New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-28
SENATE.
Eor,y.second Days Session.


Present - Messrs. Aliain. Black bnr1
BLUNT, Breaux, brewster, Burch. Gag
Crozier, Detiege, Ola, Harper, Herwi
kelso. Landry, Mascot, Pollard, Stamp
Cwitch Ill, Weber, Whitney-20.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Ehadtourp, Dnmont Eustis. Georg'
Greene, Grover. Kelly. Ogden Rob 7rtsoI
Steven, Sypher. Wharton, White, Young
16.
quorum present
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read til
journal of Thursdays proceedings.
Onthe motion of Messrs. Stamps and Gag,
the further reading Of the journal wa
dispensed with, and tie same corrected
and approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HoUsE REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans, February 10, 1873.
To the Honorable President and Members OF TIL
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 Asse III bl y
and State Offices.
Senate bill No. s3, an act to amend and
re-enact sections two, six and fourteen of
an act entitled an act to incorporate the
town Of Plaquemine, in the parish of her
vile, approved February 20, 1867.
Senate bill No. lib, 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.
AVID eli ro,,r .opn,,rrorpa i'm va folinur.
ing House bills. viz:
House bill No 80. an act TO incorporate
the First Regular Baptist Church of the
town of Gretna, 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 il the parish of Avoyeles purchased
by them.
House bill No. 49, an act to amend and re-
enact section 1851, Revised Statutes OF the
State OF Louisiana.
House bill No. l3i, an act to repeal section
ten of an act entitled an act to amend IAN
act incorporating the town of Greensburg,
in the parish of st. Helena, approved March
-, 1861 approved March 9, 1859.
House bill No. A5, an act to amend and
re-enact section one of an act entitled an
act to authorize the police ury OF the parish
OF Caduo to issue bonds.
House bill No. "a, joint resolution instruct
ing our Senators 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, G3, an act to incorporate
the town OF Bastrop, in the parish of More
house. and to repeal az act entitled an act
to incorporate the town OF liastrop, in the
parish of Morehouse. approved on the |
twenty fourth day of February, 1852, and !
all acts amendat0ry the-e.G.
House bill No lG,J, an act 10 amend and |
re-enact article 9l6 of the Or, Code.
Very respectfully, etc.
JOHN w. KDNBGECUGH.
Assistant Clerk.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Allain. chairman o. ne special COM
mittee on investigating public charges
against the Senate submitted the following
in pursuance of the following motion of
Mr.. Aliain to investigate charges at a Sc
riOus character made by the New Orleans
Pcnynne, the President of the Senate ap-
pointed the following Senators as a com.
mttee:
"A'5sfs. Allan, Gage anu W EaTt0n.
The following is the report of the special
on investigating public charges
against the Senate:
New ORLEANS, February q. 1879.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
We, the undersigned members of the
special committee of the Senate on inves.
tigating public charges against the Senate.
represent that they have re-
peatedly endeavore1 to secure the attend.
auce 'of the editor and an attache of the
iaiy PicaYtne to testify TO all facts within
heir knowledge relative 10 the aforesaid in.
Testigation.
We have failed 10 secure either their
attendance or testimony, and therefore re-
quest that the committee be discharged.
Respectfully.
THEOPHILE I. ALLAN.
Chairman:
THOMAS \. CAGE.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Mr.. Mascot, chairman OF the Committee {
IN Enrolment and Engrossment, submitted ,
he following report, which was received: I
COMMITTEE on EyRoLLsgr7
Kew Orleans. February rs 1915. 5 | I
70 the Honorable Pre- sident and Members Of the /
Senate: | :
Ionr Committee on Enrolment and En-. :
yrossment beg leave to report the follow :
ng bill az duly eDgrossed. to wit:
Senate bill No. 80. an act granting TO A. :
J. Jenes, OF the parish of Caddo, his heirs I
Or assigns. the privilege of keeping ferry
'r toll bridge acress Bayou Pierre at or S
ear its mouth. a
j. A. MASCOT, Chairman. Il
Mr.. Alexander. chairman Of the Commit q
ee on Banks and Banking. submitted the p;
blowing: II
COMMITTEE on BANKS AND B.xKrys, | e
View Orleans February &c, 1878. | f,
o the Honorable President and Members of the e,
Senate: | al
Your Committee on Banks and BANKING. e,
eng instructed to do so by resolution of | e,
he Senate of the thirtieth day 5 proceed IL
lgs, in the following words: lie
Resolred, That the Committee on Banks b,
nd Banking be and are hereby Instructed | W
investigate the affairs OF the Citizens
ink Of Louisiana. and to inquire what ii
gislation, if any, is necessary 10 protect az
e security and interest of the State. with u
,wer 10 send for persons and papers, aod g.
report by bill or otherwise. =
BY unanimous consent the resolution was ~
ken up and adopted. W
Proceeded TO investigate the affairs of "a
9 Citizens Bank of Louisiana so far as -
thorized to do so by said resolution. -.
Your CON mittee submit herewith synop- u
of such legislation respecting that bank 81
affects the interests of the State therein " y.
d her security therefor. which is made ~
RI of this report. as follows: "a
CITIZENS BANK OF LOUISIANA. CT
Page l72. acts of 1888, approved April |.
act TO incorporate the Citizens Bank 10
Louisiana. Loan capital $4,000 600, to. TO
secured by mortgages supscriped on W
vate nrnnerty TO secure stock snOscrip- | I'D