The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-10
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SENATE CHAMBER, STATE OF LouIsIA1
New Orleans January q. 1875
The Senate was called to order at IL o,c
m. by the Hon. Louis A. Wilt, Lleute
Governor and President OF the Senate.
On call OF the roll, the following Sena
answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden, Br1
Cahen, Deahoussaye, Ducros, Ellis. r.
not. Garland, Ola, Harding, Harper, He
Kelly, Kenner. Mitchell, Norwood, Sand
Scanland, Stamps, Steven, Stubbs, Te1
WALES, Wells, Wheeler, Williams and
arieL-29.
Absent Messrs. Cage DeBouchel, Landry,
Merkel, Perkins, Richardson and Sutton.
The President informed the Senate that Mr..
Perkins was absent on account Of Illness.
On motion OF Mr.. Steven the reading Of the
journal was dispensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Stamps presented the petition OF Robt.
r. Guichard. contesting the seat In the Senate
Of Will Steven, Of the First Senatorial Dis
trict.
The petition was read and referred to the
Committee on Elections, to be appointed.
Mr.. Zaeharie presented, by request, petition
OF contest OF Sixth Senatorial District, 8. 8.
Carlyle vs.. J. M. Harding.
The petition was read and referred to the
Committee on Elections.
NOTICE or BIhLs.
Mr.. Williams gave notice that he would at
some future day introduce bill TO regulate
and define the duties of assessors. Also,
that he would introduce a bill to define the
duties OF tax collectors.
Mr.. Fontenot gave notice that he would In
e,t,<. irfr y ftad
"An act to repeal an act entitled an act to In
crease the salaries OF the sheriff and clerk Of
the parish OF st. Landry, approved March 10,
1860"
Mr.. Cahen gave notice that he would at
some future day introduce the following bills:
AN act to amend and re-enact section 20
Of act No. II Of 1876"
IAN act to repeal act No. "a OF extra SEES
sion Of 1871"
And
IAN act to repeal act No. 2s, Of extra session
OF 1873"
Mr.. Wells gave notice. that on tomorrow
he would Introduce a
"Joint Resolution Of the General AS
turning the thanks Of the people Of Louis
lana to those citizens Of the other States Of
this Union, and OF foreign countries, who con-
tributed to the relief OF the Louisiana suffer-
ers from yellow fever during the epidemic Of
1S7S.'
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Benners obtained unanimous cons emit
to introduce at this time, without previous
notice,
Senate bill No. 5, entitled
IAN act to incorporate the New Orleans
Board OF Underwriters"
The bill was read the Rrst time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-dfths vote Of the Senate, the bill was
read the second time and referred to the Com
mittee on Corporations and Parochial Affairs,
when appointed.
Mr.. Kenner obtained unanimous consent to
introduce at this time, without previous
notice,
Senate bill No. 6, entitled
"An act to amend and re-enaet section OF
act approved March IL, 1878. entitled AN act
to authorize the loan OF State bonds to the
New Orleans Pacific Railway Company; to
| provide means for the payment OF the prinei-
pal and interest: TO authorize the company
to make Its mortgage bonds and secure them
by q first mortgage OF present and future
property; to provide pledge Of said mort
aage bonds to the State, and the terms thare.