New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-15

, | ate, the bill Va. pl.s on it, second read
ing and referred the Committee on
Claims. o-o
d,as.;ne and rssoving from office Levi
p.n,. ,.oordr Of the parish Of Union, was
read the first t,ne'
~ constitutional rules being suspended
hr four-6fths affirmative vote of the SEN
sta the bill was placed on its second read
;,o and referred to the Committee on Judi
cisry.
Hous bill No. 49,, entitled an act to
amend and and re-enact an act to incor:
porsse the New Orleans Mechanics Society,
approved July II, 1921, and the act supple
Dental thereto, approved March 6, 1888,
vas read the first time.
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
Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
House bill No. 1893, entitled an act grant.
ing exclusive ferry privileges to Victorin
Maignaud, his heirs or assigns, across the
Mermentau river, at his residence on the
stage route, in the parish of St. Landry and
crossing into the parish of Caloasieu, was
read the fret time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four. fifths affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing and referred to the Committee on
Corporations and Parochlal Affairs.
House bill No. 800, entitled an act to
amend and re-enact section ten of an act
entitled an act supplementary to the acts
incorporating the town of Thibodaux, being
session act No. =, approved May %, 1886,
so az to regulate the time and manner of
holding elections for municipal officers for
the town of Thibodaux, and fixing their
term of office, was read the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen.
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing and referred to the Committee on Cor.
porations and Parochial Affairs.
House bill No. 327, an act to adjust. regu.
late and provide for the bonded debt of the
city of New O,lsans: to authorize the ex-
change OF bonds Of the city of New Orleans
for other bonds, to be issued on the plan
known as the premium bond plan; to adopt
and give legislative sanction to the said
plan, az set out in ordinances Nos. 3l3O and
1888, Administration series, of the city of
New Orleans, approved on May 25 and Au-
gust 81, 1885, to provide fund to meet the
semi-annual payments of the said bonds
known as premium bonds; to create COM
mission in the interest Of creditors, and to
give said commission the direction, control
ana management of the semi annual allot-
ments under said premium bond plan; to
limit by contract the contracting of debt by
the city Of New Orleans; to limit taxation
for all purposes therein, and to give relief
to arrear taxpayers; to provide for the ex-
change of said premium bonds for other
bonds in . certain contingency, was read
the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by . four. ffths affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed on its second
reading, and referred to the Commute on
Finance.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order Of the day, being House
bill No. LAG, entitled an act to annex GER
tain territory of the parish of Lincoln to
the parish Of Jackson, to provide for the re-
division of jackson parish into police jury
wards; to dispose of certain suits pending
in the courts Of Lincoln parish and to per-
NIT certain persons to select the parish of
their domicile.
On motion of Senator Whitney the con-
sideratiOn of the bill was postponed until
next Monday.
OVER.
On motion of Senator Wharton the Senate
took up the calander.
The report of the Committee on Judiciary
on Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act to en-
power police juries to enact and enforce
ordinances for the protection Of game and
fish, reported favorably was taken up.
On motion of Senator Wharton the bill
was laid on the table, subject to call.
The report of the Committee on Judiciary
On Senate bill No. 4S, entitled an act to pro-
vide for the trial of appeals in summary
cases, reported unfavorably by said COM
mittee, was taken up.
On motion OF Senator Wharton the report
Of the committee was adopted and the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
The report of the Committee on Judi
ciary on Senate bill No. 20, entitled an act
to repeal act No. 81 of the acts of 1873;
repeating and re-enacting sections 2lsO,
2lS7. 2lSS, 2lS6, 2l92 and 2l9S of the
Revised Statutes of Louisiana, reported
by said committe, was taken
up.
On motion Of Senator Wharton the report
Of the committee was adopted and the bill
was indefinitely POSTPONED.
The report lof the Committee on Judi
ciary on House bill No. 81, entitled an act
giving parties accused Of crime the right to
testify as witnesses on their trial, reported
by Hons. T. c. Anderson and E.
D. White, and unfavorably by Hons
E. L. Whitney and j. Henri Burch, was
taken up.
Senator Burch moved to indefinitely
postpone the whole subject matter.
On the call of Senator Breaux 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. Allan, Anderson, Black
burn. Breaux. Brewster, Cage, Chadbourn,
Detiege, George, Goode, Greene, Grover,
HARPER, Herwig, KelsO Landry, MasicOt,