New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-07
3ftp Orleans Republican.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
SECOND SESSION
OF THE
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
QSTATE OF LOUISIANA
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
SECOND SESSION
SENATE.
4 Twenty. sixth Days Session.

1 Twenty. sixth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER.
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 Senators
answered to their names:
Nessrs. Anderson. Barber, Belden, Black.
Gurn, Bovee, Burch, Brewster, Crawford
Detiege, Daigle, Glaudin, Greene, Harris,
Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, Masicot, Pollard.
SSwaize, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,.
The President announced q quorum
Nresent.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the journal of yesterdays
Proceedings was dispensed with. and the
journal corrected and adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRKsEyTATIvEs.s
New Orleans February 5, 1874.
g the Honorable President and Members of the
am directed by the House to ask the
Concurrence of your honorable body in the
following House bills, viz:
House bill No. ll9, an act relative to jul
aiicial sales, and to amend section 3ll0 of
The Revised Statues OF the State of Lou
jsiana.
House bill No l79, an act fixing the time
Of holding the district court in the parish of
Vernon, Louisiana.
House bill No. I73, an act to change and
oix the time of holding the sessions of the
district court for the parish of Tang ipahOa,
in the Sixth Judicial District, and to fix
the return day for appeal from said
parish.
Also, that the House has concurred in
Senate joint resolution No. "a, with amend
Olent.
Very respectfully, etc,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGR
Assistant Clerk.
RECONSIDERATION OF VOTE TAKEN YES
TERDAY.
Mr.. Bovee moved to reconsider the vote
by which House bill No. 49, for the relief of
William b. Phillips, was laid on the table.
After long debate on the foregoing mo-
Con, the President announced the special
order Of the day.
On motion of Mr.. Brewster, the special
order of the day was postponed for thirty
sninutes.
Mr.. Wharton made a personal explana-
&on concerning House bill No. 80, declaring
chat he was DESTROYS Of denying having
called up such a monstrosity as the journal |
represented, concerning the free markets of
this city.
The President explained the journal
wherein House bill No. So was acted upon, |
Nnd showed to the Senator from Iberville |
chat the journal did not really show that he |
called up House bill No. SO, relative to free !
clrn&o l,,& Al. -
Secretary in the regular order Of business
ia dlspOsing of House bills on first reading |
Mr.. Harris made the point of order that |
She journal alluded to by the Senator from |
Aberville was too far back for the Senate to |
Ssmend, as the journal of that date had been
odopted as amended.
The point of order was sustained BY Che |
Chair that no correction of the Journal " as
- that time in order.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
ofr. Brewster submitted the following
petition Of John Ray, asking compensation
For services as attorney at Washington
City, etc.
Referred to the Committee OF Judiciary.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
dr. Barber, chairman of the special com.
0aittee on unfinished business reported a
substitute for Senate bill No. "a. entitled an
oct for the relief of Osborn Harris.
The bill was taken up.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
D fourfifths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on |
claims, and ordered printed
= Mr.. Anderson, chairman of the Commit
Zee On judiciary, reported the following as
y substitute for Senate bill No. 1876, an act
selative to fixing the terms Of the Thir. {
Ieenth Judicial District Court.
Also, favorably on Senate bili No. 81,
In act explanatory of the fifteenth para
graph of the first section of act No. ii,
approved March 5, 1872.
Also, favOrably on Senate bill No. 1928,
70 reduce the fees of witnesses for mileage
IN criminal cases in the parish of St. Lam
Try.
Also, favorably on Senate bill No. 329,
IN act comforting on the justices OF the
'eace of the parish of st. Landry add
ional authority in criminal cases.
Also, favOrably on Senate bill No. 267, to
'mend and re enact section one and re- ..
zeal sections two and six of act No. A. y
xtra session of 1870, and section 1903 of il
Revised Statutes
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Commit :,
ee on Finance, submitted the following re- = :,
'ort: u
CoNxTTTEE ON FINANCE |
New Orleans. February 5, 1874. ! |
hA 10 De-,
Senate:
Vas referred Senate bill No. 23l, introduced Z
y Senator Anderson, entitled IAN act to
stablish the rate Of interest" beg leave to
sport favorably on the same
Respectfully, IT
Nj H. MITCHELL, of
Chairman; 8,
I. c. ANDERSON,
A. b. HARRIS. al
CoHxrrrKE ON PlSAscF to
New Orleans, February s. 1874. I | n,
b the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate: | az
Your Committee on Finance, to whom NJ
as referred the resolution Of Senator ,f
Wharton, relative to the expenditure of the
loney appropriated for militia purposes for ID
lie year 1873, beg leave to report that they nj
ave received from Major General James | 40
ongstreet, commanding Louisiana State -
ilitia. a general statement OF the disburse- N'
tents made for the service, during the past pu
ear and the vouchers for the same. Or
As no muster rolls have been presented | Pc
the committee. we are unable to present =
Q amount and to whom salaries have ah
zen paid. IN
he
M. ii. lWlICHELL, ag
Chairman. ~