New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-19
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Thirty.sixth Days Session.

SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans, February H. 1875.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon, G.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor Of the Stat
and President of the Senate.
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Affair
Blackburn. Blunt, Breaux, Burch, CrozieI
Cage, Detiege, Ola, Greene, Harper
Herwig, Kelso. Masicot, Stamps, Syphel
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, Whitney
Young-222.
Absent - Messrs. Anderson, Brewster
Chadbourn, Dumont, Eustis, Grovel
George, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Pollard
Robertson, Steven, White-l4.
The President announced that there wa
aquorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read tn
ournal of Wednesdays proceedings.
On the motion of Mr.. Young, the furthe
reading of the journal was dispensed with
and the same corrected and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Stamps. chairman of the COMMITTEE
on Claims, submitted the following report
COMMITTEE on CLAins
New Orleans, February IL, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members OF tn
Your Committee on Claims respectful.
submit the following report:
Eavorably. by bill, on the petition for tn,
relief of James Parker, of Orleans.
Respectfully +. T. STAMPS, Chairman.
The following entitled bill came up al
special order after the reading of the min
utes:
Senate bill No. IS, to be entitled an act te
establish an insurance inspection depart
ment in this State; to define the powers and
duties of the insurance commissioner; to
declare q standard of legal safety in in
surance, and the obligations and require
ments of insurance companies, associations
and agents, and prescribing the penalties
for violations of the provisions OF this act,
and fixing salary and fees and how the
same shall be paid.
The President announced that the pend
ing uestion was to adopt the amendment
of Mr.. Whitney, to be added to line seven,
section two, "in the State House,"
Mr.. Whitney moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill.
Mr.. Young moved the. previous question.
The main question was ordered.
On call of two Senators the yeas and nays
were ordered.
The Senate refused to indefinitely post
pone the bill by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Blackburn, Breaux,
Brewster Herwig, Masicot, Sypher, Weber,
Nays-Bldnt, Burcb, Cage, Chadbonrn,
Crozer, Deteige, Dumopt, Ola, Greene, Har
per, Landry, Pollard, Stamps, Twitchell-
IA.
Absent-Anderson Allan. Eustia, George,
Grover, KelsO, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson,
Steven, White-ll.
On motion of Mr.. Harper, the bill was
fixed as special order for Tuesday, Febru
airy %.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
MIR. Chadbourn, chairman of the Com
mittee on Lands and Levees, submitted the
following reports:
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND LEVERS,
New Orean February ID, 1875 5
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate
Your Committee on Public Lands and
action Senate bill No. 50, entitled an act to
amend and re-enact act No. 7 Of 1871, APP
proved February "A, 1871.
Also, act No. 4 and act No. ~ of 1871,
approved February 20 and February 2S,
1871, creating a State engineer, and provid-
ing for the duties of the same and for other
purposes.
Respectfully submitted.
X. II. CHADBOURN, Chairman.
r
New Orleans February 10, 1875. |
To the Honorable President and Members of the |
Senate:
Your committee, to whom was referred |
Senate bill No. &c. beg leave to report |
on the bill 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.
Respectfully,
Ri. CHADBOURN, Chairman.
NOTICE OF BILL.
By Mr.. Sypher: ...
Of bill to be entitled an act to repeal
md re-enact section eight of the act en-
tiled an act to incorporate the Crescent
lily Gaslight Company, approved May 81,
$40.
OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS
CONSENT.
BY Mr.. Masicot:
A bill to be entitled an act relative to
hange of venue in criminal cases.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
four.fifths vote, tho bill was read the
,cond time, and referred to the Committee
n Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Allain:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend and
,-enact section twenty eight Of act No. ia
. 1874.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
fOur-fifths vote, the bill was read the
,cond time and referred to the Committee
, Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Harper:
A bill to be entitled an act granting to A. i
Jones. Of the parish of Caddo, his heirs
I'd assigns, the privilege Of keeping ferry +
toll.bridge across Bayou Pierre, at or
ar it's mouth. d
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by :
four ffths vote, the bill read the second :
ne, and ordered to be referred to the
on Corporations and Parochial I
fairs.
Mr.. Green introduced the following:
A bill to be entitled an act to repeal and re-
lact sections 2lSO, 2ls6, 2ls7, 2lss, 2l9l and y
80 of the Revised Statutes of the State of !,
,uisiana, and Of said sections 2lsO, 2lS7
d alsS as repealed and re-enacted by act
,. IL, approved March Is, 1873. =