New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-06
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Second Oay's Session.


I The Senate met pursuant 10 adjournment
| and was called to order by tho Hon. c. G.
Antoine. Lieutenant Governor Of the State
| and President Of the Senate
! The following Senators answered 80 their
names
! Messrs anderson, Allan, Blunt, Brew
ster, Breaux, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn,
CrOzier, Detiege, Dumont, Green. Cha,
Harper, Herwig, Landry, Masicot. Pollard.
Stamps, Twitchell. Weber. Wharton, Whit.
ney, Youug-24.
! The President announced that there was
! aquorum present.
Prayer by Rev. A. NJ. Mernier.
The Secretary commenced reading the
| journal.
On motion Of Mr.. Brewster the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with,
the same corrected and approved.
The President announced the following
as. tie Committee on Rules, to wit: Messrs.
Brewster, Burch. Stamps Whitney and
Anderson
The following Resolution was read by the
Secretary, without action on the same.
Resolred, That Joint committee Of five
be appointed, to consist of two members of
the Senate, to be appointed by the President,
and three members of the House, to be
appointed by the Speaker, to examine the
books and accounts of the Auditor OF Public
Accounts and the State Treasurer, in COM
piance with sections $40 and 1857 Of tho
Revised Statutes.
NOTICES OF BILlA
By Mro Stamps
OF an act to amend she present charter
Of the city Of New Orleans BY the establish.
ing Of board Of aldermen and assistant
aldermen. 60 be elected on the first Monday
in November each year. che first election 20
be held Oh the iyst Monday 10 November.
1875.
Also. Of an act 20 reduce sse fees Of the
civil and criminal sheriffs OF the parish OF
Orleans.
BY Mr.. Greenes
OF bill reducing the expenses Of assess.
ing and collecting chs revenues and taxes
Of the city os New Orleans and o6 the State
Of Louisiana.
BY Mr.. Allan:
Of bill to be entitled an act providing.
that should delinquent taxpayers for the
years 1863. 1869. $50. 1871. 1872 and 1873
pay their delinquent taxes within the period
of ninety days after the passage Of this
bill then the penalties accrued thereon tot
nOn-psyment shall be semitted.
By Mr. Burch:
OF bill fog the relief Of the creditors Of
the Louisiana State University located at
Baton Rouge.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. Chadbourn:
Resoiccd. That joint committee be ap.
pointed, two on the part Of the Senate aud \
three on the part Of the House of Repre-.
Co be appointed by the Speaker
OF the House and President Of the Senate,
whose duty it shall be to investigate the
books of the funding board created under |
act No. of 1874. with power to send for |
persons and papers.
Mr.. Blunt. by unanimous consent, gave |
notice of bill TO be entitled an act TO !
amend and re-enacs the bill creating the !
judicial district.
On cafl Of two members the Senate went !
into executive session.
Executive session being raised. the fol. |
lowing Senator's answered to their name.:
Messrs. Anderson. Blunt. Brewster.
Burch, Cyozier. Cage. Chadbourn. Dumont.
Detiege, Greene. Harper. HeSwig. Kelso.
Mascot. Pollard. Sypher. Twitchell. Whit.
ney. Weber-l9.
Mr.. Chadbourn. in the chair, announced
) quorum present
On motion Of Mr.. 1feewig the Senate
voted to adjourn. !
The chairman then announced that che |
Senate stood adjourned to meet at u NJ.
Wednesday. the sixth day Of January. A.
D. 1875.