New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-08

Greene, Harper, P. F. Herwig. f. F. Her
wig, Maslcot, Pollard. Twitchell. Weber.
Wharton-l2.
The motion TO refer 20 the Committee on
Railroads was no. adopted.
Mr.. Butler moved tor al executive SEES
sion.
Adopted.
Ex. cutive session having been raised, the
following members answered to their
names:
sfessrs. Anderson. Alexander. Barber,
| Blunt. Brewster. Butler, Burch. Greene,
Harris, Harper, p. +. Herwig, f. +. Her
wig, Ingrahan, Kelso, Pollard, Stamps.
Sypher, Twitchell. Wharton-l9.
Mr. Anderson called for the pending
| question-his motion TO refer House bill
| No. 6 TO the Committee on Corporations and
Porachial Affairs on which the yeas and
! nays were ordered.
Yeas Alexander. Anderson. Blunt,
| Greene. Harper. =. +. Herwig. (. T. Her
wig, Kelso, Syphes. VwitcheIls Weber.
Wharton-l2
Nays-Barber. Brewster, Butler. Blunt.
Harris, Ingraham, Pollard, Stamps--S.
The motion having been adopted, the bill
was referred 20 the Committee on Corpora
tons and Parochial Affairs.
Pending the roll call, when Mr.. Sypher's
name was called. Mr.. Burch raised the
peint of order that Mr.. Sypher was not
| within the bar of the Senate.
Mr.. Sypher stated that lie answered TO
his name when the roll was called after ex-
| ecutive session.
The Chair decided the point not well
taken.
COMMUNICATION yRos SENATOR HARRIS.
Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on Rail
roads. desired 20 be excused from serving
longer as chairman of the Committee on
Railroads, and submitted the following
| communication, which was received:
New ORLEANS, February 7, 1873.
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
! most respectfully resign as chairman of
| the Committee on Railroads and Internal
| improvements. A. b. HARRlS.
Mr.. Twitchell called up House bill No.
| =. to fix the compensation of certain Off
GERS of the General Assembly extra session.
The pending question being the final
passage of the bill, on cali of the yeas and
! nays. the bill was finally passed by the
! following vote:
Yeas-Alexander. Anderson. Blunt, But
| Ter. Greene. Harris. Harper, F. +, Herwig,
l.. +. Hsrwig, Ingraham, Kelso. Pollard,
Sypher, Twitchell-l4.
Nays - Barber, Blackburn, Brewster.
Bureh, Stamps. Weber, Wharton-7o
And the title was adopted.
Io6 m 1YO,,rn hill M f03
70 be :. i,led an act 20 amend and re-enac,
an act entitled IAN act 60 incorporate the city
OF Carrollton." approved March Il. 1859.
and acts supplementary thereto.
The bill was read the first time.
constitutional rule was suspended by q
four fifshs vote. bill read second time and
fixed as the special order OF the day for
Saturday az one O'Clock.
Mr.. Wharton sailed up Senate bill No.
-. reported favovably by the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs an act
entitled an act to authorize the police jury
of the parish of iberville 10 purchase the
dyke a. Bayou Plaquemiue. to make the
same free public road. and to issue bonds
in payment of the same. and moved that
the came be printed in the journal:
An act entitled an act te authorize the
police jury of the parish of ibervIlle 10
purchase the dyke at Bayou Plaque
mines. 20 make the same tree publ
road, and TO issue bonds in payment OF
the same.
B. j. enacted by the Senate and House
! Of REPRESENTATIVES, of the State Of Louis
lana in General Assembly convened, That
the police Jury of the parish OF !berViiie be
and 1t il hereby authorized and empowered.
should il deem it advisable and proper and
to the public interest, - purchase the dyke
acros. the Bayou PlaGuemine. and to make
the same free public road; and IN pay"
meut thereof the said police jury is hereby
authorized TO issue Its bonds. payable on
such tevms and conditions as 1t may deem
proper.
Mr.. Burc'n. b. unanimous consent, offered
q. a substitute for Senate bill No. 81. re
ported by the Committee on Corporations
without action, the following:
: bill % be entitled an acs granting cor
porate privileges 10 the inhabitants OF the
city OF Baton Rouge. parish Of East Baton
Rouge. and TO provide for the government
of the affairs thereof: and 20 repeal an act
entitled IAN act relative 90 the police and
government OF the city OF Baton Rouge.
approved April >. 1888, and 20 repeal an act
to provide for the government of the city
of Baton Rouge. approved March :, 1896,
and repeal al! acts amenda.ory thereto.
The bill was read first time, constitu
sional rule was suspended by tour-ffths
vote. bill read the second time, and made
the special order for Tuesday next at
PM.
Mr.. Burch moved tia: the following bill
and information from the Auditors depart
ment be ordered printed in che journal.
adopted.
auditors Office. ;
S.~ Orleans, February =. 1872
No., 3, ,,a,,i rrecb Senator State OF Louisiana:
srR-your letter Of inquiry in relation to
tbe fees and emoluments OF this Office,
hearing date December 30. 1877, was re.
ceived in due time. | was obliged to defer
NV reply thus long, as matters of public
interest absorbed my whole tlmes and
claimed MY constant attention.
You ask for an official statement relative
20 the fees and emOluments which, by the
passage of Senate bill No. I, would accrue
to the Auditor and | herewith submit, for
the information of the Senate. a statement
showing the full and correct amounts, by
months. for the years 1871 and 1872, which
accrued from fees and emoluments in 9ues
ton.
TIE statement. which is compiled from
he books of this office, dating from the
time when a record for this purpose was
first opened and kept, exhibits the entire
amount of such fees and emoluments de,
rived 10y the Auditor, and affected by SAID
Senate bill; AID the only other fee collected
.4E FtNra CHARGED