New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-06

Harper, Merrill, Pollard, hey. stamps,
Ywitchell, Weber, Whitney-0.
Nays-Kelso. Sypher Whafton--3.
The title was then adopted.
Mr. Barber obtained unahin,ous consent.
and called up House bill No. l9l, an act 90
be entitled an act incorporating the Cres-
cent City Sanitary Company, for sanitary
purposes, in the city Of New Orleans, and
granting rights and privileges thereto.
Mr.. Chadbourn called for the reading Of
the bill.
The bill was read il part.
Mr.. Barber moved the further reading of
the bill be dispsnsed with.
Adopted.
Mr.. Blunt called 70. the reading Of the
bill.
The Chair stated that the Senate had
Just voted to dispense with the reading Of
the bill.
The Senate voted shat the bill should not
he read again.
Mr.. Harris moved to suspend the consti-
tutional rule.
The Senate refused TO suspend the rule,
on call of the yeas and nays. by the follow.
ing vote:
Yeas-Barber, Blackburn, Bovee, Butler,
Gage, Chadbour Crawford, Greene, Har
ris, E. f. Herwig, Ingraham. Rey, Pollard.
Stamps. Whitney-l5.
Nays-Anderson, Blunt, Harper. Kelso.
Twitehell Wsbet-6.
Mr.. Bovee obtained unanimous consent
and introduced the following bill entitled
an act providing an annual pension for the
surviving veterans and widows Of veterans
of the war of 1912 and 1914, and providing
the manner of aseertaining who are such
veterans and widows Of veterans.
Bill read first time.
Constitutional rule was suspended blu
read second time. and referred to the Com
mittee ON Pensions.
MIR. Harris obtained unanimous consent
and called up House bill No. l62, entitled
an act for the relief Of taxpayers, remitting
all DE- u alties and interest to all delinquent
State tax payers, provided said back taxes
are paid within ninety days from and after
the passage OF this act.
The bill was read the first time.
Constitutional rule was suspended. she
bill read the second time ard adopted on
second reading.
Mr.. Harris moved 20 suspend. the consti-
tutional rule.
Constitutional rule WAS suspended. the
bill read the third time and finally adopted
with it's title.
Mr. Bovee obtained UNANIMOUS consent
and called up joint resolution No. Ia, re-
curing Simeon Belden, late Attorney Gen
eral of Louisiana, 20 turn over 90 his sue
cessor in office all books, furniture, docu
ments and papers belonging to or appsr-
tanning to said office.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Constitutional rule was suspended, the
bill read the third time and finally adopted
with its title.
Mr.. Chadboutn obtained unanimous COD
sent, and called up Senate bill No. i3o,
bill to be entitled an act to authorize the
police Jury of the parish of St. Charles to
levy a special tax to redeem outstanding
warrants.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four affirmative vote,
the bill read it's third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Mr. Harris moved that the rules be sus-
pended for the purpose of dispensing with
the regular order of business.
On call Of the yeas and nays, the Senate
voted to suspend the rules and set aside the
re gular order OF the day by the following
vote:
Yeas-Anderson- Barber, Blackburn,
Blunt, Bovee, Butler. Gage, Crawford,
Chad bourn, Greene, Harris, Harper, lngra-
ham. Kelso Merrill, Rey, Pollard, Stamps,
Twitehell, Weber, Whitney-2l.
Nays-Sypher, WHARTON.
Mr.. Butler submitted. by unanimous con-
sent, the following report:
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Claims. TO whom was
referred House bill No. 49, entitled an act
for the relief of William Il. Philips, would
res pee fully report that, from the afidavits
submitted to them and the personal ex-
animation of several witnesses, they have
That on the night of the twenty-titth of
Septem Der, 1871, the double crime of muir
der and arson was committed in the parish
of Grant bv mob, who burned and de-
stroyed some sixty bales of cotton, 1000
barrels OF corn, household furniture. wear
ing apparel and other property OF sald
Philips, to the amount of $l2, 900 or $lo,oVV.
Yonr committee would therefore recon-
mend that the bill do pass.
T. BUTLER. Chairman;
WILLIAM HARPER.
Mr.. Blackburn obtained unanimous con-
sent to take up Senate bill No. "a, a bill to
be entitled an act relating to last wills and
Bill was considered engrossed.
Constitutional rule waa suspended on
call of the yeas and nays. by the following
vote:
Yeas-AndersOn. Barber, Blackburn,
Blunt, Butler, Cage, Greene. Harris, K. +.
Herwig, kelso. Merrill, Pollard, Rev. Sy.
pher, Twitchell. Weber, Wharton-l7.
Nays - BoSee. Crawford. Ingraham.
Whitney,.
The bill was read the third time.
Mr.. Blackburn moved that the bill do
now finally pass.
Mr.. Crawford moved TO postpone I'll! to-
morrow.
Mr.. Harris moved to commit,
The bill WAS finally referred TO the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Wharton obtained unanimous consent
and called up the report of the Committee
on Finance.
The report was read and ordered to be
printed in the journal, as follows:
CoxArrTEs on FINANCE,
February n, 1873. !
20 the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senatt:
Your Committee on Finance respectfully
-eport THAT the resolution referred to them