New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-20

) Il. ID. C6ADBOUkN, ChelrEon.
coxxIrrss on PUBLIC LANDS AzD Levels,
New Orleans. February ID. 1875
, To the Honorable President and Members Of Il
Your committee, to whom was referre
Senate bill No. 96. beg leave to repol
. | fav0rably ON the bill to be entitled an az
( to donate and transfer to the United STATE
certain lots or parcels Of land for the use
the United States.
Respectfully,
R.H. CHADBOURN, Chairman.
NOTICE OF BILL.
By Mr.. Sypher:
OF bill to be entitled an act to repes
and re.enact section eight of the act er
titled an act to incorporate the Crescen
City Gaslight Company, approved May 81
1870.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS By UNANrMoU
CONSENT.
By Mr.. Masicot:
A bill to be entitled an act relative t.
change of venue in criminal cases.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule wss suspended b.
a four-fifths vote. the bill was read tn
second time, and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Allan:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend and
re-enact section twenty-eight of act No. ia
of 1874.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-fiftbs vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the COMMITTEES
on Corporations and ParOchial Affairs. a-
By Mr.. Harper:
| A bill to be entitled an act granting to A.
]. Jones, of the parish of Caddo, his heirs
and assigns, the privilege of keeping ferry
| or toll.bridge across Bayou Pierre, ut or
near it's mouth.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
| q four ffths vote, the bill read the second
time, and ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Corporations and Paroehial
Affairs.
Mr.. Green introduced the following:
A bill to be entitled an act to repeal and re-
enact sections 2l8O, 2lS6, 2lS7, 2lS8, 1871 and
2l92 OF the Revised Statutes of the State of
Louisiana, and Of said sections 2lSO, 2l87
and PISS as repealed aud re-enacted by act
No. 81, approved March Is, 1873.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on judiciary.
Mr.. Chadbourn called up the following.
A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate
the Louisiana Telegraph Company, to grant
right of way thereto, and to confer certain
privileges and franchises.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn the bill was
fixed for tomorrow at one o'clock.
My Sypher called up the following report
on Senate bill No. IS:
COMNITrSE ON RAILROADS AND IsrKRNAL)
New Orleaus February g. 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Railroads and In
ternal improvements, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. &c. incorporating the New
Orleans, Great Western and Pacific Rail.
road Company. report unfavorably, for the
reason that it Ievives old bankl upt COM
panies, and does not give, in the opinion of
your committee, sufficient guarantees for
the completion of said road.
Respectfully submitted.
A. SYPHER. Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Sypher, the bill was
recommitted to the Committee on Rail-
roads.
Mr.. Dumont called up House bill No. 46,
by unanimous consent, to be entitled an
act to pay the constable Of the fifth Justice
of the peace in criminal cases. as per fee
bill in Revised Statutes of 1870
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
q four fifths vote, the bill was read the |
second time and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Sypher moved that Senate bill No. Sc, |
to be entitled an act to donate and transfer
TO the United States certain lots or parcels
Of land for the use of the United States, be
ordered to be engrossed.
So ordered.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
! four.fifths vote, the bill was read the
bird time and finally adopted with it's
title.
UNFINIsHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. Whitney called up the following res
button:
Resotred, That the usual sum Of $500
each" be and the same is hereby apprO.
'riated to the reporters of the daily papers,
Except the New Orleans Bee. who have
ontinually reported the proceedings of the
.enate; the same to be paid out Of the con-
ingent fund of the Senate by the chairman
fh0 AL sA:- /
Using the Expenses Of the Senate, upon
roper voucher, approved by the'President;
rOvided, that no reporter shall be paid
Tho has failed to report the proceedings of
ach days session; further provided, that
ley report the proceedings of the Senate
nd House of Representatives OF Louisiana
stead of the "Hahn Wing" or "Antoine's
rowd."
Mr.. Burch, who offered the amendment
the reporter of the New Orleans
ee, stated that it was at the gentlemans r
quest.
The pending motion was declared to be
table the whole subject matter. n
On call Of two Senators the yeas and nays o
ere ordered, and the Senate refused to )
BILE the subject matter, by the following T
tie: N
Yeas-Alexander, Blackburn, Blunt.
'ewster, Pollard, Wharton-6. 4
BreaIx, Burch, Chadbourn, s
ozier, Detiege, Dumont, Ola. Greene, v
.rper, kelso, Masicot, Sypher, Twitchell,
eber, Whitney-l6.
Cage. Eustis, George,
over, Herwig, Kelly, Landry, Ogden,
'bertsOn, Stamps, Steven, White, Young Il
A. t1
The question required on the motion to
opt the resolution as amended.