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A quorme preamet Prayer by the Chaplain Upon motion of Mr. Osm, of DuIBsk the reading of the journl ws. poet. The Speaker annouaced the bfolowing as the special committee to whom was referred House bill No. 561, an act to dissolve the orpratio own as the Shiji Island Company, ete.: Msm. Mortimer Carr, of DeSoto; A. W. PFauk ner, of Caldwell; J. S. Matthews, of Ten as; Peter Harper, of St. Charles; David Young, of Concordia. MAGAA rwOM TN GOVEt3rO. The Speaker laid before the House the following messages from the Governor: SlrAT or LorIAXA, Executive Department, New Orleans, February 27, 1871, To the Homomble Speaker aad Membemot the ouien of Reprewntvem: I am directed by his Excellency the Governor to inform your honorable body that he has this day received, approved and signed "an act to regulate the mode of trying cases arising under the pro visions of article thirteen of the constitu tion of Louisiana, or under any acts of the Legislature to enforce the said article thirteen of the said constitution, and to regulate the licenses therein mentioned." O. D. BRAGDON, Private Secretary. STAu£ or Lorxms.a, Ex(eeutive Department, New Orleans, February 27, 1871. To the Honorable Speaktr and Members of the House of Repre.entrtives: I am directed by his Excellency the Governor to inform your honorable body that he has approved and signed "An act to appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the payment of mileage and per diem of members, salaries of officers, and per diem of employes, and contingent ex penues (f the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana. An act entitled "an act to amend an act entitled an act to regulate public education in the State of Louisiana and city of New Orleans, and to raise a re venue for that purpose, approved March 16, 1860." Also, "an act to create a board of State engineers ;" and Ii "An act to extend the limits of the corporation of the town of Minden, and to give the corporate authorities thereof the exclusive control of the licenses and sale of intoxicating liquors within msaid limits, and the disposition of the revenue arising therefrom." O. D. BRAGDON. Private Secretary. STaT or LocnSL4A, Executive Department. New Orloa~s, February 25, 1871. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Bepresentatives : Herewith I return, without my appro val, "An act to amend article nine hun dred mnd ifteen of the Civil Code, and to provide for the descent of community property in certain cases." The rule to be established by this bill is subversive of the whole doctrine of in heritance of the civil law. In 1844 the Legislatnr passed a law by which the usufruct of the share of the community property belonging to the heir.sof the deceased spouse, whbo had died intestate. was given to the survivor. Theobject of the law was to prevent in future the di. graeeful litigation between parent and child to which the settlement and dises sion of the community rights too often gaverise. But this bill proposes a com plete change in the legal inheritance, by substituting affinity in place of legitimate consagainity, to the exclusion even of the father and mother of the deceased. It msensto bhe inconsistent with the whole theory on which the doctrine of legal in heitance rests, for it places the irregular in the place of the legal heir. H C. WAR3OTH, Governor of Louisiana. Sru or LoImuIan,) Executive Department, New COems, February 27, 1871. To the NHemoable G. W. Carter, Speakr the aorse at Bprsstative: Herewith I meturn, without my appro rvl,"an mactto smend and re-enact see tis eighteen hnadred and forty-ight and eighteen hundred and forty-nine of the Revised Ststutesb of 1870." The law already provides for e in spetion of besf and pork where either thsesvendor or vende desires it tobe don, aud I ean motaetioern mt which leiess tax of thirty-three sad one-third eatson each sat every barrel of beef Sparkt that comes to this city. I eoasider the aet notonly anneess ry. but unwise offibsire and ruinous ts the eoaei ei nterest of the city of New O,1mm I am ob igeto sbait this brt and hmasty msge Sir the reamo that sme prn abetretd this bill Dm my- of Sea sad kept it until this moment ad I am eoasped tobe isid is edirto eanply with the anquisinmets of the a.itutia, lisaida my timns far emon Ideration o bils h ton a Govemn of Loisna n. eTo am CoTrnxIa OFFICIAL JOURNAL. or -s PROtCIEDINOS OF THE SENATE amous ~emaL usmuy or Ta STATE OF LOUISIANA. [Coe. rur as or 39th nr.] Nays: Antoine, Bader, Compad, Kealso, Plachmck--& Mr. Pinaehbek moved to strike ot "five" and insert "sir," in line eighten section iftees. Which was laid onth t able. The bill was then adopted as amended. The bill was read and conidered armed for a third reading. The oonstitutional role was further suspended by a fuerbiths amrmative vote, the bill read its third andlast time, sad finally adopted on call othe yeas and nays, by the lowing vote. Teas: Andersa, Barber, Bowman, Batter, Campbell. Coupland. Daigle. FlabP Futhob, Gal lup. Harris, Herwig, Huneaker. Ingraham, Jenks, elso. Lewis, Lynch. Noland O'Hara, Pierce, Pinchbeck, Iagan. Swords, Sypher, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney-28. Nays : Antoine, Blackman, Thompeon-3. The title ao the bill wasamended by striking out, inclusive, the words ,'to re-establish" I down to "St. Bernard." Title was then adopted as amended Mr. Pinchbaek called up Hoome bill No. 909, the Slaughterhouse bill, the order of the day having been postponed for that purpose. The bill by unanimous consent, was put upon it. Arst reading. Paned it first reading. The constitutiona'rule was then suspended by a four-fifth rmative vote, aend the bill put upon its second reading. Ou motion of Mr. Pinehbakthe bill was made the special order for to-morrow eveing at half past seven o'clock, The motion of Mr. Lewis, to mask the bill the special order for day after to-morrow, having been refused by the Senate. Special order of the day resumed. Senate bill No. 32, was taken up. Mr. O'Hara moved the bill be made the spe. eisalrder ofthe day for day after to-morr, at one o'clock P. M. Mr. Barber moved to lay the motion on the table. Adopted. Mr. O'Hara moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. Mr. Campbell moved to lay the motion to postpone on the table. The yeas and navs were called on the motion to table, but, before the roll was called, Mr. Harris called for executive session. After the call was duly second ed, the President ordered the Senate cleared of all except members. Executive session having been raised, fMr. Lewi3 moved to adjourn, on which motion the yeas and nays were called, with the following result : Yeas: Antoine, Blackman, Bowman, Butler, Coupland. Hunseker, Kelso. Lewis. Lynch. Pierce, 'inchba.k, Thomas. Thompson-13. Nayrs: Anderson, Barber. Campbell. Daigle. Fish, Gdlup, Harris, Herwig, Ingrnham, No land, O'Hara. Bagan, Smith, Swords, Sypher. Twitchell, IW'hitury, Wilcox--l1 . The question recurred upon the mo tion to lay on the table the motion to in definitely postpone Senate bill No. 32. The Senate voted to lay upon the table by the followingjvote the motion to postpone : Yeas : Anderson, Barber,Blackman, Bowman, Butler, Campbell Ceoupand Daigle Fish Gallu Herwig Hnasaker, Ingeh m, Lynch Nolad, Pierce, Pinchbeck, an Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Wileox-23. Nays: Antoine, Harris, Kelso, Lewis, OHara, Thompson, Twetchell, Whitney- The bill was then rmade the speeial or der for Monday next at one P. M Mr. Smith, by consent, tilled up Sen ate bill No. 204, to be entitled an set to open a public road from the Miasirippi river to the New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga railroad, at or near the courthouse of St. Charles prish. The bill was read and considered enm gro~need for a third reading. The constitutional role was fqrtherI suspended by a four-fi.th afinrmative vote, the bill read its third and last time, and finally adopted with its title. Mr. Daigle called up substitute for Senate bills No. 82 and 105, to establish the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Judicial District. The yeas and nays were called on the motiou totake up the bill, and adopted I by the following vote: Teas: Anderson, Antoise, Barber, BIlhmana, Bowman, Butluer, Campel Digle, Fih,atch. •anlp, l.ans. Earwg. Hunake. In,aham, Eels., Lewis NoIed (I Hlalan Pie Panehbeek Resa. Smith Thomas, Theampsn, Twitehell, W.aitney, Wilcox--StL Nays.; Syer--1. Mr. Blackman moved to strike out, in line two, rectiona two, "St Martin' and insrt "Veariion ad (merum." eo, movedto t ke outkinhin two, of section three "Voriliom," and insert "St. Mary and Iberis;" and strike out in lie three, section three, "Camerem," sad iater "St .uin." In sectiome, line ave, strike out "St Mary," ad insert "A.smptio." Mr. Sypher moved to amend the b~S section by striking out Motion kid on the table. Mr. Hunsaker moved to hnrt the parihesa dt Jams and Assumpntirn in On a rall o the ym and nays, there bein s tiestheChir decided in tb hemp- - tir e.1 Motion loeL a Teas: AnIsesa, Antoiane B a Daigle, Gallap, Haaker, Kal~eo &olad 0'BHare, a :.me, garp, Cm F . He. Mr. Nolan moved to reconsider. Adopted. The Senate refused to adopt the motion after the main question had been or dared. Mr. Hunsaker moved to lay the whole t bil on the table. Befused. Mr. O'Har moved to adjourn. SOn eal of the yeas ad nays, the Sen at refused to adjourn by the following a vote : Teas : Antoine lish Kelso Lewis Piachbaw a Sypher Thompson Twitehell Whitaey-p. Nays: Anadersa Bowman Butler Oamspb cosphad DlFutch Gaollp Hari aHerwig Hnaker Lnch Noland O'Hara Plper Bagan Smith col-laS. The bill was then adopted a amend ed The bill was considered engrosmed for a third reading. The constitutional rule was further suspended by a four-fthe oarmative I vote, the bill read its third and last time, and finally adopted. The title was amended by triking out all from "Judicial Districts" to "and pro r viding," also striking out "and Par ishes" The title was adopted as amend ed. a On motion of Mr. Coupland, House t b No 9 was taken p, relative to liabi lities of depositaries. Mr. Whitney moved to postpone the bill indefinitely. e The Senate refused to postpone. Mr. Lewis moved to adjourn. On callof the yes and nays the Sen ate refused, by the following vote : Tes : Barber Whitney--S. Nays: Andaeron Antoine Bowman Butler SCaapellCopLmd Fish, lateh Gall Bars a uaker Ingrham Kelso laws Lynch eOn O'Ham Pierce .Bgea Smith Sypher, Thompeoa Twitchell Wilcox-I5. The bill was considered engrossed for e a third reading. The constitutional rule was further a suspended by a four-fifths alrmative vote, the bill read its third and last time. and finally adopted with its title. Mr. Harris, by consent, offered the fol lowing resoltion : Rejdold, That the finance committee are hereby instructed to examine the vouchers and accounts of the Warrant Clerk, and report what disposition has been made of the appropriations made topaythe mileage and per diem and contingent expenses of the Senate. Adopted. Mr. Antoine called up Senate bill No. 30. The yeas and nays were called on a motion to indefinitely postpone, which the Senate refused by the following vote : Tess : Campbell, Harris, Huneaker. Lewis, Lynch, Pierce, Pinchbeck, Begea, Twitabsdl Nas : Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Bowman, Butler. Coupland, Daigle, Fish, Putch, Gallup, Hirg Ingraham, oko, Noland, Smith, Sy pher, Wileox-17. The bill was finally referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Pinchbeck moved to adjourn. Adopted. The President then anonaeed that the Senate stood adjourand until the Seventh instant, at twelve o'clock M. CHARLES H. MEBRRITT, Secretary of the Senate. Flrtih Day's 2.iU. 'EATE CuRAmEr, Friday, February 17, 1871. The Senate met purmanst to adjourn , ment Present: Hom. O. DIna, Lsutemant Gov ernor and Presidaent of the Snte, saed Mmr. Anders, Antoin , Barber, Blckm~ a Bowana GaU Bar, Smrith, lwords, ypher, Thame Todd Twitchell, Whitney. Wilcox-36. Prayer by the Chaplain. The minutes of the previous day's sem sion were corrected and their readiang dispensed with. MEBAGI TO T SENATZ. Hoam or BRmmarrrru, Ofic of Chief Clerk, New OrMlean, Februam 17, 1871 To the Haemahle Prident sand Memb of the 'SUas : Gentlemen- am direted by the Hoes to ask the canurreme of the Seaste in the foDllowing : House bl No. 2140, an at seatinga commission to boaeste the site for a 8te i Home in the city of New Orleahe to -urchase the neesarygemads therefor and making an appropriation to pay for I uek gared to bikd a Sbte Bomessd otherlbaidings necesamy for Stab pam. poses and improving the sam. No. 13, a act to repeal s act en titledan act to establish a Boar of Pblinh Works Ilr the 81s of Lonisia na, asd to dedlnilm t s i of tbhe .m ppoed Septmbe 8, A. D. 1868. No S4 a, act authkrii- u tie Vinsaet to buid a drawhidge on the Bayou Vermilion. No.M0, a set king a· ra i 4 tinsr teach uepsmmaiv of ned w I per in the & ste ad HoMeof Deg ie _ntativet SNa 99, sa etto mend an actentit tied an at incorporating the Southeast aer Railroad Company, approved March -1 1555, and granting State aid there for. No. 213, an act to regulate the mode Sof trying cases arising uhder the provi sions of article thirteen of the constita tion of Louisiana. or under any acts of B the Legislature, to mnore the said a tide thirteen of the aid constitution, and to regulate the licenses therein mention ed No. 185, an act to compensate John Bay for superintending the printing of the Revised Civil Code and Code of k Practice, and compiling a digest of the statutes of the State ofa general charae ter, under the appointment of the Gen eral Assembly for that purpose, by se tiantwoofact No. 95 of theregular session of 1870, approved March 1, 1870. SNo. 163, joint resolution authorizing and requiring the tranfer of David Fish er, F. C. Oliver and Celestie Oliver from the parish jail of Ascension to the parish of Jefferson. No. 32, an act to purchase five hn drud copies of a treatise on attachments, with notes on the other conservatory writs under the laws of the State of Louisiana, by Kimball A Cross. No. 254, an act to protect isborers from being forced to work on the public roads or levees in this State, and pro riding a punishment of same. No. 254, an act authorizing Peter 'Snowden to adopt Victoria and Frank Vaughn, children of his wife Mary Jane before her marriage with said Peter Snowden. And to inform the Seaste that the House hasconcurred in Senate bills- No. 46, a billto be entitled an act for the relief ofthe University of Louisiana to repair the west wing of the university, and to preserve the public property therein. No. 16, an aset to form a new pariah, to be called the parish of Bed River. Also to ask the signature of the President of the Senate to the following enrolled bills: An act to amend and re-enact sections 1848 and 1849 of the Revised Statutes of 1870. An act to amend article 915 of the Civil Code, and to provide for the descent of com munity property in certain ases. An act for the relief of John L Lewis, of the parish of Claiborne. An act to authorize the people of the par ish of Livingston to change the location of the courthouse, sad to locate the aane by a vote of the people thereupon. An act to provide for supplying the loss of public records, uad other papers, consum ed by the burning of the courthouse of the parish of Morehouse, on the sixteenth of March, 1870. WILLIAM VIGEBS, Chief Clerk. xamaso rTo s oresr.. The Searetary informed the House that the President of the Senate had signed en" rolled act known as the levee bill, and pro sented to the House for concurrence Seate bill -No. 70, to ti the salary of the Chiet Justice and asociate justices of the Supreme Court. rrrmoxs AXa usuioaza Mr. Kelso presented a memorial asking far a donation of pnhlic lands for the bene fit of the Alexandria~ and Shreveport rail road. Referred to the Committee on Railroad aroma or oomarrmn' Mr. BRay, from the Cbmmittee oa Judici ary, reported v b on enate joint rs lution No. , to authri e the New Orie Mobile and Ca'e sha Rairoad Compaq to chage the m at amid corpoeatio, aa~ to regulate mis otaset, obliphtioS and ma cariata under this name. Mr. Lynb, from the Committee on FPi nance, reported bak enate bill No. 162, to be entitled a act to further delne the iabdlities of the oorporations ad prishes within the Metropoten Police District of NJew Orleans, 8tte of Louisiana, and toi make the warrants, checks, or orders insed by said host measirable far liensagu, texn and other does, with the recommendation; shat ia be rared to the city depegaion. It was so referted. Mr. Pieroe, from the Committee on Pab , hic Educatioa, sabmaitted the folBowing re port: Convrra ox Pumao Emccazao, w Ose a~, Mebusry 17,l'7L To the Ham ise remishat sad M ... r the e 1 Your Committee ea Publie Edaetionm, to whom wma uersd lomes bill No. 6, an at 1 entitled an set to am d a et euttld "an~ act to regulate pebsi edmbetim in ate I at Ieians ad m ily a~it e (h aesad touaim a iveae Mr tL purpose." up anted oank 1 18c has he ts apt AeSMr ine , i-r m as t nse ads itm Mr. Tm from rmatte.#i m a Io Yr. Iawsnb fro th6mer~ameitee Co- 1 poratios, reported bas favorably Semate bill No. 36, a bill et an st to hiecr porate the reecent City aerwtmrha to de its rights and dties, and paji olemes committed against the franchises of said company and the public health. Lies over. Also, favorably on Senate bin No. 117, a bil to be entitled an act to incorporate the Pacific Fire Company No. 1, of the town of Alexandria, in the parish of Bapides, State of Louisiana. Lies over. Mr. Hunsker, from the Coanittee ca Public Lands and Levees, submitted the efolowing neprt: Comomran ox Pmuc lasam Lan lams, New Orlas, February 17, 1871, To the HBoaaie Pridet and Mmbers atthe Senate: GEnrraznm-Your committee to whom was referred the act making ano propri tion to purchase the records, rnrveys asa other archives of land titles and of the colonial history of Louisiana, with the indices and arveyes of the Spanish Sur veyors General of Louisiana, Tadesae and Pintedo, now in the pm ssesoies John Li repetfully prsent that, having e the mraws s refer red to, and finding them valna e and of great use to the State, they beg leave to report favorably for the immediate pas sage of the act which is hereby returned. OSCAR HUNSAKER, Chairpen. Mr. Barber, from the Committe am Parishes and Parish Bodaies, reported favorably on Senate bill No. 99, and re commended its pasage. Lies over. Mr. Sypher, from the Committee on Drainage, Canal and Inland Navigation, reported unfavorably ac Senste bill No. 69. Lies over. Mr. Futch, flom the Committee a Manufactures, reportaed back, without a tion, the petition of Henry Cowing, inventor of an agricultural machine. Mr. Anderson submitted a report from the State Superintendent setting forth a list of claims of public school teachers. Mr. Anderson moved that the report be printed in the journal, and referred to the Committaon Public Education, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Adopted. To the Honarable Speaker and Member of the House of BepresentutiveJ; I have the honor to respectfully trn a mwit a list of claims of teachers of the public schools of the State, who were em ployed under acts of former Legislatars. and who have not been paid for thhe· services. This list is forwarded to your honorable body in compliance with that portion of section thirty-one of act No. 6, extra seseion of 1870, which provides that all claims against the school fand shall be examined by the State Board of Education and referred by them to the next General Assembly. The State Board of Edueatian, after careful examination of all these claims, suggests that the present General Assem bly can do no wiser act than to order their payment oat of the mshool fund. That the poor men and woe who taught in an aof the punbhlie schools of the State at any time, it mattemirs not whether undarDemocraticor BapUlies administrations, shbould have remained without their hir r y~rs, is an injatie which abould be wiped out without fr ther delay. Thes claims cor rom the folbowing parishes, is: Tangipahos, Temboun. st. James, S Charles, St John, the ap tit, Vermilion, st Mary, Calcasie, &t Lndry, Bat Beta Bonge, Layete, SL Martin, West Baton Rouge, Avoyallem, apidesNatcaitoebes and West Fehcins, The following is an extract from the minate of the preeedings a the State Board of Education toachingthis slaject, by which it wil be seen thatgret care hs been eercised in order to that the report to your hotrawble body hi a eor rect aspoesible: Hoocsb 8sta BUoard c Eda aiLe Stae of" GmIr.UN-Your Committee on Claims in submitting it final roport, would rees peetfully state that they have eoapleted the arduous teak of examing and pro nouncing upoa tih large number of claims which have been refered to them byyour hoambe body. This report has housrer, barn daleyst beycad the desire of your commite by tm, dibealtism they Ihrs met in obtainrel iable information ir egard to mch a variety of laims from al partof tmeState. OGsat ear has bee. excist indoCidiingpa. thema sad the accompaying list is believed, by your 4mitt5 to eatmim mly mseh claims as just sad eul, and ought to be paid It will boae that they am Lrimiply for services ruaroderds teachemrs, and are du to a classof people who an pgnral ly i aord o lbeatheooah their honest imdustry. Mas of them we per Moaly know tobe i seedyd rmi saa m t,tthey ad those dpmding sp them hew aetay mired byl tem , pamet their d wingthemrM not only chins chaino of hmawity. guywee , bd I un good faith, d a good formed their dautie% and thro sfoes beyond their cmtrol, were the war, while a large number of the tieon were inrred under the orgnic .P-t effected under the law s 1R , arIe l, binding on the rtate They are aU oigai upon the naonwealth that we belie no uas ofis legilat will fail to recor vI. when facts in the ase are prof. re- n pmying lis of dlaim be appwarove, r tfeanld to tse Filaurae with an eel recommendation that a special appr tim be mt.ae with which to discharge , Bapecftfr rsubite.a E. 8. 870DDAID Chaixaas of C intt . THOMAM W. COBNWAy, J. B. CARTER 1To,. l ncoiu iaw.J A. Ie L pi. C. a51AR P. L W'it - RCHARc D B Co. to A. D. ORIEPF k Co., o e .anmmans "AM' DPlIIr INl om -and W tama Produce. NEW ORLEAN& PAUL SA i II, plales and Eye larss. Gla lha antd sent to many mpart o the coeutay. watekh as; a A pemptly and warranteL siaers to Paul Granzin, 112 CaIOdelet street, New Orlas b. lily JLLIU.P. BRO B "W. HoUsE CARPENTER I CLnALk. 8s BlLanmsi And Bosassong r. Jobi. Attndd ba PsI.nsy. REMOVAL T8 16: ... CANAL STREET.... .1e1 No. 9 CAMP STREET. SZaWN J G WXT3TWW, Manufasunrss ad Dealers >x BOOTS AND SHOES, Trnkas, Valises and np, seay give rnoties that th ve a sm. to th large ad ses.ay oerate e's N 6o 187 Cam Btret, Near D·uphine REOPENING. The prbic hmv reag disled the u-- met of.. Mart, where .ll hinds of Macem and sewing Machine aimdisp e and compIar the w i ' one ~o i with smother, sad aselt rom the diust mae the maime bert mited t theum dhicthey desiired to aL y i Toumbsuc -- imrite yoe at 15 1 0 rt algens 2o S 2ptf K.S EUDWICKGseel Aglt 500. 500. 500. 60_ HOME WASHERS, HOME WASHERS. HOME WASHE5S, Sold within the Past Two Months under a Fall Guassatee, Not one rrturmed Not one complaint. 8peaks for itselft In Operation Daily ast bthe Depet, n.. 176 (iaal ufJUc PRICE $iS New Ortbe1 Home Maruaetfrla Company. T. A. BARTLETTE, ATORRT sad COITSEIl AT LA1 14.....Grarier Street.. . .142 (Up Stairs.) N3W ORLEJt, LA HAWKINShTBAR (:. EA .-.A T3aLrF. OATres AND CO)SELU S AT1A" 19........Coa eia Place.. Neaw Oviwss, 1r Prmpt steon gven el'l p 1,