TO order by Hon. G. Z. An
tome, Lieutenant Governor of the State
and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Ale1 ander, Anderson, Barber,
Butler, Blunt BOvee. Brewster, Crawford,
Chadbourn, Harris, +. Her"ig. Harper,
Ingraham, Pollard. Rev, Stamps, Fwitchell,
Weber Wharton, Whitney-2o.
The President Of the Senate announced D
quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain.
she reading Of the minnteA vi yesterdays
proceedings was dispensed with. and the
President announced that the journal stood
approved after the same had been coz
Sested.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Clerk of the House of Representa-
Eyes submitted the following message:
HousB or REPRESENTATIVE
March 4, 1879
20 the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
am directed by the House to inform
cured in the following Senate bills, viz:
Senate bill No. 49, entitled an act topro-
vide for full and prompt payment of the
member, officers and employees OF the
Metropolitan Police by authorizing the ID
suance OF additional warrants to make up
losses which may hereafter be sustained
by members, officers and employees
nv reason of the depreciation of
Metropolitan Police warrants: to make
sucb warrants 80 to be issued for dis
count receivable for taxes by and charged
BILE [pro rata) to the general corporations
of the Metropolitan Police District, and to
provide a penalty for refusal to receive the
same, and to limit the power of the Board of
Police Commissioners to issue such addl-
tional warrants, with amendments.
Senate bill No. llS entitled an act to IN
corporate the Shreveport Savings Bank and
Trust Company.
Senate bIll No. 1874, entitled an act de-
elaring il crime to usurp public office,
and providing for the punishment of such
Offense; providing that If any public offioer
shall adhere TO or recognize any usurper,
his office shall be forfeited and considered
abandoned. aud directing and regulating
legal proceedings TO have sdch abandon
1nent and fort, iture declared; authorizing
the Governor TO declare such forfeiture
and abandonment in certain cases, and to
remove such officers and to fill the vacan
cies so made by appointment.
Senate bull No. 90, entitled an act relative
20 contributions to be raised by the Citi-
gems Bank of Louisiana, and the resale of
property purchased on foreclosure OF stock
mortgages.
Senate bill No. l25, relative to the Me-
tairie Cemetery Association.
Also to ask concurrence of the Senate in
the following bills, viz:
House bill No. 2l5 entitled an act for the
relief of Mrs. O. j. Dunn, and to enable her
10 disncumber the homestead of her late
husband from debt, substitute for Senate
bill No. 49,
House bill No. l63, an act amending the
second section of an act Incorporating the
town of Fldalia, il the parish of Concordis.
House bill No. 20S, entitled an act pro-
Niding for contestants for office Withdraw
ing their suits of contest from the courts OF
the State, and for other purposes.
House bill No. 205, entitled an act to in
eorporte the Jerusalem Mutual Benevolent
Association of New Orleans, Louisiana.
House bill No. l62, an act for the relief Of
taxpayers, RENTING all penalties and in
Gerest to all delinquent State taxpayers,
provided said back taxes are paid within
ninety days from ana after the passage OF
his act.
House bill No i49. entitled an act to re-
peal act No. 81, approved March Z, 1861,
entitled an act TO incorporate Amlte CITY,
in the parish of st. Helena, and all amend
ments thereto. and to repeal act No. a03,
approved October 80, 1863, entitled an act
supplement Il to an act to incorporate
Amite City, in the parish OF ST. Helena, and
al amendments thereto.
Very respectfully, ou
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
The President made the following an
Nouncement et special committee, to whom
House bills are ordered by the Senate to
be referred. authorized by resolution yes
terday: Messrs. Harris, Ingraham. witch
oil. Anderson and Is. +. Herwig.
Dir. Brewster obtained unanimous con
sent and introduced substitute for Stnate
bill No. IS, to be entitled au act chartering
the Monroe, Bastrop and Arkansas Railroad
Company, defining the powers and duties
Of said company, aDd authorizing the com
pauy "a Is &c - bonds and to mortgage the
property .. said company to secure !he
payment there OF, and authorizing the sale,
ease or consolidation Of said railroad.
Bill! vas read fist time. ]