New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-28

THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
F0rty.firss Days Sessions

New Orleans, February q, 1874.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
And was called to order by Hon. c. G. An
toine, Lieutenant Governor Of the Stat'
and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Alexander, Barber, Belden, Blunt
Blackburn Bovee, Burch, Butler, Cage
Chadbourn, Crawford, Daigle, Harris
Harper, Ingraham, KelsO, Mascot, Sypher
Swaizie, Thomas. Twitchell. Wharton
Whitney-e3
The President announced "a quorum
present.
Prayer by A. NJ Newman.
The reading of the journal of yesterdays
proceedings was dispensed with. and the
urnal corrected and adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, !
New Orleans, February o. 1874. {
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
/ am directed by the House to ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in the
following House bills. viz:
House bill No. 364, an act directing
the police jury of the parish of ST.
Landry to divide said parish into five wards
and define their limits and boundaries: de
termining the number of justices of the
peace and constables to be elected in said
parish; fixing their salaries in criminal mat
ters, and defining the powers and jurisdic-
ton of the justices OF the peace. and for
other purposes.
House bill No. 332, an act to authorize the
police jury OF the parish of Avoyelles to
issue bonds.
House bill No. 3l7 an act authorizing
the parish of st. Bernard to issue con-
solldated bonds for the purpose of taking up
its indebtedness, creating board of COM
missioners to regulate the issue thereof and
providing for the redemption of the princi-
pal and interest, imposing penalties for
violation OF the provisions of this act, and
also providing for the payment of the ex-
penses necessary to carry this act into eff.
feet.
House bill No. il3, an act to authorize the
adoption of the minor Elijah Burrell Hicks,
to change his name, and give him the
quality of heir.
House bill No. 372, an act declaring that
IN the parishes of Iberia, NermiliOn, Latay.
cite and St.NAlartin it shall not be lawful to
challenge or exclude person from sitting
as juror in a criminal or civil suit on the
ground that he does not speak or under.
stand the English language.
House bill No. .6l an act 20 prevent the
Incarceration of petty. offenders in the
State Penitentiary, and for other purposes.
=, House bill No. 3lS, an act to provide for
Che floating debt of the parish of Natehi.
soches and 80 authorize the issuin. Of bonds
Tor the said purpose.
House DILL No. AS, substitute 20 Nonss
DILL No. go. an act to provide for the tran.
scribing and preservation of tho court
papers and records of the Second District
Court for the parish of Orleans.
House bill No. 4I6, an act to authorize
~rits of attachment in actions arising from
Cffenses or quasi otfenses.
Very respectfully. etc,
JOHN w. ROXBOHOCGN.
Assistant Clerk.
HoSss OF Representatives. /
Few Orleans, February q. 1874. { |
s0:he fenofable President and Members OF the !
Senate:
am directed by the House 70 inform !
your honorable body that the Speaker has |
signed an act making an appropriation for 1
she payment of the mileage, per diem and /
contingent expenses of the Generall Assem-. f
bly,. and to ask the signature of the Presi. /
dent OF your honorable body to the same.
Very respectfully.
JOHN w. EOXBOR0UGH.
Assistant Clerk.
iiorsR OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, February p. 1874.
90 che Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
am directed BY the House to inform
your honorably body that the Speaker has
,lgned the following bills originating in the
House. and to ask the signature of She !
PRESIDENT of your honorably body to the
same, viz:
An act to postpone the levy ana co!iec.
ZION by the city OF New Orleans OF a tax tor
sinking fund. etc.
An act making certain obligations of the
elty OF New Orleans yeeeiy able Tor back |
lakes, etc.
An act TO amend an act TO establish IN
insane asylum. and to regulate the same.
An act TO authorize John Frederick Braun |
and Ann Maria Richter to change the name
oftheir adopted child.
An act to incorporate the )eunes Amis
3enevolen: association of New Orleans.
louisiana.
An act TO amend and reenac. section one
II an act to incorporate the Young Vet.
rams of 1862 and 1860 Benevolent Associa. |
ion of New Orleans.
An act to provide the time for the nav.
1ent and collection OF taxes due the CITY of
Few Orleans.
An act to incorporate the Siam Sons /
Benevolent Association, OF New Orleans.
touisiana.
An act to allow each parish surveyor to
mploy a deputy surveyor.
Very respectfully, etc.
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH, Is
Assistant Clerk. !
Mr.. Chadb6urn moved that the Senate ,
Ike recess till twelve o'clock NJ. i
Mr.. Brewster moved to lay the motion to
Ike a recess on the table. Z
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
fused to lay the motion on the table. a
brewster, Crawford, :,
Eraham--4.i sRl htj go. -.