New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-25

| The question recurring on tuo ouGFoon
mept of Senate bill No. s., on motion o
Senator Robertson the bill was considered
engrOssed.
On motion of Senator Robertson the con
stitutional rules were suspended by four
tifths affirmative vote Of the Senate, tn
bill was placed on its third reading AMI
final passage, it's title was adopted and il
was ordered to be sent to the House f0l
concurrence.
Senator Blunt asked and obtained unani
nous consent to call up House bill No. 81
entitled an act to repeal an act entitled al
act to increase the revenues of the STATE
| and to authorize the incorporation and es
Establishment of the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and to repeal certain acts now II
force.
! The bill was read the first time.
Onmotion Of Senator Sypher the constitu
tional rules were suspended by four-ffthf
| affirmative vote of the Senate, IN order tC
place the bill on its second reading.
| On motion Of Senator Sypher the bill was
adopted on its second reading, and it was
| calendared.
! INTRODUCTION OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS CON
SENT.
Senator Harper asked and obtained unani
nous consent TO introduce Senate bill No
| 1856, entitled an act to reduce the expenses
OF the city government of the city of Shreve
port by reducing the salaries of the mayor
city attorney and city physician; reducing
the number of clerks and salaries of same;
also, repeating act No. ll2, approved March
9, 1869, entitled an act to create recorder &
court in the city of Shreveport Louisiana,
and for other purposes.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four tifths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed On its second read
ing, and referred to the Committee On
Corporations.
Senator Twitchell asked and obtained
unanimous consent to introduce Senate bill
No 1s7, entitled an act to revise, amend
and re enact sections seven and twenty SIX
of act No. SO, approved March 20, 1872, en-.
titled an act to regulate the conduct, and
to maint ain the freedom and purity OF cleo
tiOns etc.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four fiiths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Elections and Registration.
On motion of Senator Twitchell Senate
bill No. l57 was also taken up and referred
to the same committee
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES BY UNANIMOUS
CONSENT.
Senator Alexander, from the Committee
on Banks and Banking, submitted the fol.
lowing majority and minority reports:
The majority report reads as follows:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Seua e:
The majority report of the Senate Com
mittee on Banks and Banking respectfully
shows to your honorable body that in com
pliance with resolution of February 8. 1876,
they proceeded to investigate the affairs of
the Citizens Bank of Louisiana. and the
officers of the same, on being called upon
by your committee. promptly furnished us
with elaborate statements OF both depart
meDts of the bark.
We find that tnier authority Of Act. No.
10 Of 1874. a judiciohs arrangement has been
affected with the bondhOlters abroad, ex-
tending the aEment OF the bonds issued i'll
favor OF the mortgage department. distrihu--
ing the new ma'urities fr, m 1856 70 1911.
which Will prove OF great benefit to all parties
concerned. This contract OF extension has
been formally signed by over nineteen rhs
OF the hcndholders. ard the agents in Eu-
rope apprehend no difficulty in obtaining
the assent OF the remainder. Wnen the
arrangement IS com, lrt u, it il contem-
plated by the bank 10 furnish transcript
OF the same. to he placed ON tile in the office
OF the Secretary OF State. With the extern
sion obtained. We believe that the bonds
are amply provided for.
The affairs OF the banking department
we fad IN most satisfactory condition.
Its rapid recovery from its difficulties OF
1874. i,not only remarkable, bur, We believe,
unprecedented II is now thoroughly sound.
prndently managed aud. in our opinion.
well merits the confidence of the public,
which it 40 largely enjoys.
Very respectfully Submitted
THEOPHILE T. ALLAN,
P. LANDRY.
EDWARD ID. WHITE.
JACQUES A. OLA,
JAMES H. GROVER
The minority report being too voluminous
to print in the journal, it was ordered
to be printed in pamphlet form.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OVER RESUMED.
The report OF the Committee on Judiciary
On House bill No. AS, entitled an act to
amend and re-enact section 1921 of tie Re
vised Statutes of Louisiana. reported by |
said committee, was take up.
On motion of Senator Landry the report |
was adopted.
On motion OF Senator l. andry the bill was |
adopted on its secold reading
On motion of Senator Landry, the consti- |
tutional rules were suspended by four
hfth7 affirmative vote of the Senate, and
the bill was placed on its third reading,
and final passage. the title to stand, and
notice of concurrence was ordered sent to
the House.
The report of the Committee on Canals
and Drainage on Senate bill No. l4S, emit
He'd an act 70 incorporate the navigation of
Bayou Teche above st. Msrtnsville, and to
grant to j. n. Pharr the privilege of con-
,tructing locks therein, and to charge toll
'or passing said locks, reported favorably
oy said committee, was taken up.
On motion OF Senator Sypher the report
If the committee was adopted.
On motion of Senator Sypher the bill was
considered engrossed.
Senator Robertson moved to amend the
second section b. striking out all that por-
ion relating 10 charges on timber passing
through the locks.
Adopted.
Senator kelso moved to strike out section
i've.
Adopted