New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-06
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4lFiclhl JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW DRltMS
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF TIE
SECOND SESSION
OF THE
Third GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
As,tAXic OF LOUISIANA
GENATE-
eor,,.Yourth Days Session.


Sew Orleans. March 3. 1874.
The Senate net pursuant to adjournment
and was called TO order by Hon. G. c. An
toine. Lieutenant Governor OF the State an
President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the iollovin: Senator
a answered to their names:
Messrs. Alexander, Barber, Blunt. Eoree
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn. Craw
ford. Daigle, Detiege, Greene Glandin
Harris, Harper, E. F. Herwig, lngraham
Pollard, Rey. Stamps. syphey. Tw!teAe!!
Whitney-23.
The Presideu: announced quorum
present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the Journal Of yesterday
proceedings was dispensed with. and th'
journal corrected and adopted.
The journal of February % was corrected
and adopted.
Mr.,Barber moved that when the Senst.
.adiourns it be till 7:30 p. NJ. this day.
Adopted.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
The President submitted the following
executive communication:
STATE OF Missouri r;
Office of the Secretary of State, :
City of jefferson, February 70 Io1i.)
TO the Honorable the President OF tine Senate
New orleans, Louisiana:
/ have the honor to inclOse to you
herewith a copy OF a concurrent resolution
of the General Assembly of the State of
Missouri. memorializng the Congress of the
Uuited States for the Improvement OF the
Mississippi river and its tributaries, and to
beg that the same may receive such atten-
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have the honor to be. very respecttully,
EUGENE +. WEIGEL,
Secretary OF State.
Concurrent resolution in relation to the
memorial of the Union Merchants Elk
change of st. Louis concerning the Mis-
sissiepi valley.
WHEREAS. A memorial from the Union
Merchants Exchange of st. Louis, with &C.
companying appendices, letting forth the
necessities of the people OF the Mississippi
valley in respect to the transportation OF
II cir products and improvement OF their
natural channels of communication has
been transmitted bv the Governor to this
body for it's consideration; and
Whereas, The complete and comprehen-
eiye view of facts therein contained cOnclu.
eively proves that the improvement of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries will 90
TRANSPORTATION, atfording to the people of
the different sections Of our country the OPP.
portunity of interchange of products at less
cost, and to the producers OF the West
especially choice of markets and better
price for the fruits of their industry, and
Whereas, The measures therein advO.
Gated are in the highest degree national in
character and of peculiar Importance, not
alone to the people of Louisiana, but TO the
people Of every State OF the valley OF the
Mississippi; therefore
Be it resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the State OF Louisiana
IN General Assembly convened, That our
Senators from this State be instructed, and
our Representatives in Congress requested
to urge in the Congress of the United States
the opening of the mouth of the Mississippi
river, so that a clear channel of sufficient
depth for the largest vessels OF commerce
NAV at all times be maintained; the imme.
aliate completion of works in progress at
the Des MOnes and Rock Island rapids; the
removal of distractions from the channel
Of the Mississippi river. according to the
recommendation of the United States en-
gineer in charge, so that a channel OF not
less than ten feet in depth may at all times
be maintained before the mouth OF the
Missouri and the improvement OF the chief
tributaries of the Mississippi, and of the
upper portion of that river, SO that the
main channel may become accessible as
highway for commerce to the people of all
the States of the Mississippi valley. and the
appropriation of such sums as may be
necessary to carry forward without delay
this great work of national Importance.
Resolred, That copy Of these resolutions
be transmitted by the Governor to our Sen.
ators and Representatives in Congress.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
HorsE op REPRESENTATIVE
New Orleans, March 3, 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
/ am directed by the House to inform
your honorable body that the House has |
concurred in the following Senate bills, |
with amendments, viz:
Senate bill No. 500, an act to amend and |
re-enact section six, and to repeal section |
ten of an act entitled an act to amend and |
re-enact an act entitled an act to establish |
a Metropolitan Police District, and to pro- |
vide for the government thereof, approved |
March 8, 1869, and to authorize the Board |
Of Metropolitan Police Commissioners to
reduce the expenditures, and to reorganize
and reduce the Metropolitan Police force, !
and also to reorganize the Board of Police |
Commissioners by the Governor.
Very respectfully. ETC..
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH.
Assistant Clerk.
HORSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
New Orleans March 3, 1874. :
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives:
l am directed by the House 70 ask the
concurrence of your honorable body IN the
House bills, viz:
House bill No. 800, an act TO amend sec. }
ten four of an act granting ferry privileges
to Levi Vannier and others. approved Jan.
uary 3, 1873.
more prompt payment of the city employees
and TO amend the charter OF the city SJ New
Orleans.
House bill No 369. an act to incorporate
The Lincoln Sons OF Honor Benevolen. Ass
House bill No 800. an act to repeal an act
entitled an act to alter and shorten part
Of the public road leading from the MIS-
sissi .pi river to Bayou Baratarla, Jefer-
,on parish. right bank, and to provide for
making the new part thereof. and to re-es,
tablish the old public road along said
Bayou DIES Families.
House bill No. 297, an act to empower the
parish authorities of the parish OF loervllIe,
State of Louisiana, to construct stationary
bridge over Bayou Gross Tete, in said par
sh, and for other purposes.
House bill No. 3l6 an act granting 10
Luchini for ten years the privl-
eyes of building a wharf and establishing
,tealn boat landing at Grand Ecore, on Red
liver, in the parish of Natchitoches, and
State of Louisiana. etc.
House bill No. 800, an act to confer GRIM
nal jurisdiction upon the Seventh justice
Court of the parish Of Orleans; TO resniate
ees and compensation therefor: ana uenn.
NO tine limits of said criminal jurisdiction;
nd to establish fees OF the constable OF SAID
.onrt, and defining his duties under SAID
vet.