New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-16

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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. COMMERCE AND
, Manufactures,
Z New Orleans, February l3, 1875.
y To the Honorable President and Members OF tn
Senate:
Your committee to whom was referred
bill entitled an act to establish an insuranc
inspector department.; to define the power
: and duties Of the insurance commissioner
to declare a standard Of legal safety in il
surance. and the obligations end require
= ments of insurance companies, association
and agents, and prescribing the penaltie
for violation of the provisions of this &C
shall be paid, beg leave to report as follows
That while your committee are satisfies
| that proper legislation on this suhjec
should be made to provide safeguards t.
] parties insuring, still the method provided
in the above act would be too onerous OF
the insurance companies to justify such ad
vantage as might accrue to the business
public by its enactment and subsequen
passage. Wherefore your committee have
thought proper TO refer said matter to tn
Senate without further comment.
JOHN E. BREAUX,
Chairman.
By unanimous consent the bill was taken
up.
On motion of Mr.. Stamps, the bill wal
fixed for next Wednesday, after read
ing the minutes, as special order, and that
the bill be printed
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Wharton introduced bill to be en-.
titled an act to amend and re. enact Sec
tions two, SIX and fourteen of an
act entitled an act to incorporate the town
! of Plaquemine, in the parish Of Iberville.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Sypher introduced bill to be en-
titled an act to incorporate the town of
Franklin, in the parish Of St. Mary; to de-
fine its limits, and provide for the govern
ment thereof, and to repeal all laws passed
relative to SAID corporation.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
fOur-fifts vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Agriculture, Corporations and Parochial
Affairs.
Mr.. Blunt introdu ced bill to be en-
titled an act to amend and re.enact section
1924 Of Rays Revised Statutes of the State
Of Louisiana.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four .ffths vote, the bill read the second
time, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. Alexander introduced bill to be en-
titled an act to provide for supplying the
loss of the public record and other papers
consumed by the burning of the courthouse
in the parish of Grant, in April, A. D., 1873.
The bill was read the first time,
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four fifths vote, the bill read the Sec
ond time, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. Anderson introduced bill to be en-
titled an act for the relief of Mr.. Hannah
Chiffon, widow Of the late Professor Il. II, |
Chiffon.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended |
by four-ffths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
HOUSE BILLs TAKEN UP.
Mr.. Allan called up by unanimous con-
sent House bill No. q, an act to amend the
bird section of an act entitled an act to in
the town of St. Martinsville, ap-
proved April G, 1S43
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
| fOur-fifth vote. the bill was read second
line and adopted on the second reading by
lhe following vote on call Of the yeas AID
lays:
Yeas - Alexander. Anderson, Allan,
blackburn, Blunt, Breaux. Brewster, Burch,
Greene, Harper, Kelso, Landry, Pollard,
stamps. Sypher. Twitchell, Weber, Whar-
on. Whitney-24.
Nays-NOne.
Absent-Csge, Eustis. George, Grover,
ierwig, Kelly, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson,
teven, White, Young-l2.
The constitutional rule was SUSPENDED by
tourffths vote, the bill read the third
me and finally passed and it's title adopted.
JOINT RESOLUTION INTRODUCED.
Mr. Brewster introduced the following
'int resolution: Indorsing the act granting
id for the construction of the Texas Pacific
abroad, and the Louisiana branches there
f, and petitioning the Congress of the
'nited States to pass the said act.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspendd id by
four ffths vote; the bill was read the
,cond time and referred to the Conn hittee
u Railroads. a
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Whitney offered the following reso- l
tiOns:
Resolred, That the President of the SEN t
e be authorized to appoint q suitable
erson as reading clerk of this body and I
$ compensation shall be paid frOII the G
fund of the Senate.
Lies over.
Also,
ReSotred, That the usual sum of $500
zach" be ard the same is hereby appro- a
rated to the reporters of the daily papers | +,
hO have continually reported the proceed.
gs of the Senate; the same to be paid out =
the contingent fund of the Senate, By =,
g chairman of the Committee on Audit
& and Supervising the Expenses of the n
nate, upon proper voucher, approved by p
o President; provided. that no reporter N
all be paid who has failed to report the J.,
oceedings of each days session. q
Lies over. "
ResOirea, That the Committee on Educa-
IN be instructed to report Senate bill No. =
on or before Wednesday, the fifteenth ~
slant.
Lies over. fo
Mr.. sypher offered the following resolu- n;