New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-22
alta Orleans Republican.
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oEEyCIAL JOURNAL
SECOND SESSION
OF TIL.
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
Twelfth Days Session.


Tie Senate met pursuant to Adjournment
and was called TO order by Hon. c. Z. An
foine. Lieutenant Governor Of the State
and President of the Senate.
On call of The roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs Anderson. Alexander, Black burn.
Barber, Belden, Blunt, Burch. Brewster
Chadbourn, Crawford, Daigle. Greene, l..
+. Herwig. Harris, Harper, lngraham helso.
Mascot. Pollard, Rey, Stamps. Iw!teheI8.
Weber, Whitney-2i.
The President announced . quorum
present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading of the journal o. yesterdays
proceedings was dispensed with. and the
journal adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Barber, chairman Of the special Com
mittee on Unfinished Business. submitted
the following verbal report Oh Senate BIZ!
No. 81, an act fixing the fees OF clerks OF
district courts:
Recommend the bill be referred to the
Committee on Corporations and Parochlai
Affairs.
Also, on HOUSE Ulll A>O. re O VAL eSA 80"
relief of William B. Philips:
Recommend the bill be referred to the
Commute on Claims.
By Mr.. Anderson chairman OF the Com
mittee on Judiciary:
On Senate bill No. 23t, an act to amend
and re-enact section 9S6 OF the Revised
Statutes Of 1870.
Repart fayOrably.
On Senate bill No. 2i7, an act TO fix the
terms of the district courts in the fifteenth
Judicial District of the State of Louisiana.
Report favorably.
Committee on ENROLMENT AND ENDORSEMENT,
New Orleans January 20, 1874 )
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-,
grossment beg leave to report as duly en-
crossed:
senate bill No 1877, an act to amend an
act entitled an act to amend article 644 OF
the Code of Practice, approved April IS.
1872
senate Joint resolution No. "a, relative 20
the one hundredth anniversary OF the indie
,endence of the United States in the city OF
Philadelphia in 1876. g.,
Senate bill No. !02. an act for the relief OF
delnquen. IA. payers IN the parish OF
.add0.
senate bill 80. pos. at &C, to incorporate
the Hone Hook and Ladder Company No.
j. Of Franklin. parish or st. Mary. and to
provide for the organization and SoVevn'
ment of the same.
"ess0'''u JAMES Il. 1ycRAHAM.
Chairma1s
Br Mr.. Green. chairman st committee
on Retrenchment and Reform:
Senate bill No. %, bill to be entitled an
act closing drinking houses of public resort
and to prohibit the sale OF spiIituous OF
malt liquors on Sundays.
Reported without action
Lies over.
NOTICES OF BILLS
BY Mr.. Chadbourn:
An act to amend AMI re-enact sections
lis and ll79 of the Revised Statutes
Also, an act requiring parents and guaf'
dams of children to give them an opportu'
nifty of education in public or private
schools.
By Mr.. Harper'
An act to incorporate :he Workfngmen's
Accommodation Bank.
issued by the Metropolitan Board of Police,
receivable for all city taxes due previous to
the year 1874.
BY Mr.. Weber'
An act to provide for the recording OF
maps or plots in all sales or transfers OF
ands within this State, not surveyed into
townships. sections and the subdivisions of
sections in accordance with the regular
United States system of public land sur
veys.
By Mr.. Brewstere
OF bill for the relief Of the New Orleans
SlWies and Picayuneo
INTRODUCTION OF Bills
Mr. Harris, by unanimous consent. mcroo
duced bill to be entitled an act to provide
for the greater security of the public in the
making and issue o. promissory notes securo
ed by mortgage.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
0v a four-fifths vote. the bill! fead tue
second time and referred - the COMMITTEE
on Judiciary.
Mro Weber, BY unanimous ccnsent. intro.
fuce4 bill 10 be entitled an &C: to provide
for the recording of maps or plots in ali
sales or transfers OF lands within this State
aot surveyed into townships. sections and
subdivisions of sections, in accordance with
she regular United States system o. public
sand surveys.
The bill was read the first time.
ON .ya.y
By i four-ffths vote, the bill read the sec.
pnd time and referred 90 the Committee
On Lands and Levees.
Mr.. Blunt, by unanimous consent. !ntro.
efuced bill to be entitled an act TO moor.
purate the Second Regular Bapt;s: Assosia.
tior. o: Na:chitoches, Louisiana.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
Sv .our-ttths vote, the bill read tie sec.
pnd time and referred to the Committee
On Corporations and PaTochial Affairs.
Mr.. Greene, by unanimous consent, in.
Produced bill to be entitled an act pro.
.ding for the assessing and collecting the
taxes of the parish Of Orleans. both for the
State and city, and penalties tor failure Of
duty of officers.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
., rour-ffths vote, the bill read second
fine and referred to the Committee on Fl.
1ance.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING 70
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Mr.. Chadbourn:
A hill 10 be entitled an act to repeal act
rf 1874