New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-18

corneration within said State, and that NO
| Law shall be enacted authorizing any par
| iah or city in this State to issue bonds, euo-
| scribe for stock or otherwise grant suDsi-
| dies to any private corporation, no matter
what tho objects and purposes OF ito moor
| poration may be.
The resolution lies over.
| By Senator Young:
| Resolred, That after the adoption OF this
resolution, all reform measures recon,
mended in the Governors message, snG
those asked for by the Property Hslders'
Union. shall have preference over all other
bills or joint resolutions.
The resolution lies over.
Senator Landry asked and obtained
unanimous consent to take up the following
! resolution:
WHEREAS, Certain witnesses having been
summoned and having attended IN ODE
dience to q resolution of the Senate, 10 ap'
| pear before the committee to examine into
the alleged outrages in the parishes OF East
and West Felicians, East Baton Rouge anu
St. Helena and
Revised Statutes of the State of Louisiana,
| witnesses are entitled to their pay; there
| fore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That the sum due
each of the witnesses be paid out OF the
contingent fund of the Senate, when such
appropriation shall have been made.
| MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an
nounced with the following message:
| House, OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, February IL, 1870
| To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
| am directed by the House of Repre-
sentatives to request the concurrence OF
your honorable body in the following emit
tied bills, viz:
No. ~, an act to establish an institution
| for the instruction of the blind in New Or
| leans.
| No. 266, an act relative to privileges for
| taxes, and to restrict such privileges and
| mortgages to the property taxed, and to re-
peal all acts in conflict with this act.
No. 1856, an act to fix and establish re-
turn day for appeals to the Supreme Court
of the State from the courts Of the parish
of Tangipahoa.
No $50, Joint resolution memorializing the
| national Congress to grant the aid OF the
national government in building the Jail
| and other parish buildings in the parish of
| Terrebonne that we're destroyed by the
troops of the United States.
Respectfully, etc.,
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Senator White offered the following
amendment:
Insert the word ''all" in lieu of certain"
The amendment was adopted.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
Senator Twitchell, from the Committee
all
port:
COMMITTEE CORPORATIONS AND
Parochial Affairs February II, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Corporations and
Parochial Affairs report favorably on the
following bills, viz
CONGREGATION Emanual, of the city of
Shreveport, Louisiana.
Also Senate bill No. 80, an act to pro-
vide for the appointment at future elections
of one additional justice of the peace and
one additional constable for ward four, par
ish of Caddo.
Also House bill No 2O6, an act to moor
pOrate the town of Benton, in the parish
Of Bossier, etc.
Also House bill No. 800, an act to amend
and re.enact section ten of an act entitled
an act supplementary to the acts incorpor-
ating the town of Thibodaux, etc.
NJ. H. TWITCHELL, Chairman.
The report lies over.
Senator Masicot from the Committee on
Enrolment, made the following report:
COMMIT TEE ON ENROLLING AND ENGRossrNG
New Orleans, February II, 1876 )
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolling and En-
crossing bills beg leave to report the follow
ing bills, as having been duly engrossed,
VIZ:
Senate joint resolution No. g. appropri-
ating SEQ 600 for the purpose of aiding and
assisting the citizens of the parish of Terre.
bonnie to clean and make navigable Bayous
Terrebonne and Little Gallon. in said
parish of Terrebonne, and to provide for
the manner of Disturbing the same.
Senate bill No SO, an act to amend and re-
enact section one of an act to incorporate
the Vidslia, Red River and Texas Railroad
Company.
Senate joint resolution No. IL, memorial
izing the national Congress to discriminate
in the tariff against all imports being the
products OF slave labor.
"'s J. a. MAAs1cor, Chairman.
Senator Harper, by unanimous consent
introduced Senate bill No. l62, entitled an
act to amend act No. 95, approved August
Is, 1872.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four titths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second
reading, and referred to the Committe on
Corporations.
By Senator Harper:
Senate bill No. l63, entitled an act to
establish board of audit for the parish of
Caddo.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four ffths affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed on its second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OVER.
Senator Grover asked and obtained unan-
imous consent to take up the report of the
Committee on Judiciary on Senate
bill No. 1913, entitled an act to govern
the manner in which cotton press receipts.
Warehouse receipts, or the other custodians
OF any property whatsoever, shall be issued
in all cases where such receipts shall or
may be issued as collateral security for
money advanced or borrowed on faith of
the property therein specified, and govern
ing the delivery and disposal of the prop
Co ~v1; c1, ol, ho,s