New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-28
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA

| OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
| SENATE.
| Nineteenth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMsER,1
New Orleans, January d, 1875.
| The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. C. C..
| Antoine, Lieutenant Governor Of the State
and President of the Senate.
The Senators on roll call were as follows:
Present-Messrs Alexander, ALLAN, Blunt,
| Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage, had6ourn,
Crozier. Dumont, Ola, Greene, Harper. Her
wig, Kelso, Landry, Masicot, Pollard,
Weber, Whitney-20.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Blackburn.
| Detiege. Eustis, George. Grover, Kelly,
Ogden, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher,
Twitchell, Wharton, White, Young-l6.
The President announced that there was
| quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read the
| journal.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney. the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with,
and the journal corrected and approved.
Mr. Whitney raised the question of
privilege, and sent a copy of the New
Orleans Picayasne of this days date, to the
Secretary, and asked that an article there
in be read which he designated.
Mr.. Cage raised the point of order that
by the rules no Senator could raise
question of privilege unless he is personally
interested in the question or has been
attacked in person.
The President decided that Senator
Whitney had not made known his purpose
in raising the question of privilege, and
be must be allowed to explain his purpose,
therefore could not sustain the point of
order.
Mr.. Whitney explained, that the article
seemed to require some notice to be taken
of it. Therefore he offered the following
resolution which was taken up by unanim-
GUS CONSENT
RESOLVED, That the Senate committee an.
pointed to examine the books and accounts
of the Auditor and Treasurer be requested
to take notice of the charges contained in
the article just read, and make a thorough
examination into the same.
Mr.. Blunt moved to amend by striking
out the word "Senate" and insert '.joint,"
and inserting after committee" the words
"of the General Assembly,
The amendment was adopted.
The resolution az amended was then
adopted.
The resolution was made to read
Resolred, That the Joint committee of the
General Assembly appointed to examine the
books and accounts of the Auditor and
Treasurer be requested to take notice of the
charges contained in the article just read,
and make thorough examination into the
same.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The report of the Board of Returning
Officers was submitted, and by unanimous
consent, on motion Of Mr.. Kelso, the report
was taken up and read in part.
On motion of Mr. Whitney, the further
reading of the report was dispensed with
and referred to the Committee on Elections
and Registration, and five hundred copies
were ordered to be printed in pamphlet
form.
report Of the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts was also submitted:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
In my report for the year 1874, the name
of j. B. CasOn, ex-tax collector for the par
ish of Tangipahoa. appears as defaulter in
the sum Of $25l Sc Mr.. Cason's delin-
auency was caused by his failure to obtain
the proper credit for reductions on assess
ments; this having been duly adjusted, his
account with the State stands now fully
settled.
very CHARLES ;HIaiu[lss;y CLINTON, Auditor.
Lies over.
The report of the Lieutenant Governor
of the State was submitted, setting forth
the detailed statement of the expenditure
of the contingent fund appropriated, which
was referred to the Committee on Auditing
and Supervising the Expenses of the Sem
ate.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Alexander:
Of bill to be entitled an act relative to
habitual criminals, and providing for the
expulsion of the same from within the
boundary of the State OF Louisiana, or in
default thereof for their confinement in the
State Penitentiary, etc.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Kelso, according to previous no.
tice:
A bill to be entitled an act for the pre-
vention Of cruelty to animals, defining the |
said crime of cruelty to animals, and i'm |
posing fines and penalties. and punishments |
for violations thereof; defining the duties of !
regulating proceedings, and
and authorizing the Louisiana
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to |
Animals to inforce the provisions of this |
act, and providing for the protection and
preservation of the same; defining the |
duties of the officers Of said society, and |
providing for their protection and for the |
protection of the citizens of Louisiana.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
a four -ffths vote, and the bill was read a |
second time and referred to the Committee |
on Judiciary.
REPORTS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Weber called up the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members Of the |
Senate
Your Committee on Health and Quaran-
tine beg leave to report bill the project of
which is to reOrganize the Board of Health,
properly enlarging its powers, making it the
registrar of the parish OF Orleans, and con-
tanning other comparatively unimportant
of existing health laws. Said
bill reads as follows: