New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-09
DEBATEs OF THE SENATE.
SATURDAY, March II, 1876

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Lieutenant Governor Dunn being i'll, OF
motion of Mr.. Ray, the Senate proceeded tc
| the election of temporary chairman
which resulted in the election of Senate,
jerks, by vote of 10 against 5 for Mr.
Anderson.
Mr.. jerks: 1t is somewhat embarrassing
| to the Chair to announce the vote, so fiat
| tering to myself. I thank the Senate 70,
the honor conferred upon me, and if I had
| not been taken SO completely by surprise
I might have said something more appro
pirate to the occasion.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, Mr.. jerks
was declared the unanimous choice of the
Senate.
Mr.. Ray submitted the report of the com.
| mittee of conference on the city charter,
which was read.
Mr.. Wittgenstein moved that the report
be received.
would like to inquire OF the chairman the
nature of the amendments which are re-
jected by the House.
MIR. Ray: You can see by looking at the
different sections there. The committee of
conference were unanimous in their report.
They have adopted the House bill, with the
amendments, and the sections specified in
the report. The committee agreed to reject
the provision to fund the debt, because it
city. move the adoption of the report of
the committee of conference.
Mr.. Braughn: understand that the con-
solldatlon takes place as proposed by the
House, taking in Jefferson, but not Carroll.
ton.
Mr.. Ray: Yes, taking in Algiers.
Mr.. Braughn: On that motion to adopt
the report, call for the yeas and NAYS.
MIR. Lynch: am very sorry that the COM
hoa m
bill the financial features, which question
has already been provided for in another
bill, though, it is true, only with reference
to the old city. They not only make provi-
sion here to pay for the city currency the
seven per cent obligations, but to nav in.
terest on that currency, some of which was
issued as long ago as 1886, and by this bill
you will pay one dollar and half for eyery
dollar Of that city money.
Mr.. Bacon: II is very unjust nrovision
Those city notes were never to bear interest.
Mr. hay: l have no objection to making q
proper amendment in regard to that matter
had overlooked it entirely.
MIR. Lynch: will state further, that the
taxes levied to meet these obligations are
entirely inadequate.
Mr.. Campbell: think the proper motion
would be that the Senate recede from the
amendments recommended to be receded
from, with the exception of those in refer
ence to the financial subject.
Mr.: Ray: think the motion to adopt the
report is the proper one.
Mr.. Todd: Suppose we have new COM
mlttee, aAnelther Algiers nor Jefferson has
been represented on the one which has
charge OF the matter. Not a man opposed
to the bill was on the committee of confer.
ence, and stranger still, for chairman Of that
committee they had man almost from Ar
kansas, instead of a city member. | move
that the report be referred to a special COM |
mittee OF three from the city-one from New
Orleans, one from Algiers, and one from
Jefferson.
j., Mr.. Packard: move as substitute that |
me nnanclal part only, to which Mr.. Lynch |
1as alluded, be referred to special com.
nittee.
On motion Of Mr.. Ray the report was re.
;eived.
Mr.. Campbell: move that the Senate