New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-24
E l.. WHITNEY.
EDWARD D. WHITE.

| SENATE Oil NO. %, du ACT Ill
school board of the parish of Tensas to sci
at public auction, to the highest bidder, Gel
tain school lands in said parish.
Very respectfully.
Senator Breaux, chairman of the Com
mittee on Agriculture, Commerce AM
| Manufactures, submitted the following re
port:
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE.
| and Manufactures, February 81. 1876.
| To the Honorable President aud Members of tn
| Senate:
Your committee beg leave to report favor
| ably on Senate bill No $50, an act entitled
an act relative to the office of master AM
warde1s of the port of New Orleans, to re
peal section 22l7 OF the Revised Statutes o
| Louisiana, and to abolish the charge OF I;
| for rendering their services to gea- gong yes
| sells, substitute for House bill No. 81.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN E. BREAUX, Chairman.
The report lies over.
Senator Burch, chairman of the Commit
tee on Penitentiary, submitted the follow
ing report:
COMMITTEE ON PESITRNrIARY, I
New OriesDs, February 81, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your Committee on Penitentiary having
had under consideration Senate joint reso
luton No. 4, relative to the lease of the
State Penitentiary, beg leave to report
back said joint resolution without action,
owing to certain information necessary not
having, up the present time, been furnished
to the committee.
j. HENRI BURCH, Chairman;
GEORGE Y kEL>O,
WILLIAM HARPER,
JAMES II. GROVER.
The report lies over.
The following was submitted By Senator
Burch, as part of the report:
New ORLEANS, February 49, 1876.
Hon. j. Henri Burch:
l have received your notice to appear as
a witness before your committee, but had
previously rranyed to leave the city on
important bushes IS" for few days, SO can
not attend for several days. l will. how
ever, order copy of the permit granted by
Governor Warmoth, the original of which is
in p. &. Cuvillier's, notary. records land
forms part and portion of the lease), for
warded to you for your and the committees
use. Your obedicnt servant,
S L. JAMES
Senator Twitchell. chairman of the Com
mittee on Corporations, submitted the fol
lowing report
COMMITTEE on CORPORATIONS ANpl
ParochIai Affairs, f. biuary Il, 1876. !
To the Honorable President and Members or the
Senate:
Your Committee on Corporations here
with report tavorably upon House bill No.
1873, entitled an act granting exclusive
ferry privileges to Nlctorine Maignaud,
across the Mermentau river, at his resi-
dence on the stage route. in the parish of
St. Landry, and crossing into the parish of
Calcasieu.
Respectfully submitted.
NJ. II. TWlTCHELL, Chairman.
The report lies over.
Mr.. Wharton, chairman of the Committee
on Railroads. submitted the following re-
port:
COMMITTEES on RAILRoADs(
New Orleans. February II, 1876 )
TO the Hon5raoe President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Railroads, to whom
was referred House bill No. 339, an act to
authorize and require police juries in GER
tain parishes to submit ordinances to the
popular vote of SAID parishes with refere nee
to subscription to the stock of the New Or
cans Pacific Railway Company. etc, beg
eave to report the same tavorably.
Respectfully,
w. W. WHARTON, Chairman.
Hon. Thomas A. Cage, dissenting
The report lies over
Stra;or Inp,i, chairman of the Com
nirtee on Canals and Drainage, submitted
he following report:
COMMITTEE ON CANALS, DRAINAGE AND ISLASD(
Navigation. February 81, 1876. |
70 the Honorable Pre- sdent and Members Of the |
Senate:
Your Committee on Canals, Drainage and |
Navigation having had under consideration |
senate bill No liS, entitled an act to i'm |
,rove the navigation of Bayou Teche, aboye |
it. Martinsville, and to grant to +. n Pharr |
he privilege of constructing locks therein, |
md the right to charge toll for passing |
trough sad locks. report tavorably and |
ecOmmend its passage.
Respectfully submitted
WILLIAM HARPER, Chairman.
The report lies over.
BY unanimous consent Senator Alexan-
er introduced the following concurrent |
esolution:
Concurrent resolution for the relief of L. |
;. Kerr, of the parish of Catalonia.
The resolution was referred to the Com.
littee on Finance.
OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS |
CONSENT.
By Senator Weber:
Senate bill No. l13, entitled az act to pro-
ide for the better management OF the Poy-
ras funds in the parish of Pointe Coupee,
nd to repeal a.! homestead and exemption
AVIS and privilege claims as against said
lnds.
The constitutional rules being suspended
y fourth affirmative vote of the SEN
tie, the bill was placed on its second
eading and referred TO the Committee on
udiciay.
BY Sen ator Weber:
Senate bill No. Ia, entitled an act to
mend sections one, two, three, four and
We of an act entitled an act to grant addi-
Onal privileges to the Clinton and Port
[adson Railroad Company, approved
Iarch IS, 1885,
The constitutional rules being suspended
y four-fifths affirmative vote of the Sen
tie, the bill WAS placed on its second
,ading, and referred to the Committee on
ailroads.
By Senator Wharton.
Senate bill No. us, entitled an act
reduce and equalize, and to pro-
de for the fees, dues and charges to be
aid by vessels entering the ports of Lou
lana; for the expenses of examination, in
,ection, cleansing and fumigation and
The constitutional rules being suspended |