New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-08
SECOND SESSION
SENATE.

Twenfy.Seventh Days Session.
SENATE CHAxRRK)
New Orleans, February s, 1874.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by Hon. C. C. An
tome, Lieutenant Governor of the State and
President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senator,
answered co their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Alexander. BARRIER
Belden, Blackburn, Blunt. Butler. Cage
Chadbourn, Detiege, Daigle, Glaudin'
Greene, Harris, Ingraham, Masicot, Rey,
Stamps. Thomas, Twitchell-20.
The President announced quorum pres,
ent.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Root.
The reading of the journal of yesterdays
proceedings was dispensed with, and the
journal corrected and adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
| New Orleans, February g. 1874 !
To the Honorable President and Me or the
| Senate:
1 am directed by the House ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in the
following House bill, viz:
House bill No. l3, entitled an act author
izing c. f. Estlin to sue the State Of Lou.
| isiana.
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Anderson, chairman of the Commit
| tee on Judiciary, submitted the following
report:
Senate bill No. 1927, an act to authorize the
police jury of the parish of Plaquemines to
issue bonds and to provide for the redemp-
ton thereof.
Favorably.
Senate bill No. 32G, an act to expedite trial
of causes in the Supreme Court of Louis
| lana at New Orleans, and to regulate the
same for a limited period.
Favorably.
| Senate bill No. 1874, an act to amend and
utes.
Favorably.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Commit
tee on Finance, submitted the following
report:
COMMITTEE ON FINANcRl
New Orleans, February 6, 1874. :
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance, to whom was
referred House bill No. II, an act to ex-
empt from State and municipal taxation
certain property of the st. Patrick's Hall
Association in the city of New Orleans. and
to remit back taxes on the same, beg leave
to report the same with the following
amendment: In line eleven, after the word
association" insert land be in actual use
for charitable or religious purposes" With
this amendment, We recommend the pas
sage OF the bill.
M. H. TWITCHELL.
t. B. STAMPS.
T. c. ANDERSON.
NOTICES OF BILLS
BY Mr.. Wharton:
A bill entitled an act to amend act No. 3,
approved January "a, 1874; to provide for
testing, at the instance of any taxpayer, in
the courts of this State the legality and
validity Of any of the items OF State in
debtedness, the legality and validity of
which may have been or may be hereafter
questioned; prohibiting the board of liqui-
dalton under said act No. 3 of 1874 from
funding the questionable Or doubtful obi
cations Of the State named in this act until
the same shall have been finally declared
legal and valid by the Supreme Court of
the State of Louisiana, and to provide
means for carrying into effect the provI-
sOns of this act
By Mr.. era wford:
An act to authorize the district Judges
throughout the State, to order, either before
or after arrest, any person charged with
cominmiting crime, to any Jail or prison
within the State for safety, whenever the
Jail or prison for the parish in which the
crime was committed or warrant of arrest
issued is unsafe or unfit for the security of
prisoners.
OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIOUs NOTICE.
By Mn Glaudin:
A bill to be entitled an act making All
Saints Day day of public rest.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitlt onal rule was suspended by
a four ffths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
By Mr.. Butler:
Senate bill No. 359, an act fixing the fees
and charges of the criminal sheriff for the
parish of Orleans in certain cases.
Inc Dill was read the first time,
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Daigle:
A bill to be entitled an act to Incorporate
the town Of Rayville, in the parish of La
fayette
The bill was read the first time
The constitutional rule was suspended by
/ four ffths vote the bill read the second
line and referred to the Committee on Cor
'orations and Parochial Affairs.
By Mr.. Pollard:
An act to repeal act No. LOG, an act to
amend an act to incorporate the Crescent
City Gaslight Company, approved April q,
$40, and to fix with more precision the
lime when said company shall 90 into opera
ion, and to authorize the issue of mortgage
ponds; to change the time for the election
If directors; and to limit the price to be
harged for gas, approved July 10, 1873.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
1our-hfths vote, the bill read the second
line and referred to the Committee on
corporations and ParOchial Affairs.
By Mr.. Kelso:
An act to amend and re-enact an act en-
tiled IAN act relative to the Supreme
jourt and to regulate the terms thereof,
he proceedings therein, appeals thereto,
md processes against the sureties on appeal
'onds," approved March l6, 1870, and tor
ther purposes.