New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17

By unanimous consent, Mr.. Butler CALI
up Senate bill No. 1877, an act to authori
the police jury of the parish of Plaquemin
to issue bonds, and to provide for the +
demptiOn thereof.
The bill came up for third reading, ia
ing been ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Harris moved that the bill do no
finally pass.
| On call of the yeas and nays the b
finally passed by the following vote:
leas-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Blac
purn, Blunt. Bovee, Brewster, Burch, Blu
Ter, Cage, Chadbourn, Crawford, Detieg
Dalgle. Greene, Glaudin, Harris. Harpe
E. +. Herwig, Ingraham, Kelso, Masico
Pollard, Rey, Stamps, Swaizie, Thoma
Iwltcheli, Weber, WhItney-30.
/ Nays-Alexander, Sypheg-2.
The title TO stand.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
! BY Mr.. Butler, chairman Of the Commi
tee On Claims:
| COMMITTEE on CLAIMS
New Orleans, February l6 1879.
To the Honorable President and Members Of IL
Senate:
Your Committee on Claims, 70 whom wa
referred Senate bill Nc. 1868, respectful
report the same favorably with the follow
ing amendments. to wit; in section first j
| ilnehve. strike out ''sixteen thousand an
insert "twelve thousand;" and 80 ameude
J recommended its passage.
Respectfully.
Z. BUTLER. Chairman.
! Mr.. Butler. chairman Committee o
! Claims. submitted the following report:
| On Senate bill No. 37i. entitled an act fo
the relief OF Mrs. Virginia C. Burke. sole hei
I and testamentary executrix of her fathe,
the late John Alexander. providing for tn
issue Of duplicate bonds, lost OF stolen iron
said John Alexander.
Fayorably.
Mr.. Blunt. chairman Of tho COMMITTEE
on Agriculture, submitted the following re
ports:
The Committee on Commerce and Manu-
features reported back, without action
Senate bill No. 377, entitled an act to pro
vide Tor the appointment Of an inspector O.
illuminating gas and gas metres. to regulat.
the inspection Of the same and TO protec,
consumers and manufacturers of gas in tn.
parishes Of Orleans and Jefferson.
COMMITTEE on AGRICULTURE, CoMnERc, AND
Manufactures. New Orleans. February l6. 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Agriculture, Com.
merce and Manufactures beg leave to re.
port. that we have had under consideration
Senate join. resolution No. 81, and that i.
as the opinion Of your committee that the
subject matter Of the resolution should re.
celve your immediate attention. We, there
tore. recommend its passage.
Respectfully.
RAFORD BLUNT. Chairman.
Mr.. Rey. chairman Of the Committee on
Banks and Banking. submitted the follow.
ing report:
On Senate bill No. 332. an act relative TO
the Workingmen's Bank. corporation
organized under the general banking laws
of the State Of Louisiana, constituting it
a body Of polite.
Favorably.
Mr.. kelso. chairman Of the Committee On
Corporations and Parochial Affairs. sub.
mitted the following:
COxMITyEE ON CORPORATION. AND,
Palochial Affairs ;
New Orleans February 10, 1874. }
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your committee. to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 23S, an act entitled an act
to e1ted the charter of the Crescent Mutual
Insurance Company, respectfully report
favorably. by substitute, and recommend
it's passage.
On Senate bill No. 367, an &C. TO re.
model and renew the charter: extend and
define the boundaries; and to limit and the
better to define the duties and powers of
the corporate authorities of the town of
Homer. in the parish of Claiborne, and to
repeal all conflicting laws or parts of laws,
without action.
GEORGE Y. KEESO, Chairman;
WILLIAM HARPER,
NJ. H. TWITCHELL.
GEORGE E. BOVEE.
THOMAS c. ANDERSON.
Mr.. Sypber. chairman OF the Committee
IN Canals, Drainage and Inland Nayiga.
ion. submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON CANALS AND DRAINAGE,
New Orleans. February I6 1874. (
70 The Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your committee. TO whom was referred
senate bill! No. 2S3, beg leave to report un.
avorably for the followieg reasons. viz:
Act No. 7. approved February 4. 1870, and
ct No. 81. approved February 81, 1873.
ives the City Council full power to build
i! bridges. and especially this bridge at
Broad street.
AL. sYpHER.
Chairman;
Z. L. WEBER.
j. L. BELDEN,
i. BUTLER.
Mr.. Wharton moved to suspend the Sen.
te rules to take up Senate bill No. $3.50. an
ct supplemental to &C: No. 3. approved
anuary "a. 1871. to provide for testing. at
be instance Of any taxpayer. in the courts
f this State. the legality and validity of
ny items Of the State Indebtedness, the |
,gality and validity OF which may have
cen. or may be hereafter questioned: to
rohibit the board Of liquidation. under |
lid act No. 3 Of 1874. from funding the !
fashionable or doubtful obligations of the |
tate named or designated in this act. until |
lie same shall have been finally declared |
gal and valid by the Supreme Court Of |
lie State OF Louisiana. and to provide the |
ecessary means for carrying the provis.
ms OF this act into effect.
On cali of the yeas and nays the Senate
Fused to suspend the rules, two.thirds not
citing in favor. by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander. Blunt, Brewster. But.
r. Cage. Chadbourn, Crawford, Detiege,
reene. Harper, E. f. Herwig, Pollard.
lamps. Sypher. Swaizie. Weber. Wharton.
Nays-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Black.
urn, Burch. Daigle, Glaudin, Harris. In.
'aham. kelso. Masicot, Rey. Thomas-l3.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Glgudin:
OF an act to incorporate the Second Afri.
IN Ranfist Church of NaU Orleana and To |