New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-27
Seventeenth Days Session.

The Senate met pursuant 70 adjourn
ment at twelve o'clock NJ, the Hon. c.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pre-
ident of the Senate, in the chair.
On call Of the roll the following Senate:
answered to their names
Preeent-Messrs. Alexander Anderson
Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burcl
Cage, Detiege, George, GOcde, Ola, Green'
Grover, Harper, Keso, Kelly, Landry
Ogden, Robertson. Steven, Sypher, Weber
Wharton, White, Whitney, Young-I.
Absent - Allan. Chadbourn, Dumon
Twi,chell-9.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Bryan
The journal was read, corrected and az
proved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Burch presented memoria
from certain taxpayers of the parish OF Or
leans recommending legislation on the pro
lection Of life and property. Also, relstiv'
to the pardoning of criminals, etc.
On motion of Senator Wharton the read
ing of the petition was dispensed with, or
dered printed in pamphlet form. and re
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
NOTICES OF BILLS
The following Senators gave notice that
at some future day they would introduce
the following bills:
By Senator Ola:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
and re-enact an act authorizing the sale OF
property BY tax collectors for delinquent
taxes, and providing for the redemption of
the same; and requiring the Auditor of
Public Accounts TO make title in the name
of the State and regulating the proceedings
under the same; prohibiting the issuing Of
injunctions in certain cases, and fixing the
time Of prescription of action of nullity OF
titles Of tax scales and for other purposes
By Senator Landry:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief Of Judge r. Prosper Landry, OF the
parish of Ascension.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-.
vIoUs NOTICE.
By Senator Whitney:
Senate bill No. 6S, an act entitled an act
to esta blish an insurance department in
the State; to define the Iowers and duties
of the insurance commissioners; 10 declare
. standard Of legal safety in insurance com.
paniee, associations and agents, and pre-
scri bing the penalties for violations of the
provisions of this act, and fixing salaries
and tees, and how they shall be paid.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by Q four-ffths affirmative vote of the
Senate, the bill was placed on it's second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Senator Anderson:
Senate bill No GO, entitled an act to re-
peal act No. 40 Of 1869, entitled an act TO
nrov;de for carrying into effect article 1872
of the constitution of the State, and to re.
peal the same provisions a. embodied in tie
Revised Statutes.
The constitutional rules being suspended |
by four.fifths affirmative vote Of the SEN |
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS |
CONSENT.
By Senator Anderson:
Senate bill No. 20, entitled an act to re-
peal act No. 81, acts of 1873; repeating and |
sections 2ls0, 2187 and PISS Of
the Revised Statutes of the State of Louisi, :
ana; and also to repeal and re-enact said
sections 2l80, 2ls7 and 2lS8, and also sec.
tons 2lS6, 2l92 and 2l9S of the Revised
Statutes Of Louisiana.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ste, the bill was placed upon its second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Senator Wharton:
Senate bill No Il, an act to incorporate
he Humane Society Of the State of Louis
lana, defining its duties and granting Ger
tain powers and privileges to the same.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four.ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, tie bill was placed on its eecond read
ny, and referred to the Committee on Ju-
liciary.
NflNASHED BCSlNEsS |
Being Senator Twitchell's TO motion recon-
slider tie vote whereby Senate bill No, e.
was finally passed and adopted, Senator
Twitchell withdrew the motion.
On motion of Senator White the report
Of the Committee on Judiciary on Senate
bill No. e, entitled an act to authorize and
require the employment of shorthand re-
portere to report testimony in appealable
civil causes before the district courts Of the
parish of Orleans: to authorize the ap-
pointment Of such experts in other district
courts Of the State in certain cases; fixing
the fees Of said experts, and repeating all
laws giving to clerks of courts compensa-
ton for testimony taken by such experts,
n ported favorably, was adopted.
Senator Twitchell offered the following
to the bill:
In the last line of section two insert the
word sail" before the word parties"
Adopted.
The bill then passed its second reading.
On motion of Senator White, the bill was
engrossed.
On motion Of Senator White, the consti
tutional rules were suspended by four.
fttLs affirmative vote of the Senate, the
bill was read the third time and finally |
passed and title adopted.
On motion Of Senator Young, the report |
of the Committee on Judiciary on Senate |
bill No. sc, substitute for Senate bills Nos |
3, 1S and 80, entitled an act to amend and |
re-enact section 34l0 Of the Revised Stat
utee, reported avorsbly, was taken up and