New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-19
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF the UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF new ORLEANS
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF, LOUISIANA.
SENATE.

Thirty-sixth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER, I
New Orleans, February II, 1916. )
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
attwelve O'Clock NJ. the Hon. C. C. Antoine,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll, the following Soma,
tors answered to their names:
Present - Messrs. Alexander, Allan,
Blackburn. Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Dumont, George. Goode, Greene, Harper,
Kelsc, Kelly, Ogden, Stamps, Steven,
Twitchell. White, Young-2O.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Breaux, Chad
bcurn. Detiegee; Eustis, Ola, Grover, Her
wig, Landry, Masicot, Pollard, Robertson
Sypher, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-l6.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.
Dardis.
The journal was read, corrected and ap
proved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Allan presented memorial
from the police jury Of West Baton Rouge
praying for the passage OF certain laws.
Senator Breaux presented a petition from
the citizens of Pointe Coupee, relative
to the improvement of False river.
Referred to the Committee on Canals
Drainage and Inland Navigation.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Stamps, from the Committee or
Claims, made the following report:
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS, !
New Orleans February H. 1876.
TO the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Claims report favor.
ably ON the following bills, viz:
Senate bill No. ll8, an act for the relief
of Lucien MOntegut, of the parish Of St.
Charles.
Senate bill No. 70, an act for the relief of
r. Prosper Landry. of Ascension parish.
House bill No. 242. for the relief of the
heirs of Elizabeth Bowman, deceased, of
the parish of Avoyelles.
House bill No. Is, for the relief of the
heirs of Simlien Labranche.
Report without action on Senate bill No.
60, for the relief of Messrs. Hebert and
Lsicher.
Report favorably on the petition H. Won
Werthern, and ask that it be recommitted
to Committee on Finance with the request
to embody the items in the appropriation
bill.
IL U. ,,
The report lies over.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS
CONSENT.
By Senator Chadbourn:
Senate bill No. l57, entitled an act de-
fning the election precincts; directing how
the number of polls or voting places in
each precinct and the places of holding the
election in each precinct shall be estab-
ished, and how the appointment of COM
missioners for each poll or voting place
shall be made; who shall preside at the
voting or polling places, and imposing
penalty for the non-attendance Of commits
sioners.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four fifths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing, and referred to the Committee on
Registration and Election.
By Senator Allan:
Senate bill No. I5S, entitled an act to
provide for the working of public roads and
bridges in the parish of West Baton Rouge;
to empower the police jary Of said parish to
pass rules and regulations relative thereto,
and to provide for the enforcement of the
same by criminal prosecution.
The constitutional rules being suspended |
by four fifths affirmative vote of the Sem |
ate, the bill was placed on it's second |
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Senator Alexander:
Senate bill No. l59, entitled an act for the |
better protection of the interest tax fund,
and to provide for the manner of paying in |
terest on bonds issued under act No. of |
1874, and defining the duties of the State |
Treasurer and Fiscal Agent in certain cases. |
The bill was calendered for second read |
ing.
By Senator Harper:
Senate bill No. 100, entitled an act to in
parish of CaddO.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on it's second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
By Senator Twitchell:
Senate bill No. l6l, entitled an act to regu-
ate the rate Of conven tional interest and
he MODE of contracting the same.
The constitutional rules being suspended
~ four-fiths affirmative vote Of the. SEN
ate, the bill was placed On it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
By Senator Blackburn:
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives
Of this State, IN it's proceedings OF the six
teenth instant, proposed an amendment to |
the constitution of the State, to be acted
upon by the people OF the State at the next
general election, prohibiting the increase OF
the public debt by any parish or municipal
beyond q stipulated amount,
and strongly prohibiting the issuance Of
bonds, the purchase of stock or other sub
scriptions in favor Of private corporations;
be it
Resolred, That in view of the financial | .
depression now existing in this State, this
body will pass no law authorizing the in
crease of the public debt by the State of
louisiana or by any parish or municipal
within said State, and that 20
aw shall be enacted authorizing any par
sh or city in this State to issue bonds, sub
cribe for stock or otherwise grant subsi-
lies to any private corporation, no matter
What the objects ard purposes of its incor
,oratipn may be, nor shall any direct or in
irect tax be imposrd or collected Tor such
purposes.
The resolution lies over.
By Senator Young:
Resolced, That after the adoption of this
esOlutiOn, all reform measures recon-
,ended in the Governors message, and
nose asked for by the Property Holders