New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-06

FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Tweuty.se seventh Days Session.
SENATE CHAMsRR,l
New Orleans. February S. 1876.
ment at twelve O'Clock NJ, the Hon. G. G..
Antoine Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
Ga call of the roll, the following Sena-
tors answered to their names:
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Allan,
Black burn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Chad
hourn, George, Greene, Grover, Harper,
Steven, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber. Whar
Absent - Messrs. Anderson. Breaux,
Cage, Detiege Dumont, Eustis. Goode, Ola,
Herwig, Kelso, Landry, Pollard, White,
Whitney, Young-l5.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr..
Bryant.
The journal was read.
On motion of Senator Wharton, the fur.
Their reading of the journal was postponed
for one hour.
On the call of Senator Mascot, the Senate
went into executive session.
The executive session having been raised
on call of the roll the following Senators
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'
tOn-2l.
Absent-Messrs Allan, Cage, Detiege.
Landry Mascot, Ogden, White, Whitney,
Young-l5.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an
nounced with the following message:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I
New Orleans. February 5, 1876
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
1 am directed by the House of Represen-
tatives to req 1est the concurrence of your
honorable b0dy 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 tor the renewal of
Jacob Hawkins, Judge of the Superior Dis
trict Court for the parish of Orleans
Respectfully, ETC.,
Chief Clerk.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Wharton, from the Committee
on Railroads. made the following report:
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.
New Orleans, February S, 1876.
To tie Honorable President aud Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Railroads, to whom
was 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 fav0rably, with the following
amendments:
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
any officer, 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 le 8
than three months nor more than six
months, at the discretion of the court.
ALI criminal prosecution for violating the
provisions of this act shall be brought in
the Superior Criminal of New Orleans, and
i6 is hereby made the duty of the district
attorney to prosecute, by information and
indictment, all such Otfenses brought to his
knowledge.
SEC. T. Be it further enacted, etc That
any street railroad company violating the
Nf a
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
dence of such violation, is hereby author
lied and instructed to institute judicial pro-
ceedings before any court OF competent
jurisdiction for the forfeiture Of said char
ter.
Make section three section FIVE.
Respectfully,
w. W. WHARTON, Chairman;
A. j. SYPHER,
r. Fl. CHADBOCRN.
E. F. HERWIG,
JAMES H. GROVER.
The report lies over.
Senator Weber, from the Committee on
Health and Quarantine, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Committee ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE
New Orb. ans February 5, 1876 :
To the Eoco,abIe Pres deut a-d Members of the
Senate:
Yn,. ~ zee, % whom was referred
Senate bill No. Al, an act to provide place
of burial for INDECENT persons. within GER
tain limits Of the city OF New Orleans, to
provide for the payment of the same, beg
leave to report unfavorably, and ask that
it do not pass. Respectfully submitted,
E. L. WEBER. Chairman;
J.R ALEXANDER,
WILLIAM KELLY.
"A. ROBERTSON.
A. DUMONT.
The report lies over.
The Committee on Health and Quaran-
tine, through it's chOirman, Senator Weber,
submitted the following majority and minor
ity reports on House bill No 80, reading as
follows:
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE
New Oc.eans, Fe bcuary5, 1876
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your committee, to whom was referred
House bill No. 30, an act to repeal an act
entitled an act to establish hospital for
small-po and other contagious diseases,
report favorably and ask that it do pass.
Respectfully submitted.
j. r. ALEX AMBER,
WILLIAM KELLY,
w. A. ROBERTSON.
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND QUARANTINE
New Orleans, FEBRUARY s. 1876. )
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your committee. to whom was referred