New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-24
THE LEGISLATURE fEsTEhDAA .
Senate

the cltlZ6nS OF DdIou AouSo' "'AS '
the contemplated Agricultural and Mechan'
ical College and the State University be To-
Gated at that place. The petition was read
and referred to the appropriate committee.
Mr.. Harper called up House bill No. 4, an
act to incorporate the Shreveport and
Southwestern Railroad Company. The
bill was read. and under suspension OF
! the rules finally passed.
Mr.. Burch called up Senate bill No. $50
an act to amend and reenact an act grant.
ing corporate privileges to the inhabitants
of Baton Rouge, etc. Under suspension
of the rules the bill finally passed.
Mr.. Brewster called up Senate bill No.
403, an act submitting proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of the State. chang
ing the day of holding the general election.
Under a suspension of the rules it finally
passed.
Mr.. Harris called up Senate bill No. 4O4,
| substitute for Senate bill No. $50. an act to
provide for the greater security Of the pub
| lie in the making and issue Of promissOry
notes secured by mortgage. A reading of
| the bill was called for, after which. on
| motion of Mr.. Harris, it was made the spe'
cial order of the day for Tuesday Ito day.
Immediately after the reading of the jour
nal.
Mr.. Bovee called up Senate bill No. 426,
substitute for Senate bill No. 325, an act to
| incorporate the city Of Donaldsonville IN
the parish of Ascension; defining its bound
| aries, providing for the COVER nment thereof,
and funding all legal Indebtedness OF the
corporation Of Donaldsonville; repeating
| act No. 80 of 1870, revising and amending
the charter of Donaldsonville, and repeal
ing all acts in conflict with this act. Under
a suspension Of the rules the bill finally
passed.
Mr.. Stamps called up Senate bill No. 3Os,
an act for the relief of Benjamin Campbell
and his minor child, Estells +. Campbell.
Under suspension Of the rules this bill
finally passed.
Mr.. Pollard called up Senate bill No. 1863.
an act to authorize the district judges
! throughout the State to order, either before
or after trial. the arrest of any person
charged with crime, etc. Under suspen.
sion Of the rules the bill finally passed.
Mr.. Whitney called up Senate bill No.
235. an act authorizing the sale of property
by tax collectors for delinquent taxes. pro-
yidng for its redemption. reqiring the Au.
ditor to make title in the name of the State,
prohibiting the issuing Of injunctions. etc.
Under suspension Of the rules the bill
finally passed.
70 M
3l2. an act explanatory of the fifteenth
paragraph OF the first section Of act No. IA.
approved March 5. 1872. relative to insur.
ance companies. Under suspe ension Of the
rules the bill finally passed.
The morning hour having expired, the
So scal order of the day was taken up, Sen
ate bill No. 3i2, an act requiring parents,
guardians or other persons. having charge
Of children between the ages of six and slX-
teen years to give them an opportunity Of
education. The bill was read. ordered to be
printed and made the specia! order os the
day for next Monday.
Senate bill No. 3i4. an act to provide for
conventional mortgages on movables, their
recordation. rights of priority. and extinc.
ton. etc. also came up as the special order
of the day. Mr.. Blunt made an effort to
kill the bill by moving its Indefinite post
ponement, but failed. his motion receiving
but three votes of the twenty y-two east. I'm
der suspension Of the gules the bill then
finally passed.
Undes the resolution of Mr.. Chadbourn.
providing for an alphabetical call OF mem-
bers' names for the purpos OF considering
local bills, each Senator as his name |"
called being permitted to call up two bills.
Mr.. Harris called up House bill No. 224. an
act authorizing Frederick Braun and Anna
Maria Richer. his wife. TO change the name
of their adopted child. Under Il suspension
of the rules the bill finally passed. The
same gentleman called up the bill author
izing parish surveyors to employ deputy
surveyor for each parish. and i. was finally
passed.
Mr.. Harper called up an act for the relief
of Alice Douglas. wife OF james Philip. and
Emma p. Douglas, wife of Henry S. Carter.
The bill proposed to give them Sl6.ooG tor
damages done their property by the State
Of Louisiana in constructing levees at
Willow chute and Benot bayou. in
Bossier parish. The levees. it is claimed.
were built to protect lands on the east bank
of those streams, while the lands directly
opposite, on the west bank. belonging 20
the parties seeking relief, were made TO
suffer by consequent inundations. Mr.. Har.
per called upon Mr.. Thomas. the Senator
from that district, to make q statement of
what he knew in regard to the damage
done to the land in question. and that gen.
tleman said he was knowing to the fact
that the parties seeking relief had suffered
as stated in their mem orial to the Leglslar
ture. He concluded his remarks by moyin.
that instead of $4,000. the parties be al
lowed $4,000.
Mr.. Barber spoke against the bill at some
length, stating that he did not believe the
parties had any just claim against the
State, and for that reason moved the in
definite posteoneme mt of the bill.
Mr.. Cage asked Mr.. Barber if he voted
for the bill for the relief Of John Le~is and
upon receiving an affirmative answer. said
he could not see how the gentleman could
consistently vote against the claims o: the
partias now asking relief. Mr.. Cage SAID
he did not vote for the relief Of Nj. Lewis.
but would vote for relief in the present in
stance, because a real injury haa been sus.
tained
Mr.. Harper said he was not in the habit
of troubling the Senate much with talk. but
he could not remain quiet and see the just