New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-24

p. DARINSBURG,
HENRY RILEY,
w. H.. WATERS,
ALPHONSE STINSON,
w. G. JOHNSON.
Upon motion of Mr.. Faulkner, Of Cald-
well, and under a suspension of the rules,
an act to amend an act entitled an act de-
filming the distances from the domiciles Of
members by the General Assembly to the
State House, ahd making an appropriation
to defray the expenses of the General AS
sembly, and to repeal act No. 81 OF 1869,
was taken up and read.
Under a suspension of the constitutional
rule, the bill underwent it's second reading,
and was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, moved that the
special order of the day be postponed until
after action on the license revenue bill, and
that it be considered Immediately subse-
qnent thereto.
Carried.
House bill No. 42j, the license bill, was
taken up.
The seventh item was read.
The following amendment, offered by Mr..
Kenner, of Orleans, was read and adopted:
Insert, after the word dollars" ''pro-
vided that no distinction shall be made on
account of race or color, adm any violation
of this proviso shall incur forfeiture OF such
license"
The item as amended was adopted.
The eighth item was read and adopted.
The ninth item was read.
Mr.. Waters, of Orleans, moved to amend
| by striking out $3.50 and inserting $500.
Mr.. FLOYD. of st. Helena, moved to make
the amount $1,000, which was laid upon the
table.
Mr. Waters amendment was adopted,
| and the item as amended adopted.
The tenth item was read.
Mr.. Kenner, of Orleans, moved to strike
| out after the word ''cabarets' the words
zone hundred ond fifty dollars and insert
the words "eighty1ive dollars"
Mr.. Oplatek, of Orleans, offered the fol
lowing amendment to the amendment:
Each retail grocery selling liquors by the
glass shall pay, in addition to the grocery
license. twenty-five dollars.
Mr. Bryan, OF Calcasieu, moved to lay the
amendment on the table, and being sec
onded by Mr.. Gartskamp, of Jefferson, de-
manded the yeas and nays on his motion,
with the following result
Yeas-Abcl, Adolphe, Baker, Barker,
Barrett. Barrow, Bentley, Bickham, Blunt,
Bowen. Broussard, Brown, Bryan, Bucking-
ham, Carr, Cochrane, Crawford, Davidson,
Davis, Demas, Devices, Ellis, Floyd, Fon-
| teiieu, Gaddis, p. Harper, William Harper,
Huston. Kenner, Killen, Kinsella, Laurent,
| Llambias. Mahoney, Marie, Marvin, Mat
thews, McCarty, Moncure, Morphy, Muir
ray. Nelson, Overton, Quinn, Raby, Riley,
Ringgold, S~artain, Stinson. Tatman,
(As%sumption), Washington (Concordia).
Waters, H.. Williams, Worrall, Iorke,
Goung-G0.
Nays-Eutler, Darinsburg. Deslonde,
Gardner, G~arstkamp. Hampstead, Hyams,
johnson, La Salinicre, II. Lott. }. II. Lott.
Mcfarland. Meadows, Oplatek. Pond, Stan
ton, L. Wiliams-i7.
Carried.
Mr.. Kcnrer's amendment was then
adopted.
Mr., Kenner, of Orleans, moved to strike
out after the word State" the words
thirty dollars" and insert in lieu thereof
the words fifty dollars"
Carried.
Mr.. Marvin. of Ouachita, moved to strike
out the words 'ond gallon and insert the
words 'one pint" which was laid upon the
table upon motion of Mr.. Harper, of st.
Charles.
Mr.. Young, of C5ncordia, moved to strike
out the words cor giving away"
Carried.
Mr.. Matthew's, of Tensas, moved a recon,
sideration of the V ote whereby the amend
mont offered to insert the words zone pint
instead of the words zone gallon was laid
upon the table.
Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, moved to lay the
motion TO reconsider upon the table.
Carried.
The item as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Matthews. of Tcnsas, moved % 10
item as amended.
Mr.. Carr, of De Soto, moved to lay the
motion to reconsider upon the table.
Upon which the yeas and nays were
called for by Messrs. Matthews, Of Tensas-
and Bentley, of st. Mary, with the follow
ing result:
Yeas-Abel, Antoine, Baker. Barker, Bar
rett, Bentley, Bickham, Blunt. Bowen
Broussard, Brown, Bryan, Carr, Chachere,
Cochrane, Crawford, Darby, Davis, Delnas
Devices. Ellis, Faulkner, Fontelieu, Gaddis
Carstkamp, z. Harper, William Harper
johnson, Kenner. killen, H.. Lott, j. b
Lott, Mahoney, Marie, Marvin, McCarty
Meadows, Moncure, Morphy, Morris, Nri
son. Ong, Oplatek. Overton. Raby, smith
Stanton, Stinson, Tatman, Thompson, Yer
rett, Washington (Concordia), Waters, "or
rail-, Yorke-55.
Nays-Adolphe, Barrow, Butler, Daiins
burg, Davidson, Deslonde, DnriO, Floyd
Laurent, Matthews, Pond, Riley, Kinggoid
Sartain, Tounoir, Tureaud. Ii. Williams
~Ienng-l8.
Carried,
The eleventh item was read and adopted
The twelfth item was read.
Mr.. McCarty, of Orleans, offered the fol
lowing amendment, which was adopted:
Provided, however, that it shall be the
duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts tt
have printed ON the face Of all State license
! issued to the keepers Of aforesaid places