New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-08

Herwig. Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks, kelsc
Lewis. Lynch, McMilleD, holland. OHara
Raw, Smith, Swords, Sypher. Thompson
Thomas, Todd, Twitcheli, Whitney, WI
cOx-33
The President announced that the specla
order of the day was the report Of the ON
nibus committee.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary of the Senate presented
for the consideration of the House the sub
stitute for Senate bills Nos. 27S and "a
general appropriation bill).
Senate bill No. 400, granting additional
mowers to the police jury Of the parish o
lberville.
Senate Joint resolution No. &c, relative t.
the collection of the past due taxes for thu
years 1868, 1869, 1870 and 1871, and indie
tinitely postponing the same for the year,
1861, 1862, 1868 and 1864.
Mr.. holland, by unanimous consent, in
trodnced the following Senate bill, to b'
entitled an act to authorize the police jury
of the parish of Iberville to issue its bonds
for certain purposes.
Passed it's first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four-tifths affirmative vote
ard the bill put on its second reading.
The bill was considered engrOssed.
The constitutional rule was further sus
pended by four-ftths affirmative vote
the bill read its third and last time, ano
finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Todd moved to postpone the order o.
the day for thirty minutes.
On call of the yeas and nays. the motion
to postpone was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Blackman, Bowman, Daigle, Gal
lup, Herwig, Hunsaker, jerks, holland
Ray. Swords, Sypher, Thomas. Todd, Whit
ney-l4.
Nays-Antoine, Barber, Harris, Ingra
ham, Lynch, Pinchback-6.
Mr.. Todd, by unanimous consent, called
up joint resolution No &c. relative to State
taxes past due for the years 1868, 1869, 1870
and 1871.
The resolution was taken up.
Mr.. Blackman moved to strike on.
three" and insert six before the word
months"
/ Adopted.
Also, to strike out ninety days and in
sert "six months before the words tree
from all damages"
Adopted.
Mr.. Blackman moved that the following
be inserted:
| That the collection Of taxes for !. 1861
| 1867 1863 and 1864 be indefinitely post
poned.
Adopted.
Also, that State warrants be receivable
in payment of taxes tor the years 1865, 1869,
| 1870 and 1871.
| Adopted.
The bill was then adopted as amended,
and considered engrossed for a third read
| ing
| The constitutional rule was further
suspended by four-tfths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time and
finally adopted with its title
Mr.. Lynch moved to take up House bill No.
425, to be entitled an act to provide revenue
and collect licenses; to prescribe certain
penalties and certain dnties of judges OF
courts, and justices Of the peace, State and
parish officers, and to repeal all acts incon-
sistent herewith.
On call of the yeas and nays, the rules
were suspended to take up the bill by the
following vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Coupland, Daigle, Harris. Hnnsaker.
Ingraham, jerks, KelsO, Lynch, Noland
Pinchback, Ray. Swords. Thomas, Thompson
Ttr-,t ,hn1
Nays-Bowman, Gallup, Herwig, Smith
Todd.
The bill was read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by four-tifths affirmative vote, and the
bill put on its second reading.
Mr.. Blackman moved to postpone the
further consideration of the bill oil to-lnor-
row. and fix it as the special order for one
o'clock.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to postpone by the following vote:
Yeas-Blackman, Bowman, Daigle Gal
lup, Hunsaker, Ingraham, Ray, Smith,
Thompson TOdd-l0.
Nays-AndersOn, Antoine, Barber, Butler
COPELAND. Harris, Herwig, jerks. kelso,
Lynch. McMillen, holland, Pinchback,
Swords, Thomas, Twitchell, Wilcox-H.
The bill was then taken up item by item
Several amendments were adopted, when
the bill had been read through.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the amendments
that had been adopted were reconsidered,
and the amendments were ordered to lie
on the table, and the bill as it came from
the House was adopted on its second read
ing.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time, and finally
adopted, on call of the yeas and nays, by
the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Bow
man, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND, Gallup,
Harris, Herwig. Hunsaker, Ingraham,
jerks, kelso, Lynch, McMilen, holland.
O'Hara, Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Swords,
Sypher, Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Whit
ney, Wilcox-2S.
Nays-Blackman, Daigle, Thomas.
The title was then adopted.
Mr. Antoine called up House bill No. 40,
to be entitled an act providing for the regis
tration of State warrants, certificates OF in
debtedness, etc.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus,
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading.
The bill was read and adopted.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote.
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.