New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-20
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.

SENATE.
Thirty.sixth Days Session.
New Orleans, February Ia. 1875.
The Senate met pursuant to ad j0urnment
and was called to order by the Hon. C. C
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the Stat.
and President of the senate.
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Allan
Blackburn: Blunt, DreauS, Buroh' Grozier
Herwig, Kelao. Masicot, Stamps, Sypher
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney
Y0ung-22
Absent - Messrs. Anderson, Brewster
Chadb0urn, Dumont, Eustis, Grover
George, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Pollard
Robertson, Steven, White-A.
The President announced that there was
quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read the
ournal of Wednesdays proceedings.
On the motion Of Mr.. Young, the further
reading of the Journal was dispensed with,
and the same corrected and approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
House OF REPRESENTATIVE I
New Orleans, February Ia, 1875 :
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
am directed by the House to ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in
House bill No l04, an act making an appro.
priatiOn of $l58.000 out of the general funds
in the State Treasury, or received In the
treasury during the year 1875, for the pay
mont of the mileage and per diem OF MEM
bers, salaries of officers and employees, and
contingent expenses of the General Assem-
bly, Of Louisiana for the regular session Of
1875; directing the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts to issue warrants on the Treasurer,
and making such warrants receivable for
State licenses; directing the tax collectors
throughout the State to receive the warrants
in payment for licenses; directing the Treas
urer of the State to receive such warrants
in settlement with tax collectors, and to
provide for the disbursement of the amount
appropriated, substitute for House bill
" Very respectfully, etc.
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Stamps, chairman of the Committee
on Claims, submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS
New Orleans, February Is, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Claims respectfully
submit the following report:
Favorably, by bill, on the petition for the
relief Of James Parker, OF Orleans.
AsSpe' + B. STAMPS, Chairman.
The following entitled bill came up as
special brder after the reading of the min
utes:
Senate bill No. As, 10 be entitled an act to |
establish an insurance inspection depart
ment in this State; to define the powers and |
duties Of the insurance commissioner; to /
declare standard of legal safety in in
surance, and the obligations and require.
ments of insurance companies, associations
and agents, and prescribing the penalties
tor violations Of the provisions of this act.
and fixing salary and fees and how the
same shall be paid.
The President announced that the pend
ing q uestion was to adopt the amendment
Of Mr.. Whitney, to be added to line seven,
section two. Gin the State House."
Mr.. Whitney moved to indefinitely post
zone the bill.
Mr.. Young moved the previous question.
The main question was ordered.
On call of two Senators the yeas and nays
we're ordered.
The Senate refused to indefinitely post
zone tie bill by the following vote:
Yeas--Alexander, Blackburn, Breaux,
Brewster, Herwig, Masicot, Sypher, Weber,
Wharton, Whitney, Young-ll.
Nays-Blunt, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn,
rozier, Deteige, DumOnt, Ola, Greene. Har-
or, Landry, Pollard, Stamps, Twitchell-
Absent-Anderson Allan. Eustis, George,
rover. Kelso, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson,
teyen, White-ll.
On motion of Mr.. Harper, the bill was
xed as special order for Tuesday, Febru
v %.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Chadbourn, chairman of the Com 9
ittee on Lands and Levees, submitted the 6
flowing reports:
CoxxIrrRE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND LxvREs,} | q
New Orleans, February IS, 1875. )
the Honorable President and Members of the il
Senate: ss. s-.st--se p. II
vour Committee on Public Lands and +
49, No. leave 10 report back without =
;on Senste bill No. SIS, entitled an act to >
'snd ma .re-enact oct No. Of 1871, ap-
,vod February "a, l67l. - b.
~. act No. I and aot NO: ~ O. i@i, 81
proved February. - and February e o.
/. creating 5 State engineer, and provio' q