New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-04-14

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
at twelve O'Clock NJ, Hon. C. C. 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. Anderson, Blunt, Burch,
Bryant, Baker, Cage, Demas, Dumont, Ola,
Hamlet, Harper, KelsO, Landry, Monette,
Sutton, Stamps, Twitohell, Wakefield,
Abseut--Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Breaux,
Ellis, Eustis, George, GOode, Grover, Kelly,
Ogden, Richardson, RObertsOn, Steven,
Wheeler, White, ZAcharie-l6.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. G.. W. Bryant.
READING OF THE JOURNAL.
The journal of the thirteenth days pro-
ceedings was taken up.
On motion of Senator DemAs the further
reading of the journal was dispensed with,
and the journal was adopted.
On motion of Senator Demss the journals
of the fourteenth. fifteenth and sixteenth
days proceedings were adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Weber, member of the Judiciary
Committee, submitted the following min
GRITTY report;
COMMITTEE on JUDICIARY, l
New Orleans, April s, 1877. 5
Il To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Your Committee on Judiciary to whom
| was referred House bill No. IA, an act
entitled an act to revise, amend and
re-enaet sections 1879, 1880 and 1854
of the Revised Statutes; to abolish
the Offices of master and waEdena
of the port of New Orleans, and to
transfer their duties, fees and emoluments
to the board of harbormRsters; to transfer
to the board of harbormasters certain du.
ties of the superintendent of Wharves,
Wharfnger0 and assistant wharfngers IN
the city Of New Orleans; to fix compensa-
ten for the performance of their du-
said offices of superintendent Of wharves
and landings, Wharfngers and assistant
wharHngers, and to repeal all laws moon
sistent Herewith, beg leave TO report the
same unfavOrably and recommend that II
do not pass. The duties and powers of the
Board of Harbormasters for the port Of
| New Orleans, as esta blished by law, are
already great enough, and their cOmpensa
tion more than sufficient to remuneratt
them for the services they render From
the best information at hand your commit
tee has ascertained the present fees and
1 GuOlumenlH OF 6aol 0hIDOEUa6l6E 10 Do ~
least $1,000 or $4,000 per annum.
Now, this bill proposes to abolish tht
offices of master and wardens of the por
| of New Orleans and to transfer their du
ties, fees and emoluments to the board o
harboFmAsters, and TO transfer to ths
board of harbormaaters certain duties o
the BuperintendehtO Of wharVes, whaFfngeri
and assistant wharfngers, for which sail
board of hArboFmasters and wardens
which your committee is informed amounts
to $4,000 or $4,000 per annum each, and t.
perform certain duties of the superintend
emit of whArves, wharfngers and assistan
wharfingers, the sum Of 800 per montl
each as their monthly salaries. and the Cit,
Council of New Orleans shall place upol
the monthly pay roll of it's officers said CAP
tain of the port and each of said harboI
masters, and in default may be c0mpellei
to do so by mRndumus or otherwise. >.
The fees, emOluments and salary Of sal
captain and harb0rmasters, as proposed D
this bill, would amount in the aggregate t
9l4, 900 per annum each.
Your committee beg leave to say furthe
. that, after careful consideration, they sr
satisfied that the effect and operation {
this bill 10 not intended to advance tn
shipping interest of the port of New d
: leans, nor for any public good, as its prt
visions simply concentrate more power
the board Of harbormasters and increase
largely their fees, emOlumentH and salar,
: E. L. WEBER,
Lies over under the rules.
Senator Landry. chairman of the Con
mittee on Enrolment and EngrOssmen
7 submitted the following report:
! CoNnTrKH ON ENRoLLMKHT AND REeRossMEET,
Hew Orleans, April H. 1877.
70 the Honorable the President and Members
tha Senate:
9 Your Committee on Enrolment and 81
gr0sement beg leave TO report as havin
been duly engrossed the following bill: !.
, Senate bill No. Z, an act to authorize Il
Governor to appoint commission to r
/, duce and equalize quarantine fees, an
y providing for their expenditure.
AiBe, Senate concurrent resolution NO.
Z expressive Of the sentiments of the &c
eral Assembly on the political affairs
Louisiana.
p. LANDRY, Chairman.
Sew Orleans, April II, 1871.
To the honorable President and Members Of 4
. Senate;
Your COMMITTEES on Enrolment and E
Il grOssment bog leave to report as haviE
8 been duly enrolled the following bill,
!. wit.
: ranfa issued BY the Board of Metropolis
Police, on and after the frat day Of Jan
AIRY, 1877, and thereafter, for salaries 90
expenses incurred ia said year 1877, recei
able for licenses and taxes due lthe CITY
New Orleans, the parish Of st, Bernard Z
a parish Of Jefferson fright aud left banl
e. the town Of Kenner, and the territory q
il corporation comprising the MetropoAit
Police DISTRICT, and providing penal
a for 4 refusal 70 receive the same.
o Respectfully submitted,
4. P. LANDRY, Chairman.
n nTRoDUcrIoN OF BILLS.
q By unanimOus consent Senator Ga
introduced the following ball:
Senate bill No. 9, second extra session