The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-12
gEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
Hgw ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 10. 1876
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate

came 10 order at IL o'clock, a quorum presen
A petition was presented by Burch from tn
City Council Of Baton Rouge, asking that tn
Mechanical College be located at that point
Referred.
The bill to incorporate the Home Saving
Bank was reported favorably upon by tn
Committee on Corporations.
Also, the committee reported favorably OF
an act to regulate the compensation for keep
ing prisoners in Other than the parish Oh of
leans.
Mr.. Chadbourne. Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Lands and Levees, reported back with
out action the act creating special levee dis
trict in IbervilIe and Pointe Coupee.
An act was introduced by Mr.. Green to at
tach certain territory to the parish OF Jackson
Referred.
Harper introduced an act providing for the
appointment of en- additional justice OF the
peace for the Fourth Ward Of Caddo parish.
Referred.
An act was introduced by MI. Burch relat
ing 10 the qualifications of candidates for ad.
mission to the bar Of the Supreme Court Re-
ferred.
Harper introduced an act to incorporate the
Congregation Emanuel Of Shreveport Re
tered.
A joint resolution was introduced by
Stamps 10 authorize the Committee on Sena-
tor West to employ q shorthand writer. Laid
over
The act empowering the police juries OF
the parishes to take the popular vote with
view 10 purchasing stock in the New Orleans
Pacific Railroad, was rec0mmitted.
A joint resolution was introduced by Mr.
Anderson asking Congress to aid the con-
struction Of the Texas Pacific Road and the
Louisiana branches thereof, etc. Referred.
The following was called up by Senator
Br5aux:
Senate bill No. rs, an act to remit the col
lection OF State and parish taxes on lands
situated in the parish Of Pointe Coupe. and
subject to yearly inundation from the Grand
Levee crevasse.
Mr.. Young moved to insert Concordia with
Pointe 0bupee.
A motion was made to table, which failed.
Executive session being raised the bill
again came up, and Mr.. Goode amended Mr..
Yogpg's amendment by inserting St. Landry,
st. Mary, St. Martin, Assumption and Terre-
bonns.
Mr.. Yang moved to postpone the whole
subject matter. and then called the main ques-
ton. Lost.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Wbar-
ton referring the whole matter to the Com
mittee on Lands and Levees, and instfEcting
them to bring in o bill in five days, exempt
ing from taxes all lands inundated by the
Bonnet Care and Grand Levee crevasses Car
ried.
Mr.. Harper called up Senate bill No. 112,
an act to INCORPORATE the ST. James Methodist
Episcopal Church Association, OF Shreveport,
Louisiana. Reported favorably February g.
with amendments. Report adopted and the
bill passed.
Mr.. Brewster called up Senate joint resolu-
ton No. z, inAructing the Senators and re-
questing the Representatives OF Louisiana in
Congress to secure the passage by the National
Legislature of an act granting appropriate pen
Hions to the veterans OF the war with Mexico,
their widows and minor orphans. Reported
dissenting.
Repor. adopted and the bill passed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER
By Mr. Goode: On Senate bill No. 5, emit
tlea an act relative to administrators and ex-
ecuiors residing out Of the State. Reported
January %.
Report adopted and the bill Indefinitely
postponed.
By Mr.. Weber: Senate bill No. 10, an act
to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate
the town of Clinton, parish of East Feliciana,
Louisiana, approved May 8, 1852, and to pro-
vide Tor the better police and government OF
said town. and to exempt the ciiizens thereof
from the payment of parish taxes and licenses.
Reported favorabiy with amendments, Janu-
AIRY &C.
Report adopted and the bill finally passed
BY Mr.. Herwig: Senate bill No. 81, emit
tied an act to change the name Of Benjamin
Cohen Carrillon to Benjamin Cohen Da Silva
Alhenator. Reported unfavorably, January %.
Report adopted and the bill recommitted.
By Mr. Anderson: Senate bill No. 50, en-.
titled an act to repeal act No. 40 Of 1869, en-
titled an act to provide for carrying into ef-
feet article 1872 Of the Constitution of the
State, and to repeal the same provisions as EN-.
bodied in the Revised Statutes. Reported "a
vorably by Messrs. Anderson and White, and
by Messis. Burch and Dumont,
February2 2.
Made the special order for Tuesday.
BY Mr.. Anderson: Senate bill No. 70, en-
titled an act to repeal act No. 81, &C Of 1873,
repeating and re- -enacting sections 81 80, 2l67
And 2lS8 of the Revised Statutes Of the State |
Of Louisiana: and also to repeal and re-enact |
said sections 2lS0, 2lS7 and 2188, and also Sec
lions 2l86, 1892 and 219S of the Revised |
of Louisiana. Reported favorably |
February 2.
Laid over. |
MIR. Goode: Senate bill No. 70, entitled an |
act to amend and re-enact article 346 of the |
Civil Code of Louisiana. Reported favoraby |
February 2. Report adopted and the bill
passed.
The joint resolution appropriating $50, 600
o render Bayou Terrebonne and Little Gail.
ou navigable. A majority report favored it,
md minority report by Mr.. White, op-
posed it. The minority report was tabled and
he majority report adopted
The bill finally passed
Mr. Stamps introduced an act to pave and (
grade certain portions of the streets Of New
)rleans Referred.
REPORTS LYING OVER
BY Mr. White: Senate bill No. 81, entitled
m act to repeal an act to authorize attorneys
It law from other States to practice in the
courts Of this State being act No. 2O1 of the
ession of 1868. approved October 81, 1868
Reported favorably February 2. Made the
pecial order for Monday.
Mr.. Massicot, by permission, introduced an
ct repeating that clause Of the act changing
he name Of Brashear to Morgan City, which
xempts the city from parish taxes. Referred.
BY Mr.. Whitney: Senate bill No. 80, an act
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