New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-16
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
I'hirty.Tkfrd Days Session.

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Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the State
and President OF the Senate.
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Allan, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch,
| CroZier. Dumont, Harper, Kelso, Landry.
Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twitcheli, Weber,
Wharton, Whitney-l9.
Absent-Messrs. Blackburn. Cage, Chad
bourn, Detiege, Eustis, George, ella,
Greene, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Mascot,
Ogden. Stevens, Robertson, White,
Young-7.
The President announced that there was
q quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal of Thursdays proceedings.
On. the motion of Mr.. Allan, the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with,
and the same corrected and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Anderson. Chairman of the Commit
on Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY }
New Orleans, February Is. 1875. !
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on judiciary beg to re.
port on the following bills, as follows:
FavOrably on Senate bill No. 65, entitled
an act authorizing Charles T. Estlin to
sue the State.
Also favorably on Senate bill No.
81, entitled an act to provide for sup
plying the loss of the public records and
other papers, consumed by the burning of
the courthouse, IN the parish of Grant, in
April, 1873.
Unfavorably on Senate hill No. so, en-.
titled an act to amend and re.enact article
32l7 of the Civil Code of The State of Louis
lana.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS c. ANDERSON, Chairman.
Mr.. Wharton, chairman of the Committee
on Finance, submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
New Orleans February Is, 1875. :
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Your committee, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 10, an act for the relief of
Isaac Coleman, c. T. Coleman. G.. A. King
and N. I'll. Twitchell, sureties, having duly
considered the same, beg leave to report
favorably thereon and recommend its pas
sage.
W. w. WHARTON,
Chairman;
J. A. MASCOT,
Z. F. HERWIG.
Mr.. Mascot, chairman of the Committee
on Enrolment and Engrossment, submitted
the following report:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT AND ENDORSEMENT
New Orleans. Feb, uary Is. 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Engrossment and
Enrolment beg leave to report the follow
ing bill as duly engrOssed, to wit:
Senate bill No. 81, an act to retrocede to
the United States two acres of the swamp
and overlooked lands originally donated to
The State of Louisiana tor each and every
dollar appropriated by the United States to |
build and repair the public levees within the |
State. j. A. MASCOT, Chairman.
Received.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PREVIOUS NOTICE.
BY Mr.. Blunt
A bill to be entitled an act to regulate |
he proceedings in condensation between |
'ersons claiming judicial or parochial |
flee in the State; extending and giving
to the Superior District and |
fourth District Courts of the city of New
orleans.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
fOur-tifths vote, the bill read the second
me and referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
BY Mr.. Mascot:
A bill to be entitled an act to repeal sec.
ON one of an act entitled IAN act to estab.
an an additional district court for the
arish of Orleans; to define and limit the
and to determine the powers
1ereof; to provide tor the transfer of GER
lin cases now pending before certain other
istrict courts for said parish to the court
ereby created; to authorize the Governor
} appoint a judge and a clerk of said court,
nd to provide courtroom for said court:
abolish the Seventh and Eighth District
ourts for the parish of Orleans, and to
'ovide for the transfer of the records and
Tits in said Seventh and Eighth District
ourts IN said parish" approved December
!, 1872, and to provide for the transfer of
e records and suits in the Superior Dis
let Court for the parish of Orleans to other |
'urts in said parish.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended bv
four-ffths vote, the bill was read the |
cond time and referred to the Committee
| Judiciary.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The special order of the day was post
med for twenty minutes.
Mr.. Anderson, by unanimous consent. IN.
oduced bill to be entitled an ac. to
cate board of inspectors and measurers
lumber, timber and slaves for the civ
d port of New Orleans and Carrollton.
ate OF Louisiana, and defining the duties
said board.
Inc bill was read the first time,
The constitutional rule was Suspended bv
our-ftths vote, the bill was read the Sec ,
d time and referred to the Committee on
'rlculture, Commerce and Manufactures.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Pollard:
Of a bill to be entitled an act TO incor.
rate the Mount Zion Christian Benevolent
ciety of New Orleans.
CHANGE OF RULE TWENTY-FIVE.
IL. Twitchen, ia accordance with p,e.