New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-19

| 10 Inc dOnOIHUio AIooAAoAs anu 'A00DoAo Va SAs
| In accordance with the requirements O
law, have the honor herewith to submit
| q statement of my account, with cOntlu
gent fund. for the year ending December
81, 1875.
E. S. STODDARD,
Division Superintendent Second Division
On motion of Senator Cage the Senate
was declared adjourned until tomorrow al
l2M
P. E. BECHTEL,
| Secretary of the Senate.
Thirty.seventh Days Session.
= SKsArs CHAMBER, I
\ New Orleans, February l8, 1876 }
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve o'clock M, the Hon. C. c.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
On q call of the roll, the following Sena-
tors answered to their names:
Present II essrs. Allan, Blackburn,
Burch. Cage, Detiege, Dumont, George,
| ella, Greene, Grover, Harper. Kelso, Kelly,
Landry, Masicot, Ogden, Pollard, Robert
| Absent-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Blunt, Bresux, Brewster, Chadbourn, Eus-
ney. White, Young-l4.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Oar
| dis.
The journal was read, corrected and ap-
proved.
Senator Weber, from the special commit
tee on outrages, asked and obtained further
time to submit their report.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Dumont presented the following
memorial from the Property Holders
Union, which was ordered printed in the
journal:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
The memorial of the Property Holders
Union OF the city of New Orleans humbly
shOweth that at q regular meeting OF the
central committee OF the Property Holders
Union, held on the fifteenth instant, the
undersigned were appointed as q special
committee for the purpose of presenting to
the consideration of your honorable body
the following resolutions which were unan-
mously adopted:
Resoired. That in view of the fact that
OF protecting the property holders in re-
ducing taxation and other burdens, we
heartily approve the bill introduced into
the House of Representatives by the Hon.
L. A. Witt No. III. entitled an act to au-
thorize the city OF New Orleans to assume
exclusive control of all draidage works in
the drainage districts; 10 authorize the pur-
chase OF certain ri hts and property OF the
Mississippi and Mexican Gulf Ship Canal
Company, and its transferee, and to provide
for the means of making said purchase,
and for paying therefor in drainage war.
rants.
Resolred further, That the passage of this
act by the Legisl ature will relieve imme-
distely the property holders. and specially
those living in the rural portion of the city.
Rcsolred further. That a committee of
three be appointed to present these resolu-
tions to the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives.
Your memerialsts will ever pray, etc.
LOUIS DUvIGNEAUD,
Chairman;
c. H. TEBAULT, NJ. D.,
A. DELAVIGNE.
Senator ChadbOurn asked and obtained
unanimous consent to introduce the follow
ing motion:
l move that the Secretary be instructed
to hereinafter omit from the calendar peti-
lions and memorials.
Which was adopted
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Mascot, from the Committee on
Enrolment and Engrossment, submitted
the following reports:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLLING AND ENGRossING,}
New Orleans, February 49, 1876. s
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate
Your Committee on Enrolling and En-
crossing Bills beg leave to report the fol-
lowing bills as having been duly engrossed,
viz:
Senate bill No 70. an act to amend and
re-enact article BAG of the Civil Code of
Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 90, an act to fix the terms
OF the district court in the Fourteenth Judi.
cial District, and providing tor the drawing
of jurors for said terms.
Senate bill No. TO- an act to amend an act
entitled an act to incorporate the town of
Clinton, parish of East Feliciana, Louisiana.
Senate bill No. las, substitute for Senate
bill No. 81, an act to provide for the trans
fer of suits pending in the parish or dis
trict courts of this State in which the
presiding judge is reused, to the parish |
court OF an adjoining parish, or to the dis
trict court Of an adjoining district
Senate bill No. SO, an act to fix the com.
pcusdtAUu VI Uuo civil s00rlu OF the parish
OF Orleans, and requiring all fees in excess |
OF 1000 per annum by him received to be |
accounted for and paid over to the city of |
New Orleans
Senate bill No. "a, an act to incorporate |
the Eidalia and Lake Concordia Railway |
and Steamboat Transportation Company.
Very respectfully,
]. A. MASCOT, Chairman.
COMMITTEE ENROLLING AND ENGRossINs, |
New Orleans, February 10, 1876. ! |
To the Homo rable President and Members of the |
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolling and Enpross-
ing bills beg leave to report the following |
bills as having been duly enrolled, viz:
Senate bill No 10, an act regulating the |
time of holding the regular terms Of the |
district court of the Eighth District, parish |
of Calcasieu.
Senate bill No. 3. an act to further define
and extend the Jurisdiction of the parish |
courts Of this State.
Also, as having been duly engrossed. the
following, viz:
Senate bill No. IS. an act to fix the COM
pensatlon by salary Of the clerks of the
district courts of the parish of Orleans. and
tor other purposes
Respectfully,
j. A. MASCOT, Chairman,
COMMITTEE ON ENROLLINNG AND ENGRossISG
new Orleans. February l8, 1876 I
10 the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate: VI VIC
Your Committee on Enrolling and En-.
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