New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-15

Revised Statutes OF Louisiana.
On Senate bill No. Is, unfavOrably.
act to amend and re-enact section 1851
RAYS Revised Statutes.
On House bill No. &c, unfavorably; H,
E. D. White dissenting, an act to det.
mine the mode of filing vacancies in
parish and municipal Offices tor viii
provision is not made in the constitution
On Senate bill No. 46, unfavorably, HI
E. D. White, Dissenting, an act to pun
the fraudulent obtaining of goods, mon
or merchandise by false promises Of wo
to be done or agricultural products to
delivered at future time.
T. C. ANDERSON, Chairman
A. DUMONT,
EDWARD D. WHITE.
The report lies over.
Senator TwitchelI, from the Commit
on Corporations and Parochial Affair
made the following report:
| COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS AM
| ParOchlal Affairs FeDi uary ~. 1876.
To the Honorable President aud Members of Il
Senate:
Your Committee on Corporations an
Parochial Affairs report favOrably on Il
following bills:
| Senate bill No. Ill, an act to incorpora1
the Home Savings Bank of New Orleans.
Also, Senate bill No. l20, an act grantin
to the Charity Hospital Medical College {
New Orleans, the right to confer degree
and grant diplomas, ETC., with the followin
amendment:
In section two, line four, after the wor
privileges" insert proportional with tn
number of students"
Also, House bill No. l53, an act to incol
porate Home Hook and Ladder Conpan,
&c <ho of rv.t ho fpIi0
ing amendments:
In line five Of the title. and section five
line six, strike out the word militia"
NJ. H. TWITCHELL, Chairman.
The report lies over.
Senator Wharton, from the Finance Com
mittee, made the following minority report
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, I
New Orleans. February II. 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
l respe ctfully submit minority report on
Senate bill No. %, an act to reduce the
parish of Orleans, by Offering substitute
bill therefor.
Respectfully, w. w. WHARTON.
The following is the substitute:
Senate bill No. 1877, substitute for Senate
Till No. g. an act to amend section one OF
IN act entitled an act to amend and re-
suact sections Sge. seven, forty nine, fifty
xix, sixty.on sixty,six, seventy-fve and
of an act entitled an act to
provide a revenue; to levy and collect
;axes; to prescribe certain penalties and
'orfeitures; to provide for the creation and
.emoval of revenue officers, and to define
heir duties; to punish certain crimes and
to create liens and mort
RACES in favor Of the State in certain cases:
% regulate the manner of the payment OF
moneys from the treasury; to prescribe Ger.
ain duties of justices of the peace, State
md parish officers; to provide for the col
cotton Of back taxes and licenses, and to
epeal all acts inconsistent Herewith, ap-
'roved March 3, 1871, and relative to fees Of
he Auditor of Public Accounts, approved
larch 6, 1872.
The report and bill lie over.
Senator Chadbourn, from the Committee
N Lands and Levees, reported back to the
senate without action Senate bill No. II,
Untitled an act to create q special levee dis
riot in the parishes of Pointe Coupee and
berville.
OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIOUs NOTICE.
By Senator Greene:
Senate bill No. 1873, entitled an act attach
ng certain territory to the parish of Jack
on and for other purposes.
The constitutional rules being suspended
y four-fifths affirmative vote of the SEN
te, the bill was placed on it's second
eading, and referred to the Committee on
and Parochial Affairs.
By Senator Harper:
Senate bill No. l39, entitled an act to pro-
ide for the appointment at future cleo
ions of one additional justice of the peace
nd one additional constable for ward No. A
f the parish of Caddo.
The constitutional rules being suspended
f four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
to, the bill was placed on its second
eading and referred to the Committee on
and Parochial Affairs.
OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS
CONSENT.
BY Senator Burch:
Senate bill No. l40, entitled an act to re-
uire better qualifications of persons pre-
enting themselves for examination before
he Supreme Court to be admitted to the
ar of the State.
The constitutional rules being suspended
y q four. fifths affirmative vote of the SEN
te, the bill was placed on it's second
eading, and referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
Senator Brewster, according to previous
Office, introduced Senate bill No. l4l, en-
tiled an act to amend and re-enact section
S75 of the Revised Statutes OF the State of
louisiana, and for other purposes.
The constitutional rules being suspended
y four.fift affirmative vote OF the Sen
tie, the bill was placed on its second read
ng, and referred to the Committee on Ju-
iciary. ....
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS.
BY Senator Stamps:
Resolved by the Senate of the State of
louisiana, the House of Representatives
occurring, That the joint committee an
ointed to investigate charges against S. n
tor West be authorized to employ q short
and reporter.
Senator Stamps moved to suspend the
enate rules in order to take up the resolu-
ion at this time.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
nd nays, with the following result:
Yeas : Allan, Blunt, Brewster, Chad
ourn, Dumont, George, Goode, Grover,
He, Herwig, Ogden, Robertson, Stamps,
teven, Wharton, White-l6.
NAYS -Alexandor RraauY RurCh CAGE