New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-06
FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF TEE
FOURTH GENERAL AssEnlBL'
OF THE
OTATE OF LOUISIAN1
SENATE.
FoYty.sixth Days session.
SENATE CHAMBER.
New Orleans March D. 1873.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. c.
Antoine. Lieutenant Governor of the Stat
and President of the Senate.
The following Senator's answered to thei
names:
Present-Messrs Alexander, Brewster
Blunt, Breaux, Burch, Cage, Chadbonrn
Crozier. Detiege, Eustls; GEORGE GIa. Lar
dry, Ogden, Twitchsll, Wharton, Whitney
Weber. White, Young-20.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Allan. Black
burn, Dumont, Greene, Grover, Harper
Herwig, Kelso, Kelly, Masicot, Pollard
Robertson, Stamps, Steven. Sypher-l6.
The President announced that there wa
aquorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The Secretary com menced to read tn
journal of yesterday proceedings.
On the motion of Mr.. Cage, the further
reading of the journal was dispensed will
and the same corrected and approved.
Mr.. Burch moved to amend 30 as to in
clude only 80 much as appears of the day
session.
The amendment was adopted.
The minutes of the evening session were
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I
New Orleans March 3, 1875. 5
TO the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
am directed by the House of Rrepre-
sentatives to ask your concurrence in the
following bills: .r-
House bill No. lOS, an act chartering the
Amite CITY and Clinton Railroad Company;
defining the powers and duties of said COM
pany, and authorizing the company TO issue
its bonds and to mOcDgage the property Of
the company to secure the payment thereof,
and authorizing the sale, lease or consolida-
ton Of said road.
House bill No. 80, an act to refund to the
register of the State land office the amount
paid by him for the rent of Office in 1873,
and for which there was no appropriation
for that year.
Also, the House concurs in Senate bill
No. Ia, an act to amend an act to incOrpO-
rate the town of St. Francisville, in the
parish of West Feliclana.
Also that the House has indefinitely post
pOned the following:
Senate bill No. ll2, joint resolution to
create committee OF three members of the
Senate. and four members Of the House OF
Representatives, to be appointed respective
~ BY the President OF the Senate and the
Speaker Of the House, to inquire into the
pay, emOluments, fees. etc, OF the various
public officers of the State; with power to
send for persons, books and papers and to
administer Oaths; said committee to report |
the result of their labOrs at the meeting |
of the next session of the General As |
sembly, and such recommendations tor |
the necessary legislation to equalize and |
reduce the pay, emolunents, fees, etc, of |
the various public offices of the State,
with the view of saving the State and it's
citizens from the payment OF exOrbitant
aud expensive charges and expenses.
Senate bill No. Is, an act to repeal act
No. GO Of 1873, entitled an act relative to
fees an emOluments Of the Auditor of Pub.
lie Accounts, and to repeal section three, of
act No. 81 OF 1872 and for other purposes.
Senate bill No. 49, an act to abolish the
1
serving to police juries the right to employ
counsel.
Also that the House of Representatives
has passed by the constitutional two thirds
majority of all the members present an act
to regulate the conduct and maintain the
freedom and purity of elections, ETC., the
Governors veto to the contrary notwith-
Very respectfully, etc,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
House, OF REPRESENTATIVES.
New Orleans, March 3, 1875 ) |
70 the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate
I am directed by the House to ask the .
concurrence Of your honorable body in i,
House bill No. l59, an act granting an ap-
preparation to remove the obstructlons in
Bayou Lafourche, etc. II
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk.
New Orleans. March 3, 1875. f
70 the Honorable President and Members of the
l am directed by the House to inform !
our honorable body that the following 8
AIMED gentlemen have been appointed on y
he part OF the House as q committee Of
difference to meet q similar committee on h
he part of the Senate, to consider the gen. 4
raj appropriation bill, viz:
l.. j. SOuer, chairman; II. Demas. of St. a.
ohm the Baptist: G. Drury, OF Assumptions; "
|. Raby, Of Natchitoches, and +. w.
|ewees, of Red River.
Very respectfully. etc., t,
JOHN W. ROXBOROUGH,
Assistant Clerk. >,
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans March g. 1875. Vi
o the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate
! am directed by the House to inform r.
our honOrably body that they have passed
n act to provide for the more efficient col Jo
'ctiOn of taxes and licenses in the parish
Orleans. etc, the veto of the Governor pt
the contrary notwithstanding. of
The act, with copy Of the Governors !.
Elections, is herewith transmitted. A
JOHN W. RoxBoRoUGH, '
Assistant Clerk.
COMMITTEE ENRoLLnKNr AND ENDORSEMENT |
New Orleans, March 3. 1875. : ! IN
} the Honorable President and Members of the ur
Senate: r
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-. v"
'Ossment beg leave to report the following
lis as duly enrolled. to wit:
Senate bill No. 100. an act for the relief
Mrs. Webster Long. -,
Senate bill No. las, an act relative to III
,ensed public places OF resort within the Mi
ate, and comforting on the police courts of
9 parish of Orleans and on parish Judges ta]
ltside of the parish of Orleans the power
enforce the same, and providing penalties
r the violation of this act. lty
j. A. MASCOT. Chairman.
EVENING SESSION JOURNAL. To