New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-27
SENATE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
Eighteenth Days session.
SENATE CHAMBER, I
New Orleans, January rs, 1875.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. C. c.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of the State
and President of the Senate.
The Senators on roll call were as follows:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, Blunt,
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Crozier,
Detiege. Greene, Harper, Kelso, Landry,
Pollard. Stamps, Sypher, Weber, Whitney,
YOung-2O.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Breaux, Du.
mont, Eustis, George, Ola, Grover, Herwig,
Kelly, Mascot, Ogden. Robertson, Steven,
Twitchell, Wharton, White-l6.
The President announced that there was
quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplaine
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney the further
reading Of the journal was dispensed with,
and the journal corrected and apprved.
MEMORIALS.
The President submitted the memorials of
the National Board of Trade, brief state
ment is as follows:
The first memorial recommending enact
ments requiring firms doing business to
register with the county clerks or other
designated officers.
The second contemplates legislative en-
actments to compel railroad companies to
assume the full control over lines. or open
the roads to the competition of all freight
lines that may seek to undertake the said
contracts.
But the Board does not recommend the
fixing of transportion rates by law for rail
roads, but does recommend that legislative
companies to deliver the same quantity of
grain they receive.
The memorable were referred to the Com.
mittee on Agriculture, Commerce and
Manufacturer, with instructions to report
by bill or otherwise.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Grocer:
Of bill to be entitled an act to incor
porate the New Orleans, Great Western
and Pacific Railroad Company, and to ex-
pedite the construction of the railroad, etc.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mt. Dumont, in pursuance with previous
notice. introduced the following:
A bill to be entitled an act to further
regulate the jurisdiction of the Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Superior District
Courts for the parish Of Orleans, and to
regulate the citation Of delinquent tax
payers in said parish.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by q four-fi fths vote, the bill read the Sec
ond time, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Stamps, as per notice:
A bill to be EMIT led an act to reduce the |
expenses of the city of New Orleans, and |
to regulate the duti es and provide tor the |
compensation of thb criminal sheriff of the |
parish OF Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
four-6fths vote, the bill was read the |
second time and referred to the Committee |
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Stamps, by unanimous consent, intro
duced the following bill to be entitled an
act to abolish the fees of Office of the clerk
of the First District Court for the parish of
Orleans, so far as payable by the city Of
New Orleans, and to provide for his COM
pensation by salary.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
. four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
time, and refereed to the Committee on
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Kelso, in accordance with pre-
vious notice, of bill to be entitled an act
to incorporate the Louisiana Society fol- the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, defining |
it's powers and duties, authorizing the same
to organize humanitarian police and pro-
viding for the maintenance of the same, and
directing police organizations throughout
the State to aid said society and it's officers.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
BY four-ftths vote, the bill was read the
second time and finally referred to the 4,
Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Blunt, in pursuance of previous
notice:
A bill to be entitled an act for the pro-
ection of human beings against i'm
morality, abuse and cruelty. prohibit
ng the keeping of human beings in
state of servitude or bondage, and
II ohibiting the inveiglement into or living
q houses of i'll repute of girls Of minor age;
prohibiting the inveiglement of persons
nto unlawful places. and providing for the
of girls of minor age against
eduction; protecting children against =
buse, and any and all human beings against l
ruelty; defining what shall constitute cruel G
= to human beings land providing for punish I
rent, and authorizing the Louisiana Society a
" the Preventing of Cruelty to Animals to 4
The bill was read the first time. 9!
The constitutional rule was suspended by Z
four-ffths vote, the bill read the second 8
me and referred to the Committee on Ju- v
cisry.
By Mr. Young, in pursuance to previous
,tice:
A bill to be entitled an act empowering "
ID directing the committing magistrates
the parish of Orleans to issue warrants p
| Sunday for the arrest OF persons violat- -
& the laws of the State of Louisiana. =,