New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-27
TIE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Foriy.SecoDd Days Session.

SENATE CHAxBER.
New Orleans, February 20, 1870
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and Was called to order By the Hon. c. G
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor Of the STATE
and President of the Senate.
Present - Messrs Allan. Black burn
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage
Crozier, Detiege, Ola, Harper, IIerwig
Twitchsl, Weber, Whitney-2o
Absent-Mcssrs. Alexander, Anderson
Chadbouin, Dpmont Eu-tis. George
Greene, Grover Kelly, Ogden. Robertson
Steven, SypAer, Wharton, White, Young
L.
The President aDGou need Il at there war
aquorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal of Thursdays proceedings.
On the motion of Messrs Stamps and Cage,
the further reading of the journal was
dispensed with, and the same corrected
and approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
TousE or REPREsRSTATivgs I
New Orleans FEBRUARY 70, 1878.
To the Honorable President and BE mbers of the
Senate:
am directed to inform your honorable
body that the House has cOncurred in the
following Senate bills, viz:
Senate bill No. 81, an act apprOpriating
the sum Of $500 for the purpose OF paying
for gas for the use Of the General Assembly
and State offices
Senate bill No. So, an act to amend and
re-eDact FectiOns two, six and fourteen of
an act entitled an act TO incorporate the
town of Plaquemine, in the parish of IDer
vile, approved February 20, 1867.
Senate bill No. ll3, an act to provide for
an equalization Of the profits accruing from
the sale of the lease Of the ferry between
the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of
West Baton Rouge.
And ask your concurrence in the follow
ing House bills. viz:
House bill No. 81. an act to incorporate
the First Regular Baptist Church of the
town Of Ggetna, parish of Jefferson, Louis
ana.
House bill No %, joint resolution for the
relief Of Mrs. Marianne Genereuse Beuclair,
wife OF Francois j. G. MOnnin, and Louis
Cayer authorizing them to enter certain
lands in the parish of AvOyelles purchased
by them.
House bill No. ll3, an act to amend and re-
enact section 1851, Revised Statutes OF the
State of Louisiana.
House bill No 13, an act to repeal section
ten of an act entitled an act to amend ian
x,
in the parish of st. Helena, approved March
IS, 1861 approved March 8, 1862
House bill No. 45, an act to amend and
Ie enact section ono OF an act entitled an
act to authorize tie police jury of tho parish
OF Caddo to issue bonds.
House bill No. "a, joint resolution instruct
ing our Senator'S and requesting our Repre-
sentatives in Congress to secure an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the cleaning of |
BayOus Terrebonne and Little Gallon and |
their tributaries. |
House bill No, 63, an act to incorporate |
the town OF Bastrop, in the parish of More |
house. and to repeal an act entitled an act |
TO incorporate the town of Bastrop, in the |
parish of MorehOuse approved on the |
twenty-fourth day of February, 1852, and |
all acts amepdatory thereto.
House bill No. los, an act to amend and |
re-enact article 9l6 of the Civil Code.
Very respectfully, etc,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Cle,k.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Allan. chairman of the special com
mittee on investigating public charges
against the Senate submitted the following,
in pursuance of the following motion of
MIR. Allan to investigate charges af a Sc
rious character made by the New Orleans
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pointed the following Senators as COM
mittee:
Messrs. Allan, Cage and Wharton.
The following is the report of the special
committee on investigating public charges
against the Senate:
New ORLEANS, February 26 1873
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
We, the undersigned members of the
special committee of the Senate on inves-
'igatlng public charges against the Senate,
respC ctiully represent that they have re- |
pearedly endeavored to secure the attend.
anre OF the editor and an attache of the
daily Icdp'',e to testify to all facts within |
their knowledge relative to the aforesaid in
vestigation.
We have failed to secure either their
attendance or testimony, aud therefore re-
quest that the committee be discharged.
Respectfully,
TIiEOPHILE I. ALLAN,
Chairman;
THOMAS A. CAGE.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Mascot, chairman OF the Committee I
on Enrolment and Engrossment, submitted !
the following report, which was received: :
COMMITTEE ON ENRoLLMRNTl :
New Orleans. February % 1878. ) f.,
TO the Honorable President and Members Of TIE
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-.
grossmeDt beg leave to report the follow '
ing bill as duly engrossct to wit: =
Senate bill No. 80. an act granting TO A. ;
). jones oi the parish of Caddo, his heirs
or assigns. the privilege of keeping a ferry 9
or toll bridge across Bayou Pierre at or q
near its mouth.
j. A. MASCOT, Chairman. !
hir. Alexander, chairman of the Commit
tee on Banks and Banking, submitted the :
following: q
CoMMlTrFK ON BANKS AND BANkrNG,l | 9
New Orleans, February 26, 1873 : | =
TO the honorable President and Members of the
Senate: | a
Your Committee on Banks and Banking, Q
beng instructed to do SD by resolution of e
the Senate of the thirtieth DAVIS nrncaed q
ings, in the following words: Il
Resoired, That the Committee on Ranks b
and Banking be and are here by instructed "
10 investigate the affairs of the Citizens !
Bank of louisiana and to INQUIRE what II
if any, is necessary to project d
the security and interest of the State. with u
power TO send for persons and papers. and
TO report by bill or otherwise )
by unanimous consent the resolution was Il
taken up and adopted b
Proceeded to investigate the affairs of
the Citizens Bank Of Louisiana SO far AS =:
TO do so by said resolution.
1Our committee submit herewith synop. | q
Sis OF snch legislation respecting that bank a
as affects the interests of the State therein | o
and her security therefor, which is made a b
part of this report. as follows: o