New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-30
raE SENATE YESTERDAY.

Chief Clerk.
TIE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Twenty. first Days Session..
SENATE CHAnBRR,l
New Orleans. January 20, 1876. )
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve o'clock NJ, the Hon. c. C.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
dent of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll, the following Sena-
tors answered to their nance:
Present-Mesers. Allan, Breaux, Burch'
Detiege, Dumont: George, Goode, Greene
lard, Robertson, Steven, Sypher, Twitchell'
Weber, Wharton. Whitney-2l.
Absent - Messrs. Alexander. Anderson,
Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Cage, Chad
bourn, Eustis, Ola, Herwig, Landry, Mast
cot, Stamps, White, YOung-l5.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr..
Bryant.
The journal was read, corrected and ap-
proved.
Senator Burcb, according to notice. sub.
mitted the following minority report from
the Committee on Printing:
Committee ON PRINTING
New Orleans, January 70, 1876. }
To the Honorable President and Members of the
As q member of the late Committee on
Printing, beg leave to dissent from the
report submitted yesterday by Hon. w.
jasper Blackburn, chairman, and others of
the Committee ON Printing. for the reason
that said bills have not been submitted for
examination to the committee in any meet
ing, and would therefore recommend that
said bills be recommitted to the Committee
on Printing for further examination.
j. HENRI BURCH.
The report lies over.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIOUs NOTICE.
By Senator Burch:
Senate bill No. SO, an act to unite the
Louisiana State University, as now estab
liehed and located near Alexandria, in the
parish of Rapides, and the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, az now established and
located in the parish of St. Bernard, into
one and the same institution Of learning
to be known and designated under the anne
and title of the Louisiana State University,
and to establish and locate the same at b.
ton Rouge, in the parish of East Baton
Rouge.
The constitutional rules being suspended
of four-fifths affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Education.
By Senator Breaux:
Senate bill No. 80, entitled an act to regu-
late the actual tare on sugar, and to provide
q uniform system of packages, and imposing
. penalty on persons violating the same.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by q four-fifths affirmative vote of the
Senate, the bill was placed on it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Commerce and Manufactures.
By Senator Brewster;
Senate bill No. II, entitled an act to
amend and re enact article 1895 of the Code
of Practice, and to fix the terms of the
parish courts.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four. fifths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed on it's second read
ing, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Also, Senate bill No. 80, an act to fix the
terms of the district court in the Fourteenth
judicial District, and providing for the
drawing and summoning of juries for said
terms.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by q four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen.
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Also, Senate bill No. 90, an act to amend
and re-enact section three of an act entitled
an act relative to the Supreme Court; and
to regulate the terms thereof, the proceed
ings therein, appeals thereto, and processes
against the sureties on appeal bonds, ap-
proved March 16, 1870.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four fifths affirmative vote of tho SEN
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS con-
SENT.
By Senator Harper:
Senate bill No. "a, an act for the relief of
the minor heirs of E. C. Hart, deceased,
late of the parish of Caddo; to reduce their
tax assessments of 1873 and 1874, and to
remit penalties.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ftths affirmative vote Of the
Senate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
By Senator Sypher:
Senate bill No. IS, an act for the relief
of w. r. White.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four. fifths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred to the Commute on
Claims.