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

On motion of Mr.. Cage, the Senate voted
o'clock.
The President then announced the
Senate to be in recess until 1880 p. M.
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Evening Session.
SENATE CEAMEEs, I
New Orleans March s. 1874.
| The Senate met pursuant to order Of
recess. and was called to order by Hon. C.
c. Antoine, 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, Barber,
Belden, Blunt, BOvee, Butler, Burch,
Brewster, Cage, Chadbourn, Crawford, De-
tiege, Glaudin, Greene, Harris, E. F. Her.
wig, Harper, Ingrahsm, Kelso, Masicot,
H p9liard. Rey' sypher, Twitchell, Wharton,
The President announced quorum
present.
On motion of Mr. Bovee the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the
following members answered to their names:
Messrs. Alexander, Anderson. Barber,
Belden, Black burn, Blunt, Bovee, Butler,
Buroh, Brewster. Cage, Chadbourn, Craw-
ford. Detiege, Greene, Glaudin, Harris,
E, +. Herwig. Harper. lngraham, Kelso,
Masicot. Pollard, Rey, Sypher, Stamps,
Thomas, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whit
ney-31.
Mr.. Sypher, in the chair, announced a
quorum present.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE, RKPKRs EyTArlyRsl
New Orleans March s. 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
l am directed by the House to inform
your honorable body that the House has
concurred in the following Senate bills, viz:
Senate bill No. 40, an act providing for
the acceptance by the Louisiana Levee Com
pany of a reduction Of the rate of certain
taxes to be collected as compensation to
and in consideration of said reduction re-
lieving said company from liability from
damages in certain cases.
Senate bill No. 433, an act to amend an
act entitled an act chartering the Monroe,
Bastrop and Arkansas Railroad Company;
defining the powers and duties of said COM
pany, and authorizing the COMPANY to issue
the company to secure the payment there
of, and authorizing the sale, lease or CONSOLE
dation Of said railroad, approved April 10.
1873, and changing the name of said rai,-
road company.
Senate bill No. 463, entitled an act
prescribing penalties upon outgoing tax
collectors for refusal to turn over State
property. rolls, etc., or in any way interfer-
ing with the newly appointed collectors,
and for other purposes.
Senate bill No. 445, an act to change the
name of Fannie Hutton, of Orleans parish,
to Fannie Justine Kenner, and to authorize
r. M. ]. Kenner and his wife, Dulease v.
kenner, of said parish, to adopt the minor
Fannie Hutton.
Senate bill No 406, an act to regulate the
disbursement of moneys collected by tax
collectors under the law or judgments
against the several parishes Throughout; the
State.
Senate bill No SCI, an act to incorporate
the Native Ladies Benevolent and Mutual
Aid Association of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 35l, an act to amend and
reenact an act entitled an act to FIX the
terms of the district courts in the -Four
teepth Judicial District.
Senate bill No. 39l, an act to incorporate
the Bayou Latourche Railway Company.
Senate bill No 278, an act to encourage
the building of steamboats, and other water
craft in the State of Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 446, an act to incorporate
the Rising Star Society for Mutual Protec-
ton.
Senate bill No. 440, an act to relieve the
Leland University from taxation, under
article 1898 Revised Statutes.
Senate bill No. i56, an act to enable plant
ers, farmers, merchants, traders and others
to pledge and pawn cotton, sugar and other
agricultural products to merchants factors
and others, and to confer a pledge by the
transmission of a bill Of lading or carriers
receipt by mail or by the carrier.
Senate No. .367, an act to remodel and re-
new the charter, extend and define the
boundaries, and TO limit and the better to
define the duties and powers of the corpO-
rate authorities OF the town OF Homer, in
the parish of Claiborne and to repeal all
confilcting laws or parts of laws.
Senate bill No. 332, an act relative to the
Workingmen's Bank, corporation organ
ized under the general banking laws of the
State Of louisiana, constituting it body
polite.
Senate bill No. 1877, an act to incorporate
the Alexandria, Midland and Camden Rail
way Company. and to authorize the par
ishes, cities and towns on or near the line of
said company's railway to aid in the con-
structiOn the reOf.
Senate bill No. 44S, an act to amend and
re-enact an act entitled an act to incorpo-
rate Independence Fire Company No. in
the city of Baton Rouge, approved March
H. 1854.
Senate bill No. 400, an act to divide the
State of Louisiana into six con gress.onaI
districts.
Senate bill No. 235, an act to authorize
the sale OF property by tax eollec tors for
delinquent taxes and providing for the re-
1emptlon OF the same, and requiring the
Auditor OF Public Accounts to make title
IN the name OF the State and regulating
the proceedings under the same, prohibit
ing the issuing of iDjunctions in certain
cases, and liking the time of prescription of
action of nullity of titles at tax sales and
for other purposes.
Senate bill No. 374, an act for the relief
Of Mrs. Virginia G. Burke, sole heir and
executrix Of her father, the
late John Alexander, providing for the
ISSUE Of duplicate Of bonds lost or stolen
from said John Alexander
Senate bill No. 1856, an act to limi, .ba
fees of the district attorney for the parish
Of Orleans.
Senate bill No. AL, an act to amend an
act entitled an act to incorporate the town
If Mansura, In the parish Of Avovelles an
proved March IL, 1860. e
Senate bill No 403, an act proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the State
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