New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-17
SENATE.

Thirty-Third Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, February 49, 1878.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. c.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the Stat
and President OF the Senate.
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Allan, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch
Crozier. Dumont, Harper, Kelso, Landry
Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber
Wharton, Whitney-l9.
Absent-Messrs. Blackburn. Cage, Chad
bourn, Detiege, Eustis, George, Gla
Greene, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Mascot
Ogden, Stevens, Robertson, White
YOng-H.
quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal Of Thursdays proceedings.
On the motion of Mr.. Allan, the further
reading Of the journal was dispensed with
and the same corrected and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Anderson, chairman of the Com nittee
on Judiciary, submitted the following re-.
port:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
New Orleans February Is. 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on judiciary beg to re-
port on the following bills, as follows:
FavOrably on Senate bill No. 65, entitled
An act authorizing Charles T. Estlin to
sue the State.
Also favorably on Senate bill No.
LII r..
plying the loss of the public records and
other papers, consumed by the burning of
the courthouse, IN the parish Of Grant, in
April, 1873.
UnfavOrably on Senate bill No. 80, en-
titled an act to amend and re-enact article
32l7 of the Civil Code OF the State of Louis
lana.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS c. ANDERSON, Chairman.
Mr.. Wharton, chairman of the Committee
on Finance, submitted the following report
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE,
New Orleans. February is, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Your committee, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 10, an act for the relief Of
Isaac Coleman, G. T. Coleman, G. A. King
and NJ. II. Twitchell, sureties having duly
considered the same, beg leave to report
favOrably thereon and recommend its pas.
sage.
w. W. WHARTON,
Chairman;
j. A. MASCOT,
E. f. HERWIG. IT,
Mr.. Mascot, chairman Of the Committee
on Enrolment and Engrossment, submitted
the following report:
COMMITTEE ENROLMENT AND ENDORSEMENT
New Orleans. February Is, 1875. !
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your Committee on Engrossment and
Enrolment beg leave to report the follow
ing bill rs duly eDgrossed, to wit:
Senate bill No. 81, an act to retrOcede to
the United States two acres of the swamp
and overlooked lands originally donated to |
the State Of Louisiana tor each and every
dollar appropriated by the United States to |
build and repair the public levees within the |
State. j. A. MASCOT, Chairman.
Received.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS IN ACCORDANCE |
WITH PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Mr.. Blunt:
bill to be entitled an act to regulate |
the proceedings in condensation between
persons claiming a judicial or parochial
office in the State; extending and giving
jurisdiction to the Superior District and
Fourth District Courts of the city OF New
Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
3 fOur-tifths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Mascot:
a bill to be entitled an act to repeal sec
ton one of an act entitled IAN act to estab.
lsh an additional district court for the
parish of Orleans; to define and limit the
and to determine the powers
thereof; to provide for the transfer OF GER
tain cases now pending before certain other
district courts for said parish to the court
hereby created; to authorize the Governor
20 appoint judge and clerk of said court,
md to provide a courtroom for said court; |
% abolish the Seventh and Eighth District
Courts for the parish of Orleans, and to |
provide for the transfer of the records and
uits in said Seventh and Eighth District ,
Courts in said parish" approved December
/, 1872, and to provide for the transfer of
be records and suits in the Superior Dis
riot Court for the parish of Orleans to other
ourts in eaid parish.
The hill was read the first time.