New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05
JOURNAL
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE.
Twsn.y.Fifth Days Session.

answered TO their names:
Present-Nessrs. Alexander, Allan, An
GersOr, Blackburn. Blunt, brewster, nufch
Cage, Chadbourn, Detiege, Dnmont George
Goota. uarcer, Kelso, Kelly, Ogden. Rob
ertson. Stamps, Steven, Iwltcheli, Weber
Wharton White. iOung--J.
Absent-Messrs. B1eaux, Eustis. Ola
Greene. Grover. Herwiy, Landry, Mascot
Pollard, s. pher, Nh.tney-il.
WPrayer was offered by the Rev. DIR
Dardis.
The journal was read, corrected and ap
proved.
Senator Blunt moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the printing OF the jourra
slips for tie use Of Senators was discon
tinued.
Senator Cage moved to lay the motion on
the table.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
and nays. with the following result:
Yeas-A!exander. Blackburn, Breaux,
Cage, ChadbourD, Dumont George, Goode,
Greene, Kelly, Landry, Masicot, Ogden,
Roberts on, Stamps, Steven. Wharton-H.
Nays-Al!ain, Anderson, Blunt, Brewster,
Burch, Detiege, Harper, Kelso, Sypher,
Twitche!l, Weber, Young-l2.
Pollard, White, Whitney,.
And the motion to table was adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Anderson. from the COMMITTEE
On judiciary, reported favorably on Senate
bill No. 50 by the following substitute:
Senate bill No. l06, substitute for Senate
bill No. 50, an act to amend and re-enact
the third section of an act entitled an act
supplemental to act No. 3, approved Janu-
airy "a, 1874, and to provide for testing, at
the instance Of any taxpayer in the courts
of the State, the legality and validity of
any items of State Indebtedness, ETC., being
act No. II of the session of the General AS
sembly of 1875 approved May II, 1875.
The report lies over.
Senator Blackburn from the Committee
On Printing submitted the following report:
Committee ov PRISTING,(
New Orleans, February 3, 1876.
10 the Honorable President ard Members CT the
As chairm.n of the Committee on Print
ing, respectfully ask leave to report back
without further action the accompanying
bills, and beg to be relieved from any ad
ditional confederation Of the same.
w. JASPER BLACKBURN.
Chairman.
During the reading Of the above report
Senator Burch made the point Of order that
it was not the report of the committee, but
only the report OF the chairman, and should
not be read.
The President ruled the point not well
taken, on the ground that such report by
the chairman is in the nature Of minority
report, and that the other members of the
committee can make a separate and ma
iority report.
The report lies over.
Senator Wharton, from the Committee
on Railroads, made the following report:
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS
New OTl. ans, February 3, 1876. :
70 the Honorable Pre- sGent and Members Of the
Senate
Your Committee on Railroads, to whom
was referred Senate bill No. s., an act rela.
tive TO the New Orleans Pacific Railway
Company, beg leave TO report to the Senate
by the accompanying substitute.
w. w. WHARTON,
Chairman;
A. j. SYPHER,
t. H. CHADBOURN,
THOMAS "A. CAGE,
4. +. HERWIG.
Senate bill No. l07, substitute fer Senate
oil No. 81, reads as follows:
An act TO authorize and require the police
juries in certain parishes 10 submit ordi
nances to the popular vote Of said parishes
with re ference to subscriptions to the stock
Of the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Com
paDy, ard in the event of favorable vote, !
require said police juries to subscribe to the |
stock of said company; to issue bonds there |
for and to levy tax to meet the |
principal and interest Of said bondE; to |
provide penalties against g diversion OF |
said tax, and remedies in favor Of the hold |
CTS of said bcnds, and to declare the use Of |
moneys to be paid TO said railroad; to pre-
vide remedy by maLdamus and for dam
ages, to force compliance with this act, to
provide preference for certain appeals to
impose special duties on State officers of
election in said parishes, and On parochial
officers, and to provide for the collection Of
the taxes provided for in this act; and to
repeal conflicting laws.
Senator Wharton asked and obtained
unanimous consent to take up the report at
this time.
On motion CT Senator Wharton the report
was adopted and Senate ILL No. 10Y, sub
stitute Tor Senate bill No. 81, was ordered |
TO be printed.
Senator Landry, from the Committee on
Election and Registration, made the follow.
ing report:
COMMITTEE ON Election AND REGENERATION
New ORLEANS, February 3, 1876. !
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senat.:
The committee beg leave to report I'M
fayorably on House No. IS, and offer as a |
substitute tor House bill No AZ the follow
ing bill:
bill No. 4S an act to regulate the conduct and |
manner Of holding eltctiOns, AID to main |
tain the freedom ard purity thereof; the |
manner and NODE OF loidiDg elections and |
determining the result theleoi 10 prevent |
fraud, violence, Intimidation, riot, tumuit |
or bribery at and before elections; TO cor |
rect fraudulent re gistration, and to prevent |
corruption at elections, or at any ifgIstra- |
ton or revision OF the registration OF voters; |
TO define the duties Of certain State, parish |
and other officers with regard to elections;
to establish and define the powers and du-
ties of officers charged with the duty of con-
Quoting elections aud Determining the re-
suit thereof; to provide returning officers
for all elections, and prescribing their
po.yers and duties; TO define the |
duties of officers charged with the duty of
maintaining peace and quiet, and suppress
ing violence, fraud and Intimidation on and
before the day OF any election, and during
the registration or revision of the registra-