New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-28
Forfy.sixth Days PROCEEDINGS.

Forfy.sixth Days PROCEEDINGS.
: Horsx REPKEsENrAr YES,
, Tuesday, February u, 1872. )
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Brewster in the chair.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Speaker Brewster. and Messrs. Abel,
Barker, Barrett, Barrow, Bickham, Blunt,
Bowen, BrOussard, Bryan, Buckingham,
Butler, Carr Crawford, Darby, Darins burg,
Davidson, Davis, Devices, Durio, Ellis,
Faulkner, Fontelieu, Garstkamp P. Harper,
William Harper, Hyams Kenner, Killen,
Kinsella, La Saliniere, H. Lott, J. b. Lott,
MahOney, Marie, Marvin, Matthews, Nc
Farland, Meadows, Moncure, Murray, Ong,
Oplatek, Overton, Raby, Riley, Sartain,
Smith, Stinson, Tatman, Thompsons Tou-
noir, Tureaud, Washington (Conc6r6ia),
Waters, Z. Williams, Fl. Wllliams-57.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
J Mr.. Gartskamp, of jefferson, moved that
the reading of the journal be postponed for
the present.
Carried
The special order of business was called
for.
Mr.. j. B. Lott, Of Rapides, made the point
Of order that this was a day set apart for
the consideration of resolutions by prefer
| ence.
The Speaker decided negatively, for the
reason that. in accordance with the resolu-
ton adopted yesterday, only certain speci-
| lied bills could be considered preferentially.
Messrs. La Saliniere of st. Martin, and
Floyd, of St. Helena, appealing from the
decision of the Chair, the yeas and nays
were ordered, with the following result:
Yeas-Abel, Baker, Barker, Barrett,
Barrow. Bickham, Blunt, Bowen, Brous-
| sard, Bryan, Butler, Carr, Chachere,
Crawford, Davidson. Davis. Demas,
telieu, Gaddls. Garstkamp, P. Harper,
Hyams, johnson, Killen. kinsela,
| Llambias Malone Marie, Matthews,
Meadows, Moncure, Nelson, Ong, Oplatek,
Overton, Quinn. Riley, Sartaln, Smith,
Souer, Stamps, S;insOn. Tatnan, Thompson,
Tounoir. Verrett, Washington (Assumptionl,
Washington (Concordiaj, Waters, II. VII
| liamS-54
Nays-Buckingh CHAM, Darby. Faulkner,
Floyd, kenner, La Saliniere, Laurent, II.
Lott, j. B: Lott, Marvin, Mcfarland, Raby,
| Tureaud, E. Williams-l4.
And the decision was sustained.
| The majority report of the Committee on
Ways and Means, relative to the funding
bills, was adopted.
| House bill No. 474 an act to authorize the
Council of the city of New Orleans to levy
| police tax; to regulate levies of taxes,
| the proceedings of tax SUITS and the iuris-
| diction OF the district courts for the parish
OF Orleans in reference thereto; to define
| and punish forgery in certain cases, and to
authorize the funding of the floating debt
being ON its second reading, was eonsid-
cred by sections.
The first section was read.
The following amendment was offered by
Mr.. Abel, Of Bossier:
Strike out all after the words '.city taxes
in line seven.
Adopted.
Mr. Llambias of Orleans, offered the fol-
lowing as a substitute for the section:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and Mouse of Representatives in General
Assembly convened, That the City Council
OF the city of New Orleans shall have
the power to issue, from time to time, as
they may be required bonds of the said
city, of the denomination of five hundred
and one thousand dollars, having fifty
years to run, and bearing seven per cent in
terest; principal and interest payable in
gold, i'll New York or New Orleans, and at
any othe points that the Council may desig-
nate, in quarterly coupons and to exchange
said bonds for any bonds or obligations of
the city, except all bonds bearing less than
seven per cent interest, on the basis of par
value, and not otherwise, and that the
bonds thus issued shall be called the new
consolidated debt of New Orleans.
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved to Law
the substitute on the table,
On which the yeas and nays were called
for by Messrs H. Lott, of Rapides and
Ong, of st. Bernard, with the following re-
suit:
Yeas-Abel. Barrett. Beot, Bentley,
Blunt. Bowen, Carr, Crawford Davidson,
Davis, Denas. Devices, Deslonde, Gaddis,
Gardner. Girstkamp, Huston, Kinsella,
Marie, Marvin Matthews, Mcfarland,
Morphy. hiorris, Murray, Oplatek, Quinn,
RAby Riley. Einggold. Sartaiu. Smith,
Stamps, Tonnoir, 1ureaud. Washington
tAssumption), Waters, Yorke-33
Nays-Baker, Barker. Barrow. Bickham,
Bronssard. Bryan, Butler, Chac here,
Gochrane, Darby harrisburg, Durio, Ellis,
Faulkner, Fonle!ieu, p. Harper William
harper, Hyams, kilen, Laurent Llambias,
II. Lott, J. b. Lott, Mahoney, Meadows,
Moncure, Nelson. Ong. StinsOn, Tatman,
Thompson, Verrett. Washington (Concor,
dial, E. Williams, III. Williams, Youpg-36.
Carried
Upon the adoption of the section as
amended the yeas and nays were called
for, upon motion of Messrs Young, of Con-
cordia, and Tureaud, of ST. James. resulting
as follows:
Yeas-Abel, Barrett, Belot. Bentley.
Blunt, Bowen, Carr, Crawford, Davidson.
Davis, Denas, Devices, Deslonde. Gaddis.
Gardner, Garstkamp, Huston. Kenner. Kin,
sella, La Saliniere Marie, Marvin. Mat.
thews, McCarty, Mcfarland, Morphy. Nor
ris, Murray, Oplatek, Overton, Quinn. Raby,
Riley, Ringgold. Sartain, Smith, Stamps,
Stanton, Tureaud, Washington (Assump-
toni, Washington (Concordia), Waters,
YOrke-i3.
Nays-Adolphe, Baker, Barrow, Bickham,
Broussard, Brown, Bryan, Butler, Chachere,
Gochrane, Darby, harrisburg, Durio. Ellis,
Faulkner, tontelieu, p. Harper, William
harper, Hyams, johnson, Killen. Laurent,
Llamblas, II. Lott, J. b. Lott. Mahoney,
Meadows, Moncure, Nelson, Ong, Stinson,
latman, Thompson, Verrett, f. Williams,
ii. Williams, Young-37.
Carried
Mr.. Devices, of De Soto, moved recon-
sideration of the vote just taken, and also
moved to lay the motion to reconsider on
the table, on which the yeas and nays were
demanded by Messrs. II. Lott and B.