New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
Adopted, and the section, as amended,

| The bill was then adopted as whole, as
amended, by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Beares,
nette, Ogden. O'Hara, Pinchback, Poindex'
ter, Smith, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Will
liams, Wittgenstein-l9.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Coupland. Oar.
rail-, Day, Egan, Futch, Jewell, Lynch,
Ray-10.
The President announced as the com.
mittee of conference on city charter Sen
ators Ray, Foute, and Pinchback.
Mr.. Ogden asked a suspension of the
rules, to take take up House bill No. 252,
" To aid the Louisiana Petroleum and Sui
phur Company"
The rules were suspended by the follow
ing vote, two-thirds of the members pres
| ent voting in the affirmative
| Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Beares.
Braughn, Campbell, Darrall. Foute, jerks,
Kelso, Lewis, Monette, Ogden, O'Hara,
| Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-
| %.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, COPELAND, Day,
| Egan, Futch, Jewell, Lynch-6.
The bill was then taken up from second
reading file.
The bill was read section by section.
Section one was read.
Mr.. Lynch offered the following, to be
| added at the end of the section: " Pro-
vided, that the State shall be represented
in said company by three directors, to be
appointed by the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate"
Which amendment was laid on the table
by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Beares, BrauPhn,
Campbell, jerks. Lewis, Monette, Ogden,
O'Hara, POindexter, Smith, Todd, Wilcox,
Williams. Wittgenstein-16.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, COuplard. OAR
rail, Day, Egan, Foute, Futch. Kelso,
Lynch-l0.
Mr.. Lynch offered the following:
Provided, That the State shall be repre-
scented in said company by one director, to
be appointed by the Governor, by and with
the ADVICE and consent of the Senate.
Which was ordered to lie on the table.
The section was then adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine. Beares,
Braughn, Campbell, COPELAND. Darrall,
Foute, Kelso, Lewis, Monette, Ogden,
O'Hara, Pinchback. Poindexter, Smith,
Todd, Whitney, Wilcox Williams, Witt
genstein-2l.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Day. Egan,
Futch, Lynch-6.
Section two was then read.
Mr.. Lynch offered the following:
Provided that no such tax shall be
assessed until the case now in court, testing
the title to the ownership Of said property
shall be decided by the Supreme Court of
the State in favor OF said company.
Which was laid on the table by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas: Antoine. Beares, Braughn. Camp
bell, Foute, jerks, kelso, Lewis, Ogden,
O'Hara, Pinchback, Poindexter, Ray. Smith,
Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgen-
stein-19.
Nays: Bacon, Blsckman, COPELAND, Dar-
rail-, Day, Egan, Futch, Lynch-8.
The section was then adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine Beares,
Braughn, Campbell, Foute, kelso, Lewis,
Ogden, O'Hara, Packard, Pinch back, Poin-
dexter, Ray, Smith. Todd, Whitney, Wilcox,
Williams, Wittgensteiu-20.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Coupland, Oar
rail-, Day, Eagan, Futch, jerks, Lynch-9.
Section three was then read.
Mr.. Lynch moved to strike out, COM
mencing with the word five" in line one
down to and including the word Urea
surer, in line five, and insert the following
Insert i'll settion three, "A tax of one
quarter of one cent on every pound shall
be assessed on all sulphur mined by said
company, and tax of five cents per gall
Ion on all petroleum Or other crude min
eral oils produced by said company within
the limits of the State. Said tax shall be
collected until the State is reimbursed in
the full amount paid for principal and in
terest of said bonds"
Which was laid on the table By the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Beares. Blackman,
Braughn, Campbell. Darrall, jerks, kelso,
Lewis, Monette, Ogden, O'Hars, Pinch.
back. Poindexter, Ray, Smith, Todd, Whit
ney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-2l.
Nays: Bacon, Coupland, Day, Egan, Futch.
Lynch, Packard.
The section was then adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Beares, BraughD,
Campbell Darrall, jerks, helso, Lewis,
Monette, Ogden, O'Hara, Pinchback, Poin-
dexter, Ray, Smith, Todd. Whitney, Wilcox,
Williams, Wlttgenstein-21.
Nays: Bacon, BlackmaD, Coupland, Day,
Egan. Futch, Lynch, Packard-9.
Sections four, five and six were read and
adopted.
The bill was then adopted on its second
reading by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Braughn,
Beares, Campbell. Darrall. Kelso, Lewis.
Monette. Ogden, OHara, Packard, Pinch
back, Poindexter, Ray, Smith, Todd,
Nays: Bacon, COPELAND, Day, Egan,
Futon, Lynch-6.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary informed the House of
the appointment Of Messrs. Ray, Foute
and Pinchback, as the Com mittee of Con-
fereLce on the part of the Senate, on
amendments to House bill No. 1872 (city
charter bill).
MIR. Pinchback asked suspension of the
rules to introduce resolution.
Mr.. COPELAND moved to adjourn.
Which the Senate refused by the follow
ing vote
Yeas: Bacon, Blackman, Coupland, Oar.
rail-, EgaD, Futch. Jewell, Lynch, Packard,
POin dexter, Ray-1l.
Nnus. Andcrcnn Rnaroc Rraurhn Camn.