New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-21

that d, NJ Graham, who contested the seat
of Hon. Alien Greene, as Senator from the
senatorial district, be allowed
per diem and mileage up to the day on
case.
!. Respectfully. submitted, rs@.-
T. B. STAMPS, Chairman.
Mr.. Mascot. chairman of the Committee
on Metropolitan Police, submitted the fol-
lowing:
COMMITTEE on METROPOLITAN POLICE
New Orleans, February 90 1874. }
To the Honorable President aud Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Metropolitan Police,
to whom was referred Senate bill No. 1913,
beg leave to report favorably on the same.
Respectfully,
j. A. MASCOT, Chairman;
T. B. STAMPS.
JAMES H. INGRAHAM.
Mr.. Whitney, chairman Of the Committee
on Elections and Registration, submitted
the following:
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION
New Orleans, February 49, 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Elections and Regis
tratiOn beg leave to report that we have
an act entitled an act to amend and re-
enact certain sections OF the registration
law. and that in lieu thereof we submit the
accompa nying substitute, and recommend
its passage.
Respectfully,
E. L. WHITNEY,
Chairman.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Commit
tee on Commerce. submitted the following:
NEW ORLEANS. February 20, 1874.
To the Honorable President aud Members OF the
Senate:
Your Finance Committee to whom was re-
ferred Senate bill No. i06, an act to regulate
the disbursement of moneys collected by the
tax collectors under the law, on judgments
against the several parishes throughout the
State, beg leave to report the same favor.
ably.
NJ. II. TWITCHELL,
Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE,
New Orleans, February 20, 1874.
To the Honorable Presideu. and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance, to whom
was referred the following Senate bills, beg
leave to report the same favorably, and
recommend CnelE passage.
Senate bill No. 3S7, entitled an act to re-
duce the expenses of the city of New OR
leans to regulate the duties and provide
for the compensation Of the criminal sheriff
of the parish of Orleans, and to authorize
said city to abolish its WOrkhOusa and
other places of incarceration.
Also. Senate bill No. 3S9 an act to amend
an act entitled an act to authorize the
Council of the city Of New Orleans to Levy
police tax. etc.
Respectfully. -
Chairman.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Dir. Burch:
An act entitled a code Of reform and
prison discipline for the Louisiana State
Penitentiary: to provide places of contine-
ment. and their different denominations,
their construction. different classes Of pris.
oners, and their accommodation: relative
to the school of reform of the persons to be
admitted. of tie mode of reception, of the
employment, OF the distribution Of time. of
diet. lodging and clothing, OF the police, of
rewards and punishmen:s. Of the discharge
from. the schoo! Of reform: relative to the
officers and attendants Of the different
places Of confinement. and their several
duties, of the appointment Of the officers.
Of the duties and powers of the board of
control, of the duties common to the war.
dens OF the Penitentiary and the school Of
reform. Of the duty Of the underkeepers in
the Penitentiary and school of reform.
OF the qualifications of the teachers of
the Penitent;ary and school of re-.
form, Of the natrons and their duties;
relative to the treatment Of the prison.
ers il the Penitentiary. Of their recep.
ton, of the !abo: of the male convic.s,
CT the treatment CT the prisoners :onHned
70: life. @. the clothing and die: of the con.
vic.s: Of the treatment Of the female con.
v;cts: relative to the punishment in either
place of confinement: abolishing fogging.
inhuman and excessive punishment. and
prescribing the mode Of the same, and ere.
at:ng the office Of inspector.
The bill was read tie first time.
The constitutional rule was SUSPENDED BY
a four-fifths vote. the bill read the secoud
time and referred to the Committee on
Penitentiary and ordered to be printed.
By Mr.. Stamps:
An act to amend and re-enact section one
of an act entitled can act defining the du-
ties of notaries public and ,herifs for the
parish OF Orleans in certain cases. ap-
proved October 81, 1868.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote. the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senate bill No. :55. an act to incorporate
the town of Rayville. parish of Lafayette,
was taken up.
On motion Of Mr.. Daigie. the bill was
read the SECOND time. and considered
The constitutional rule was suspended
~ a four-ffths vote. the bill read the
bird time. The bill finally passed, the title
% stand.
By unanimous cousen: the following was
aked up:
HOusc pIIl No. 1cs al az. 1OC lLe Ie.leI OF
William B. Phillips.
Mr.. Butler moved to adopt the bill on
he second reading, and demanded the pre-.
-ious question.
The main question was ordered.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
-oted to adopt the bill! on second reading:
Yeas-A'ezander. Blackburn. Blunt,
3ovee. Butler. Cage. Crawford, Greene,
Harper. f. + He.wig. Pollard. Rey. Sypher.
wv aizie. Twitchell. Weber-I5.
Nav..-Barber. Brewster. Burcil. Detiege,
Haudin, Harris, Ingraham. kelso, Stamps. |
ypher. Thomas. Wharton. Whitney-l3.
Mr. l,,1.Iar ,novei +ba- -ba hi, bo Moot