New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-26
JOURNAL
SENATE.

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SENATE.
sixteenth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, January "a, 1876.
The Senate met pursuant to sdjournmen
attwelve o'clock NJ, the Hon. c. c. Antoine
Lieutenant Governor and President Of til
Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs Alexander, Allan, Al
derson, Blackburn Blunt, Brewster, Burcl
Chsdbourn, Detiege, Dumont, Georg,
Goode, Ola, Greene, Harper, Kelso, Kelly
Masicot, Ogden. Pollard, Robertson, Stever
T Twitcne!s1,; Weber, Wharton White
Absent-Messrs. Breaux, Cage, Eustis
Grover, Herwig, Landry, Stamps, Syphe,
Whitney-9
Prayer was offered by the Rev. MI
Dardis.
The journal was read, corrected and ap
proved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Anderson, chairman of the Ju
dietary Committee, submitted the following
report:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY !
New Orleaus, January "a, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
On Senate bill No. 80, entitled an act to
authorize and require the employment OF
shorthand reporters to report testimony in
appealable civil causes before the district
courts of the parish of Orleans; to authorize
the appointment of such experts in other
sn%r so< MI Nr fl,A <o>n r$oin
fixing the fees of said experts, and repeal
ing all laws giving to clerks Of courts COM
pensatiOn for testimony taken by such ex-
perts, favorably.
On Senate bill No. 5, entitled an act rela-
tive to administrators and executors re-
aiding out of the State, unfavorably.
On Senate bill No. 8, entitled an act to
amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to
amend article GA OF the Code Of Practice,
approved twenty third of April. 1872, being
act No. IL Of the session of 1874, by the fol-
loving substitutes, entitled Senate bills
Nos. 81 and S.. viz:
Senate bill No. 81 (substitute for Senate
bill No. 81 an act to amend and re-enact
article 1899 of the Revised Civil Code
Senate bill No. IS (eubstitute for Senate
bill No. g., an act to amend and re-enact an
act entitled an act to amend article GA of
the Code of Practice, approved April .,
1872, being act No. IL of the session of 1874
And on Senate bill No. 3, entitled an act
relative to judicial sales and sale days.
On Senate bill No. lS, entitled an act to
amend and re-enact section 34l0 Of the Re-
yised Statutes of Louisiana.
Also. on Senate bill No. 49, entitled an
act relative to judicial advertise ment sand
sheriff's sales, and repeating certain laws
referring thereto, and amending and re-en-
acting section 34lO of the Revised Statutes,
by the following substitute:
CAnafo hill No 56 suh.t;fr<a fo, Caro&o
bills Nos. 3, Is and 30, entitled an act to
amend and re enact section 34l0 of the Re- !
yised Statutes.
7: c. ANDERSON, Chairman.
The report lies over.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Senator Harper gaveinotice that at some |
future day he would introduce the follow
ing bill:
An act to incorporate the Loan and
Pledge Association of the State Of Louisiana.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIOUS NOTICE.
By Senator Andersen:
Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act to au-
thorize and require popular vote in GER
tain parishes with reference to subscrip-
ton to stock in the New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company; to require the police
juriee, in the event of favorable vote, to
subscribe to the stock Of said railway COM
pany, to issue and sell bonds for the pur-
pose of raising 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 be made of moneys paid to said railroad;
10 provide q remedy, by mandamus and
damages, to enforce compliance with this
vet; to provide preference for certain ap-
Deals; to impose special duties on State Of
icers of election in said parishes, and on
,arochial officers, and to repeal conflicting
avs.
The constitutional rules being suspended
~ four-fifths affirmative vote of the Sen. '
Ite, the bill was placed upon its second
oading, and referred to the Committee on
Railroads.
By Senator Anderson:
/
horlze the consolidation of companies Or
,anized for the purposes specified in section
83 of the Revised Statutes.
The constitutional rules being suspended i
y fOur-fifths affirmative vote of the SEN
Ite, the bill was placed upon it's second
,eadlng, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Senator Wharton:
Senate bill No. 50, entitled ian act to
'mend and re-enact sections four and FIVE ;
# m act entitled an act to provide for the
'sseA sment of property in the city of New
orleans, defining the duties of State
assessors, fixing their salary, commissions
md necessary expenses, and prohibiting
he city of New Orleans from making as I
hereafter, and repeating all laws,
y parts of laws, conflicting with act ap- :
proved March 16, 1875"
The constitutional rules being suspended S
y four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sem n
'te, the bill was placed upon its second T
eading, and referred to the Committee on
finance.
Senator Wharton moved that the bill be :
rinted, and on the motion to print demand
he yeas and nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas Alexander, Allan, Anderson, t
ieorge, Goode, Ola. Greene, Grover, Harp
r, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden, Pollard, Robert
on, Stamps, Steven, Weber, Wharton, a
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Nays-Blunt, Dumont, Kelso, Masicot,
rwitchel, Whitney, Young.