New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-22
SENATE.
Fourteenth Days Session.


SESArs CHAMBER
New Orleans, January 20, 1876.
The Senste met pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve O'Clock NJ, the Hon. C.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
On q call of the roll, the following Sena
tors answered to their names:
Present. Messrs. Alexander, Allan, An
derson. Blackburn, Brewster, Burch, De
tiege, George, Goode, Ola, Greene, Grover
Harper, Kelso, Landry, Ogden, Pollard
Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher, witch
ell, Weber, White, Whitney, Young-26.
Absent Blunt, Breaux, Cage
Chadbourn, Dumont, Eustis, Herwig, Kelly
4asico', Wharton-l0.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Dill
lard.
The journal was read, corrected and ap
proved.
Senator Weber rose to question Of priv.
lege to correct charge he had made rela.
tive TO the amount Of property owned by
two members of the West Fellcians Prop
erty Holders Union, in this: That the re.
corder of mortgages informed him that J. c.
Barrow owned no real estate, but that j. P.
Bowman owned 300 acres.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIoUs NOTICE.
By Senator Stamps:
Senate bill No. "a, entitled an act to re-
duce the expenses of the city of New Or
leans, and to regulate the duties, and to
prescribe and provide for the compensation
of the criminal sheriff Of the parish of Or
cans. a4
The constitutional rules being suspended
by q four.ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
BY Senator Stamps:
Senate bill No. IS, entitled an act fixing
the compensation by salary Of the clerks Of
the district courts for the parish of Orleans,
and for other purposes.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four.ffth affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
By Senator Stamps:
Senate bill No. SO, entitled an act to fix
the compensation of the civil sheriff of the
parish Of Orleans, and requiring all fees in
excess of Sc, 900 per annum by him received
to be accounted for and paid over to the
city OF New Orleans.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
By Senator Twitchell:
Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act vesting
parish Of Red River with power and juris-
diction to examine into and investigate the
murder of the persons killed in the Cou-
shatta riot, in the latter part of August,
1874, and with authority to compel the at
tendance of Witnesses from other parishes;
also, vesting the district court of the parish
of Red River to take cognizance of, and try
Ill persons who may be found to be impi-
Gated in said mdfders.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Senator White:
Senate bill No. 80, an act to authorize and
require the employment Of shorthand report
ers to report testimony in appealable civil
causes before the district courts of the par
ish of Orleans; to authorize the appoint
ment of such experts in other district
courts of the State in certain cases; hxing
the fees Of said experts, and repeating all
laws giving to clerks of courts compensa-
ton for testimony taken by such experts.
The constitutional rules being suspended /
by 4 feur-fifths Affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Commute on
Judiciary. '.
By Senator Allan: !
Senate bill No. 80. entitled an act to pro- |
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