New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-11
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
ASSEMBLY
Thirlieth Days Session.


TIE Senate me: pursuant 20 adjourn
men. a. twelve O'Clock NJ, tie Hon. c. {
Antoine. Lieutenant Governor and Presl
dent OF the Senate. = the cha-.
On cal OF the roll. ths following Sena
tors answered 70 .he.s rsnas
Presert-Mess-5. Alexander. Anderson
Allan. Blunt. Breaux Brewster, Bu-ch
Cage, Chadbourr. Ga. Gree1e, Grover
Harper. Kesc. Kelly, Landry. Pollard
Robertson Stamps, Steven, Tw;tchell Whaz
ton White. Wnituey-2i.
Abses:--Messrs Blackburn, De.iage, Du
mont Eus.:s. George. Code. Herwig
Mascot. Ogden, Svpler, Weber. lcuag-l-
Prayer was offered by ia Rev. Mr.. Bry
Ant.
The journal was reaa. corrected and ap
proved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Burch presented petition from
the central committee G. the Mechanics
aad Worki1 smen's Association, relative to
bills lying over from extra session OF 1879
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Anderson from the Committee on
Judiciary. made the following report:
COMMITTEE on JUDICIARY I
New Orleans Feb-Isry 8, 1875. )
To the Boaorat.e President ami Members OF the
Senate
Your Committee on judiciary respectful
IL report TIA. Senate joint RESOLUTION Nc. 4.
entitled ;oi.t resolution declaring the lease
OF thu State peni:entia-y forfeited, instruct
ing the Attorney Genera. 10 enforce the
provisions OF &C. No p. approved March 81,
1875, granting certain powers 20 the Gov
= tnr
your Committee on the Pen:-au-.a-y, and
therefore il hereby returned without action.
On House bill No. 81. ta7o-ao.y, entitled
al act 70 legitimate Louise Ce.-Ha Duvig.
neaud. Joseph Gas.on D.v:-nsald, Marie
Therese Julia Duv:yneAud, Louise Durig-
neaud, Pierre Duv:snsau and Mare Julia
Ode-:e DIv;gneani, CA.-Gre3 o: Joseph
Duviyneaui and his wife, Marie Julia
Freid
On jo:a. resolution No. :, report favor
ably, Hon. E. L. Whitney dissenting, IL
s.-uc:iag the Senator's and rea1astin z the
Representatives OF Louisiana n Congress
to secure tie passage by the national legis-
lstuce Of an &C. granting appropriate pe1-
eons 70 the veterans OF tee war with Mex.
ioo their widows and minor orphans.
On joint resolution No 6. repoc: favo:
ably-E. D. White, d;ssen.ing-:nstrucring
the Senators and requesting the Repcesen-
tatives OF Louisiana n Congress 20 secure,
if possible. the passage OF an act ty the
nationa- legislature approp.: a:ing the pro-
ceeds of the cotton tax collected in the
States Of Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Louisiana. TO the construc-
ton Of levees upon the Mississippi river and
its tribu. aries. to be constructed and main
tanned under national supervision and con-
troll.
On House bill No. II. repcr. tavorably,
an act relative to the days OF demand, pay
Ment and protest Of promissory notes, oils
Of exchange and commercial paper maturing
o. holidays.
On House bill No. a0S, report unsavor-
ably. an act to change the name OF Caroline
Toll 10 Caroline Most.
On House bill No. LA; report .av0rably-
Hon J. Henri Burch dissenr.ag-an act to
determine the qualification Of Jurors IN the
parishes of Verniion, Lafayette, Iberia, St.
Martin, Cameron and Ca.casie1.
On House bill No. ii5. repo:: favorabIy
bv Hon. Thomas c. Anderson ami E D.
White, and unfsvoraoly Dy J. Henri Burcn,
an act entitled an act 20 amend and -e-en-
&C. section 1927 Of tina Revised Statutes Of
Louisiana.
On House bill No. 81. repor. favo-ab.y bv
Hon. Thomas c. Anderson and 2. ..
White, and unfavorably by Hon. E. L.
Whitney and j. Henry Burch.
THOMAS G. ANDERSON.
Chairman;
J.H. BURCH.
EDWARD D WHITE.
E. L. WHITNEY.
Senator Harper, from the Committee on
Canals, Drainage and In,acd Navigation,
made the following report
COMMITTEE on CANALS, DRAINAGE Ayo)
In!aY d Ha--garlop,
New Orleans, February g, l315.)
To the Honorable PyesGeot AID Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Canals. Drainage and |
Inland Navigation beg leave to req or. with
out action on Senate bill No -, entitled an |
act TO remit the collection 0: State and |
parish taxes on lands situated in the parish |
of PO,nte COupee and subject TO yearly IL |
unda:ion from the Grand Lavee crevasse.
WILLIAM HARPER,
Chairman
E. L. WHITNEY,
T. B. STAMPS.
Senator Twitchell. from the Committee |
on Corporations ard Parocn.a. Aia:-s. made |
the following report:
COMMITTEE ON CoRPoRA-,oSs ASo}
Pa-ocLa Ats.-s, February 8, 1879. ) |
40 TIE Honorable President aai M.nhe-s OF tie
Your Committee on Corporations and |
Pa-ochial Affairs report favo!ab.r on House
bill No l5l, an act 70 amend anu -e-enacl |
section thirteen Of act No 9. of 1871: to
provide for supplying the loss OF public |
recor,.s and other papers consumed By the |
burning Of ths courthouse II tne parish Of
Mort house, on the sixteenth Of March, 1870.
Also, Sanate bill No. liz. an &C, to incor-
IrrAte III. st. James Methodist Episcopal ,
(nr'ch association, of Shreveport, Lou |
LLAMA, with the following amendment: In |
I'VE twenty-one, section two, strike out the |
word otherwise"
NJ H. TWITCHELL, Chairman.
NOTICES OF BILLS
The following Senators gave notice that
at some future day they will introduce the
following bills: i
By Senator Burch:
OF a bill to be entitled an act for the bet
ter protection Of labor and capital.
Also of a bill for the encouragement and
protection of mechanics and artisans.
Also of bill to be entitled an act to com
pei children to attend the schools.
BY Senator Greene:
Of bill to be entitled an &C. to regulate
and define the parish line dividing the
parishes o; jackson and Lincoln, adjusting
the present Indebtedness OF sad parishes
and for other purposes.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Senator Breaux:
Senator bill No. I26, entitled an act max
ing it an o,iense punishable with fine and
Imprisonment. for stores selling liquors by
the wholesale or retail throughout the State