New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-14
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY,
Senate.

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Senate.
A communication was received from
Governor Kellogg informing the Senat'
that the requirements Of sections 1857 ant
| 26ll Of the Revised Statutes, which maxi
| it necessary for constitutional officers, head
| of departments and directors, etc., of STATE
institutions to make annual reports through
the Governor, to the Legislature, had mo-
been fully complied with. Reports have
been received az follows:
From the Auditor of Public Accounts
State Treasurer, levee commission of engin
eers, wardens and lessees of the State
Penitentiary, Louisiana State University
State Registrar of Voters, Adjutant Gen
eral of the State militia board of admins
traitors of the Charity Hospital, Board Of
Metropolitan Police, Board of Control Of
the Louisiana Agricultural and Mechanical
College. Also reports of the coroners Of the
parishes Of Orleans, Jefferson, East and
West Feliciana, and a special report of the
Board of Health.
A petition signed by j. C. Legare and
others, taxpayers of the parish of Ascen'
sion, was received, asking that an appropri
alton of $4,000 be granted for the purpose OF
cleaning out, reopening and deepening
Bayou Mccall.
The report on Senate bill No. 81, an act
to retrocede to the United States two acres
of the swamp and overfowed lands, origi-
nally donated to the State of Louisiana, for
every dollar appropriated by the United
States to build and repair the public levees
within the State, was called up by Senator
Chadbourn and adopted. The bill was
then taken up, and, un der a suspension of
the rules, finally passed the Senate.
The Committee on Agriculture, Com
merce and Manufactures, through its chair
man, Senator Breaux, reported on the bill
entitled an act to establish an insurance in
spector department., to the effect that while
they are satisfied that proper legislation on
the subject should be had to provide safe
guards to parties insuring, they are not
certain but that the method provided in
the bill before the Senate would prove too
onerous on the insurance companies to JUS
tify such advantage as might accrue to the
business public by its enactment. There
fore the committee referred the bill back
to the Senate without further comment,
with the view of letting that body deter
mine what should be done with it.
By unanimous consent the bill was taken
up, and, on motion of Senator Stamps, was
made the special order of the day for next
Wednesday, Immediately after the reading
Of the minutes, and ordered to be printed.
Senator Wharton introduced bill to
amend and re-enact sections two. six and
fourteen of an act entitled an act to incor.
porate the town of Plaqu emine, in the
parish of Iberville. The bill, under sus-
referred to the Committee on Corporations
and Parochial Affairs.
Senator Sypher introduced bill to in
corporate the town Of Franklin, in the
parish of St. Mary; to define its limits and
provide for the government thereof, and to
repeal all laws passed relative to said cor
poration. Under suspension of the rules
it was read twice and referred to the Com
mittee on Corporations and Parochial At
fairs.
Senator Blunt introduced bill to amend
and re-enact section 1924 of Rays Revised
Statutes Of the State of Louisiana. 1t was,
under suspension Of the rules, read twice
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Alexander introduced bill to
provide for supplying the loss of the public
records and other papers consumed by the
burning of the courtho use in the parish of
Grant in April A. D. 1873. Under sus-
pension of the rules the bill was read twice
and referred to the judiciary Committee.
Senator Anderson intr roduced bill for
the relief of Mrs. Hannah Chiffon, widow
Of the late Professor r. H. Chiffon. Under
q suspension OF the rules it was read twice
and referred to the Finance Committee.
Senator Allan, by unanimous consent,
called up House bill No q, an act to amend
;he third section of an act entitled an act to
incorporate the town of St. Martinsville,
approved April 6, 1913. Under suspension
If the rules the bill finally passed the Sen.
tie. |
Senator Brewster introduced joint reso-
ution indorsing the act granting aid for the |
construction of the Texas Pacific railroad |
Ind the Louisiana branches thereof, and |
,etitioning the Congress of the United States |
% pass the said act. The joint resolution,
lnder suspension of the rules, was read
vice and referred to the Committee on
railroads.
Senator Allan called up the bill to repeal
ct No. 46 OF the session Of 1874, entitled
an act incorporating the New Orleans
anitary and Excavating Company in the
ity of New Orleans, and granting rights
nd privileges thereto" approved March IL,
574. Under suspension of the rules this
i'll finally passed the Senate.
Senator Burch called up Senate bill No.
1, an act to reorganize and render more
fficient the Board of Health of the State of
ouisiana, and on motion the bill was made
,e special order of the day for next
uesday at one o'clock.
The bill to provide for the taking of the
tate census then came up as the regular
rder of the day. The first, second, third,
,urtb, fifth and sixth sections were read,
mended and adopt ted. The seventh
,ction was under consideration when
,e Senate, on motion, went into
xecutive session. After executive session,
q motion of Senator Brewster the further
of the ce nsus bill was post
oned until next Tu esday at one o'clock,
hen it is to be taken up as the special
rder Of the day.