New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-20
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.

Thirteenth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Or!C aas January 10, 1876
: The Senate met pursuant TO adjourn
a ment at twelve o'clock NJ, the Hon. c. C
4 Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate, in the chair.
9 On call of the roll the following Senators
answered TO their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan. An.
derson, Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burcb
Chadbourn, Dotiege, George GOoGe, CHA,
Greene. Harper, kelso, Kelly, Ogden. Pol
lard, Robertson, Stamps, Steven. Weber,
White, Whitney. YOung-25.
Absent-Messr.. Breaux. Cage. Dunont,
Eustls, Grover, Herwig, Landry, Masicot,
, Sypher, Twitchell. Wharton-ll
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr..
Dardis.
The journal was read. corrected and ap-
proved.
Senator Blackburn rose to question of
privilege relative to an article published in
the Donalds onvile Chief
The following message fl q tue Governor
was read
| STATE OF LOUISIANA
| Executive Department. ,
W" orleans January ~, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Me IN bers of the
transmit: here With for yoar considera-
ton proposed bill, which has been cub
| mltted to NE, Incorporating the Merchants
Exchange Association of New Orleans. and
comforting upon them certain privileges and
authorities. The Incorporation of an asso-
citation such as tbs one proposed seems to
me to De OF Importance to the commerce of
| New OrIeaNa a IrpNpr Slbiapt for ..r;c
| lat:ve action.
| l commend the matter to your careful
| attention.
WIN. P. KELLOGG, Governor.
Senator Burch asked unanimous consent
to introduce Senate bill No. 90, entitled an
act to incorporate the Merchants Exchange
Association of New Orleans, comforting GER
tain privileges and authorities upon said
| corporation, providing for the appointment
| of inspectors, weighers and gaugers of
| flour. grain, hay, provisions, groceries,
| liquors and other articles of trade, COM
| monty dealt in by the members of said cor.
poration, and prescribing their duties and
powers; to repeal sections 1913 to 1853. in
elusive. of the Revised Statutes of 1870;
providing for and regulating the Inspection,
weighing and gauging of -four, grain, hay,
provisions, groceries, liquors and other ar
ticles of trade; authorizing said corporation
to fix the grades and standards of the ar
ticies to be inspected, weighed er gagged:
authorizing said corporation to establish
committees of reference and arbitration.
and for other purposes, and repeating all
laws or parts Of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this act.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-tfths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing and referred to the Committee on Cor
porations.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Mascot. from the Committee on |
Enrolment and EngrossMent made the |
following report:
COMMITTEE ON ENROLLING AND EsgsossISG |
New Orieaus JANUARY Is, 1876. |
To the Honorable President ard Members Of the |
Your Committee on Enrolling and En- |
crossing bills beg leave to report the toll
lowing bills as having beerduly engrOssed, |
viz:
Senate joint resolution No 3, relative to
stocking the waters of the State of Louisi- |
ana with fish.
Senate bill No. 10, an act regulating the
time of holding the regular terms OF the
district court OF the Eight Judicial District,
parish of Calcasieu
j. A. MASCOT. Chairman.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Tae following Senators gave notice that
at some future day they would introduce
the following bills:
By Senator Chadbourn.
An act to pay for two hundred and fifty
copies, each of the Civil Code, the Code Of
Practice and the Revised Statutes of the
State of Louisiana. received by the Secre-
tary OF State.
BY Senator Blunt:
An act to amend and le-snact section ten
Of the license law of act No IA of 1872.
By Senator Twitchell:
An act to change venue IN certain cases.
BIZ Senator Allan:
An act to provide better security to the |
public against accidents on street railroad
lines.
By Senator Robertson:
An act fixing the fees of the clerks of the
district courts throughout the Stste, the
parish Of Orleans excepted; providing for
he manner of collecting the same, and
king penalties for extortion in Office.
OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE- !
vIOUS NOTICE.
By Senator George:
Senate bill No. 80, an act entitled an act
o further define and extend the jurisdic- :
ION of the parish courts of this State.
The constitutional rules being suspended
" q four-ffths affirmative vote of the !
senate, the bill was placed on its second A
eading, and referred to the Committee on :
Judiciary.
BY Senator George:
Senate bill No. 81, an act entitled an act
o provide for change of venue in civil | {
auses pending in the dictrics and parish t
ourts of this State. 3
The constitutional rules being suspended b
y four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sem n
tie, the act was placed upon its second !,
eading and referred to the Committee on
judiciary. =
By Senator Chadbourn: |r
Senate bill No. 80, an act relative to Judi (
lal advertisements and sheriff's sales, and e
epealing certain laws referring thereto, +
nd amending and re -enacting section 34lO 81
t the Revised Statutes.
The constitutional rules being suspended |
= f01rffths affirmative vote of the SEN >
to, the bill was placed upon its second 6
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