New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-27
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
SECOND SESSION
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
SrATE OF LOUISIANA
sENATEs
a,ixteenth Days Sessions

The President announced d quorum
present .
Prayer by the Chaplain.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
SrArx OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department
New orleans, January "a, 1874.
- Che Honorable President aud Members of tn
Senate
have the honor to inform you that The
Governor has this day signed IAN act pro
posing amendments to the constitution o.
Louisiana" originating in your honorable
BODY. Also, Senate bill for the relief OF
F. Jan Benthuysen and his minor children
H. CONQUEST CLARKE,
Private Secretary.
READING OF THE JOURNAL
ST. Stamps moved that the further read
eng of the journal be dispensed with.
Mr.. Brewster moved that the journal be
sead.
The motion was adopted.
, eThe Secretary proceeded to yea! the
journal.
Dn motion of Mr. Brewster the further
teading of the journal was dispensed with,
Sn1 after correction was adopted.
aEpoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
COMMITTEE on ENROIfMESr.S
New Orleans, January 20, 1874.
e sse Honorable President and Members of the
Senate
Sour Committee on Enrolment beg leave
60 report as duly enrolled Senate bill No.
Gl5 entitled an act to incorporate the Hope
Hook and Ladder Company No. | of Frank
lin. st. Mary parish, and to provide for the
organization and government of the same.
Respectfully,
JAMES II. INGRAHAM,
Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT,
New Orleans January %, 1915
60 the Honorable President and Members of the
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-
grossment beg leave to report as duly en-
rolled Senate bill No. 1873, an act proposing
amendments to the constitution of the State
of louisiana Also, Senate bill No. 49, an
act for the relief of Van Benthuysen and his
minor children.
Respectfully,
JAMES II. INGRAHAM,
Chairman.
COMMITTEE CLAIMS
New Orleans. January "a, 1874
90 the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Claims, to whom was
referred Senate bill No. ga, report favor
ably and recommend its passage.
E. BUTLER, Chairman;
j. Il. ALEXANDER,
OCTAVE REY.
COMMITTEE on CONTESTED ELECTIONS,
New Orleans, January "a, 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on CONGRATULATIONS,
In the case of e. j. G. Puckette vs.. Raford
Blunt, from the twenty second senatorial
district, respectfully report adversely to the
claim of G. J. c. Puckette, for the reason
that he has not complied with the require
ments OF the law relative to contested
elections.
Your committee therefore recommend
that RafOrd Blunt be confirmed in his seat
as Senator from the twenty-second sena-
torial district, and that c. j. G. Puckette be
paid the same mileage and per diem due or
paid to Hon. Raford Blunt. as Senator. to
Sis date.
Respectfully.
T.B. STAMPS.
Chairman:
OH. BREWSTER.
&C. ANDERSON,
Ell. WEBER.
Mr.. Anderson. chairman of the Go m.
snittee on Judiciary. submitted the follow.
ing.
Substitute for Sonata Joint resolution
No. 90, addressing out of Office Emile l..
Uebert, clerk of the Fifteenth Judicial
District Court, parish of Assumption.
NOTICES or BILLS.
BY Mr.. Bovoes
AN act to lay out and open a road to cone
nect the Grand Point Settlement, IN the
parish of st. James, with the Mississippi
river, and to lay special tax for the sameo
Also, an act for the relief of T. O'Mally,
assignee of Amedee Bringier. Jacob
Brothers and Pierre Cassins
BY Mr.. Belden:
An act relative to the execution OF iudg.
snents against sureties on appeal bonds. and
providing the manner of said execution,
and repeating all laws in conflict with the
provisions of this act.
Also, an act relative to the appointment
Of under-tutors ad hoe in certain cases.
Also, an act to repeal SO much of article
.45 of the Code of Practice as allows in.
functions to issue without bond.
Also, an act relative to the adjudication
Of property sold at sheritfs' sales, and re.
pealing article ga of the Code of Practice.
Also, an act relative to the erasure, can
Cellation and reduction of mortgages, priv.
ieges and membranes; to provide for the
ranking of the same; to define the jurisdic
ton of courts in regard thereto, and pro-
Viding the manner of proceeding against
the owner thereof and for other purposes.
BY Mr.. Anderson:
An act to authorize district and parish
Judges to hear, decide and give all orders
in partition matters at chambers, under Ger.
tain restriction.
Also, an act to authorize deposit Of United |
States treasury bonds and United States
notes in cases of sureties.
JOINT RESOLUTION INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Burch:
Joint resolution authorizing the dean Of |
the law department of the University of
Louisiana to pay the claim of ID. NJ. Harrod. |
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
!, four. ffths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Education.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OVER.
[Mr. Anderson in the chair.
Mr.. Blunt moved to take up the report OF
he Committee on Judiciary on Senate bill
70. l76, an act fixing the limits Of the Sew