New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-14
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.

from James Parker, of the city of Ne
Orleans, representing that in January. ls7.
he presented to the Senate petition and
voucher signed by B. P. Blanchard, Stat
registrar of voters during the year lS7:
showing the State to be indebted to hir
into the sum of $3.50 for services rendere
as assistant clerk Of registration in and 70
the seventh ward of the parish Of Orleans
that the petition and voucher have bee
either lost or mislaid, az he was informe
by the present Secretary Of the Senate; tina
on or about the twentieth OF February, 1874
the late Senate passed the first reading o
an act for the relief of James Parker (Seu
ate bill No. 4l6).
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Mr.. Chadbourn called up the followin;
report:
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND LEvEEs,
New Orleans, February 8, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of tn
Senate:
Your committee. to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 81, report tavorably, will
the following amendment:
In line six, after the word limits" inser
land belonging thereto"
Respectfully submitted,
K. H. CHADBOURN, Chairman
NJ. H. TWITCHELL,
RAFORD BLUNT,
o. CRUZIER.
Mr.. Chadbourn moved the amendment
offered by the committee be adopted.
Adopted.
The bill was then adopted as amended
and ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Chadbourn moved to suspend the
constitutional rule to put the bill on it,
third reading.
On call of the yeas and nays the rule waf
suspended by the following vote:
Yeas Alexander, Anderson, Allan
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Chad
Kelso, Landry, Pollard. Stamps. SPher
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton Whitney,
YOung-22.
Nay-Harper-1.
Absent-Blackburn, Cage, Detiege, Eus.
tbs, George, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Mast
cot, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, White-l3.
The bill was then read the third time.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn, the bill
finally passed and the title adopted.
Mr.. Stamps called up the following re.
port:
CeNxffyEE ON AeRlCuLruRE. COMMERCE AND }
Manufactured
New Orleans, February 10, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your committee to whom was referred q
bill entitled an act to establish an insurance
inspector department.; to define the powers
and duties Of the insurance commissioner;
to declare a standard of legal safety in in
surance. and the obligations and require
ments of insurance companies, associations
and agents, and prescribing the penalties
for violation OF the provisions of this act
and fixing salary and fees, how the same
shall be paid, beg leave to report as follows:
that proper legislation on this subject
should be made to provide safeguards to
parties insuring, still the method provided
in the above act would be too onerous on
the insurance companies to Justify such ad-
vantage as might accrue to the business
public by its enactment and subsequent
passage. Wherefore your committee have
thought proper to refer said matter to the
Senate without further comment.
JOHN E. BREAUX,
Chairman.
BY unanimous consent the bill was taken
up.
On motion of Mr.. Stamps, the bill was
fixed for next Wednesday, after read
ng the minutes, as special order, and that
he bill be printed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Wharton introduced bill to be en-.
titled an act to amend and re.enact Sec
ions two, Six and fourteen of an
act entitled an act to incorporate the town
If 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
lime and referred to the Committee on
and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Sypher introduced bill to be en-.
titled an act to incorporate the town of
in the parish Of St. Mary; to de-
inc it's limits, and provide for the govern
nent thereof, and to repeal all laws passed
elstive to said corporation.
The bill was read the first timG
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffts vote, the bill was read the
econd time and referred to the Committee
N Agriculture, Corporations and Parochial
Affairs.
Mr.. Blunt introduced q bill to be en-
tiled an act to amend and reenact section
024 of Rays Revised Statutes of the State
f Louisiana.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four fifths vote, the bill read the second
ime, and referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
Mr.. Alexander introduced bill to be en-
tiled an act to provide for supplying the
oss of the public record and other papers
onsumed by the burning of the courthouse
4 the parish of Grant, in April, A. D., 1873.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
y four-ffths vote, the bill read the Sec
nd time, and referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
Mr.. Anderson introduced bill to be en-
tied an act for the relief of Mr.. Hannah
hilton, widow Of the late Professor r. H.
hilton.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
= four.ffths vote, the bill was read the
,cond time and referred to the Com.
ittee on Finance.
HOUSE BILLS TAKEN Up.
Mr.. Allan called up by unanimous con-
mt House bill No. q, an act to amend the
lird section of an act entitled an act to in
,rporate the town Of St. Martinsville, ap.
roved April 6, lS43.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
four-ffth vote, the bill was read a second |