New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-04
JOURNAL
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

FlExa OGNGn0A
State OF LOUISIANA
SENATE.
rwen,y.Finh Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER /
New Orle ans, February 3, 1876.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment a. twelve o'clock NJ. the Hon. G. c
Antoine. Lieutenant Governor and Presi
dent of the Senate. in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, An
derson. Blackburn. Blunt, Brewster, Burch
CAGE. Chadbourn. Detiege. Dumont, George
Goode. Harper. Kelso, Kelly, Ogden. Rob
ertson. Stamps, Steven, Twitchell, Weber
Wharton, White, Yonng-25.
Absent-Messrs. Breaux, Eustis. Ola
Greene, Grover. Herwig, Landry, Mascot
Pollard, Sypher, Whitney-ll.
; Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.
Dardis.
The journal was read, corrected and ap
proved.
Senator Blunt moved 10 reconsider thu
vote by which the printing OF the journa
slips for the use of Senator'S was discon
tinued.
Senator Cage moved TO lay the motion OF
the table.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
and nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Alexander. Blackburn, Breaux
Cage, Chadbourn, DumOnt, George, GO0de
Greene, Kelly, Landry, Mascot, Ogden
Robertson, Stamps, Steven. Whart0n-H.
Burch, Detiege, Harper, kelsO, Sypher
Twitchel, Weber. YOung-l2.
Absent-Eustis. Ola, Grover, Herwig
Pollard, White, Whitney,.
And the motion to table was adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Anderson, from the Committee
on judiciary, reported favorably on Senate
bill No. so by the following substitute:
Senate bill No. LOG, substitute for Senate
bill No. 50, an act to amend and re-enact
the third section of an act entitled ar act
supplemental to act No 3, approved Janu-
airy "a, 1874, and to provide for testing, at
the instance of any taxpayer, in the courts
of the State, the legality and validity of
any items of State indebtedness. etc., being
act No. IL of the session of the General As
sembly of 1875, approved May II, 1879.
The report lies over.
Senator Blackburn from the Committee
on Printing submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON PRINTING,
New Orleans, February 3, 1876.
To he Honorable Pretider. and Members OF the
Senate:
As chairman of the Committee on Print
ing. respectfully ask leave TO report back
without further action the accompanying
bills, and beg to be relieved from any ad
ditiOnal consideration Of the same.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN,
Chairman.
During the reading of the above report
Senator Burch made the point Of order that
it wac not the report Of the committee, but
only the report Of The chairman, and should
not be read,
The President ruled the point not we'll
taken, on the ground that such report BY
the chairman is in the nature Of minority
report, and that the other members of the
committee can make separate and ma
jority report.
The report lies over.
Senator Wharton, FROM the Committee
or Railroads. made the following report:
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS
New Orleans, February ), 1870
To the Honor able President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Railroads, to whom
was referred Senate bill No 81, an act rela
tive to the New Orleans Pacific Railway
Company, beg leave TO report to the Senate
by the accompanying substitute.
w. w. WHARTON.
Chairman;
A. j. SYPHER,
r. H. CHADBOURN,
THOMAS A. CAGE,
Z. +. HERWIG.
Sena te bill No. l07, substitute for Senate
bill No. 81, reads as follows:
An act to authorize and require the police
iuries in certain parishes to submit ordi-
nances to the popular vote of said parishes,
with reference to subscriptions to the stock
of the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and in the event of a favorable vote,
require said police juries to subscribe to the
s took of said company; to issue bonds there
for, and to levy tax to meet the
principal and interest of said bonds; to
provide penalties against diversion OF
said ia x, and remedies in favor OF the hold
ers of said bonds, and TO declare the use OF
moneys to be paid TO said railroad; to pro-
vide remedy by mandamus and for dam
ages, to force complia lance with this act, to
provide a preference for certain appeals; to
impose special duties on State officers Of
election in said parishes, and on parochial
officers, and to provide for the collection of
the taxes provided for in this act; and to
repeal conflicting laws.
Senator Wharton asked and obtained
unanimous consent to take up the report at
this time
On motion Of Senator Wharton the report
was adopted and Senate bill No. 10Y, sub
stitute tor Senate bill No. 81, was ordered
to be printed.
Senator Landry, from the Committee on
Election and Registration, made the follow.
ing report:
COMMITTEE ON Election AND REGlsTRArIos
New orleans, February 3, 1876
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
The committee beg leave to report IN
fayorably on House No. 4S, and offer as a
substitute for House bill No. As the follow
ing bill: emo
Sena tie bill No. los, substitute for House
bill No. As an act to regulate the conduct and
manner of holding elections and to main
tain the freedom and purity there of; the
manner and n ode of holding elections and
determining the result thereof; to prevent
fraud. yiolt nce.. intimidation, riot, tumult
~ bribery at and before electiOns to cor