New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-21

Thirteessh Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orle ans, January 10, 1876.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment ut twelve o'clock NJ, the Hon. c.
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Senator
answered to their names:
derson, Blackburn. Blunt, Brewster, Burch
Chadbourn, Detiege, George, Goode, Ola
Greene, Harper, Kelso, Kelly, Ogden. Pol
lard, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Weber
White, Whitney, Young-25.
Absent-Aessrs. Breaux. Cage, Dumont
Eustis, Grover, Herwig; Landry, Mascot
Sypher, Twitchell, Whsrton-ll.
Prayer was offered BY the Rev. Mr..
Dardis.
70 Journal was read, corrected and sp-
proved.
Senator Blackburn rose to Question OF
privilege relative to an article published in
the Donaldsonville Chief.
The following message fl ON the Governor
was read:
SrAfI OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department.,
New Orleans, January 10, 1876.
T. the Honorable President and Members of the
senate:
transmit herewith for your considera-
ton Q proposed bill, which has been sub
mitted to me, incorporating the Merchants'
Exchange Association of New Orleans, and
comforting upon them certain privileges and
ciatiOn such - the one proposed seems to
me to be of importance to the commerce of
New Orleans and . proper subject for legis-
1ative aotion.
commend the matter to your careful
attention.
WIN. p. KELLOGG, Governor.
Senator Burch asked unanimous consent
to introduce Senate bill No. %, entitled an
oct 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 gsugers of
-four, grain, hay, provisions, groceries,
liquors and other articles of trade, COM
monty dealt in by the members of said cor.
porstioa, and prescribing their duties and
powers; to repeal sections 1S48 to 1858, in
elusive, of the Revised Statutes of 1870;
providing for and regulating the inspection,
weighing and gsuging OF flour, grain, hay,
provisions, groceries, liquors and other ar
ticles of trade; authorizing said corporation
to fix the grades and standards of the ar
ticles to be inspected, weighed or gsuged;
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 Q four.fifths affirmative vote OF the Sem
ste, the bill was placed on it's second read
ing and referred to the Committee on Cor
pceations.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Mascot, from the Committee on
Enrolment and Engrossment made the
.1pllewing report:
COHnITTkB ON ENROLLING AND ENeRoselNG,
New Orleans, January 10, 1876.
TO the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolling and En-.
crossing bills beg leave to report the toll
lowing bills - having been duly engrossed,
viz
Senate Joint resolution No. 3, relative to
stocking the waters Of the State Of Louisi
ana with fish.
Senste bill No. 10, IN 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.
The following Senators gave notice thai
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 o.
Practice and the Revised Statutes of the
State of Louisiana, received by the Score
tary OF State.
By Senator Blunt:
An act to amend and re-enact section ter
of the license law of act No. IA of 1872.
By Senator Twitchell:
An act to change venue IN certain cases
By Senator Allan:
An cot to provide better security to the
public against accidents On street railroad
lines.
A. .cs fixing the fees Of the clorks OF th@