New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-08
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Third Days Session.
OF THE


and WAS called to order by the Hon. c. C.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the State
and President of the Senate.
The following Senators answered to their
| names:
Messrs. Alexander. Allen, Blunt Breaux,
Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Crozier, Dumont,
| Green, ella, Harper, Herwig Masicot, Pol
lard, Stamps, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton,
| HOung-20.
| TheGPresident announced that there was
a quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. K. johnson, Baton Rouge.
The Secretary commenced reading the
journal.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn, the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with,
the same corrected and approved.
| NOTICES or BILLS.
By Mr.. Stamps:
OF bill to be entitled an act providing
against fraudulent insurance, creating the
office of superintendent of insurance, who
shall be appointed by the Governor and
hold his Office for life or good behavior,
providing penalties for the violation of this
act and for other purposes.
By Mr.. DumOnt:
Of a bill entitled an act to amend and re-
enact section 2O75 Of the Revised Statutes
of Louisiana.
By Mr.. Breaux:
Of a bill entitled an act to suspend the
collection of taxes for the years 1873 and
1874, on overlooked lands.
By Mr.. Cage:
OF bill to be entitled an act to repeal
act No. 90 of 1873, relative to fees and
emOluments of the Auditor of Public Ac.
counts, and to re-enact section three Of act
No. 81 of 1872, and for other purposes
By Mr.. Cage;
Of bill to be entitled ali act to moor
porate the village of Napoleonville, parish
of Assumption, and to provide for the
manner of selecting officers Tor the same.
By Mr.. Weber:
OF bill to BIS entitled an act to amend
article 30i2 of the Revised Civil Code of
Louisiana.
Also, Of bill to be entitled an act to re-
peal sections 1l7S, 1179, 276O and 276l Of
Rays Revised Statutes. providing for the
appointments or elections of district attOr-
neys pro TEN. throughout the State, the
parish of Orleans excepted, fixing their
term of office, defining their duties, etc.
By Mr.. Young:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of the taxpayers in the overlooked par
ishes of this State.
Also, of bill to be entitled an act equal
i2ing the privileges of the turnisher of
supplies for plantations with the lessons of
1 Mo 70 md linz Il
the Revised Statutes.
By Mr.. Blunt:
OF a bill to be entitled an act relative to
persons charged with crime in one parish
and arrested in another parish of the State,
and relative to bail bond and jurisdiction of
the several district courts throughout the
State.
By Mr.. Anderson:
OF bill to be entitled an act to incor
porate the town OF Royville, parish of La,
! fayette.
| RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Breaux:
ReSoIced, That joint committee be ap-
| pointed, TWO on the part of the Senate and
| three on the part of the House of Repre-
| sentatives, to be appointed by the Speaker
| of the House and President of the Senate,
whose duty it shall be to ascertain the
! amount of money or warrants received by
| the Louisiana Levee Company, and what
disposition has been made Of the same.
Lies over.
RESOLUTIONS CALLED UP LYING OVER.
On motion of Mr.. Herwig the following
resolution was taken up:
| Resolsed, That joint committee of five
| h6 lnnOiOfn1 IN nOD9iat Of two ms m apa of
the Senate, to be appointed by the Presi-
| dent, and three members of the House, to
be appointed by the Speaker to examine
the books and accounts of the Auditor of
Public Accounts and the State Treasurer,
| in compliance with sections l540 and 1852
of the Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Wharton offered the following amend
ment:
Insert three members instead of two
members from the Senate, and five members
instead of three members from the House.
Mr.. Weber offered the following, also as
an amendment:
ReSoiged, That said committee be and is
| hereby specially instructed and required to
ascertain the amount of cash paid into the
State Treasurer by the different tax cOllee-
| during the years 1873 and 1874, and ascer-
tain what disposition has been made by the
Auditor and Treasurer of the same.
ResOlced further, That said committee
| shall report the result of their investigation
in writing to this body ten days from and
after the passage of these resolutions.
Mr.. Stamps moved that the resolution
and whole subject matter be laid on the
table.
Messrs. Wharton and Weber called for
the yeas and NAYS:
The Senate voted to table the resolution
on call of the yeas and nays;
Yeas-Anderson, Allan, Brewster, Burch,
Chadbourn, Crosier, DumOnt, Ola. Greene,
Harper, KeisO, Pollard, Stamps-l3
Nays-Alexander, Blunt, Breaux, Cage,
Herwig, Mascot, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton, YOung-ll.
Mr.. Stamps moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and also moved to lay that
motion on the table.
Mr.. Blunt made the point of order that
Senator could not make two motions at the
same time.
The President decided the point not well
taken, as the precedent was well establish
ed that member making the motion to re-
9lpr 4 T. A.,