New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-08
SENATE.

STATE Or AoCASA<ASA
SENATE.
Tw euty.seventh Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Or.eans, Febl uary S. 1876.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve o'clock M, the Hon. c.
Antoine, Lieute nant Governor and Presi
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll, the following Sena
tors answered to their names:
Present - Meesrs. Alexander, Allan
Black burn, Blunt. Brewster, Burch, Chad
bourn, George, Greene, Grover, HARPER
Kelly, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson, Stamps
Steven, Sypher' Twitchell, Weber. VIVA,
Absent - Messrs. Anderson, Breaux
Cage, Detiege, Dumont, Euetie. Goode. Ola
Herwig, Kclso, Landry, Pollard, White
Whitney, Young-l5.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. MI
Bryant.
The journal was read.
On motion of Senator Wharton, the fur
Their reading OF the journal was postpone,
for one hour.
On the call of Senator Mascot, the Senat,
went into executive session.
The executive session having been raised
on call OF the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch
Chadbourn, DumOnt, George, Greene, Har
per, Kelly, Pollard, Robertson, Steven
Stamps, sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whar
Absent-Messrs. Allan, Cage, Detiege
Eustis, Goode, Ola, Grover, Herwig, Kelso
Y0ung-l5.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an.
nounced with the following message:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, :
New Orleans, February 5, 1876 s
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
am directed by the House of Represen-
tatives to request the concurrence of your
honorable body in House bill No. l59, an
act proposing amend ments to the constitu-
ton; also, in House JOINT resolution No. 272.
resolution and address of the Senate and
House OF House Of Representatives to the
Governor OF the State for the renewal of
Jacob Hawkins, Judge of the Superior Dis
tricr Court for the parish of Orleans.
PETER IT j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
Senator Wharton, from the Committee
on Railroads, made the following report:
COMMITTEES ON RAILROADS,
New Orleans February 5, 1876. :
o TIE Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Railroads, to whom
wac referred Senate bill No. 80, an act rela-
tive to the street railroads in the city OF
New Orleans. and other purposes, beg leave
TO report favorably, with the following
amendments:
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc., That
any ofhcer, emplOye or agent Of said rail
roads who may in any manner violate any
OF the provisions of this act shall be liable
to fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than three hundred dollars,
and shall be subjected, on conviction, to
imprisonment for period of not les
than three months nor more than six
months, at the discretion of the court
All criminal prosecution for violating the
provisions of this act shall be brought in
the Superior Criminal Of New Orleans, and
IL is hereby made the duty Of the district
attorney to prosecute, by information and
indictment, all such otfenses brought to his
knowledge
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any street railroad company violating the
provisions of this act, through the actions
OF any OF Its officers, agents or employees,
shall render said company liable to the for
feitule OF its charter; and the Attorney |
General of the State Of Louisiana: upon evil
lence Of such violation, is hereby author |
zed and instructed to institute judicial pro-
ceedinRs befOre any court OF competent |
Jurisdiction for the forfeiture of said char. J
,sr.
Make section three section five.
Respectfully,
A. j. SYPHER,
X. II. CHADB0URN,
E. F. HERWIG,
JAMES H. GROVER.
The report lies over.
Senator Weber, from the Committee on
Health and Quarantine, submitted the fol.
owing report:
Cow xIrrEE ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE,
New Orle ans. February S, 1876.
70 the Honorable President ard Members Of the
Your committee, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. AZ, an act to provide place
of burial for jndigent persons, within GER
lain limits of the city of New Orleans, to
provide for the payment Of the same, beg
leave to report unfavOrably, and ask that
il do not pass. Respectfully submitted,
E. L. WEBER, Chairman;
JR ALEXANDER,
WILLIAM KELLY.
w. A. ROBERTSON,
A. DUMONT.
The report lies over.
The Committee on Health and Quaran-
inc, through it's chOirman, Senator Weber,
the following majority and minor
ity reports on House bill No. 80, reading as
follows:
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE
New Orleans, February5 1876 : |
TO the Honorable President and Members OF the
Your committee, to whom was referred
House bill No. 80, an act to repeal an act
entitled an act to establish hospital for
small pOx and other contagious diseases,
report favOrably and ask that it do pass,
Respectfully submitted.
J. r. ALEXANDER,
WILLIAM KELLY,
w. A. ROBERTSON,
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE |
New Orleans, FEBRUARY S. 1876. ! |
To the Honorable President and Members of the |
Senate:
Your committee, to whom was referred
House bill No. 80, an act 10 repeal an act
entitled an act to establish hospital for
and other contagious diseases, re-
port unfavorably, and ask that it do not
pass.
Respectfully submitted,
E. L. WEBER, Chairman;
A. DUMONT.
The reports lie over.