New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-13
the General Assembly, and asked for a
reading of the same.

memorial, objections were raised by Mr.
Harris that the reading of the memoria,
was out OF order.
Mr.. Brewster moved to suspend the russ
to have the memorial read and referred.
Mr.. Harris made the point of order that
the petition is not before the Senate. fo-
the reason that the rule requires that thu
Senator offering the petition shall briefly
state the contents of the same, which was
not done.
Mr. Brewster made the point of order
that unanimous consent had been obtained
the petition was received and partly read.
and should be referred to the appropriate
committee.
The President sustained the point mads
by Mr.. Harris, and decided the petition not
properly before the Senate.
Mr. Brewster then obtained unanimous
consent, and offered the following brief
statement Of the contents of the memorial
That Robert J. Caldwell, of Ouachita to
the General Assembly, setting forth that he
had rendered the State service in annot ating
the Code OF Practice of Louisiana, and prays
tor remuneration.
Received aud setsrred 70 the Committee
on Claims.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
Mr.: Barber, from the Committee on On.
finished Business, submitted verbal report
recommending that the bills remaining from
the session Of last year be indefinitely pos.s
poned.
Mr. keiso, chairman of the Committee on
Corporations, reported favOrably, and re-
commends the passage of Senate bull No.
1888, ian act to incorporate the First Baptist
Association of Shreveport
Mr.. Burch, from the Committee on Ess
rollment and Engrossment, made the fol.
lowing gepovt:
COMMITTEE e. EHRo0Myses
Few Orleans, January 10. 1874 .
Tothe H0norStis PRESIDENT and Members of the
Senate:
Yhave the honor TO report as having been
duly engrossed an act providing for the
funding of the public debt of the State, in
Guiding all legal and valid bonds of tho
State, and all legal and valid warrants and
certificates of indebtedness drawn by the
Auditor of Public Accounts upon the
vide for the issuance of console
dated Bonds of the State of Louisiana
in exchange for said outstanding obligao
tiOns 60 provide for the pay ment of inteHe
est and principal of same; prescribing tho
gate OF interest and providing for sinking
fund defining the duties and powers OF
State officers under this act, and the man
ner and terms on which said exchange shae
be effected; defining and limiting the State
debt under the operation of this acts limit
ing the rate of taxation for all State puo
pOsess and repeating acts inconsistent here.
with and yepealing all laws or parts Gs
laws making the State contingently liable
for issuance hereafter of any bonds, or au.
thOrizing the Governor to subscribe to stock
i. HENRI BIRCH, Chafrmans
COMMITTEE ON ENGRossNESrse
Eew Oreanss January Ia l3.l 9
20 s'e nososs'ie president asd Members os sae
respectfully beg feave to report as ddly
engrossed the following Senate concurrent
resOlutiOns
Creating .splat special committee, to be
known as the committee on appOrtiOnmento
to- sepors whatever may be necessary to
carry into effect article twenty of the State
90 HENRI BURCH, ChassmaSo
EO.scEs elgs BILLS
BY MI. Cage:
j bill relative to acceptanceos Son5s os
sases Of provisional sefzurese ettaejments
and othes purposes.
Also an act to fis the Term % Sue r.
teenth Judicial District Court
Aiss, an act to consolidate ans fhcos,
porate the towns Of Lockpofe and LONG,
vile! In the parish Of Latourche. under ose
title; to tx the Boundaries OF said :ownse
and H. provide tor tho admins ira tss.s os tao
affairs thereof.
shg.osuc1fON o. ss:'ssA
by Mr.. In erahans
4 bill to be entitled an act 20 amend and
reenast sections thirteen, sixteens twente
three. forty three and tifty-eight Of an act
entitled ~anact to regulate the conduct and
to maintain the freedom and purity of cleo
Lions; to prescribe the mode OF making REQ
burns thereof; to provide for tie election OF
officers and defining their powers
and autnss to Prescribe the mode oS enter
Ing On the rolls of the Senate and House OF
and 20 enfosce article JOs
sf the soAs:.tasion epWeye1 Sosembes
70. 1871.
Bill sead cfs 9frst tfr.ee
The constitutional rule was ssspenSeS,
the bill read the second time and referred
to Che Committee on EeetionanS Registrs
fone
BY Me- Busets
a bhl to be entf:ieS an aos 9os So sasIef
# 10 Mccormick
The bill was read Che first time
The constit,g lonal guile was suspended 4
The bill read the second time ami seferred
% the Committee, on Claims
BY Mr. Syphers
a bill to be entitled an ace to Incorporate
The Hope Heck and Ladder Company No.
|, OF Franklins parish of st. Mary and to
provide fog the organization and govern
nent of the sameS
The bill was read the first timeo
The constitutional rule was suspended, l
he bill was read the second time and re- l
erred to the Committee on Corporations
BY Mr.. Twitchell3
A bill to be entitled an act to amend and !
'e-enact section 1878 of the Revised Statutes.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended,
he bill read the second time and referred
o the Committee on ParOchial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Bovee1
A bill to be entitled an act authorizing
he attorney for the town of Donaldson
Ito +
orfeit the charter granted under act No.