New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-18
THE SENATE YEsTEKDAY.
Thiriy-Fitth Days Session.


SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans. February H. 1875.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the Hon. C. c
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of tie Stat,
and President of the Senate.
Present essrs. Allan, Blackburn
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster. Burch. Cage
Chadbourn, Crozier, Gla Harper, Landry
Aasicot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Twitch
ell, Weber. Wharton, Young-20.
Acknowledgements, Anderson, Detiege
Dumont, Enstis, George, Greene, Grover
Herwig. Kelly, Kelso, Ogden, Robertson
Steven, White, Whitney-l6
The President announced that there was
aquorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Fulton, OF Brook
Ign.
The Secretary commenced to read the
journal of Tuesdays proceedings.
On the motion Of Mr.. Allain the further
reading Of the journal was dispensed with,
and the same corrected and approved.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
STATE OF LoUIsIAyA, }
Executive Department, }
New Orleans, February II. 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Transmit herewith. for the information
of the General Assembly, the report of the
board of administrators of the Louisiana
Insane Asylum for the year 1874, with &C.
companying documents.
Also the report of the commissioners Of
the New Orleans Park for the year 1874.
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor.
The accompanying communications to the
above message were ordered to be printed,
and referred to the Committee on Chari-
table Institutions.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
Mr.. Anderson, chairman of the Commit
tee on Judiciary, submitted the following
report:
Committee ON JUDICIARYl
New Orleans, February IL, 1875. !
To tho Honorable President and Members Of the
Your Committee on Judiciary beg leave
to report favorably ON House bill No. IS,
ent titled an act to repeal an act entitled an
act to increase the salary of the district
attorney of the Tenth Judicial District of
the State of louisiana
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS C. ANDERSON,
Chairman.
Mr.. Wharton, chairman OF the Committee
on Finance, submitted the following:
Committee ON FINANcE,l
New Orleans. February H. 1875. 5
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the |
House OF Representatives.
Your committee, to whom was referred |
Senate bill No. GO, entitled an act supple |
1874. to provide for the testing, at the in |
stance of any taxpayer, i'll the courts of |
this State, the legality and validity of any |
items OF the State indebtedness, the /
legality and validity of which may
have been or may be hereafter questioned;
to prohibit the board of liquidation under
said act No. 3 of 1874 from funding the |
questionable and doubtful obligations of the
State named or designated in this act until
the same shall have been finally declared |
legal and valid by the Supreme Court of
the State of Louisiana, and to provide the
necessary means for carrying the provisions
of this act into effect, have duly considered
the same, and beg leave to report favorably
thereon, and recommend its passage.
w. w. WHARTON,
Chairman:
M. II. TWITCHELL,
E. +. HERWIG,
j. A. MASCOT.
Mr.. Brewster, chairman of the Committee
on Public Education, submitted report
relative to the board of control of the Louis
lana State Agricultural and Mechanical
College.
On motion of Mr.. Burch the report was
recommitted to the same committee.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Committee
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs, sub
mitted the following:
COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS AND PARoCHIAL) |
Affairs, ,
New Orleans. February II, 1875
ha liant and A. i
senate:
Your Committee on Corporations beg j
lea to report favorably on Senate bill No,
~, entitled an act to amend and reenact
s. otiOns two, six and fourteen of an act en- e
tied an act to incorporate the town of
/ laquemine, in the parish of Ibervile. ,
Respectfully submitted,
M. II. TWITCHELL,
Chairman. ii
MIR. Cage, chairman of the Committee on d
Parks and Public Buildings, submitted the d
following: 81
COMMITTEE ON PARKs AND PUBLIC BUILp1NGs) | II
New Orleans, February II, 1875. ( | a.
70 the Homo rable President and Members of the -
Senate: | fC
Your committee have the honor to report q,
louise bill No. 67, favorably with the fol- :.
owing amendments: Strike out in sections q
no and three. three hundred, and insert
wo hundred and fifty with interest.
Respectfully submitted.
T. A. CAGE, Chairman;
M. II. TWITCHELL.
WILLIAM HARPER, W
THOMAS G. ANDERSON.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Gla:
or q bill to be entitled an act to divide
10 parish of Carroll into police jury wards, 81
X the boundaries of tho same. designate St
10 voting places therein, and provide for
lie ele ction and organization of the police PC
ry OF said parish and define their powers re-
I'd duties, and the powers and duties of
eir officers, and fixing the salaries of said un
'lice jurors and officers.
BY Mr.. Brewster: DO
OF bill to be entitled an act directing
Q clerks Of district courts throughout the We
ate, except the parish of Orleans, to re-
I'd the proceedings or process verbal of ine
roners' inquests; providing penalties for
noncompliance Their eto, and fixing the fec Oh
recording said proceedings; duties of W W
IRISH coroners. of any person acting in
at capacity; penalty for noncompliance Sy
areto, and mode of collecting said pen =, 4
les, and how the fnes cOlIecta5 sbolI ho a.u