New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-25

| jessie Wright. Basuuin Antoine.
| Etchen Brennan, Tom Houston.
George Hardy. Louis Rouge,
| Theodore Watson, John Monrpe.
! Louis Gillon. Honore Drouet,
Thomas Francois. Louis Antoine.
! Anthony Casck.
| The petition was ordered to be printed in
the journal and referred to the Committee
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
! Mr.. Anderson submitted the petition of
George II. Braughn, for services as attor-
ney assisting the Attorney General.
The petition was referred to the Commit
tee en- Finance. with the recommendation to
eral appropriation bill.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Barber. chairman of the Committee
on Unfinished Business. submitted the fol-
towing:
Substitute for Senate bill No -, entitled
an act authorizing the police jury of the
parish of Ioerville to purchase the dyke
across Bayou Paquemines. and to make
the same public highway, and to issue
bonds in payment therefor, and recommend
its passage.
By unanimous consent the following was
taken up. on motion of Mr.. Wharton:
Substitute for Senate bill No II, an act
authorizing the police jury of the parish of
lberville to purchase the dyke across
Bayou Plaquemine, and to make the same
a public highway. and to issue bonds In
payment therefor.
The bill was read the 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
to stand.
Mr.. Ingraham, chairman OF the Commit.
tee on Enrolment and Engrossment. sub
mitted the following:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT AsD ENsRo.snEyr.,
New Orleans, February "a, 1874. {
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your Committee on Enrollmen. and En-.
grossment beg leave to report as duly en-.
crossed the folling bills:
Senate bill No. 1863. entitled an act 90
authorize the district judges throughout the
State to order either before or after arrest
any person charged with committing a
crime to any Jail or prison within the State
for safety. when the Jail or prison of the
parish in which the crime was committed or
warrant of arres. issued is unsafe or untl.
for the security of prisoners.
Also. Senate bill No. 3i3. entitled an act
reducing the limit or aggregate Of taxation
for the city of New Orleans to one per cent.
except for the support OF public schools.
Also. Senate bill! No. ll9, entitled an act
providing for change of venue in cases
- IL, IL
homicide cases: authorizing the grand Jury
in any parish to find indictments for such
otfenses in any parish of tho State; provii-
ing for the arrest OF the persons charged
with such crimes. and for paying the ex.
penses OF the prosecution thereof. and re.
peaing sections 1923. 1881. 100! and 1905 OF
the Revised Statutes. and exempting the
Governor from issuing death warrants, and
directing the judges to issue such warrants.
Respectfully.
JAMES II. INGRAHAM.
Chairman.
MIR. Anderson, chairman OF the Committee
on Judiciary. submitted the following:
Committee ON JUDICIARY,
New Orleans. February "a. 1874. !
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate bill No. 322. an act to extend the
time and renew the rights, privileges. fran.
chlses and immunities of the Louisiana and
Texas Canal Company. Favorably.
Senate bill No. 49, an act to amend article |
.9S9 of the Code of Practice, and to authorize
lntervenors to bond property seized under !
attachments or representations. Favorably.
Senate bill No. 272, an act for the relief |
of sureties. Favorably.
Senate DILL No. 432, an act authorizing the |
private sale OF property Of interdicsed per. |
sons. Fayorably.
T. C.. ANDERSON. Chairman.
Mr.. Blunt, chairman Of the Committee |
on Agriculture. Commerce and Manufac. |
lures. submitted the following:
COMMITTEE os AGRicrLTrRE, COMMERCE AND,
NJ shufacfureS. New Orleans, February "a. 1874. !
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate.
Your Committee on Agriculture, Com.
merce and Manufactures beg leave to re. !
port tina. we have had under consideration
senate bill No. 800: Secretary WALL read
title.
Also. House Joint resolution No. lo,:
Secretary will read title. and recommend
heir passage.
Senat. blI! No. i3i, an act relative 20
weights and measures. we report back with
as follows:
Section five. after the words s'enacted.
etc." strike on: all the remaining portion
If SAID section, and insert as follows: THAT
he Secretary OF State shall! certify to the
correctness of each set of weights and |
measures furnished. as is provided for in |
his act. for which certificate he shall be al.
owed fee of 81 and no more"
As amended we recommend its passage.
Respectfully.
RAFORD BLUNT. Chairman.
lMr. S.vpher in the chairl
Mr.. Brewster. chairman of the COMMITTEES
n Education. submitted the following:
COMMITTEE ON EprcAr.os,, 1
Ne" Orleans. February 81. 1874. { !
o me Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate. |
Youv Committee on Education beg leave
o report to your honorable body that the,
ave hai under consideration the petition
rom citizens of West Baton Rouge and
rom the citizens of thu city Of Baton
,ouge, asking the General Assemble TO
i've the whole of the Agricultural! and
lechanica! College fund arising from the |
congressional grant Of 1862. to the Louisi.
ma State University at Baton Rouge. and
lasmuch as we find that the State Univer.
ty IS heavily in debt--the overdue and un.
aid claims against that institution being |
l excess of $90.000-and in consideration |
the important fact that said University
only temporarily located at Baton !
ouge. and does not own any build. .
lg or lands which could be used
,r an agricultural college. and also in view
the fact that neither the parish nor city
Baton Rouge offer any aid in the estab. T.;
shment of such college. while the parisb
Ouachita and the city of Monroe to.
ether offer the sum of $4,000 to purchase
nds and erect buildings for the use of tbe |
gricultural College, on condition that
e same is located in that vicinity:
9 therefore most reanacffrllr Lyt |