New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-20


OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW 0RlEANl
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Thirty.seventh Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, February Is, 1875.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. C. c
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the Stat
and President OF the Senate.
Present-Messrs Blunt, Burch, Cage, Gre
zier. Ola, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Twitchel
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Allan, Blackburn, Breaux, Brewster, Chad
bourn, Detiege, Dumont, Eustis, George
Greene, Grover, Kelly, Landry, Masicot
Ogden. Pollard, Robertson, Stamps Stevens
Sypher, Weber, Wharton, White, whitney
Young-N.
There being no quorum present the Sen
ate took recess until ~ NJ.
At IL NJ. the following Senators answere'
to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan
Blunt, Breaux, Burch, Cage, Crozier. Du
mont, ella. Greene, Harper, Herwig, Aelso
Landry, Masicot, Pollard, Stamps. Twlt
chell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney Young
p.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson. Blackburn
Brewster, Chadbourn, Detiege. Eustis
George, Grover, Kelly, Ogden, kobeA tson
Steven, Sypher, White-l4.
The President announced that there wa
quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal.
On the motion of Mr.. Cage, the fur
ther reading of the journal was dispensed
with, and the same corrected and approved,
by the following vote, on call Of the yeas
and nays:
Yeas-Alexander, Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Crozier, Dumont,
Gls, Greene, Harper, KelsO, Landry. MAST
cot, Pollard, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton,
Whitney, Young-2l.
Nays-None.
A6sent-Anderson, Blackburn, Chad
bourn, Detiege. Eustis, George, Grover,
Herwig, Kelly, Robertson, Stamps, Steven,
Eypher, Ogden, White-l5.
REJECTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Wharton submitted the following as
chairman Of the Committee on Finance:
COMMITTEE ON FIxANcs,l
New Orleans, February IL, 1873. }
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Your committee have had under consider
alton Senate bill No. 7, entitled IN act to
suspend the collection of taxes on OverfOwed
Lands for the years 1873 and 1874, and beg
leave to report favorably on same.
Also, Senate bill No. 50 entitled an act
for the relief of Mrs. Hannah Chiffon, widow
of the late Professor r. II. Chiffon, and
would recommend It's reference to the Com
mittee on Library for the purpose of ascer
tanning the value of the donations made as
named in said act.
Eff HERwIG.
NJ H. TWITCHELL,
j. "A. MASCOT.
On motion of Mr.. Wharton that portion
relative to Senate bill No. 81 was adopted
and referred - recommended.
On motion of Mr.. Breaux the Senate bill |
No. was fixed as special order for Wednes |
day, February "a.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Commit
tee on Corporations and Parochial Affairs,
submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS,
New Orleans, February 10, 1875. !
To the Honorable President and Members Of the |
Senate:
Your committee has the honor to report
favOrably on House bill No. 81 and Senate
bills Nos. "a and IS.
M. H. TWICHELL, Chairman.
Mr.. Breaux, chairman of the Committee
ON Commerce and Manufactures, submitted
the following:
Committee ON AGRICULTURE. COMMERCE AND)
Manufactures, , |
New Orleans, February 10, 1875.
TO hal Ioufo and 80 /
Your Committee on Agriculture, Com.
merce and Manufactures respectfully submit
the following report:
EavOrably on an act entitled an act to |
create board of inspectors and measurers
Of lumber, timber and slaves for the city
and port of New Orleans and CarrOllton, |
Df said board.
Respectfully,
Chairman.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Wharton:
A bill to be entitled an act to remove the ,
'eat of government of the State of Louis
ana from the city of New Orleans, and to I
stsblish the same ut the city of Baton .
Rouge, in said State, and to provide means
or carrying this act into effect
The bill was read the first time b
The constitutional rule was suspended by {
four-tifth vote, and the bill read second d
me. b
Mr.. Wharton moved that the bill be
laced on the calendar. Fl
Mr.. Cage moved to table the motion to Il
ut upon the calendar.
On call of two Senators the yeas and nays C
ere ordered:
Yeas-Alexander. Allan, Cage, Crozier, if
'stisge,o Dumont, Pollard, Stamps,
Nays-Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Buroh, b.
la, Greene, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, to
andry, Masicot. Sypher, Twitchell, Ii
7eber, Wharton, Whitney-l6. Va
Absent-Anders0n, Blackburn, Chad
ourn, Eustis, George, Grover, Kelly, Og- pt
IN, Robertson, Steven, White-ll. tt
The Senate refused to table.
The question then REQUIRED upon the mo- re
on to put upon the calendar.
Adopted. W
BY Mr.. Breaux: hi
A bill to be entitled an act for the relief
A. Brouchsnd, parish Judge of Pointe
Oupee parish.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by til
four-fifths vote; the bill was read the se
cond time and referred to the Committee W
Finance.
On motion Of Mr.. Breaux, Senate bill No
was taken up, q bill to be entitled an act CT
cro0fa q hoard of iusDoo<orc and ,,,oo. |