New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-04
VOLUME VINO. 2,
TIE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate.

Senate.
On motion of Mr. Barber, the Senate has
determined to have evening sessions from
this until the close of the present Legisla
ture.
a concurrent resolution from the Legis
Jature OF Missouri. passed, in obedience to
a call made through a memorial from the
Union Merchants Exchange of st. Louis,
concerning the improvement of the Missls-
sippi river and its tributaries, was read in
the Senate, with view of having similar
action taken by the Legislature of Louisi-
ana. As the subject is interesting we refer
our readers to the preamble and resolutions
\ published in tO-day's REPUBLICAN, in the
4 official proceedings of the Senate of yester'
day. Immediately after the reading OF the
above preamble and resolution, the Senate
8 went into executive session, which lasted
4 for some time.
After executive session, Mr.. lngraham OBJ
1 tanned unanimous consent of the Senate to
i introduce two bills, as follows: One, Sen.
i ate bill No. 46i, an act to revive and re-en-
/ act sec ctions one and two of act No. ~ OF
1873 entitled an act to amend sections
i seven, eight and seventy of an act entitled
an act to regulate the conduct and maintain
the freedom and purity of elections.
The other, Senate bill No. 46S, an act to
repeal act No. I9 of 1873, entitled an act to
amend sections seven, eight and seventy of
an act to regulate the conduct and main
tain the freedom and purity of elections,
ETC., which became law February 4, 1873,
and to revise, amend and reenact sections
titled an act to regulate the conduct and
maintain the freedom and purity of eiec-
tons, etc, approved November 20, 1872.
These bills, under suspension of the
rules, finally passed the Senate and the
House yesterday, and now await the sigma
ture of the Governor to become laws.
Mr.. Ingraham called up Senate bill No.
AIS, an act to amend the registration law.
Under a suspension of the rules the bill
+ finally passed the Senate.
81 On motion of Mr.. Harris, the Senate au-
thorized the appointment by the President
D Of the Senate of an "omnibus committee"
4 to be composed of five members, one to be
81 the State.
The President appointed the following
Hgentlemen members of that committee: SEN
Eators Harris, Harper, Bovee, Anderson and
SMssicot.
MIR. Stamps obtained suspension of the
arules in order to take up House bill No 435,
IAN act annexing the city of Carrollton to
3the city of New Orleans, and for other pur-
poses. The bill was read.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn the rules
fwere further suspended, and the bill finally
passed
Executive session being again called, the
galleries were cleared and the Senate de-
liberated some time with closed doors.
After executive session, Mr.. Burch OBJ
fa!ned the unanimous consent of the Senate
10 take up the apportionment bill, origin
Rt:ng in that body, and under a suspension
b: the rules it finally passed.
4 Mr.. Harris called up House bill No. 1!6.
ogether with the amendment reported by
he Committee on Railroads and Internal
Improvements. The act is entitled an act
% enable the New Orleans, Mobile and
Texas Railroad Company, existing under
bets of the Legislature of Alabama, with
bowers from other States to construct rail-
loads, to convey to the New Orleans and
Texas Railroad Company portion of their
railroads, corporate property, rights, privi-
eges and franchises, and to define the pow
rs of said corporation.
Z The amendment reported by the commit.
ZEE was published in the REPUBLICAN Of
bst Sunday.
d On motion the amendment was adopted,
md under further suspension of the rules
be bill finally passed.
Mr.. Cage called up House bill No 32S, an
ct to reduce the expenses of holding in
uests in the parish of Orleans; and, under
suspension Of the rules, it finally passed.
The Senate then took up the calendar
nd went through House bills on their first
Fading. The most of them were read twice
hd referred to the Omnibus committee
The bill incorporating the Fruit Growers
tssoci alton of the Gulf States was taken
b, and, on motion of Mr. Brewster, finally
BASED.
q Mr.. Ingraham called up House bill No.
Do. an act relative to the creation of a su.
frior criminal court for the parish Of Or.
Dams, and for other purposes. Under sus.
Rnsion of the rules this bill finally passed
De Senate, as it came from the House, and
oquires but the signature of the Governor
make it law.
THE Senate, on motion, then took recess
bti17 Z. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
#Senate bill No. 2IS, an act to incorporate
D. town of St. Francesville, finally passed
Senate on motion of Mr.. Weber.
MIR. Brewster called up the bill relinquish- |
the right of the State to land in Monroe
d Shreveport upon which United States |
bblic buildings are erected, and it finally |
4ssed.
IBlr. Herwig called up Senate bill No. 1913, |
act to incorporate the Sanitary and Ex-
waiting Company, and it finally passed by |
vote Of 10 yeas to nays.
Mr.. Harper called up Senate bill No. 332,
act relative to the Workingmen's Bank
L Association, and it finally passed
mir. Bovee called up Senate bill No. 34s.
, act relative to the payment of parish
kes by incorporated cities and towns. and
was made the special order of the day
Thursday next, Immediately after the |
&ding OF the journal.
Plr. Burch called up Senate bill No All.
act relative to a code of reform and |
son discipline for the Louisiana Peniten-
ry. 1t was amended, considered en-
, Pssed and made the special order of the