New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-10
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Twenty.ninth Days Session.

THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
| Twenty.ninth Days Session.
| SENATE CHAMBER }
| New Orleans February 9, 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 rob the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Barber, Bel
den, Black burn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch,
Cage, Chan bourn, Daigle, Detiege, Greene,
Glaudin, Harris, Harper. Rey. Swaizie,
Thomas, Wharton, Whitney-2l.
The President announced quorum
present.
Prayer by Professor N. NJ. Mitchell. OF
Alabama.
The reading Of the Journal of Saturdays
proceedings was dispensed with. and the
journal corrected and adopted.
! MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HorsE or REpRRssSrArr-s..
New Orleans. February 9. 1874.
To the Honorable President: and Members OF the
| have the honor TO inform your honors.
BILE body that the Speaker has signed an act
relative to the Fort st. Philip canal. etc.
! WILLIAM y1GERs.
| Chic: Clerk.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| MIR. Anderson. chairman of the Commit.
tee on Judiciary. reported favorably
on Senate bill No. 3ii. an act TO
provide fer conventional mortgage.
! on movables. their :ecordatiou, rights
of priority. and extinction. to provide pen.
| alties for any fraud in the creation thereof.
to declare certain acts misdemeaaors. and
fixing punishment for same. and to provide
| for the recordation OF cases and TO limi. the
lessons liens. Referred to Committee on
| Judiciary, February5.
House bill No. II. an &C: to iegal;ze Ger.
tain Judicial and all other proceedings in
the parish of St. Martin, in township seven
and range eight east. and to authorize
continuance OF proceedings therein by
courts and the authority OF said parish. Re.
terred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 227. TO amend and re.
enact sections 2l2S and 39iS OF the Revised
'''"'"'0"' Aso'O11oU W VIC COMMITTEE on
Judiciary
Senate bill No. 29l. TO amend article 3oi2
of the Civil Code.
Senate bill No. 800, az act relative TO the
trial BY district courts of oppositions to &C.
counts and tableaus not within the iu.isdic.
ton OF probate courts. and to facilitate the
settlement of SUGGESTIONS. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary, February
Mr.. Brewster. chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Education. submitted the following:
COMMITTEE ON EDuc.rros.,
New Orleans. February 9, 1874
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Education. to whom
was referred Senate bills Nos. 259 and 312.
requiring parents and guardians of children
to give them an opportunity of education.
10 respectfully reported without action.
o. II. BREWSTER, Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON EDrcArIos,,
New Orleans February 6. 1874. {
To The Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your committee. TO whom was referred q
concurrent resolution requiring q sub-com.
mittee of the Senate and House Committees |
on Education to proceed TO investigate the !
affairs and condition OF the Louisiana State !
University. beg leave to repor. favorable
ment: Provided, that the subcommittee so |
authorized shall conduct the investigation
without expense to the State.
o. II. BREWSTER. Chairman.
Lies over.
Mr.. Butler. chairman Of the Committee
on Claims. submitted the following:
COMMITTEE on CLANS, |
New Orleans. February 9, 1874. { |
TO the Honorable President and Mtmbs,s of the
Senate:
ionr Committee On Claims. 10 which was
recommitted House bill No. "a. respectfully
'eport favorably. with the following amend.
nents. to wit:
In section two. line ive. strike gu. zone
thousand and insert "tve hundred" In |
anne section, strike out lines ten. eleven. |
we've. thirteen, fourteen and fifteen.
In section three. in line twelve, strike out |
one thousand and insert five hundred" ,
J. E. BUTLER. Chairman.
Mr.. Burch. chairman OF the Committee
n Penitentiary. submitted full and com.
ete report OF the annual investigation re.
uired of said committee. which was read
t length by the Secretary.
Mr. Wharton moved that the rules Of the |
enate DE suspended to act on the report.
The Senate voted to suspend the rules.
On motion Of Mr.. Wharton the report |
nd evidence was ordered to be printed. ;.
10 copies, and the same was fixed for Mon.
ay next as special order at one O'Clock.
MIR. Weber. chairman Of the Committee
! Health and Quarantine. submitted the
blowing report:
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH sSD Qr.R.srrsr, :"
New Orleans, February 9. i3.: ( | sc
} 'he Honorable President and Members O. TN. | 81
Senate: r.
Your Committee on Health and O,,ara,. 4"
ne, to whom was referred Senate bill No
3, entitled an act 20 create .oca! boards d.
health to define their powers and duties OF
ID to provide for their support. reports
vorably an! recommends the passage of
e came.
+. l.. WEBER. Chairman: m
Q. Fl. BREWSTER.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN, ~,
Mr. Irgraham. chairman of the Commit.
; on Enrolment and Engro.smen:, sub.
tied the following report: =,
COMMITTEE ON ENRoLiNEy: AND f.,-o..Npy. |
Ne" Orleans, February {. 1874, { HI
the Honorable President and Member, @; IN.
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-
beg leave 70 report az beiny du'v co
rolled Senate bill No. 33S. entitled an &C.
change the name Ct Alice Long. Of
achita parish. 20 Alice Long WcGuire. -.
to authorize Joseph tolDe. MeGuir. vi
his wife. Susan y. Mcf;Iire %. said sta
lsh, to adopt the minor. Alice Long. ,
md az having been daily engrossed .
rate bill No. .S,3, entitled an act TO Tx .,e
ms OF the district court o: Louisiana. re-
l.sI ~.