New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-03
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Eorty.third Days Sessions

EOrty.fhird Day's Sessi0ns
SENATE CHAMBER,(
New Orleans, March 2, 1874. 5
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by Hon. &. q. An
tome, Lieutenant Governor Of the State
and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senator'S
answered to their names:
Messrs. Barber, Belden, Blunt, Brewster,
Burch, Butler, Gage, Crawford. ChadbOurn,
Daigle, Detiege, Greene, Harris, Harper.
Ingraham, Kelso. Pollard, Thomas, Whay.
ton, Whitney-20.
The Presiden. announced q quorum
present.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Burcl,.
The reading of the journal of yesterdays
Proceedings was dispensed with. and the
adoption of the Journal was laid en- the ia
Die subject to call.
H0rse op KRrRssEsrArivEs,
New Orleans. March 2. 1874.
20 the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
am directed by the House 20 inform
your honorable body that they have con.
Cured in the following Senate bills:
Senate bill No $50, entitled an act 20
amend and re-enact an act entitled an act
ants of the city Of Baton Rouge, in the
parish of East Baton Rouge, and to pro-
vide for the government of the affairs there.
of: and to repeal an act entitled an act to
amend the several acts relative to the police
and government of the city OF Baton Rouge,
approved April =, 1853; and to repeal an act
to provide for the government of the city of
Baton Rouge, approved March 8, 1856. and
TO repeal all acts amendatOry thereto.
Senate bill No. 4i7, entitled an act author.
ing the police jury of the parish of Iberville
to purchase the dyke across the Bayou
Plaauemne, and to make the same public
highway. and to issue its bonds Ill payment
therefor.
Senate bill No. 1888, entitled an act
to amend an act entitled an act to author.
ize the Coun Gil of the city of New Orleans
to levy police tax; to regulate levies of
taxes the proceedings of tax suits and the
jurisdiction of the district courts for the
parish of Orleans in reference thereto: to
define and punish forgery in certain cases;
to authorize the funding of the floating
debit to consolidate, limit and provide for
the debt Of the city of New Orleans, prn.
cipal and interest; to authorize a tax for the
support of the city government, and to es.
tablish fiscal agency, defining its duties.
and for the better enforcement of the col.
lection Of all taxes, approved April 20, 1872.
Senate bill No. 339 an act to incorporate
w..
Benevolent Association.
Senate bill Ne. 452, entitled an act to lie.
ultimate Hannah and Georgiana Antoine.
Senate bill No 2S7 entitled an actitO lay
out and open a road to connect the Grand
Point Settlement, in the parish of st.
James, with the Mississippi river, and to
levy q special tax for same.
Senate bill No. 279, entitled an act APP
propriating to Mrs. Alice Crawford, widow
OF the late Judge T. S. Crawford, and to Mrs.
f. S. Harris, widow of the late A. III. Harris,
the balance of the salary that would have
been due each Of them had they lived to
the end Of their term of service.
Senate bill No. 3j5, entitled an act to in
corporate the town of Rayville, in the par.
ish of Lafayette.
Senate bill No Al2. entitled an act au-
thorizng the Governor to appoint an AS
sistant Attorney General, regulating his
office, defining his duties, aud fixing his
compensation, and authorizing certain otii.
GERS to appear by attorneys selected by
them.
Senate bill No 30S, entitled an act for the
relief of Benjamin Campbell and his minor
child, Estelle L. Campbell.
Senate bill No 239, entitled an act to es-
tablish the charity hospital OF the city of
Baton Rouge.
Senate bill No. $50, entitled an act to
abolish the fees of Jurors in the city of New
Orleans in criminal and coroner's cases.
Also, to ask the concurrence OF your
honorable body in the following House
bills, viz:
House bill No. 33S, entitled an act to in.
corporate the Louisiana State Association
for the prevention and suppression of cru.
city to animals.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 80, entitled |
House bill No 1928, entitled an act creating
q superior criminal court for the parish of |
of Orleans; defining the jurisdiction thereof; |
providing for q judge and clerk of the |
same, and defining their duties and powers; |
restricting and regulating the jurisdiction |
of the First District Court for the parish |
of Orleans; providing for jury commission |
ers, and the manner Of drawing and select
ing grand and petty jurors for the civil and |
criminal courts, and for the OBTAINING of |
witnesses in criminal cases in said parish:
defining the crime of grand aud petty |
larceny in the State, and providing for the
place of holding the sessions of the court
and for the recusation, absence or inability
to act of the judge.
House bill No. 1893. entitled an act TO ex.
empt from taxation all products of a per.
sons own manufacture or result of his
labor when produced i'll the State, and to
exempt persons from ares. for uon-pay.
ment of licenses.
House bin No 3l5, entitled an act relative |
10 funding the Heating Indebtedness of the |
parish of Ascension, and authorizing the |
issuance of bonds for the same, and fixing !
the duties of parish officers; providing pen.
alties for the violation of the same.
House bill No. 272, entitled an act amend.
ing an act to incorporate the town OF Able.
vile, in the parish of Nermilion, changing
the limits of said town and providing for |
the government of the same. and IoC Other |
House bill No. $685. entitled an act 90
nd unts nf u,te l
incorporate the town of NerHi,!onvIlle. in
she parish of Lafayette.
House bill No. 257, entitled an act 10 in. |
corporate the town OF townsville. define
The boundaries thereof. and !ey other pug.
poses.
House Bill No. i2i, an ac: 20 repeal ar ae.
entitled an act TO amend section SIX OF AN !
act entitled an act relative to bills Of eX.
change and promissory notes. approved
March g 1875. the same GaviD: been ap. !
proved April .. 1870. 4
House bill No. 23J. an act entitled IN &C. ,
70 incorporate the Amite. Greensburg and
clinton Railroad Company, and 10 sNvea!t.
she construction of its railroad.
House bill No. 396, entitled an ac. Z" al.
shorize and empower the police jury .. Con.
eordia parish to compromise certain debts.
30 issue bonds OF tho parish therefor. and -
provide Tor the payment of said bonds. and :
so punish violations Of this act. |,
House bill No. 2S.. entitled an act
20 authorize the consolidation " business |
or manntactu!in. corporations cr CON.
?anies.
House bill No. :2.. entitled Al &C: ~ in.
the tgu.: Growers Association o:
. g Gulf States.
House bin No. 80. entitled an ac: ~ in.
%. Nazarine Eeueyo!en; .ssso,
Clation.
House bill No. 81. entitled an ac. 70 in.
corporate the Cooperative Association OF
I. ba -o,,iSb of ~ Helaua