New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-26
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
SECOND SESSION
OF TIKI
THIRD GENERAL. ASSEMBLY
OF TIL:
HTAI.E: OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
Thirty-ninfh Days Session.

SENATE a
Thirty-ninth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Oreans, February d. 1874
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by Hon. c. G. An
tome, Lieutenant Governor Of the Stat
and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Meesrs. Barber, Blackburn, Blunt, Boree
Burch, Butler, Crawford, Glaudin, Harper
T. F. Herwig, Pollard, Sypher. Swaizie
Weber, Whitney-l5.
The President declared that there waa ~
quorum present. .
On motion of Sfr. Wharton. the Senat.
took q recess for thirty minutes.
At the expiration of the recess, on cal! o
the roll the following Senators answered
60 their names:
Messrs. Anderson, Barber. Belden. Black
burn, Bovee, Brewster, Butler, Cage
Chadbourn, Daigle, Harris. Harper, 4. +
Herwig, Ingraham, Kelso, Masicot, Pollard
Stamps, Sypher, Thomas, Twitchell. Whit
ney-22.
The President announced quorum pres
ont
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The reading of the journal OF yesterday
proceedings was dispensed with. and the
journal corrected and adopted.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGES.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OYYlCs }
State of Louisiana, ,
New Orleans February "a, 1874
10 the Honorable Members Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives in General Assembly
convened:
respectfully call your attention to the
fact that early in the administration of my
Office, the large accumulated docket of
high criminal cases in the First District
Court, the large number of cases on appeal
in the Supreme Court, and the daily occur
ring cases of mandamus, injunctions, etc.,
in the other courts, in all of which the State
was interested, compelled me to call to my
assistance other counsel to represent and
take care of the interests OF tho State. 1t
was impossible for one man to perform all
the duties which devolved by law upon the
Office of Attorney General, and, accord
ingly, l obtained the assistance of j. @. A.
Fellows and j. B. Cotton, Esqs, attorneys
at law, with the consent of his excellency
the Governor of the State, and with the I'M
Outstanding and belief that the General As
sembly would make provision for their ade-
quate compensation. Messrs. Fellows and
Cotton have devoted much of their time to
looking after and attending to the interests
OF the State in numerous cases, in some of
which the integrity of the government It,
self was involved. Their services l be-
leve, have been of great value to the State
and entitle them to liberal compensation.
prOpriate committee Of your honorable
body investigate the nature of the services
of Messrs. Fellows and Cotton, with view
to the making of an appropriation which
shall compensate them therefor.
Very respectfully,
A. p. FIELD,
Attorney General
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
On motion of Mr.. Harris, the foregoing
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
HoUsK OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, February a. 1874. 5
70 the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
The House of Representatives, by the
necessary twO-third vote, has cOncurred in
Senate Joint resolution No. SO, submitting
an amendment to the constitution of the
State to limit the debt Of New Orleans etc.
Very respectfully, ETC.,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
New Orleans, February "a, 1874. !
70 the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
I am directed by the House to ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in the
following House bills, viz:
House bill No. 24i, entitled an act to in |
corporate the Good Intent Fire Company |
No. 2, of Gretna, parish of Jefferson, right |
bank, State of Louisiana, and providing for |
the government of the same
House bill No. 1874, entitled an act author |
izing Henry I. Bnckhalter to adopt his son |
Henry s. Buckhalter.
House bill No. 3l2, joint resolution re-
questing our Senators and requesting our
Representatives in Congress to aid in OBJ
tanning pension from the general govern.
ment to the veterans of the Mexican war.
House bill No. 2S6, entitled an act |
relative to certain errors in the recording of !
privileges, mortgages, donations, marriage
contracts and judgments, and the effect
thereof.
House bill No 262, an act to incorporate
the Etna Fire Company No. :, of the city
of Monroe, parish of Ouachita. State Of
Louisiana.
House bill No. oil, entitled an ac, 20 en-.
able the various parishes of the State to
fund their outstanding indebtedness, pro.
viding for the levy of u parish debt tax and
limiting parish taxation.
House bill No. 242, entitled an act max.
ing certain obligations of the city of New
Orleans receivable in payment Of back
taxes due to said city prior to January /, |
1874 except the school and consolidated
loan taxes.
House bill No. 252, entitled an act to en-.
force article ten of the constitution and to
authorize INDECENT persons to prosecute
suits in the courts of this State without
previously paying or giving security TO pay
,osts and to increase the costs of clerks,
,heritfs and witnesses /. suits prosecuted
rnder this act, and secure the payment of
he same by privilege on the judgment rem
Tered in such cases.
House bill No. 90, entitled an act for the
relief OF delinquent taxpayers OF the parish
If Caddo.
House bill No. 2i5 entitled an act to
Natchitoches, and to provide tor the sup
bort of the same.
House bill No. 293, entitled an act to pro
ride for the greater security of coupon
ponds issued by the State of Louisiana, the
'ity OF New Orleans, and by other corpora
ions, political and private, in this State,
md which bonds are payable to bearer. Z
House bill No. 305, entitled an act to reg
,1ate the manner in which the parish taxes
md licenses collected in the town of 7
Iouma. parish of Terrebonne. shall be ap- !
lied; defining the duties of the town treas ,
rer thereof; and providing penalty for !
Of said funds; defining the &
uties of the tax collector in relation to the :
ayment of said taxes and licenses, and to
rovide for his final settlement with said
arish; repeating all laws, ETC., in conflict e
18th this act. 4
And Vonse hill No. 2A6. an act to incor =