New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-18
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Fourth Days Session.

| Chief Clerk.
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Fourth Days Session.
| SENATE On AMBER
| New Orleans, April Il, 1873.
! The Senate met in accordance with al
journment. and was called to order by Hon
C. G. Antoine. Lieutenant Governor Of til.
State and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll The Senator's were al
follows:
Preseut-Messrs. Anderson. Blunt, Burch
Brewster, Cage, Chadbourn, Crozier, Eustis
| George, Ola. Greene, Grover, Harper. Kelly
| Landry, Mascot, Ogden, Pollard, Robert
| son. Stamps, Steven. Sypher. Weber. White
| Wharton, Ioung-2G.
Absent essrs. Alexander, Allan Black
burn, Breaux, Detiege, Dunont, Herwig
! kelso, Twitchell, Whitney-i0.
Prayer by the Rev. Charles Dardis.
The Secretary commenced to read the
| journal, and, on motion, the further reading
was dispensed with. The journal was cor
| rected and adopted.
| Mr. Stamps asked leave to Introduce a
| Joint resolution, creating a joint special
committee to report the special matter to be
acted upon under priority.
| The Senate refused to allow the. Joint
| resolution to be introduced.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The memorial of Payne, DeEegre X Co.
| and many other merchants, was received
setting forth that an act of incorporation OF
| the Board of Trade of New Orleans was OF
| vital Importance TO the city Of New Or
| leans, Louisiana.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
| and Manufactures.
Mr. Cage, as question of privilege,
moved that the case concerning the sena.
torial seat of his colleague, the Hon. Oscar
Crozier, be referred to the Committee on
Contested Elections, as his colleague de-
sired a full investigation 81 the question.
Mr.. Cage then submitted the "award"
On suggestion of Mr.. Burch the award
was read concerning Mr.. Goodies right to
the seat occupied by Mr.. Crozier, as follows:
New YORK. March Is, 1879
The undersign having been requested
10 examine the claims OF the persons here
matter named to seats in tie Senate and
House OF Representatives of the State of
Louisiana, and having examined the re-
turns and the evidence before the Return
ing Board, and much other oral and written
evidence relating to such claims, are of
opinion. and do hereby find, award and
determine:
That Z. Goode is entitled to seat in the
Senate from the twenty-second senatorial
district.
And that j. Il. Elan is not entitled to a
seat in the Senate from the eighth senate
rial district.
GEORGE +. HOAR,
w. A. WHEELER
WILLIAM z. FRYE,
CHARLES FOSTER.
CLARKSON N. POTTER,
". WALTER PHELPS,
). s. MARSHALL.
Upon the motion of Mr. Burch the mo.
ton of Mr.. Cage, by consent, was amended
so as TO read: Tho award concerning said
seat be referred to the Committee on
Elections, with Instructions to report i'm
mediately as to the right Of Mr. Goode to
said seat.
The motion, as amended, was adopted
NOTICES or BILLS
BY Mr.. Dumont:
Ola bill to be entitled an act to encoura &c
the manufacture of cotton and WOODEN goods
and OF cotton or wooden yarns IN the State
of Louisiana, and to commute State,
parish and municipal taxation for term of
years, upon all capital employed in said
manufacture, and all lands, buildings, ma.
chinery, property, franchises and appur
Jenances actually used therefor or there
with and necessary thereto, by any inGi
vidual or individuals or incorporated com
pany.
BY Mr.. Whitney:
OF a bill to be entitled an act to relieve
the taxpayers in the overlooked portions OF
the State from the payment of penalties on
past due taxes under certain conditions.
By Mr. Weber:
An act to incorporate the Board Of Trade
of New Orleans; comforting certain pIiyi-
leges and authorities upon said corporation;
providing for the appointment OF inspec-
tors, weighers and gaugers of -four, grain,
hay. provisions, groceries, liquors and other
articles of trade commonly dealt in by the
members Of said corporation), and prescrib-
ing their duties and powers; to repeal sec
tons 1918 to 1858, inclusive, of the Revised
Statutes Of 1870; providing for and regulat
ing the inspection, weighing and gauging
of flour, grain, hay, provisions. groceries,
liquors and other articles of trade; author
izing said CORPORATION to fix the grades and
standards of the articles to be inspected,
weighed or gagged; authorizing said cor
poration to establish committees OF re.t renee
and arbitration, defining their powers and
the effects Of arbitration; providing for the
of their awards, and giving to
such award, when recorded according to
the provision hereof, the force of a Judicial
and for other purposes, and re-
pealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict
with the provisions Of this act.
OF ELLIS ACCORDISG TO
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Mr. White:
Senate bill No. j, an act relative to the |
public printing and the publication of the |
advertisements and proceed !
ngs, etc., of the corporation of the city OF |
New Orleans
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
! four.ffths vote. the bill read the second |