New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-21
State House of the Branch Mint in the

State House of the Branch Mint in the
city of New Orleans, or part thereof
The resolution was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote
the resolution read second time and re
ferred TO the Committee on Federal Rela
TONS
The following House bills were taken uI
and ordered to be put upon the calendar
for first reading:
House bill No "a, bill to be entitled an
act to release the inhabitants of the town OF
Donaldsonville from the payment OF parish
| taxes.
House bill No. 46, bill to be entitled an
act to change and fix the time for holding
the sessions of the District Court IN the
parish of Lafayette, in the Sixteenth DIS
| trict.
House bill No. 81, bill to be entitled an
act to allow the city of New Orleans to con
| struct locks near the mouths of New Or-
leans canal and Bayou st. John.
House bill No. 80, to memorabilia Con
gress to pass a bill regulating steam pos
tai line between the ports of New Orleans,
Mexico and South America.
House bill No 3d. joint resolution appro-
priating s4I33 90 to make good the def
cheney in the appropriation for payment of
the salary of the Secretary and assistant
secretary of State.
The Senate went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised
the President ordered the roll to be called:
Messra. Anderson, Alexander, Barber,
Blunt, Butler, Burch, Brewster, Greene,
Harris, Harper, Ingraham, KelsO. Mascot,
Pollard, Sypher, Stamps. Twitchell. Weber.
Wharton-l9.
The President Of the Senate announced a
quorum present.
BY Mr.. Burch:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an
act making an appropriation to pay the
mileage and per diem Of the members,
salaries of officers and employees, and the
convened and commenced December 9,
1872, OF the Third General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, by appropriating and
providing for the sale of $4,000 of legis-
lative warrants, and declaring the manner
of discussing the amount realized by the
sale of said warrants, and for their re-
demption, approved January 10, 1873.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
and the bill passed the second reading and
was considered engrossed.
The Constitutional rule was again suspend
ed by the required vote, the bill read the
third time, and finally adopted with its
title.
BY Mr. Butler:
RcSolped, That the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the New Orleans
Crescent City SlaughterhOuse Company be
allowed to cen ,inue said investigation, so as
to make their reports when completed.
The resolution was received.
Mr.. Butler moved that the resolution be
adopted.
Mr.. Brewster moved the following amend.
ment to be added to the resolution:
That hereafter no special committee shall
be appointed which shall in any way inter
fere with the duties of the regular standing
committees of the Senate.
The amendment was accepted.
Mr.. Butler moved that the resolution be
adopted ss amended.
Mr.. Harris made the point of order that
the resolution must lie over one day under
the rules; that objection had been made to
its adoption.
The Chair sustained the point Of order.
Pending the consideration of the motion
to adopt the resolution as amended by the
Senate. the Senate went into executive
session.
Executive session haTing been raised, on
motion of Mr.. Barber the Senate voted to
adjourn till Monday at the usual hour.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned till Monday. Jan.
uary 20. 1873. at twelve o'clock M.
?. f. BECHTEL.