New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-26
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.

THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
FOrfy.6rst Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, February IS, 1875
The Senate met pursuant to adjournmen
and was called to order by the Hon. C. I
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the Sta,
and President Of the Senate.
PreseDt-Messrs. Allan, Blunt, Blacl
burn, Brewster. Burch, Cage. Crozie
Detiege: Ola, Greene, Harper. Herwi'
KelsO, Masicot. Pollard, Stamps, Syphe
Twitchell, Wharton-ls.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Breaux, Chsdbonrn, DumOnt, Eusti'
George, Grover, Kelly, Landry, Ogden
Robertson, Steven, Weber, White, Whitne!
Young-H.
The President announced that there wa
quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read tn
journal of Wednesdays proceedings.
On the motion of Mr.. Blunt, the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with
and the same corrected and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Masicot, chairman of the Committee
sn Enrolment and Engrossment, sub
Aitted the following, which was received:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT, I
New Orleans February "a, 1875.
20 the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-
Rrosament beg leave to report the folio "
ing bill a. duly engrossed, to wit:
Senate bill No. 50, an act to amend and
re-eDact sections second, sixth and four
toenth of an act entitled an act to incOr-
porste the town Of Plaquemine, in the
parish of 'lberville, approved February
20, 1867. u. A. MASCOT,
Chairman.
COnHrrsR ON ENROLMENT AND EyGRossnENT,
New Orleans. Feb nary rs. 1875. )
TO the Honorable President and Members of the
Your Committee on Engrossment and
Enrolment bog leave to report the follow
ing bills ss duly eDgrossed, to wit:
Senate bill No. GO, an act supplemental
Z" act No. 3, approved January "a, 1874,
0to.
oenste bill No. %, an act to amend an
act entitled an act to enforce the payment
Of taxes due the State; providing for the ]
seizure and sale of property of delinquent
Taxpayers, and regulating the proceedings
against them and against their property |
March, 1873.
Senate bill No. 63, an act to prohibit the |
1easees Of the State Penitentiary from en-
Ploying or permitting the employment of
cOnvicts outside the walls of the State
Penitentiary, and declaring the penalties
therefor.
Senate joint resolution No. ia, to pro.
vide for the payment of special sergeants-
alarms and extra pOrters of the General |
Assembly appointed under the provisions
Of resolutions adopted in the respective
branches OF the General Assembly.
Senate joint resolution No. l93, asking |
tn fnru ieh nd 1ofh t.,
the people in the OvelflOwed district of
Louisiana who have no means of obtain
j. A. MASCOT, Il
Chairman.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Commit
to- on Corporations and Parochial Affairs,
submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS |
New Orleans, February rs, 1875. )
TO the Honorable President and Members of the
Your committee have the honor to report
Senate bill No. So. to be entitled. an act to
amend act No. 1872 OF session of 1874 en-. 4
titled ian act to incorporate the town of
Pro 'idence, to change the boundary of said
corporate limits, and to change sections | u
nine, ten and eleven of said act 80 as to | Il
confer further powers on said corporation" !,
favorably, with the following amendment
"Strike out section four"
Respectfully submitted Z
NJ. II. TWITCHELL, +,
Chairman. g,
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr. Sypher: h,
A bill to he entitled an act to incorporate =,
md grant right of way to street passenger
md freight railroad.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. -,
Mr.. Kelso, by unanimous consent, intro
uced the following bill, entitled an act to a
uthorize and empower the State Auditor fl
Public Accounts to remit the penalties n
nd fines due by Ralph s. Smith and all
Their persons who may appear on the de- M
nquent list for said year, of the parish of an
apides, on his State taxes of 1881
The bill was read the first time.
Mr.. Kelso moved to suspend the consti
ltional rule. r.
Two Senators called for the yeas and nays. ran
The rule was suspended by four.fifths -
,te as follows:
Yeas-Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch.
'ge, Chadbrurn, Crozier Detiege, ella, 'ne O.
reene, Harper, KelsO, MasicOt, Pollard. )
amps, Twitchell. Wharton, Whitney-l8. the
T.
Anderson. Allan.
eaux, Dumont. Eustis, George, Grover, 'in'
srwlg. Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Robertson, sior
even, Weber, White, Young-H. Ii
The bill was read the second time. ella,
hr. Sypher offered the following amend T.
mt: Insert after the words "Ralf s. T
'ith' the words "all others who may an T.
ar on the delinquent lists for said year." IT
Nj. Sypher then moved to adopt the 70,
lendment. time
Mr.. kelso moved to table the amend. to 81
mt. M
Two Senators called for the yeas and bill
ys. relic
rhe Senate refused to table the amend. the
nt' ss follows: repo
feas-Alexsnder, Blunt HARPER. Kelso M,
sicOt, Twitehell, Weber,. r.,
Brewster, Burcb. CAGE
Crozier, Detiege, Ola, Greene. nays
rwig, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Wharton, rum
Allan, Bre.ux. On. Gaze Zoe
ut, Eastls, George, Grover, Kelly. Ian. VIII
lng-A Mo-;
lr. Whitney moved to indefinitely post Alb
Q the whole subject matter. % pour
[r. Blunt moved to table the motion to Polls
tpone. ell, '
wo Senators called for the yeas and TIL
e: Hovs
Blunt, Cage, Croz;er Tn
, Harper, Kelso, Pollard, Twitchell name
ber-lO.