New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-17
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SENATE.
Smith Dny's session.
sETATs CHAgBEH.f
Sew Orb ats. January -. 1874.
The Senate met pursuant to a"joui puent.
and was called to order by Hon. c. c. AM
so;pe, Lieutenant Governor .s the State
and President of the Senate.
On call Of the roll the following Senator's
answered TO their nance:
Messrs. Anderson, Alexander blackburn,
Blunt, Butler, Burcb. Brewster, Chadsourn,
Crawford, Greene, Harris. T.. F. lier"ig,
Harper, Kelao, Mascot, Pollard. Thomas.
Twitchell, Weber-lo
The President announced quorum
present.
PRAYER by the chaplain.
The reading of toe journal Of yesterday s
proceedings was dispensed With, and the
journal adopted.
MESSAGE IRON TIE HoCsB.
Housn o. RKYRxsESrArirss, I
Eew Orleans, January Is. 1874. }
10 ,he Honorable President and Members Of the
L. Senata:
lam directed by the H"use to ask the
y ~'~O
following concurrent resolution, viz:
Providing for the appointment OF joint
committee to in yestigats the acts OF the
officers of the First District Court, parish
Of Orleans.
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. PETERBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
BY Mr.. Mascot:
The petition of Jamos Parker, of New
Orleans, asking for pay AZ additional clerk
of registration In and for seventh wards of
said city.
Which was referre TO the Committee on
Claims.
BY Dir Thomas
The petition OF c. J. C. Puckette, contest
ing the seat Of Senator Blunt.
Referred TO the Committee on Contested
Elections
RErORTs oP COMMITTEES.
BY Mr. Krlso, chairman of the Commit
tee on Corporations and Parochial Affairs !:
To the Honorable President aud Members Of the
Your Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs. to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 205, an act to Incorporate
the Hope Hook and Ladder Company No.
of Franklin, parish Of St. Mary, and to
provide for the organization and govern
ment of the same report tavOrably, with
the following amendments to section i've:
And that the said company shall not consist
OF more than "ffty members.
Also, favOrably on Senate bill No. Uo,
and recommend the passage OF the same.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
O. kELSO. Chairman;
M ii. TWIrCHELL.
THOMAS G. ANDERSON.
WILLIAM HARPER.
BY Mr.. Ingraham, chairman Committee
on Enrolment and EDgrossment:
ConxYrrnx on EsRoLLnEJr,
New Orleans, January Is. 1874
To the Honorable President and Members Of ths
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment beg leave
to report as duly eBgrossed Senate bill No.
ISS, an act to incorporate the First Baptist
Association of Shreveport.
Very respectfully,
JAMES A. INORAHAM.
Chairman.
BY Mr.. Barber, chairman Committee on
Unfinished Business:
SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF UNFINISHED BUsI.Kss /
New Orleans, January ls 1874 }
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Your committee beg leave to report that
they have had under consideration Senate
btli No. 81, entitled an act to amend SEQ
tiOns two and three of sn act entitled sn
act to incorporate the Louisiana Working
mems Homestead Associ .iion, approved
April %, 1872, and respectfully recommend
its passage.
A. T. BARBER, Chairman.
APPOINTMENT oYA MEMBER or A COMMITTEES.
The President announced the appoint
ment of Mr.. Thomas to fill the vacancy in
the Committee on Railroads.
NOTICES OF BiLIs-
BY Mr.. Brewster
bill to be entitled an act to create local
boards of health, to define their powers ard
duties, and to provide for their support.
BY Mr.. Chadbourn:
A bill to be entitled an act abolishing the
Superior District Court of the parish of Or
loans.
BY Mr.. Harris:
bill to be entitled an act repe aliug all
acts heretofore passed extending the credit
of the State to corporations or individuals
and involving q contingent or future liza
bIity ON the part of the state.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Anderson, by unanimous consent:
A bill to be entitled an act in relation to
the corporation of the town of Opelousas, in
the parish Of st. Landry.
The bill; was read the frat time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four ffths vote, the bill was read the
second time, and referred to the Committee
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
Also, by MIR. Andersen:
A bill to be entitled IN act fixing the fees
of the clerks Of the district courts through
out the State. and providing the manner for
collecting the same.
The bill was read the FIRST time.
The constitutional rule WAS suspended by
a four. tfths vote, the bill was read the
second time, and referred to the Commute
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs, and
ordered to be printed.
By Mr.. Bovee:
bill to be entitled an act authorizing
the supervisors of registration of the par
ishes of ST. John the Baptist and St. James
TO hold an election at the Vacherie settle
ment, submitting to the resident voters
thereof the question as to which of the
above parishes they wish to be attached 40
An entireey, and the manner Of holding the
same, and directing the police jury, etc.
The bill was read first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
n four-fftbs vote. the bill was read the sec-
fh.a nm,