New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-27
SENATE.
fGriy.Grst Days Session.

SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans February Is, 1879.
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. Allan, Blunt, Black
burn, Brewster. Burch, Cage, Crozier
Detiege. Gia, Greene, Harper. IIerwig
Kelso, Mascot. Pollard, Stamps, Sypher
Twitchell, Wharton-l9.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Breaux, ChadoOurn, Dumont, Eustis
George, Grover, Kelly, Landry. Ogden
Robertson, Steven, Weber, White, Whitney
Young-T.
The President announced that there was
a quorum present
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary commenced TO read the
Ournal of Wednesdays proceedings.
On the motion Of Mr. Blunt, the further
reading Of the journal was dispensed with,
and the same corrected and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
on Enrolment and Engrossment, SUD
mitted the following, which was received:
COMMITTEE on EsRoLLmRaT,l
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-
grOssment beg leave to report the folio "
ing bill az duly engrossed, to wit:
Senate bill No. 49, an act TO amend and
re-enact sections second, sixth and four
teen tn of an act entitled an act to incor-
pOrate the town Of Plaquemine. in the
parish OF lberville, approved February
20, 1867. j. A. MASCOT
Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT AND ENDORSEMENT
New Orleans, Febi uary 25. 1873 s
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your Committee on Engrossmept and
Enrolment beg leave to report the follow
ing bills as duly engrossed, to wit:
Senate bill No GS, an act supplemental
to act No. 3, approved January "A, 1874, |
etc. |
Senate bill No. %, an act to amend an |
act entitled an act to enforce the payment |
OF taxes due the State; providing for the |
seizure and sale of property of delinquent
Taxpayers, and regulating the proceedings
against them and against their property
and tenants, passed on the fourteenth of
March, 1873.
Senate bill No. g. an act to prohibit the
lessees of the State Penitentiary from en-
poying or permitting the employment of
l
Penitentiary, and declaring the penalties
therefor.
Senate Joint resolution No. ia, to pro.
vide for the payment of special sergeants-
alarms and extra pOrtcrs Of the General
Assembly appointed under the provisions
OF resolutions adopted in the respective
branches Of the General Assembly.
Senate joint resolution No. 1873 asking
Congress to furnish food and clothing to
tho people in the overlooked district of
Louisiana who have no means OF obtain
ing food and clothing.
ia MASCOT,
Chairman.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Corporations and Parochal Affairs,
submitted the following report
COMMITTEE ON CoRPoR,TroNs, |
New Orleans, February 25 1875. |
To he Honorable President and Members of the |
Senate:
lour committee have the honor to report | I
Senate bill No. 81 to DO entitled an act to
amend act No. l32 Of session of 1874 en- | ,
Titled Ian act TO incorporate the town of
Pro 'idence. 10 change the boundary of said Z
corporate limits, and to change sections Il
zine, ten and eleven Of said act, so as to | 7
,onter further powers on said corporation" !,
avorabiy, with the following amendment: | 1
Strike ont section four Il
Respectfully submitted. s.
NJ. II. TWlTCHELL,
Chairman.
Lies over.
NOTICES or BILLS. b
BY Mr.. Sypher: o
a bill TO be entitled an act to incorporate
nd grant right OF way to ii street passenger
nd freight railroad. II
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. kelso, by unanimous consent, intro a
uced the following bill, entitled an act to u
and empower the State Auditor to
Public Accounts to remit the penalties
nd fines due by Ralph S. Smith and all pc
.her persons who may appear on the de- al
nquent list for said year, of the parish of
apides, on his State taxes of 1873, to
The bill was read the first time pa
Mr.. Kelso moved to suspend the consti Or
tional rule. re-
Two Senators called for the yeas and NAYS. to
The rule was suspended by IA four,ffths
to as follows: me
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Bnrcn,
&c, ChadbOurn, Crozier, Detiege. Ola, tn,
Gene, Harper, kelso, Mascot, Pollard.
amps, Twitchell. Wharton, Whitney-ls. tic
.n
Absent-Alexander, Anderson, Allan, ] sio