New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-24

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Bill read third time by its title.
On motion, the bill was laid on the taole.
subject to call.
House bill No. 157, an act to amend ana
re-enact the fiftieth and fifty-frst secions
Of an act entitled an act to establish
Metropolitan Police District.
Bill read third time and finally passed,
title adopted, and the hill ordered 10 %
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 223, an act to authorize
any railroad company incorporated under
the laws of tho State of Louisiana 10 pul-
chase or acquire the charter, grams,
privileges, right of way, road-bed' roao
property and effects of certain ralifoao
company or companies, etc.
Bill read third time aud finally passed,
title adopted, and bill ordered to be sent
to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 235, an act granting 70
Osborns Dickinson and George Washing
ton, of Assumption parish, exclusive right
to ferry at the First Baptist church OF AS
sumption.
Bill read third time aud finally passed,
title adopted, and the bill ordered to De
| sent to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 231, an act for the reilei
of the Shreveport Medical and Surgical
Infrmary.
Bill read a third time and finally passed.
title adopted. and the bill ordered to be
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 159, an act granting to
William Bassett or his assigns the prlvi-
lege of removing distinctions in Holmes
Bayou, in the parish of st. Tammany.
Bill read third time and finally passed,
title adopted, and bill ordered to be semi
to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill ,No. IA, an act to provide
for and require course OF the French
and German languages to be taught IN
the high schools of the city OF New Or
leans, was read third time by it's title,
and, on motion, the bill was laid on the
table subject to call.
House bill No. 1872, an act to punish at
torneys at law for contempt of court.
Bill read third,time and finally passed,
title adopted, and the bill ordered to be
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 100, an act to provide
for the payment of official printers.
On motion, sthe bill was tabled subject
to call.
House; bill NO. 12S, an act to attach e
portion of the parish of Rapides to the
parish Of Sabine, and to provide for the
transfer of official records pertaining to
the territory so attached.
Bill read a third time and finally passed,
title adopted, and bill ordered to be sent
to the Senate for concurrence.
House bill No. 1876, an act for the relief
of E. North Cullom.
On motion, the bill was tabled subject
to call.
House bill No. 1872, an act to amend and
re-enact sections seven and eight of an aot
entitled an act to provide for the purchase
and distribution of certain books, approved
March 9, 1869.
Mr.. Gair, of East Feliciana, moved to
indefinitely postpone the bill.
Carried by rising vote of 40iyeas to Is
nays.
Senate Joint resolution No. 10, an act
requesting our Senators and Represents
tives in Congress to urge the payment of
the Just claims of our loyal citizens.
Bill read third time and finally passed,
title adopted, and bill ordered to be sent
to the Senate for concurrence.
Senate bill No. 257, can act to moor.
porate the New Orleans Homeopathic and
Allopathic College"
Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, moved to n
l. definitely postpone the bill.
Mr.. Lott, of Rapides, moved to lay he
motion on the table.
> Carried.
Mr. McMillen, of Carroll, moved to strike
!, out the words "and Allopathic,' wherever
> they occur in the bill.
, Mr.. Gair, of East Feiciana, raised the
y point that no bill could be amended on it's
;, third reading. -
y The Chair overruled the point.
Mr.. Gair appealed from the decision Of
:, the Chair
y Upon which the yeas and nays were de-
4 manded by Messrs. Yorke, of Carroll, and
- McVean, of Caddo, with the following re-
suit:
f aYeas: Abbott, Alexander, Adolphe, Bel0t,
Brewster, Briout, Collins. Calhoun, Devices,
Degrange. Demarest, Douglass, Evans, Eag'
er, Esnard, Garstkamp, Haskell, Hall, Kent
n Lee. Leroy, Mahier, McMillen, McVean
Melvin, Mansion, May. Matthews, Pearce
Page, Prescott, Prejean, Reese, Rey, Slaton
.e Taylor, Tureaud, Tournoir, Umphreys
Walsh, Wren, Wilson, II. Williams, fOrke, u
Young, Zoelly-46.
.e Nays: Burrel, Deslonde, Dufresne, Du-
part, Guigonet Gair, Gaidry, Hill, Kent
9, Lott, Simms, Sterrett, William Williams-lZ
u Decision of the chair sustained.
The question recurring on the amend
e. ment of Mr.. McMillen, Mr.. Lott, OF ha'
a, pides, moved to lay the amendment Oh
e. the table.
/ Carried by rising vote OF yeas So
t. nays 81.
a. Upon the final passage of the bill the
a, yeas and nays were demanded by Messrs'
e. McMillen, of Carroll, and Isabelle OF VI
L. leans, with the following result;
w. Abbott Alexander, Belot. Brewster,