New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-22
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Ra0eanfh Days Session.

Fifteeuth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans. January Ii' 1870
Tho Sarate me. pursuant to adjourn
ment at twelve o'clock NJ, the hon' " "
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and fresi'
dsnt of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the rol! The following Senators
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander. Allan. An
derson. Blackburn. Blunt. Brewster. Buren,
natiege. Dumont, Gla. Harper. keiso, Ian
drv. Robertson, Stamps. Seven. TwltcheA'
Weber, Wharton, White, Ioung-2l.
Absent - Messrs. breanx Cage Cnao'
bourn, Eustis. George, Geode. Greene G PoI
yer, Herwig, Kelly, Mascot, Ogden, foi-
lard, Sypher, Whitney-i9.
PRAYER was offered By the Rev. MI.
Bryant.
The journal was read. corrected and ap-
proved.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Senator Anderson, from the judiciary
Committee, reported favorably on Senate
bill No. 81, to be entitled AZ act to en-
power police juries to enact and ENFORCE
ordinances for the protection of game and
Ash.
Lies over.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS
CONSENT.
By Senator Kelso:
Senate bill No 4S, an act to provide for
the trial of appeals IN summary cases.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-fifths affirmative vote Of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading, and referred 10 the Committee on
Judiciary.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The following Senators gave notice that
at some future day they would introduce
the folio wing bills:
By Senator Steven:
A bill to amend and re-enacs section 1923
of the Revised Statutes Of this State.
BY Senator Anderson:
A bill entitled an act TO repeal act No. 40
of 1869, entitled an act TO provide for car.
rying into effect the one hundred and thirty
second article of the onst.tution Of the
State, and to repeal the same provisions az
embodied in the Revised Statutes.
By Senator Anderson:
A bill entitled an act to authorize and
require popular vote in certain parishes
with reference to a subscription to stock in
the New Orleans Pacific Railway Com
pany; to require the police juries. in the
event of favorable vote, to subscribe to
the stock of said railway company, to issue
cf roia;nn
means to pay for said stock. and to levy
tax for interest and principal Of said bonds;
to establish penalties for diversion OF said
tax. and remedy for the holders of said
bonds; to define the use Of said stock; to
ratify previous subscriptions and bonds
therefor; and to declare the use to De made
of moneys paid to said railroad; to provide
. remedy, by mandamus and damages, to
enforce compliance with this act; to pro-
vide Q preference tor certain appeals;
to impose special duties on State officers OF
election in said parishes, ami OF parochial
officers, and to repeal conflicting laws.
By Senator Anderson:
Of an act to authorize the consolidation
of companies organized for the purposes
specified in section $50 of the Revised
Statutes.
By Senator MasicO-:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
Lief of Hebeat & Leischer.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO
PREVIOUS NOTICE,
By Senator Young:
Savofo Hill No an RI anafia fha |
parish of COncordia to refund its funded |
debts and to levy and collect taxes to pay |
the debts refunded.
The constitutional rules being suspended |
by four-ftths affirmative vote OF the |
Senate, the bill was placed on it's second |
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
BY Senator Steven:
Senate bill No. so, an act amending act
No. IL, approved May II, 1875 said act
being supplemental to act No. 3, approved
J anuary "a, 1874, to provide that the presi
dent and directors of the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange shall be authorized to elect
any one member of their body they may
choose, vino shall be fully authorized and
qualified to act as q member of the Fund
ing Board at any and all meetings of said
unding Board at which the president Of
she Cotton Exchange may be absent.
The constitutional rules being suspended
By four fifths affirmative vote Of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
,eading, and referred to the Con- mi:tee on
1dicisry.
Also, Senate bill No 81, an act to amend
and re-fnact article 32,4 Of the Revised
Civil Code.
OF BILLS BY UNANIMOUS con-
SENT.
By Sena. or Twitchell:
Senate bill No. SO. an act regulating the
fees Of the sheritfs of the several parishes Of
the State, the parish OF Orleans excepted,
IN criminal cases, and to provide for the
payment of the same.
The constitutional rules being suspended
BY four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Senator Young:
Senate bill No 50, an act giving to j. R.
Francois the exclusive right of the ferry at
Simmsport, in the parish of Avoyelles, Lou
isiana.
The constitutional rules being suspended
BY four ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Corporations.