New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-20
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
: OF THE
FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
@TAy'E OF LOUISIANA
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

Pr Fourth Days Session.
the [ SENATE CHAMBER
and New Orleans, april II, 1875.
order Tha San,ta mat in ocoorao,oa with ~
The fScu,nalent. and was called to order by Hor
into &. e. Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of tn
patenState and President of the Senate.
~, On call Of the roll the Senators were a
aaon follows:
their Prosent-Messrs. Anderson, Blunt, Burch
Brewster, Cage, Chadbourn, Crozjer Eustis
George, Ola, Greene, Grover, Harper Kelly
tan ;n Laadry, Masicot, Ogden, Pollard, Robert
son, Stamps, Steven, sypher, Weber, White
Wharton, YOung-26
MAJ Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Allan. Black
inch burn, Breaux, Detiege, Dumont, Herwig
uGn kelso, Twitchell, Whitney-lO.
state Prayer by the Rev. Charles Dards
hlled The Secretary commenced to read the
r., ournal, and, on motion, the further reading
name was dispensed with The journal was cor
score rected and adopted.
Cartf Mr.. Stamps asked leave to introduce a
G.jlo ONT resolution, creating a Joint special
avera committee to report the special matter to be
Ga acted upon under priority.
GA The Senate refused to allow the Joint
lust resolution to be introduced.
bn PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
If Ire The memorial of Payne, Deregre & Co.,
'hanI and many other merchants, was received,
- Ia setting forth that an act of Incorporation Of
red the Board of Trade of New Orleans was of
viii vital Importance to the city of New Or
. rec leans, Louisiana.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
"e and Manufactures.
, Mr.. Cage, as a question of privilege,
)oua moved that the case concerning the sena-
ONE torial seat of his colleague, the Hon. Oscar
le p Crszier, be referred to the Committee on
levi, Contested Elections, as his colleague de-
rres'sired full investigation Of the question.
le Mr.. Cage then submitted the award"
az ON suggestion of Mr. Burch the award
Idej was read concerning Mr.. Goodies right to
lace The seat occupied by Mr., Crozier as follows:
' an, New YORK, March 10, 1875.
0 i, The undersigned having been requested
aide TO examine the claims OF the persons here
ear matter named to seats in the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the State of
Louisiana, and having examined the re- |
turns aud the evidence before the Return |
tier ing Board, and much other oral and written |
han evidence relating to such claims. are of |
he opinion. and do hereby find, award and |
on determine:
~ That +. 5. Go0de is entitled to a seat in |
Ioe the Senate from the twenty-second sena-
af tarial district.
mn And that J. B. Elan is not entitled to q |
u q, seat In the Senate from the eighth senate |
:, rial district.
i.u GEORGE F. HOAR,
w W. A. WHEELER,
10 WILLIAM F. FRYE.
CHARLES FOSTER.
iss s CLARKSON n. POTTER,
y, W. WALTER PHELPS,
~ MARSHAYJ
bf Upon the motion of Mr.. Burch the mo.
n caao1 If Mr.. Cage, by consent, was amended
!, so rs ta read: THE award concerning said
seat" be referred to the Committee on
n Elections, with instructions to report I'm.
We uiedistely as to the right Of Mr.. Goode to
ID ssG seat.
!. The motion, as amended. was adopted.
IS NOTICES OF BILLS.
~ BY Mr.. Dumont
n, Ola bill to be entitled an act to encourage |
70 sae manufacture of cotton and wooden goods
n and of cotton or WOODEN yarns In the State |
\, of Louisiana, and to commute State |
/, parish and municipal taxation for a term of
q yesrs, upon all capital employed in said
{ manufacture, and all lands, buildings ma
: chinery, property, franchises and appur-
/. tssnances actually used therefor or there
/. with and necessary thereto by any inGi
eidusl or individuals or Incorporated com +
/ pany.
BY Mr. Whitney: If
OF q bill to be entitled an act to relieve I
/ Che taxpayers in the overlooked portions of I
the State from the payment of penalties on b
past due taxes under certain conditions. t
.. BY Mr.. Weber: o
[ An act>to incorporate the Board of Trade d
OF New Orleans; comforting certain privi- u
fegses and authorities upon said corporation; p
providing for the appointment of nspec-. p
tors, weighers and gaugers Of flour. grain, So
hay, provisions, groceries, liquors and other fe
Srsioleo OF trade Commonly dealt in by the | d,
members of said corporationl, and prescrib-
ing their duties and powers; to repeal Sec
toms 1913 to 1858, inclusive, of the Revised a
Statutes Of 1870; providing for and regulat- Sc
ing the inspection, weighing and gauging or
Of Hour, grain, hay, provisions, groceries,
liquors and other articles Of trade; author
ssing said corporation to fix the grsdes and pr
a "A ni3SCa3a Of thN ar<irlaa m ha inanaNHoA | lei