New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-21

Total disbursements. .$789,068 9;
The report contains very full information
as to the workings of the public school sys
tenn in this State and merits your earnest
attention.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
Governor.
On motion of Mr.. Burch, the message
was ordered to be spread upon the minutes
and that the usual numbers of copies bt
printed for the use of the Senate.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Pollard in
troduced bill, entitled an act to incor.
porate the Mount Zion Christian Benevolent
Society of the City of New Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
D. four-ffths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Masicot submitted the following
report
COMMITTEE ON ENRoLLMESr AND ENGRossMENr,l
New Orleans, February 20. 1875.
TO the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Engrossment and
Enrolment beg leave to report the follow
ing bills 30 duly engrossed, to wit:
Senate bill No. 81, an act to punish per-
sons who shall be guilty of discharging fire.
arms in any city or town of this State.
Senate bill No. 96. an act to donate and
transfer to the United States certain lots or
parcels of land for the use of the United
States.
Senate bill No. So, an act to provide for
the taking OF the State census for the year
1875, as provided for in article twenty, title
two, legislative department of the constitu-
ton of this State, and to make an appro-
priation to pay the expenses of the same.
J. A. MASCOT, Chairman.
Mr.. Blunt submitted the following:
New ORLEANS, February l9, 1875.
TO the Honorable President and Members Of the
senate:
1 herewith tender my resignation as a
member from the Committee on Libraries
RAFORD BLUNT.
Mr.. TwitchelI, chairman of the Committee
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs, sub
meted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS
New Orleans February ~, 1875.
To tho Honorable President and Members of the
Your committee to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 90, entitled an act to amend
aud re-euact section twen.y-eight of act No.
ia of 1874: also Senate bill No. SO. an act
to repeal section thirty three of act No. ITO,
of the session of 1874. Report by substi-
tute bill entitled an act to provide for an
equalization of the profits accruing from
the sale Of the lease of the ferry between
the city of Baton Rouge and the parish OF
West Baton Rouge.
Respectfully submitted.
NJ. II. TWITCHELL.
Chairman.
Lies over.
Mr.. Anderson, chairman of the Commit |
tee on Judiciary, submitted the following:
On Senate bill No. GO, entitled an act to |
amend an act entitled ian act to amend |
artitle GA of the Code OF Practice; ap-
proved April %, 1872" approved February
20, 1874; and to repeal all acts conflicting |
or inconsistent with this act. and to repeal
all other laws amending article 64f of the |
Code Of Practice. Unfavorably.
ON Senate bill No. so, entitled an act to !
amend and re-enact section 1924 of Rays
Revised Statutes of the State Of Louisiana.
Unfavorably.
On Senate bill No. 76, entitled an act for
the more efrectual protection of the rights
and privileges of the citizens and inhabit-
an ts of towns and cities. Unfavorably.
ON Senate bill No. 4S, entitled an act
amending and re-enactipg section 25l9 of
Rays Revised Statutes, prohibiting acts of
sale of property from being passed unless
all taxes and assessments have been paid.
and providing penalties against recorders,
sherifs and other officers making sales, etc.
Fsvorably.