New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-18
ARTIFICIAL OURN
OF THE
SECOND Sessions
OF THE
THRU GENERAL. ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
Tenth Days Session.

On call of the roll the following Senator's
answered to their names:
Mcssrs. Anderson, Alexander, Blackburn,
Barber, Blunt, Butler, Burch, Brewster,
Chadbourn, Crawford, Greene. Harris, E.
+. Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, MASH
Thomas, Weber, Wharton, Whitney,.
present.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Dardi..
The reading of the journal of yesterdays
proceedings was dispensed with. and the
journal adopted.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
BY Mr.. Anderson:
The petition of the citizens of the town
of Opelousas in reference to a change OF
the corporation.
Referred to the Committee on Corpora
lions and ParCchial Affairs.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Barber, chairman of the Committee
on Unfinished Business, made the following
report:
COMMITTEE ON UNFINISHED BUsiyEas.
New Orleans, January 10, 1874.
so the Honorable President and Members Of the
Your Committee on Unfinished Business
beg leave to report that they have duly
considered Senate bill No. 70 and House bill
No 209. We present them herewith, and
recommend their reference to the proper
C9Wmitteess
A. Z. BARBER, Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Burch, Senate bill! No.
20, an act for the relief Of Theodule Mo.
nette, was referred to the Committee on
Claims; and House bill No. 2O9, to appro-
pirate and apportion the college donation
Sand fund to and among designated col
leges, was referred to the Committee on
Education.
Mr.. Harris moved that the unfinished
business Of last session be stricken from
the calender.
Tie President decided that motion was
not required, and that the Secretary would
perform that duty.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Alexander, chairman Committee on
Federal Relations, made tho following re.
port:
Senate Joint resolution No. "a relative 20
the one hundredth anniversary OF the lnde.
.pendence of the United States in the city OF
Philadelphia in 1876. Your Commit e on
Federal Relations report favorable.
Xies over.
Mr.. Ingraham chairman Committee On
Enrichment, submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON EwRoLLnENg,l
Few Orleans, January Is, 1874. }
go fiie fo,srable President and Members OF Che
Senate
3respectfuly beg leave 70 report the to!.
Sowing bills as duly engrOssed, VIZ:
LII ", A lad one ta
amend and re-enact sections two and three
Of an act to incorporate the Louisiana
Homestead Workngmen's Association. APP
proved April 23, 1872.
Also, Senate bill No. l,;, entitled al act
relative to the trial of certain suits 10 which
provisional seizures have issued.
JAMES II. 1NGRAHAM.
Chairman
soTIcEs OF BILLS.
a}s Sir eypher:
OF bill to be entitled an set 70 amend
and re-snact preamble and section one 81
an act for the relief of Charles u. Walker.
approved June g. 1872
BY Mr. Chadbourn.
OF a bill to be entitled an act 70 fepea!
act No. Ill; an act to incorporate the Louis
Jana Central Railway Company.
By Mr.. Wharton:
OF bill to be entitled an &C. TO establish
an insurance bureau; to provide for the sup
port thereof and to regulate the organza'
sion and management of insurance COM
panies.
INrRoDUCTIOs OF BILLA
Dy Mr.. Crawford:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend and
se-enact section $50 of the Revised Statutes
of 1870.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
Gy four-tifths vote, the bill read the second
time. and referred to the Committee Oh "
sliciary.
By Mr.. Barber:
A bill to be entitled an act to provide fol
saking the census OF the State OF Louisiana
60 prescribe the duties of the State regis
&rars of voters and supervisors and assistant
supervisors of registration, and their com
Densation therefor and to enforce article
twenty of the constitution.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by a four.fifths vote, tho bill read the secone
time. and referred to the Committee on Ap
portionment and ordered printed
BY Mr.. Anderson:
A bill to be entitled an act 10 p1nist
sraud in commercial credits.
The bill was read the first tilno
The constitutional rule was suspended
Nv q four-fifths vote, the bill was read tn'
@ecoud time and deferred 70 Che SOmsnltse'
ON Commerce and Manufactures
By Mr.. Anderson, by unanimous sohsent
A bill to be entitled an act 50 es,ao'!si
the rate of interest.
The bill was read the first times
The constitutional rule was suspended
s,y four-ffths vote, the bill was read thu
second time and referred to the COMMITTEE
on Finance.
By Mr. Anderson:
A bill to be entitled an ace relative to az
sachment by merchants in suits upon obi
cations for goods sold, and to jurisdiction
of and citation in such suits.
The bill was read the first times
The constitutional rule was suspended
nv a four.ffths vote, the bill was read thu
sacond time. and referred to the COMMITTED
ON Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Bovees
A bill to be entitled an ae. TO amend and
Se-enact sections 2l2S and 1916 OF she be
yised Statutes.
The bill was read the first time.