New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-15


SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. Thursday. March 5, 1874
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by Hon. c. e. An
tome, Lieutenant Governor of the Stat
and President of the Senate.
On call Of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Alexander, Barber
Belden, Blackburn, Blunt, Bovee, Burch
Cage. Chadbourn, Crawford, Detiege
Daigle, Greene, Glaudin, Harris, e. F. Her
wig, Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, Mascot
pollard Rsy syRhss;a; Stamps Thomas
The President announced quorum
present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the journal of yesterday
proceedings was dispensed with, and thu
journal corrected and adopted.
MESSAGE FROM TiR HOUSE.
HousR OF REPRESENTATIVE, l
New Orleans March S. 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members Of thu
Senate:
am directed by the House of Repre-
sentatives to inform your honorable body
that the House has concurred in the follow.
ing Senate bills, viz:
Senate bill No. 3l2, entitled an set expla-
natory of the fiteenth paragraph of the first
section of act No. IA, approved March S,
1872.
Senate bill No. 40, entitled an act max
ing claims Of each year payable only from
the revenues of that year.
Senate bill No. 467, entitled an act to
amend and reenact sections one aud two af
act No. 10 of 1873, entitled an act to amend
sections seven, eight and seventy of an act
entitled an act to regulate the conduct and
maintain the freedom and purity of cleo
lions, etc.
Also, asks concurrence in the following
House bills, viz:
House bill No. 1874, entitled an act to pro-
hibit the payment of claims of persons who
are indebted to the State.
Also, House bill No. $40, entitled an act
relative to the appointment and qualifca-
tons of curatOrs of vacant successiOns.
Also, House bill No. 4l6, entitled an act
to authorize writs of attachment in actions
arising from Offenses or quasi effenses.
Also, House bill No. 400, entitled the
general appropriation bill.
Also, House bill No. 239, entitled an act
TO insure equitable assessment on property,
real and personal, in the State of Louisiana,
by admitting testimony as to it's actual
market value in suits to enforce the col
lection OF taxes.
Also, House bill No. l64. entitled an act
tice.
Also, House bill No. 1874, entitled an act
to amend and re-enact article 879 of the
Code Of Practice.
Also, House bill No. 66, entitled an act
repeating section 2757, part Of section 1878,
and aection 1874 Of the Revised Statutes OF
1870.
to exempt certain property from seizure by
Also, House bill No. 26O, entitled an act
to fix the terms Of court Of the Fifth Judi
eial District.
Also, House bill No. 24e, entitled an act
for the restoration to citizenship of L. d.
Wightman.
Also, House bill No. 1871, entitled an act to
authorize the police jury of the parish of
Also, House bill No. 279, entitled an act
relative to appeals to the Supreme Court
from the parish Of Avoyelles.
Also, substitute for House bill No. 3, en-
titled House bill No. 234, entitled an act to
provide a homestead and to exempt certain
property from seizure and sale; to regulate
the same, and to provide homestead for
widows and children in necessitous circum-
stances, and to repeal all laws or parts of
laws in conflict with this act.
Also, House bill No. 29l, entitled an act to |
provide for supplying the loss of public rec
0rds and other papers consumed by the burn |
ing of the courthouse in the parish of Grant |
On the thirteenth day of April, 1873.
Also. House bill No. 100, entitled an act to |
establish ferry across the Mermentau |
river, between the parishes Of st. Landry |
and Calcasieu.
House bilLNo. 3OI, entitled an act to pro-
vida fnr al olichiua 10 o,< ~ 81
school directors within parishes where the
same may not be necessary; to limit the
fees OF tax collectors on all school moneys
to i've per cent; to restrict and regulate
parish and other local school treasurers; to
provide for text books; to restrict further
enumeratiOns of scho0lable children and
regulate the apportionment of school funds,
and to provide for the recovery of lands
and other assets claimed for educational
purposes.
House bill No. 288, entitled an act author
zing the police juries OF the several par
shes in this State to pass laws and regula-
ions for the employment of persons SEN
enced to Imprisonment in the parish Jail or
he public works Of their respective par
shes.
House bill No. 2l7, entitled an act to give
abOrers and mechanics q privileged lien
lpOn the movables and immovables on
which they may have been employed, and
or other purposes.
House bill No. 81, entitled substitute for
House bill No. 257, an act to authorize and
nforce the receipt by the city of New Or
cans of certain obligations of said city in
'ayment of back taxes.
ng the unlawful interference by any person |
II officer with the property of another.
House bill No. $50. entitled an act impos
ng license taxes upOn persons engaged in
'uying and selling seed cotton, and on per-
ons vending drugs in connection with other
usiness
WILLIAM vIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
the item rent of Public Buildings, was
AIKEN up.
Mr.. Sypher called up House bill No. 30.
The President declared that under the
esolution creating the omnibus committee
IL House bills are referred without action
said committee, as fast as the same are
eported from the House.
On motion of Mr.. Bovee, by unanimous
onsent, the following was taken up on third
eadiDg:
Senate bill No. 34S, an act relative to the
ayment of parish taxes by incorporated
ties or towns.
The bill was read the third time. The
III finally passed, the title to stand
BY unanimous consent the following was
ken up on third reading:
House bill No. 1913, an act reducing the 9
Ipenses of holding inquests in the parish
Orleans, and to provide for the payment
salaries to the coroners of said parish.
The bill was read the third time. The
Il finally passed, the title to stand. =