New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-10

Executive Department. }
New Orleans January I. 1874
80 sf,e Honorable PRECEDENT and Members Of the
Senate
Pam instructed to inform you that the
Governor has this day signed joint resO.
fulton originating in your honorable body,
relative to the Hon. =. B. s. Pinchback,
United States Senator elect from the State
II. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Private Secretary.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
BY Mr. Blackburn:
4 petition from the citizens Of Bienville,
sackson and VIM parishes asking toT the
creation of new parish.
The petition was received and referred TO
:2e Committee on Corporations and PavO.
chiab Affairs.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
NEW ORLEANS, January Q, 1874
ss,fie Honorable President and Members Of ths
Senate:
Sour Committee on Rules beg leave to
submit the following report:
Recommend the adoption of the rules of
1873 with the following amendments:
In rule forty-three, Committee on Appor-
comment, five members.
Rule fifty.three, after the word district
strike out the word parish
In Iule aixty-two, strike out the prOviso.
all of v hich is respectfully submitted,
A. b. HARRIS. Chairman:
NJ. A. TWlTCHEI.L,
JAMES II. INGRAHAM.
COMMITTEES ON ENROLMENT,
New Orleans, January g. 1874.
.aihe Hor orable President and Members of the
respectfully beg leave to report as duly
enCrossed an act entitled ian act ceding
jurisdiction and conveying the title to all
state lands required for the proposed Fort
ST. Philip ship canal to the government of
she United States
J. HENRI BCRCH.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
!:y Mr.. Brewster:
AN amendment to the constitution limit.
IN: the State debt.
and an amendment providing that the
:eople of this State shall never be taxed for
the pr omotioRof private interest, and pro-
;Ibiting the General Assembly from grant
ing or authorizing any exclusive privilege
or monopoly whatever 10 individuals or
corporation.
Also an amendment providing that no
license tax shall be imposed upon any in"
dustrial pursuit whatever.
Also, a bill for the relief Of Mrs. b. d.
Eahy, Of Monroe.
Also, a bill prescribing the manner Of as
tessing and collecting taxes.
BY Mr.. Whitney:
An act entitled an act to suppress drunk.
enness: and removing from Office State
officers and persons holding Office under
:nd by virtue of State laws for drunken.
ness: nd providing the manner of removal.
by Mr.. Burch:
4 bill to be entitled an act to amend an
act entitled an article GA Of the Code of
Practice. approved April %, 1872.
Also, an act for the relief of Joseph w
NcCor mick, of the parish Of East Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
BY Mr.. Alexander:
A bill to lie entitled an act fixing the
Terms of holding courts in the Twelfth
Judicial District Of Louisiana.
BY Mr.. Sypher:
To incorporate the Hope Hook and Lad
der Company No. !. of Franklin. parish of
st. Mary.
By hlr. DoVeT:
An act to iegitimai. Maurice George
!lu ghes and Mary Louise Clark Hughes.
Also, an act to authorize Homer s Bene.
dict TO sue the State:
BY Mr.. Pollard;
10 incorporate the town o. Delta.
by Mr.. Blunt.
AN act to amend and e-snact section 2si9
Ok the Revised Statutes.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS CON.
SENT.
BY Mr.. Butler:
4 bill to be entitled an act to amend
secti ons two and three OF 1870, entitled an
act to establish public park for the city
of New Orleans, and to provide means
tn erefor, approved March Is, 1870 and to
yeor ganze the Board OF Commissioners of
the New Orleans Park.
Bill was read the first time.
Constitutional rule suspended.
Bill read the second time, and referred TO
She Committee on Parks and Public Build
ings.
BY Mr.. Stamps:
A bill to entitled an act to encourage the
3 uilding Of vessels, and the investment of
C apital, and the employment of mechanics
and laboreIs.
Bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended.
The bill was read the second time, and
ref erred TO the Committee on Commerce
and Manufactures.
BY Mr.. Ingraham
A bill to be entitled an act to amend and
re- enact sections one, two, three, four, six,
Sc yep, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thir-
te en-, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
eli shteen, twenty, twenty one, twenty-five,
ew rnty -three; twenty four, Twenty-Five,
wenty-six, twenIy-seven, twenty-elght,
TIVE MY nine, thirty. thirty-one, thirty-two,
thirt y-three t,.irty four, thirty FIVE, thirty
six, fhirty-teven, thirty-eishts thirty nine
forty, foI one, forty three and forty-tour.
and 70 FgEea1 .FeegfI ny and
iortyy- two Of an act entitled an act to pro-
vids for the rsyyiision and correction Of the
lists of .registessd voters of the State; the
appoin :mtnt Of the various o.hee1s necea.