New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-10
SENATE.
T~pHsyseiRhth Days Session.

Rome, Lieutenant governor OI tne STA
And President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senate
answered to their names:
Meesrs. Anderson, Alexander, Brewste
Barber, Belden, Blunt, Butler. Burch, Gag
Chadbourn, Detiege, Daigle, Greene, Ola
din, Harris, E. +. Herwig, Harper, Ingr
ham, Kelso, Rey, Sypher, Stamps, Twitche!
Weber, Wharton, Whitney-26.
The President announced = Guorul
eresent.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the journal of yesterday
proceedings was dispensed with. and tn
journal corrected and adopted.
The President announced that he was nc
feeling in usual health this morning, an
called Mr.. Harris to the chair.
exEcyyIvE COMMUNICATION
Stair OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department,
Tew Orleans, February I, 1874.
- the HONORABLE President and Members of tn
Senate:
Sam directed by the Governor to inform
you that he has this day approved an
%igned the following bills, originating il
your honorable body:
An act to amend the Louisiana Working
Open's Homestead Association charter.
An act to incorporate Hope Hook ant
ladder Company of Franklin, st. MARY
Il. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Private Secretary.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE, OF RKPRKsxsr ATlvEs !
New Orleans, February :, 1874.
10 the Honorable President and Members of ths
senate:
am directed by the House to ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in the
following House bills, viz:
House bill No. %, an act providing for
the payment of the sherffs or persons ap-
pointed to take charge Of persons arrested
charged with committing crimes in this
State, and for which the Governor has made
acquisition.
House bill No. 81, an act to extend the
limits of the town OF Franklin, in the parish
of st. Mary, State of Louisiana, and to in
corporate the same, and to repeal all acts
incorporating the town of Franklin, and all
cots amendatory and supplemental thereto.
House bill No. 80, an act to authorize the
clerk of the Supreme Court to put suits OF
the summary docket in which curators of
mterdcted estates are parties.
House bill No. so, an act to amend and
fe-enact an act entitled an act to incor.
8Orat6 UEo town OF flaQueHlne, IL L1e
parish of Jberville. approved February 26,
1867.
House bill No. 81, an act authorizing SEES
si0ns of the parish courts ut any time for
Ihe trial Of criminal cases in certain in.
stances.
House hilf No. 72, an act to amend an
Act to give new charter to, so as to eX-
tend the limits of the town Of ThibOdaux,
IN the parish of Lafourche.
House bill No. 7, an act to repeal an act
Incorporating the Louisiana Warehouse
Company, and exempting the State of
Louisiana from the security OF the payment
ut any of the bonds issued by the said COM
Sany.
House bill No. 80, an act to incorporate
3he town of Simmsport, in the parish of
Avoyelles, and for the organization thereof
House bill No "a, an act to amend and
ee-enact article l65 of the Code of Practice
House bill No. 100, an act to change the
Aame of Lucien Alexis Schegg 10 that OF
a.ucien Alexis Grandeury.
House bill No. l05, joint resolution 20
limit the charge for inspecting and scaling
coal boxes used as measure for Goa! 10y
coal dealers on the Mississippi river.
House bill No. ia, an act to legalize the
official acts Of w. w. McNeely as parish
Judge of the parish of Sabine; for the relief
Of w. W. McNeely, and for other purposes
House bill No. ZIG, an act to Incorporate
Che town o. Pleasant Hill. Louisiana.
House bill No. l26, an act for the relief Of
Justin Bruat, member of the Metropoh-
Can Brigade, permanently disa bsd in the |
discharge OF duty in the parish of st. Mar !
Gin. !
Also that the House has concurred in the !
following Senate bill, viz: I
Senate bill No. 1913, an ACT to change the |
came of Alice Long, of Ouachta parish, to |
Alice Long McGnire; and to authorize |
Soseph Forbes Mcclure and his wife. Susan
o. McGuire. of said parish. to adopt the
oainor Alice Long.
Very respectfully.
JOHN W. ROXBOROuGH.
Assistant Clerk.
Mr.. Chadbosrn moved to reconsider the !
Sote by which the following resolution was
postponed indefinitely on yesterday:
WHEREAS, Great complaint has been |
made to the Committee on Parks and Pub.
lic Buildings as to the condition of the pub.
lie buildings in the hereinafter places: be it !
Res0ired, That the Senate Committee or |
Parks and Public Buildings be directed to
visit Alexandria, Jackson, Louisiana. and
Baton Rouge, and examine the public build.
ngs located at said cities vicinity. with |
; view of ascertaining the changes required
or the public good. and the necessary re-.
PAIRS which said buildings may require, and
eport a bill embodying the requirements
hus ascertained for the action OF the Gen
Iral Assembly.
Mr.. Whitney moved to lay the motion 70
eeonsider on the table.
On call of yeas and nays, the Senate
efused to lay the motion on the table by !
he following vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Brewster. Crawford,
laigle, Greene, Harris, Sypher. Twitohell. /
Wharton, Whitney-l0.
Nays-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Black.
urE, Blunt. Burch, Butler, Cage, Chad.
ourn. Detiege, Harper, lngraham. KeIso.
ey. Stamps. Weber-l6.
The Chair declared that the pending |
uestion was the motion to reconsider.
The Senate voted to reconsider she vote
ken yesterday whereby the aforesaid res
ution was indefinitely postponed.
The Chair announced the resolution be.
re the Senate.
Mr.. Wharton moved the following amend g
ent. and demanded the previous question d
the motion: a.
To strike out COMMITTED" and insert n
rchitec. and builder. to be selected by in
Q President of the Senate, and he will not 81
allowed more than ="
The main question was ordered
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
used to adopt the amendment by the fol-
Ting vote:
Blunt, Brewster. Craw- ID
d, Daigle. Greene, Harris Z. F. Herwig, NJ
pher, Twitchell, Wharton, " hitney-l2.
Barber, Belden, Black
n, Butler, Burch, Cage, Chad bourn, -
sper, Ingraham, Kelso, Masicot, Rey, Oh
aizie, Weber-l5