New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-01
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
SENATE.
Twenty.first Days Session.

SENATE
Twenty.frst Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans. January 20, 1876.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve O'Clock NJ, the Hon. c.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Presi
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
On call Of the roll, the following Sena
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Allan, Breaux, Burch
Detiege, Dumont. George, Goode, Greene
Grover, Harper, Kelso Kelly, Ogden, Pol
lard, Robertson, Steven, Sypher, Iwltcnell
Weber, Wharton, Whitney-2l.
Abseu - Messrs Alexander. Anderson
Blackburn. Blunt, Brewster, Cage, Chad
bourp. Eustis. Ola, Herwig, Landry, Mast
cot, Stamps, White, Ioung-l5.
Prayer was offered By the Rev. Mr
Bryant.
The journal was read, corrected and ap
proved.
Senator Burct, according to notice, sub
mitted the following minority report from
the Committee On Printing:
COMMITTEE ON PRINTING, I
New Orleans January 80 1876.
To the Honorable President AID Members of the
As member Of the late Committee on
Printing, beg leave to dissent from the
report submitted yesterday by Hon. w.
Jasper Blackburn, chairman, and others of
the Committee on Printing, for the reason
that said bills have not been submitted for
examination to the COMMITTEE IL any meet
ing, and would therefore recommend that
SAID bills be recOmmitted to the Committee
on Printing Tor further examination.
j. HENRI BURCH.
The report les over.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIoUs NOTICE.
By Senator Burch:
Senate bill No. 50, an act to units the
Louisiana State University as now estab-
lished and located near Alexandria, in the
parish Of Rapides, and the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, as now established and
located in the parish Of St. Bernard, into
one and the same institution of learning,
to be known and designated under the name
and title of the Louisiana State University,
and to esta Dlish and locate the same at Ba-
ton Rouge, in the parish Of East Baton
Rouge.
The constitutional rules being suspended
of four-ffths affirmative vote Of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Education.
BY Senator Breaux:
Senate bill No. 80, entitled an act to regu-
late the actual tare on sugar, and to provide
uniform system Of packages, and imposing
penalty on persons violating the same.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by a four-ffths affirmative vote of the
Senate, the bill was placed on its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Commerce and Manufactures.
By Senator Brewster;
Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act to
amend and re.enact article 1895 of the Code
Of Practice, and to fix the terms Of the
parish courts.
The constitutional rules being Suspended
by q four. ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Also, Senate bill No. 90, an act to fix the |
terms of the district court in the Fourteenth |
Judicial District, and providing for tho |
drawing and summoning of juries for said |
terms.
The constitutional rules being suspended |
by a four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon its second |
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Also, Senate bill No. SO, an act to amend |
and re-enact section three Of an act entitled |
an act relative to the Supreme Court; and
to regulate the terms thereof, the proceed
ings therein, appeals thereto, and processes
against the sureties on appeal bonds, ap-
proved March l6, 1870.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-fifths affirmative vote of the Sen.
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS CON-
SENT.
By Senator Harper:
Senate bill No. 81, an act for the relief of
the minor heirs OF E. G. Hart, deceased,
late Of the parish of Caddo; to reduce their
tax assessments of 1873 and 1874, and to
remit penalties.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ftths affirmative vote of the
Senate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
By Senator Sypher:
Senate bill No. s., an act for the relief
Of w. r. White.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-fiiths affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Commute ON |
Claims.
By Senator Anderson:
Senate bill No. 96, entitled an act to /
postpone the forced collection of back |
taxes, and authorizing the payment of |
the same within the time specified in
the legal obligations of the State, city
or parish, and, under certain circumstances,
RENTING all costs and penalties.
The constitutional rules being suspended |
By four-iifths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second |
reading, and referred to the Committee on |
Finance.
Also, Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act |
for the relief Of those persons whose prop |
erty has been sold for taxes.
Senator Anderson moved that the con- |
etitutional rules be suspended in order to |
place the bill upon it's second reading, with |
a view to reference.
The yeas and nays were called, with che |