New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-25
JOURNAL
srArE OF LOUISIANA.
SENATE.
Fifteenth Days Session.

Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
On call OF the roll the following Senator
answered to their names: g.
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, Al
derson, Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster. Burcl
Detiege, Dumont, Ola, Harper, Kelso, La
dry, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Twitchel
Weber, Wharton, White, YOung-2l.
Absent - Messrs. Bresux, Cage, Cha
bourn, Eustis, George, Goode, Greene, CIR
yer. Herwig, Kelly, Mascot, Ogden, Pc
lard, Sypher, Whitney-l5.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. NJ
Bryant.
The journal was read, corrected and a.
proved.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Senator Anderson, from the Judiciar
Committee, reported fsvorably on Senat
bill No. 81, to be entitled an act to en-
power police juries to enact and enforc
ordinances for the protection Of game an
fsh.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS By UsAS1Mou
CONSENT. 80
By Senator Kelso:
Senate bill No. 4s, an act to provide 70
the trial of appeals IN summary cases.
The constitutional rules being suspende,
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon it's secont
reading, and referred to the Committee OF
Judiciary.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following Senators gave notice tina
Ut some future day they would introduc.
tho follow bills:
By Senator Steven:
A bill to amend and re-enact section o52s
Of the Revised Statutes Of this State.
By Senator Anderson:
A bill entitled an act to repeal act No. AZ
Of 1869, entitled an act to provide for car
rying into effect the one hundred and thirty
second article of the constitution of the
State, and to repeal the same provisions Of
embodied in the Revised Statutes.
By Senator Anderson:
A bill entitled an act to authorize and
require popular vote in certain parishes
with reference to . subscription to stock in
tho New Orleans Pacific Railway Com.
pany; to require the police juries, in the
event of favorable vote, to subscribe to
tho stock Of said railway company, to issue
and sell bonds for the purpose of raising
means to pay for said stock, and to levy
tax for interest and principal Of said bonds;
to establish penalties for diversion Of said
tax, and remedy for the holders of said
bonds; to define the use Of said stock; to
ratify previous subscriptions and bonds
therefor; and to declare the use to be made
Of moneys paid to said railroad; to provide
. remedy, by mandamus and damages, to
enforce compliance with this act; to pro-
vide preference for certain appeals,
to impose special duties on State officers of
election in said parishes, and on parochial
officers, and to repeal conflicting laws.
BY Senator Anderson:
Of an act to authorize the consolidation
Of companies organized for the purposes
specifed in section 6s3 Of the Revised
Statutes.
BY Senator Mascot:
Of bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of Hebeat & Leischer.
OF BILLS ACCORDING TO
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Senator Young:
Senate bill No. 40, an act to enable the |
parish Of Concordia to refund its funded |
aebts and to levy and collect taxes to pay
The debts refunded.
The constitutional rules being suspended
By . four-ftths affirmative vote of the
senate, the bill wss placed on it's second
'eading, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
BY Senator Steven:
Senate bill No. so, an act amending act
10. II, approved May IL, 1875, said act
'eing supplemental to act No. 3, approved
January "a, 1874, to provide that the presi-
lent and directors of the New Orleans Cot
on Exchange shall be authorized to elect
ny one member Of their body they may
hoose, vino shall be fully authorized and
qualified to act as q member Of the Fund
ng Board ct any and all meetings of said
'unding Board at which the president of
be Cotton Exchange may be absent.
The constitutional rules being suspended
y fourf ifths affirmative vote of the Sen.
to. the bill was placed upon it's second
eading, and referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
Also, Senate bill No. 81, an act to amend
nd re-enact article 3274 of the Revised
,ivil Code.
OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS con-
SENT.
BY Senator Twitchell:
Senate bill No. So, an act regulating the
ees of the sheriffs Of the several parishes of
he State, the parish of Orleans excepted.
4 criminal cases, and to provide for the
'ayment of the same.
The constitutional rules being suspended
y four.fifths affirmative vote of the SEN
tie, the bill was placed upon its second
eading, and referred to the Committee ON
Judiciary.
By Senator Young:
Senate bill No. 50, an act giving to J. r.
Francois the exclusive right of the ferry at
simmsport, in the parish of Avoyelles, Lou
sians.
The constitutional rules being suspended
y four-fifths affirmative vote of the SEN
te, the bill was placed upon it's second
eading, and referred to the Committee ON
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The subject matter pending when the
enate adjourned was the motion of Senator
lamps to suspend the constitutional rules
/ order to place Senate bill No. AZ on its
scond reading.
Senator Burch made the point of order |