New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-04

and reduce the Metropolitan Police force,
and also to reorganize the Board OF Police
Commissioners BY the Governor.
Senate bill No. 27S, an act to encourage
the building of steamboats, and other water
crafts in the State of Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 3l2, an act explanatory OF
tho fifteenth paragraph of the first sec
ton of act No. ii, approved March ), 1872.
Senate bill No. 446, an act to incorporate
the Rising Star Society for Mutual Protee-
ton.
Senate bill No. 40. an act to authorize
the construction of a public road from
Boutte Station to Bayou Des Allemands.
Senate bill! No. 437. an act authorizing
Alice Douglass. wife of James Philips. and
Emma p. Douglass. wife OF Henry S. Car.
ter, to sue the State.
Senate bill No. 36l. all act to incorporate
the Native Ladies Benevolent and Mutua!
Aid Association. of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 800. an act relative to
crimes and otfenses: to dec)aresas crime
and prescribe the punishment for taking,
embezz!ing. abstracting, secretIng or re-
moving any returns. statements, records or
tally lists book, or any Official document IN
anywise pertaining to any office or depart
ment OF the State. or having retained the
same in possession.
Senate bill No. %. an act closing of drink
ing houses OF public resort. and to prohibit
the sals OF spiyituOus or malt liquors on
Sundays.
Also, Senate bill no. i56. An &C. to en-
able planters. 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 bill OF
lading by mail or by the carriers.
Respectfully. ,-,,,,.,.
Chairman.
NOTICE or ::L.s.
By MI. Blackburn:
An act to authorize notar:es publ, to ad'
minister Oaths in certain cases.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Harris:
A bill to be entitled an act to fix and
limit the fees paid by the State Of Louisi
ana, and the city of New Orleans. for the
recordation of tax judgments or delinquent
tax lists in the parish of Orleans.
The bill was read the frs: tie.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four.tifths vote. the bill read the second
time.
The bill was considered engrossai.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
q four-ffths vote, and the bill. read the
third time. TO ill lnally passed. the lie
to stand.
By Mr.. Sta lps
Resolred, That the committee IS n 'esti-
gate the number and amount of ten per
cent bonds issued by the city Of New Or.
leans during the year 1873, be and is hereby
instructed to investigate and inquire what
amount of seven per cent gold bonds were
issued and pledged by said city during said
year 1873.
Lies over.
By Mr.. Detiege:
Rcso,red, Tha. the Senate do purchase
from Angel Castro the painting of our
late Lieutenant Governor q. j. Dunn, and
that the same be placed in the Senate
Chamber: also. be il further
Resolred, That the amount necessary for
the purchase of the same be and is hereby
appropriated out Of the contingent fund OF
the Senate. and the chairman of the Com.
mit.ee on Auditing and Supervising the
Expenses Of the Senate = here. directed
to issue voucher for the Same. not to e.
coed $1,000.
Mr.. Detieye nlc.ec 20 adc.t tho -eso!r.
ton.
Mr.. Burch moved to postpone the re.c!u.
ton indefinitely.
On call Of the yeas and Gays tbs Senate
voted to postpone tie resolution indie.
nitely:
Yeas-Beiden, Black Jurn. Blunt. .coyee.
Brewster, Burch. Butler, Cage, Chadbourn.
Crawford, Daigle. Greene, Glaudln. Iarrls,
Har Ka1Sn siaaipn- onltard topr Nv,
pher. Swaizie. Thomas. XwitcaeIl, Wharton,
Whitney-25.
NAys-Ale1anier, De.iese. .ngraha:a-9.
By Mr.. Bovee:
WHEREAS, fnasmuc'. as u. :. Jonas, $50.
has persstently refused to oecu,r the sea.
in this body IS Senator 1or the fourth dis
trict, parish of Orleans, since Januar: q,
1873, to the present time; therefore be it
Resoiued. That the position of Senator
for the fourth district Of the parish of Or.
leans be and is hereby declared vacant, and
that the Governor is hereby requested to
issue his proclamation. according to law,
for the elec. lion OF a Senator to II! sal! "a.
cancy.
Mr.. Harri. moved TO suspend the Senate
rules to take up the resoiut OF.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to suspend the rules.
Yeas-Aiexander, Belden. Blackburn,
Blunt, Bovee, Brewster, Crawford, Greene,
Harris, Harper, Mascot, Rey. Sta nps-l3.
Nays-Burch, Butler, Cage, Uhadbourn,
Daigle, Glaudin, +. +. Herwig, Ingraham,
Kelso, Pollard, Sypher. Swaizie. Thomas,
Twitchell, Wharton. Wh!tney-lo.
Lies over.
By Mr.. Glaudin:
Hcsolsed, Tha. the following named Off.
GERS and policemen on duty at the State
House be paid the sum OF 500 each for
extra services rendered the Senate during
the present session, viz: Sergeant j. Z.
Champagne, Corporal II. C. Nichols, Patrol.
men l.. Rhinehardt, Z. Masterson, j. II.
Simonds. William Mercer, O. Dumonville.
l.. X. Desdunes. III. +. Brennan. K. -lmore,
r. Walsh. Ed. Flynn. telegraph operator.
Mr. Harper called bill.
Mr.. Harris made the poin, Of order that
the bill called for wa. not the report OF the
lying over.
Mr.. Whitney. in .ths chai.. sustained the
point of order.
The motion not entertained.
Mr.. Bovee called up Senate bill! No. i56.
an act to enable planters. farmers. mer-
chants. traders and others to pledge and
pawn cotton. sugar and other agricultural
products to merchants. factors and others.
and to confer pledge by TRANSMISSION of
a bill Of lading OF carriers receipt by mail OF
by the carrier.
The bill was read tho second time. and
considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote and the bill read the third
time. The bill! finally passed. the title 30
stand.
Mr.. Chadbourn called up Senate bill No.
3l9, an act to prevent forced sales Of prop