New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-04


proved March Is, 1870, and to repeal section
forty-two of the said above entitled act.
Passed it's first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four fifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on it's second reading and referred
to the Committee on Election and Regis
tration.
By Mr.. Anderson:
Senate bill No. 3l7, to be entitled an act
TO amend and re-enact section 1921 OF the
Digest of the Statutes OF Louisiana.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote, the
hill nut on it's second reading. and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Ray:
Senate bill No. 3lS, to be entitled an act for
the relief Of +. j. Stokes.
Passed it's first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by fOur-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Claims.
The following bills we're introduced with.
out previous notice, by unanimous consent:
By Mr.. Ingraham:
Senate bill No. $40, to be entitled an act
for the relief of the Female Orphan Society,
to cancel and annul all taxes and tax assess
ments upon all the property thereof, and to
exempt the same from taxation.
Passed it's first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by four-ffths affirmative vote, the bill
put on its second reading, and referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
By unanimous consent Mr. Kelso, from
the Committee on Public Education, submit
ted favorable report on House bill No. 286,
to be entitled an act to amend section seven
of an act entitled IAN act to provide q rev.
enue" ETC., approved March 3, 1871, TACT
No. ~, 1917 to authorize the levy and col
lection of tax for the maintenance and
support of the free schools in the city of
New Orleans, and to limit the amount Of
the tax so to be levied and collected.
By unanimous consent, the bill was taken
up for consideration.
Mr.. Lewis moved that the bill be ordered
printed and made the special order of the
DAY Tor 1ueS0ay nexI at l +. M.
[Senator Lynch in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Ingraham, the motion
of Mr.. Lewis was ordered to lie upon the
table.
Mr. Ingraham moved to reconsider the
bill section by section.
Adopted.
Section one was read and, on motion of
Mr.. Barber, adopted.
Section two was read.
Mr.. Barber moved to adopt the section.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to postpone con-
sideration of the bill. and that it be made
the special order of the day for Tuesday
next at two O'Clock P. NJ.
1.-THE President resumed the chair.]
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to postpone by the following vote:
Yeas-Coupland, Herwig. Hunsaker, In
graham, Lynch, McMillen, O'Hara, Thomas
s.
Nays-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Kelso, holland. Pinch
back, Raglan. Ray, Swords, Sypher, Todd,
Twitchell, WilcOx-l6.
Mr. McMillen moved that section two be
amended by striking out the words 'five-
sixteenths' wherever it occurs in the Sec
ton, and inserting ''one-sixteenth" in lieu
thereof.
On call of the yeas and nays the
amendment was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Campbell,
ham. jerks, Kelso, Lynch, McMillen,
O'Hara, Ray, Swords, Sypher, Thomas,
Twitchell-1S.
Nays-Barber, Harris, Hunsaker: No
land. Plnchback, Raglan, Todd, Wilcox-S.
Mr. Ingraham offered the following as a
proviso, to be added to the end Of section
two:
Provided, That the taxes collected under
the provisions Of this act be appropriated
to the payment of teachers and expenses OF
the schools, and to the payment OF vouchers
issued and in the hands Of teachers who
rendered the services.
The proviso was adopted.
Section two was then adopted as amended.
The third section was then read and
adopted.
The bill was then adopted as amended.
On motion of Mr.. O'Hara, the amend
ments were considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, on
a call of the yeas and nays. as follows:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman, Campbell, COPELAND, Gallup,
Harris. Herwig, Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks,
Kelso, Lewis, Lynch. McMillen, OHara,
Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords,
Sypher, Twitchell, Wilcox-26.
ys-Noland, Thomas-2.
Mr.. holland moved that the further con-
sideration of the bill be postponed until
Monday at two o'clock p. NJ.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to postpone by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Gallup, Hunsaker, No
land, Raglan, Swords, Thomas lodd'
Twitchell-9.
Nays-Antoine, Barber, Rlackman, Bow
man. Campbell. COPELAND, Harris, Herwlg,
Ingraham. jerks, KelsO, Lewis, Lynch, NC
Nillen. O'Hara, Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Sy-
pher-l9. AZ,
Mr.. holland then moved TO adjourn till
Mondav at ~ NJ, which the Senate re-
Mr.. O'Hara moved that the bill do finally
pass. upon which motion Mr.. Lewis called
for the previous QUESTION.
The main question was ordered ana inc
bill finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. O'Hara called up the following reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, 1t is notorious and historical
fact that the Barataria and La1ourche
Canal Company and the Lafourche anu
Torrahnnpe Ma VOCATION Company have, Dy