New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-10
oEFICIAL JOURNAL
SENATE.
Tweuty.ninth Days Session.

Present - MessTS AIeAahOoA' AAoAA
Blunt. Breaux, Brewster, bureh' Dgmoal
Kelso. Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Pollard
Rober.son, Stamps, Steven, Sypaer, Twitct
ell. White. Whitney, Young-2o.
Absent - sIeesrs. Anderson, Blackb burn
Cage. Chadbourn. Deliege, Eustis. Ola
Herwig Mascot, Weber. Whartoa-ll.
PRAYER was offered by tie Rev. MI
Dards.
TIE journal was read, corrected and az
proved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Burch presented the petition o
H. Ven Wer,hen asking for relief, AM
moved that the petition and papers b
referred to the Committee on Finance. ant
tina. SAID committee be instructed to repor
by b.i. CT otherwise.
REPORTS OF CoMMITTEEs.
Senator B.eaux, chairman Of the Com
mi.:ee on Agriculture, Commerce and Man
ufac.u-ea. submitted the following report
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CoNMEHcE
anG MANI fac lures, February 8. 1876
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate;
Your Committee on Agriculture Com
DufAvcrably on Senate bill No -, entitled
an &C. 20 incorporate the Mercantile lnsur.
ance, Warehouse and Loan Company o;
NeT Orleans.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN E. BREAUX, Chairman:
ID. YOUNG.
ALLEN GREENE,
j. H. GROVER.
TIE report LES over.
Senator Brewster. on behalf o: the Com
m;ttee on Education, asked leave 20 have
tbs usual number Of the following bill
printed for the use of the committee and
Senate
Senate bill No. 80. an act to unite the
Louisiana State University, as now estab-
Eshed and located near Alexandria, il the
parish Of Rapides, and the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, as now established
and located in the parish of S.. Bernard,
into one and the same institution Of learD-
ing. to be known and designated under the
name and title of the Louisiana State Uni
versity, and to establish and locate the
same at Baton Rouge, in the parish of East
Baton Rouge.
W u-cu Was UuduimOUsIt SldAtcus
Senator Wharton, chairman Of the Com
mittee ca Railroads, submitted the follow
ing report:
COMMITTEE on RAILROADS,
New Orleans, Fl b1uary 8, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members 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 V.dalia. Red River and Texas Railroad
Company, beg leave to repor: the same
fsvOrabiy.
Also, on Senate bill No. "a, an act to in
corporate the Vidalia and Lake Coneordia
Railway and Steamboat Transportation
Company, with the following amendments,
viz:
In line sixteen, strike out all from the
word thence" to the end Ut the section,
and nser. the following:
ITO any point in the State of Louisiana
the most accessible and direct to form a
connection or junction with any railroad
incorporated under the laws of this State
or the United States; provided, however.
that said Nidalia 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
terminus Of said railroad, on the banks Of
any navigable stream
W. VI. WHARTON, Chairman.
The report lies over.
The Committee on Railroads, through its
chairman. submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON RAlLRoADs,l
New Orleans February :, 1876
prcS md Cf fba
Your Committee on Railroads. to whom
was referred Senate bill No. 80, session Of
1917, by Senator Grover. al 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 its
passage.
Respectfully,
w. w WHARTON. Chairman;
JAMES II. GROVER.
Senator Sypher gave notice that he would
bring il minority report.
The repcr. lies over.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Senator Breaux:
o: hill to be entitled an act making it |
an otsIse punishable with fine and impris-
omen. foc 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 af affairs Of the banking institu-
tcns OF the State, and create a doubt as to
tbs 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,
AID 10 inquire into the condition Of affairs
of the banks; whether in keeping with the
laws regulating the same; and that the
committee have power to send for persons,
books and papers, and administer oaths.
By unanimous consent the resolution was
taken up and adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
When the Senate adjourned it had under
consideration the motion OF Senator Weber
asking for the main question on the motion
to refer the majority and minority reports,
and Houee bill No 30, to the judiciary
Committee.
On the ordering of the main question, the
yeas and nays were demanded by Senator
Allan, resulting as follows:
Yeas - Anderson, Blunt, Burch, Cage,
Dumont Harper, Landry, Masicot, Stamps,
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whitney-l3.
Nays Alexander, Allan, Breaux, Brew
ster, George, Goode, Greene, Grover, Her
wig, Kelly, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,