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

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SENATE.
Twenty.secend Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Orleans, January 81, 1876
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve o'clock M, the Hon. C. {
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll, the following Sena
tors answered to their names
Present-Meesrs. Alexander. Anderson
Allan, Blackburn, Breaux. Burch, Brew
ster, Cage, Chad bourn, Detiege, DumOnt
Harper Herwig KelsO, Robertson, Stampe
Steven. s. pher, Twitchell' Weber, Wharton
YOung-22
Absent-Messrs. Blunt, Enstis, George
Gcode Gla Greene. Grover, Kelly Landry
Mssicot, Ogden, Pollard, White, Whit
ney-l4.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Oar
dis.
The journal was read, corrected and ap.
proved.
Senator Allan offered an amendment to
the rules.
Senator Detiege made the point or order
that it is not in order to offer an amendment
to the rules at this time.
The President ruled the point we'll taken
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Anderson presented q petition
from the Property Holders Union relative
to the city debt, which was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also, q petition from the citizens of Bra
shear City, protesting against the passage
of bill changing the name of their town.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations
and Psrochial Affairs
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Anderson, from the Committee
on Judiciary, submitted the following re-
port:
Committee on JUDICIARY
New Orleans. January 81, 1876. !
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Judiciary report "a
vOrably on Senate bill No. 81, with the fol-
lowing amendments:
On line twelve, after the word residing"
and on line thirteen, before the word '.of."
insert the following words: within the
jurisdictiOn;" and on line thirteen, between
the word court" and the word ''iD ;" insert
the words, "and having property liable to
seizure to the amount OF the obligation
within the State"
On Senate bill No. e.. report favorably,
seven, strike out the word ''of' and insert |
the word "having." And the following |
words to be inserted after the word prop |
erty, on line seven, ''iiable to seizure within !
the State"
On House bill No SO. report favorably.
On House bill No. 8, report fayorably,
with the following amendments: In section |
one, on line five, strike ont the word "cur
rency." And in section two, on line nine.
after the word appropriated" add the
words, (which amount shall be considered
. part payment of any amount which NAV
be appropriated for said asylum for the
year 1876" Strike out word currency" in
the title Of the bill.
On Senate bill! No. 80, report favorabiy.
THOMAS G. ANDERSON,
Chairman;
EDWARD P. WHITE, /
A. DUMONT,
J. HENRI h,.~'RCH
The report lies over.
Senator Masicot, from the Committee on
Enrolment, made the following report:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLLING AND EsGRossIsGl
New Orleans, January 81. 1876. |
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolling and En-
crossing Bills beg leave to report the fol- !
lowing bill as having been duly enrolled,
viz:
Senate bill No. g., an act apportioning
the State into senatorial districts, and fix A
ing the number Of Representatives to be
elected, etc.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. A. MASCOT, Chairman.
NOTICE OF BILL
The following Senator gave notice that I
1t some future day he would introduce :
the following bill:
By Senator Breaux: :
An act entitled an act to encourage q
bee keeping and manufacture Of honey in q
his State. z
OF BILL ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIOUs NOTICE.
BY Senator Wharton: r
Senate bill No. l0l, an act to amend and
re-eDact sections 8l5 and SIG of the Revised o
Statutes of Louisiana.
The constitutional rules being suspended o.
by four. itths affirmative vote of the Sen b
ste, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on ii
Judiciary. "a
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS. u
BY Senator Allan:
substitute for Mr.. Twitchells amendment y,
and tor rule twenty-t three of the Senate.
Every Senator who shall be in the Senate ! C.
when question is put shall give his vote | L
lnless the Senate, for reasons assigned, shall to
excuse him; and when the Secretary. under
'rder OF the Senate, shall have commenced G
FALLING the yeas and nays, each Senator, "
when his name is called, shall be allowed
TWO minutes to explain his vote on debata
bic questions; and it shall be the duty of
he Secretary to put in q separate list the u
names of absentees on every call of the fl
yeas and pays.
Senator Allan asked unanimous consent
o take up the resolution at the present .,
ime. O.
Senator Detiege objected. n
Senator Allan moved to suspend the Sen L
lte rulee, to take up the resolution at the to
present time. n
Adopted. o
Senator Allan moved the adoption of the
esOlution. n n
Senator Detiege moved to amend the res
tuition by striking out the word "debata-
To-" .....
On motion of Senator Allan the motion -
vas laid on the table. :,
Senator Brewster moved to lay the reso-
ution on the table.