New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-18

originating in your honorable body, cr'
ating the Office Of assistant attorney ger
H. CONQUEST CLARKE,
Private Secretary.
Mr.. Harris obtained consent to take n
following, reported back with amendment
House bill No. Sc, entitled an act for tt
relief of LAcenir, newspaper published
in the city Of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Strike out 900 and insert $4,000.
The amendment Of the committee wa
adopted.
The bill was adopted as amended.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ftths vote, the bill read the thirC
time. The bill finally passed, the title tt
stand.
Mr.. Chadbourn obtained unanimous con
sent to introduce the following bill:
An act providing for the acceptance by
the Louisiana Levee Company Of a reduc
ton of the rate of certain taxes, TO be col
lected as compensation to said company,
from four mills to three mills, and in con.
sideration Of said reduction relieving said
company from liability for damages in GER
tain cases.
The bill was read the first time.
| The constitutional rule was suspended
by four-ffths vote, and the bill read the
second time.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
| four-ffths vote, the bill read the third
| time. The bill fnaAy passed, the title to
stand.
On motion of Mr.. Cage, the Senate veted
to take recess until half-past seven
o'clock
The President then announced the
Senate to be in recess until 7:3O P. M.
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Evening Session.
SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans March S. 1874. s
The Senate met pursuant to order of
recess, and was called to order by Hon. C.
c. Antoine, 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.
Belden, Blunt Bovee, Butler, Burch,
Brewster, Cage, Chadbourn, Crawford, De-
tiege, Glaudin, Greene, Harris, E. F. Her.
wig. Harper, 1ngraham, Kelso, Mascot,
Pollard, Rey, Sypher, Twitchell, Wharton,
Whitney-2.
The President announced a Quorum
present.
On motion Of Mr.. Bovee the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the
following members answered to their names:
Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Barber,
Belden. Blackburn, Blunt, Bovee, Butler,
Burch, Brewster. Cage, Chadbourn, Craw-
ford, Detiege, Greene, Glaudin, Harris,
Masicot, Pollard, Rey, Sypher, Stamps,
Thomas, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whit
ney-3l.
Mr.. Sypher, in the chair, announced q
quorum present
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans March 5, 1874. 5
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
! am directed by the House to inform
your honorable body that the House has
concurred in the following Senate bills, viz:
Senate bill No. 47O, an act providing for
pany OF reduction of the rate of certain
taxes to be collected as compensation to
sald company, from four mills to three MILLS,
and in consideration of said reduction re-
lievlng said company from liability from
damages in certain cases.
Senate bill No. 433, an act to amend an
act entitled an act chartering the Monroe,
BastrOp and Arkansas Railroad Company;
defining the powers and duties of said com
pany, and authorizing the company to issue
Its bonds and to mortgage the property of
the company to secure the payment there
OF, and authorizing the sale, lease or consoli-
dation OF said railroad, approved April 10.
1873, and changing the name of said rail-
road company.
Senate bill No. 463, entitled an act
prescribing penalties upon outgoing tax
collectors Tor refusal to turn over State
property, rolls, ETC., or in any way interior
ing. with the newly appointed collectors.
and for other purposes.
Senate bill No. AS, an act to change the
name OF Fannie Hutton, of Orleans parish,
to Fannie Justine Kenner, and to authorize
K. NJ. J. Kenner and his wife. DnIease Y,
kenner, OF said parish, to adopt the minor
Fannie Hutton
Senate bill No. 406, an act to regulate the
OF moneys collected by tax
collectors under the law or judgments
against the several parishes throughout the
State.
Senate bill No 36l, an act to INCORPORATE
the Native Ladies Benevolent and MutuaI
Aid Association of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 351, an act to amend and
'e-enact an act entitled an act TO fix the
erms of the district courts in the Four-
zenith Judicial District.
Senate bill No. 39l, an act to INCORPORATE
me Bayou Lafourche Railway Company.
Senate bill No. 278, an act to encorrape
he building of steamboats, and other water
raft in the State of Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 446 an act to incorporata
he Rising Star Society for Mutual Protec-
ion.
Senate bill No. 440, an act to relieve the
leland University from taxation, under
lrticle 1888 Revised Statutes.
senate Dill No. 400, an act to enable plant
re, farmers, merchants, traders and others
o pledge and pawn cotton, sugar and other
grlcultural products to merchants. factors
no others, and to confer a pledge bv the
transmission of a bill of lading or carriers
ecelpt by mail or by the carrier.
oehate NO 3o|, an act to remodel and re-
e" the charter, extend and define the
onndarles, and to limit and the better to
ehne the duties and powers of the corpo-
ate authorities of the town of Homer. in
ne parish OF Claiborne, and to repeal all
onhicting laws or parts of laws.
senate bill No. 332, an act relative To Tho
vorklngmen's Bank, corporation organ
,ed under the general banking laws of the
tate of louisiana, constituting il a hodv
olitic. ~ oooJ
Senate bill No. 337, an act to incornorate
ne alexandria, Midland and Camden Rail.
'ay Company, and to authorize the mar
mes, cities and towns on or near the line of
ald company's railway to aid in the con-
truction thereof 'A0 oon
senate Dill No. 448, an act to amend and