New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-30
L. LAMANIERE, JR.,
Secretary of the Senate.
seventh Days Proceedings.

st twelve O'CLOCK M. hon. y. u. Antoine |
Lieutenant Governor and President of the |
Senate, in the chair.
On call of the roll the following Sena- |
tors answered to their names:
Present-Messrs. Blunt, Burch, Bryant, |
Baker, Cage, Demas, Dumont, Ola, Hamlet, |
Harper, Kalso, Landry, Monette, Sutton, |
Stamps, Twischell, Wskeftld, Weber,
Youug-19
Absent-Meesrs. Anderson, Allan, Boat
ner, Breaux, Ellis, EOstis, George, Goode,
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Richard son, Robert
son, Steven, Wheeler, White, zachaiie-l7.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Alexander.
READING OF THE JOURNAL.
The journal of the third days proceed
lngs was taken up.
On motion of Senator Young the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with
and the journal adopted.
Senator Young moved that the resolution
introduced by him On the twenty-third in
slant be expunged from the journal of said
date.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HousR OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans, March "a, 1877. )
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate;
1 am instructed by the House of Repre-
sentatiVes to ask the concurrence of your
honorable body in the following House bills:
House bill No. 80, an act for the relief of
Bernard Martin, late supervisor of registrR-
ton of the parish of St. Landry.
House bill No. S. an act to secure the
execution of the laws and the protection
and defense of the State, to provide for the
issue of warrants, etc.
House Dill No. is, an act to amend and
re-enaet act No. 80 Of the General Assem-
bly,, approved March 4, 1869, entitled an act
to create the parish of Grant, and provid-
ing for the organization thereof.
House bill No. &C, an act makiBg an APP
preparation to pay the Indebtedness of the
Insane Asylum of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1876.
House bill No. 60, an act to amend and
re-enact sections one and three of an act
entitled an act to incorporate the Pelican
Lodge, Knights Cush, of the State of
Louisiana, approved February "a, 1874
House bill No. 50, an act to authorize and
empower the police jury of the parish Of
L2fOurcbe to raise an ad valOrem tax
of one-half of one per cent annually
on all the taxable property of the said parish
| for the purpose of parochial internal i'm
provements, drainage, etc regulating the
| powers of said police jury in the manage
| ment, control and disposal Of the same,
/ aud directing the president of the police
| Jury the manner IN which che funds so col
lected shall be applied and disbursed, and
for other purposes.
House bill No. 80, an act to incorporate
the Sons and Daughters Of Abraham Rene-
VIOLENT Association of the city Of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Assistant Clerk House OF Representatives.
READING OF THE JOURNAL.
The fourth days proceedings was taken
up.
On motion of Senator Demas further
reading of the journal was dispensed with,
and the fourth, fifth and sixth days pro
ceedings were adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator DumOnt, chairman of the Com
mittee on Judiciary submitted the following
report:
To the Honorable President and n, msers Of the
senate:
Your Committee on Judiciary report ia
vorably on Senate bill No l, of the second
extra session, entitled an act to amend and
re enact section one Of an act entitled an
act fixing the limits of the seventeenth ju-
| courts in said district, same being act No,
| % Of the session acts Of 1874, and approved
/ February 25. 1874, and also to amend and
re-enaet section one OF an act entitled an
/ act relative to the Supreme Court, and to
| regulate the terms thereof and Tor other
\ purposes, the came being act No. As of the
/ extra session of 1870 and approved March
10, 1870, aud respectfully recommend it's
passage.
Lies over.
Senator Burcb, acting chairman of the
Committee on Printing, submitted the fol.
lowing report;
New 0ileans, March Is, 1871.
| To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Printing, to whom
| was referred SahaJe bill No. 3 and House
| bill No. 80, relative to printing, having had
the same under consideration, beg leave TO
report az follows:
On Senate bill No. g. second extra session
| of 1877, an act to repeal an act to reduce the
expenses ofpublie printing BY restricting the
| publication Of the statutes OF the State, the
| official journal of the General Assembly TO
the official journal of the State, pHblished
at the seat of government, approved April
! %, 1875 ana an act entitled an act to regu-
late the manner in making advertisements
/ in Judicial proceedings aud sales of prop
erty under judicial process in all par
ishes other than that OF Orleans, reguiatiDg
the price therefor, and directing the man
| neF and price at which contracts should be
made by police i1ries or municipal coEpor-
/ atoms, except New Orleans, for the public
printing, approved April IS, 1876, and for
making an appropriation therefor.
Your committee report back the same to
the Senate without action.
On House bill No. 81, entitled an act re.
/ pealing sections two, three and four OF an
act entitled an cot TO regulate the manner Of
msking advertisements in Judicial proceed
ings and sales of property under Judicial
process il all other parishes than that Of
Orleans; regulating the price therefor, and
directing the manner and price At which
contracts should be made b. poiics juries
or municipal corporations, except New Or
leans, for public printing, approved April IS,
1876, and known as act No 81, and re-enact-
ing and amending section fifteen Of an act
relative to public printing, approved Jolly
"a, 1868, your committee report the same
fayorably and would recommend its pass
]. HENRI BURCH,
Acting Chairman;
JACQUES A. 9I4A.
Lies over.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY unanimous consent Senator Dnmont
introduced the following bin: