New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-28

FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


On call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their nance:
Preeeut-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson
Blunt, Breaux, Burch, Gage, ChadoGprl
DIV. Mascot, ogden. Pollard, Robertson
Sypher, weber, White, Whitney, Young-k
4bsenr-Messrs. Allan, Blackburn, Brew
ster, DumOnt, Eustis. Grover, Harper
Herwig, Kelso, Kelly, Stamps, Stever
Twitchell, Wharton-l4.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. MI
Dardis.
The journal was read, corrected and ar
proved.
Senator Burch rose to Q question OF priv
lege, relative to an article in the New VI
leans Democrat upon the state Of affairs II
Baton Rouge.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Chsdbourn submitted the follow
ing petition, which was ordered to b.
printed in the journal, and was referred II
the Committee on Corporations and Par
ochial Affairs.
To the Honorable the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the State Of Louisiana in Genera
Assembly convened:
The undersigned, comprising nearly thu
entire number Of property holders ana tax
represent to your honorable body that said
CITY of Kenner is entirely too small a. to
the population and value Of property to be
entitled to tho dignity of city and to bear
the cost Of city government; that tnougn
all our taxes and licenses are paid up IN
full, their amount is wholly lnsdeqoate @
defray tho expenses of the city government
q 1t present administered; that in conee.
quence We are rapidly running into debt
tor no conceivable reason, and would great.
" prefer to be retroceded to the parish Of
Jefferson and the police jury. We, there
fore, respectfully request that an act to in.
corporate the city Of Kenner, in the parish
river, State of Louisiana, and provide for
the government Of the same, be immediate-
ly repealed, and Your petitioners viii, a. In
duty bound, ever pray, etc.
Senator Whitney gave notice that he
would move . reconsideration of the vote
BY which Senate bill No. SO was finally
passed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Maeicot, from the Committee on
Enrolment and Engrossment, epbmitted
the following report:
Committee ON ENROLLING AND EHGRos.lve.
New Orleans, January 70, 1876.
TO the Honorable President and Members Of tho
Your Committee on Enrolling and En-.
crossing bills beg leave to report the follow.
ing bills % having been duly engrossed. viz:
Senate bill No. 81, apportioning the State
into senstorial districts. and fixing re nuW,
: -Aar Of RepfeSentatives, etc.
Senate bill No. l3, an act to provide TOT
the revival of judgments where the defend
ant has changed his domicile:
J. A. MASCOT, Chairman.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING no
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Senator Landry:
Senate bill No. 70, entitled an act for the
relief of r. Prosper Landry, Of the parish
of Ascension. tt
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four.6ftbs affirmative vote OF tho Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Claims.
By Senator Brewster:
Senste bill No. "a, an act to repeal Sec
ton eleven of act No. 81, entitled an act to
amend and re-enact sections one, two, three
and seven, and the ninth paragraph of Sec
ton nine, to add twenty-6rst paragraph
to section nine, and to amend and re-enact
sections nineteen, twenty-one and twenty
eight of an act entitled an act to incorpor-
ste the city of Monroe, to fix it's bounda-
riee, to provide for the government, and
create recorders Office for the same, sp-
proved May A. 1871, and after the first day
Of January, 1873, to exempt ell property,
real and personal, and all persons, firms or
corporations within the corporate limits OF
the city of Monroe from the payment Of
parish taxes and licenses, and to provide
for the payment of costs and fees in criminal
Gases originating within said corporate linn
its, which said act No. 81 became law
without the signature of the Governor OF
Louisiana on the eighth Of April, 1873, and
to cause all the movable and immovable
property within the corporate limits of said
city to be assessed and taxed for the pur-
pose of paying the taxes due the parish of
Ouachita, and to cause each and every per-
son or persons residing within the corporate
limits of said city, and who pursues or pur-
sue any trade, profession or occupation
therein, to be taxed for taxes due the par
ish Of Ouschita, and to authorize the COL
lecter Of the State and parish taxes Of the
parish of Ouachits to collect the taxes due
said parish of Ouschita situated within
said city Of Monroe, and to collect the
license tax due the parish of Ouachita by
any person or persons pursuing any trade,
profession OF occupation within the corpor-
ate limits Of eald city.
The constitutional rules being suspended
BY four lifths affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing. and referred to the Committee on Cor
poratiens and Parochial Affairs.
NOTICES OF BILLS By UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
By Senator Breaux:
Of Q bill to be entitled an act to remit
the collection of taxes on lands situated IN
che parish of Pointe Coupee and subject to
yearly inundstions from the Grand Levee
crevaese.
By Senator Whitney: .
OF q bill to be entitled An act to fix the
salaries Of thel Mayor and each Administra-
tor of the city of New Orleans.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
By Senator Burch:
Joint resolution No. S. to instruct the At.
torney General to institute proceedings to
forfeit the franchises, rights and privileges
conferred on the Mississippi and Mexican
Gulf Ship Canal Company under act No.'3o
of the acts of 1871, entitled an act for the