New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-26
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
FOriieth Days Session.

FOrtieth Days Session.
New Orleans February "A. 1875.
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. Anderson, Blackburn
6lunt, Breaux, Burch, Cage, Croziar. De
aiege, Ola, Greene, Keis0. Masicot, Pollard
Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whit
ney, Young-19.
Absent : Messrs. Alexander, Allan
Brewster, Chadbourn, Dumont, Eustis
George, Grover, Harper, Herwig, Kelly
Landry, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, White
Wharton-H.
The President announced that there wae
d quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain
The Secretary commenced TO read the
Iournal of Tuesdays proceedings.
On the motion of Mr.. Young, the further
aud the same corrected and approved.
MESSAGE FROM TIE HOUSE.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, February 70, 1873.
yu the Honorable President and Members of the
I am directed by the House TO ask the
concurrence Of your honorable body in the
following House bills, viz:
House bill No. 80, joint resolution for the
relief of II. j. Twitchell, late tax collector
Tor the parish of Red River; r. A. Devices.
late tax collector for the parish CT De Soto;
M III. BOultt, ST., late tax COLI ctOr for the
parish of Narchltoches, and their sureties.
House bill No. l37 joint resolution chang
sug the venue in the case of the State of
Louisiana VS.. Alexander w. Kinchen from
Tire Superior Criminal Court, parish of Or
leans, to the Sixth Judicial District Court
IN and for the parish OF 81. Tammany
AID instructing certain officers in re-
gard to said change.
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. ROXROROUGH,
Assistupt Clerk.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Blackburn submitted the petition of
aohn w. Duty, r. Roberts and many others
relative to the formation Of new parish.
Referred TO the Committee on Corpora
slcns and Parochial Affairs.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr. Deteige, chairman OF the Committee
on Militia, submitted the following report,
which was received:
On motion of Mr.. Young, the further
reading was dispensed with, and the report
was ordered to be printed in the journal, as
ssIE0ws:
SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans, February "a, 1873. :
W. the Honorable President and Members OF the
Herewith we rlbmit the report accom-
2anSing this note, ana respectfully ask that
Ii tie printed in the Journal iOr the iniorma-
saan of the Senate.
Very respectfully, etc.
+. DETlEGE, Chairman;
J. X. ALEXANDER
We the undersigned members of the !
Committee on Militia respectfully represent |
Sect after mature deliberation and investi. |
CATION rhat they find that under section two |
% act No. 50 OF ls7 |, that the sum of 500 900 |
w'ss appropriated for militia purposes; that |
szzad appropriation was enjoined by Attor.
1ey General A, p. Field, but on June %,
tS9. the injunction was dissolved and the
Il udltOr instructed to issue warrants for the |
ssame.
We find upon examination of the Auditor
That this amount has been disbursed as per
exhibit A.
The books of the Treasurer show that a
portion Of said warrants have been taken
1P and paid by him, to the extent of
$3.50 AZ. ne per exhibit B, and that the
suin OF $500 So remains unpaid, as per
exhibit G.
In the Superior District Court, in case
No. 2S, 1913, there was granted 10 James
fsongstreet, Maior General commanding
fret division Louisiana State National
Guards, peremptory mandamus on the
auditor ordering hiE to audit the vouchers |
~ per exhibit d and +.
Warrants for the full amount of the |
souehers of James Longstreet were issued
August n to -, 1874, as per exhibit marked
Exhibit q shows the amount of war
ANTS paid by the State Treasurer, amount
.22 to the sum OF So, 100.
Exhibit II shows the amount of war.
ants outstanding to be SOS, 200.
Exhibit is q grand recapitulation Of
xii bits A to II inclusive.
Exhibit j shows that the Adjutant
seneral and acting paymaster general has
aid rent for an unused armOry and an
armOrer for myth" called the
City Guard which has been disbanded or
, cay the least "a company on paper" for 4
70 years or more. 1
Your committee has endeavored to secure |
,e attendance of the Governor to explain
10 use and expenditure of the Gum of
10, 1886 ~, drawn by him upon his own
arrsnts for militia purposes during the S
,ar 1874. We have failed to secure his
tendance.
Your committee hae also, on several &C.
eions, attempted 70 secure the presence or
statement from James Longstreet, as to