New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-17

corporate the St. PAtrlck's Savings Bank,
and prescribing its powers and privileges
being the special order of the day imme'
diately after the reading of the minutes
was taken up.
On motion of Senator Burch, the further
consideration of the bill was postponed un
til tomorrow at P. M.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
NrArE OF LOUISIANA, J
Executive Department, :
New Orleans Febr usry Ii, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Memberso OF the
Senate:
l am instructed to inform the Senate that
the Governor has this day approved and
signed q joint resolution originating IN
your honorable body relative to stocking
the waters of the State of Louisiana with
fish.
H. CONQUEST CLARKE,
Private Secretary. i.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Kelly presented petition from
the directors of St. Vincents Home for
Destitute Boye, relative to the necessities
of that institution.
Referred to the Committee en- Charitable
Institutions.
Senator Anderson presented the follow
ing petition from the oil merchants of New
Orleans, and asked that it be printed in the
journal:
To the Honorable Senate and House Of Representa-
tives of the State OF Louisiana:
We, the undersigned oil dealers in the
city, would beg to state our objections to
inspection and designation Of coal oils and
illumina ting oils, fluids, etc.
l. That the passage Of the act will force
that peculiar trade away from our city
(which is now sufficiently hampered in too
many ways), by forcing the buyer to 60
elsewhere to procure his cheap, brilliant
and now necessary fluid tor illuminating
his household.
9, That this trade il large and import
BY those who have paid their license both
to the city and the State, and who have not
been consulted in the preparation or pass
age of said bill.
3. That said act provides for fire test of
1859, which is $50 in excess of the United
States standard, and q test that is CONNER
cially unknown.
4. That the fees are excessive, being
largely in excess of those allowed by any
profit in the sale of the oil, being about
three and halt per cent on the valuation
of the oil in this market.
5. That the oil is already inspected under
State and United States laws before reach
ing this market.
6. That the denial of the sale of gasoline.
benzine, ETC., would operate against manu-
facturers etc., in this State, as many OF our
sugar houses are lighted by gas made from
these fluids.
7. That while we do not object to fair
and just law on the subject, we respectfully
protest against the passage of this law,
which gives too much power and too large
fees to the inspector, and which seems TO
be in the interest OF other illuminating COM
panies or irms.
Before any action on the part of the Sem
ate in the passage of the bill, We would
ask that the same be referred
thew should confer with all of the oil deal
ere on this subject before making their re-
port back to the Senate.
We have the honor to subscribe ourselves,
JAMES G. CLARK,
w. P. CONVERSE. JR.. & CO.,
WILLIAM E. JERVEY,
CHESS, CARLEY & CO.,
j. H. SCOTT.
We. the undersigned, wholesale grocers |
of TINS CITY. 90 JON IN tne accompanying
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