New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-09
JOURNAL
SENATE.

OoOrge, SOOOe, Greene, 0FOVor, darp'
Kelso, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Polar
ell, White, Whitney, Young-25.
Absent - Messrs. Anderson. Blackbul
Cage, Chsdbourn, Detiege, Eustis. G.
Herwig, Mascot, Weber. Wharton-n.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. n
Dardis.
The journal was read, corrected and q
proved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Burch presented the petition
h. Won Werthen asking for relief, al
moved that the petition and papers
referred to the Committee on Finance, a,
that said committee be instructed to repo
by bill or otherwise.
REPORTS Or COMMITTEES.
Senator Breaux, chairman of the Cor
nittee on Agriculture, Commerce and Ma
ufacturee, submitted the following repor
COMMITTEE on AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE
and Manufactures, February 8. 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members of IL
Senate:
Your Committee on Agriculture, Con
meIce and Manufactures beg leave to repol
unfavOrably on Senate bill No. =, entitle
ance, Warehouse and Loan Company G
New Orleans.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN E. BREAUX, Chairman
d. YOUNG.
ALLEN GREENE,
j. H. GROVER.
The report lies over.
Senator Brewster, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Education, asked leave to hav,
tbs usual number of the following bill
printed for the use of the committee and
Senate:
Senate bill No. SO, an act to unite the
Louieiana State University, as now estab
lIehed and located near Alexandria, in the
parish of Rapides, and tho Agricultural
and Mechanical College, as now established
and located in the parish of s.. Bernard,
into one and the came institution of learn
ing, to be tEown and designated under the
name and title OF the Louisiana State Jci-
versity, and to establish and locate the
same at Baton Rouge, in the parish of East
Baton Rouge.
Which was unanimously granted.
mittee On Railroade, submitted the follow.
ing report:
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS,
New Orr. aus F. bruary 9, 1876. !
To the Honorable President aid Mem bers of the
Your Committee on Railroads, to whom
was referred Senate bill No. SO, an act to
amend section one Of an act to incorporate
the Vidalia, Red River ard Texas Railroad
Company, beg leave to report the same
favorsbly.
Also, on Senate bill No. "a, an act to in
corporate the Vidalia and Lake Conccrdia
Railway and Steamboa. Transportation
Company, with the following amendments,
viz:
In line sixteen, strike out all from the
word thence" to the end of the section,
and insert the following:
ITO any point in the State of Louisiana
the most accessible and direct to form a
connection or junction with any railroad
or the United States; provided, however.
that said Vidalia and Lake Concordia Rail
way and Steamboat Transportation Com
pany shall complete the road to Lake Con-
cordia within five years from the date OF
the passage of this act"
Second amendment-At the end of the
second section add the following: Cor at
any navigsble stream
Respectfully,
W. VI. WHARTON, Chairman.
The report lies over.
The Committee on Railroads, through it's |
chairman, submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS,
New Orleans, February 7, 1876.
To the Honorable Pre- sdent and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Railroads, to whom
was referred Senate bill No. 80, session of
1875, by Senator Grover, an act to protect
the rights and privileges of the citizens of
and inhabitants of towns and cities, and to
prevent the distractions and misuse of
public places by railroad companies, and to
provide penalties, etc., beg leave to report
the same by substitute, and recommend it's
passage.
Respectfully,
w. w WHARTON. Chairman;
JAMES H. GROVER.
Senator Sypher gave notice that he would
bring in q minority report.
The report lies over.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Senator Breaux:
Of q Till to be entitled an act making it |
an Offense punishable with fine and impris.
Onment for stores selling liquors by whole
sale or retail throughout the State to keep
open and sell on Sundays, except in incor-
porated cities and towns.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
By Senator Landry:
WHEREAS, The failure of the Bank Of
America is reported such as to reflect on
the efficiency of the laws regulating the
condition at affairs of the banking institu-
lions of the State, and create q doubt as to
the compliance of the banks with such laws;
ReSolred, That the Committee on Banks
and Banking be and is hereby instructed to
examine the laws on the subject matter,
and to inquire into the condition of affairs
Of the banks; whether in keeping with the
laws regulating the same; and that the
have power to send for persons,
books and papers, and adm lister oaths.
By unanimous consent til resolution was
aiken up and adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
When the Senate adjourned it had under
consideration the motion OF Senator Weber
.skiDg for the main question on the motion
o refer the majority and minority reports,
md House bill No. 80, to the Judiciary
Committee.
On the ordering of the main question, the
eas and nays were demanded by Senator
Allain, resulting as follows
Yeas - Anderson, Blunt, Burch, Cage,
)umont, Harper. Landry, Masicot, Stamps,
ypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whitney-l3.
Nays-Alexander, Allan, Breaux, Brew.
ser, George, Goode. Greene, Grover, Her G
'ig, Kelly, Ogden. Pollard, Robertson,
teven, Wharton, White, Young-H. +
Absent Blackburn, Chadbourn, Dstiege, n