New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-04
JOURNAL
SENATE.
Twen:y.third Day's Session.

tome, Lieutenant Governor Of the Stat
and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names
sIessrs Barber, Blunt, Butler, Brewster
Burch, Chadbourn, Daigle, Detiege, Greene
Glaudin, Harris, Harper. Kelso, Masico,
Rey, Swaizie, Thomas, Twitchell, Weber
Whitney-20.
The President announced a quorum
present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the journal Of yesterday
proceedings was dispensed with, and the
journal corrected and adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Com
rnittee on Finance, submitted the follow
ing
FINANCE COMMITTEE ;
New Orleans, February 2, 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance, to whom
was referred Senate bill No. 266, introduced
by Senator Mascot, beg leave to report
favorably.
NJ. H. TWITCHELL. Chairman.
BY Mr.. Butler, chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Claims:
COMMITTEE %: CLAIMS. |.
New Orleans, February 2. 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Your committee to whom was referred
House bill No. 1913, entitled an act for the
relief of John Lewis, of the city OF New Or.
leans, beg leave to report tavOrably.
Respectfully,
f. BUTLER. Chairman;
OCTAVE REY.
j. A. MASCOT.
NOTICES OF Bills.
by Mr.. Butler:
An act to incorporate the Lon shoremen's
Protective Union Benevolent Association
Of the city Of New Orleans and State 9!
Louisiana.
by Mr.. Blackburn:
An act to remodel and renew the charter.
extend and define the boundaries, and 10
limit and the better to define the duties and
powers Of the corporate authorities of the
town Of Homer, in the parish of Claiborne.
and to repeal al! conflicting laws and parts
Of laws, ..
An act to amend guile Sixteen o: the
Senate.
BY Mr.. Crawford:
A bill to be entitled an &C: to fix the
term of the District Court in the Thirteenth
Judicial District.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS ACCORDING 20
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
BY Mr.. Butler;
A LII b l. Il. a.
name Of William Robertson to that of Stan.
ley II. Leriche,
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
time
The bill was considered engrossei.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
q four-tifths vote, the bill read the third
time.
The bill finally passed. the title 80 stand.
by Mr., Butler
a bill to be entitled an act to authorize
the police jury of the parish of Plaquemines
TO issue bonds, and to provide 20. She &c.
demption thereof.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended br
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
time, and referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
BY Mr.. Anderson: !
A bill to be entitled an act TO enable the !!
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
Company, the successors of the corporation
of that name existing under acts of the
Legislature of Alabama, with powers from
other States to construct railroads to con.
vey to the New Orleans and Texas Railroad !.
Company portion of their railroad, cor.
porate property, rights, privileges and fran
chises, and to define the powers of said
corporation.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-tifths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on Rail
roads and Internal improvements
By Mr.. Anderson:
A bill to be entitled an act relative to the
trial by district courts of oppositions to ac-
counts and tableaus not within the jurisdic-
ton of probate courts, and to facilitate the
settlement of SUGGESTIONS.
The bill was read the { time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four-fifths vote, the bill read the
second time, and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Anderson:
bill to be entitled an act comforting on
the justices of the peace of the parish of ST.
Landry additional authority in criminal
cases
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a tour tfths vote. the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on Ju.
dietary.
Also, an act TO reduce the fees Of wit
nesses in criminal cases in the parish Of St. ,
Landry,
The bill was read the first time.
Tho constitutional rule was suspended by
a four tifths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on in.
dietary.
By Mr.. Harper:
A bill to be entitled an act relative 10 |
he Workingman's Bank, corporation or
,anized under the general banking law of q
he State of Louisiana, constituting it a
ody polite. v
The bill was read the first time. I
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote. the bill read the second !
me and referred to the Committee on :
anks and Banking.
Mr.. Ingraham, by unanimous consent, IN