New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-01
mt and introduced the following resolu

performing the duty as porter ana ulooeen
ger for the room occupied by the Comh
tee on Judiciary, Committee on rinance'
Committee on Federal Relations, Commit
tee on Banks and Banking, Committee on
Health and Quarantine and Committee on
Militia, and whose attendance has been
necessary to keep said room clean ana III
order; therefore be it
Resolpcd, That the sum Of three dollars
and fifty cents per day from December .,
1872 to March E, 1873, Encluslye-elgnty-
one Iays-amouuting to two hundred and
eighty three dollars and fifty cents, be ap-
propriated from the contingent fund of the
Senate in payment to said William Mercer
for his services, and that the chairman of
the Committee on Auditing and Supervls
inc the Expenses of the Senate be and he
is hereby requested to pay the same.
The resolution was read.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the resolution
be adopted.
Motion withdrawn.
IM, Harris in the chairI
On motion of Mr.. Twitcheli. by unani
nous consent, the followin ing:
Senate bill No. 1872, TO be entitled an act
to enforce the payment Of taxes due the
State; providing for the seizure and sale of
the property of delinquent taxpayers, and
regulating the proceedings against them
and against their property and tenants,
passed its second reading.
Bill was considered engrossed, constitu-
tional rule was suspended by four-tifths
vote; bill read the third time and fnally
adopted with it's title.
BILLS TAKEN UP.
Mr.. Twitchell obtained unanimous con
| sent, and called up Senate bill No. lJ6, a
bill to be entitled an act to amend and re-
| enact section two of an act entitled IAN
act relative to the Louisiana Levee
Company, corporation organized under
| the general laws of tins State, constituting
! it body polite and corporate, with certain
powers, privileges and franchises, and con-
| tracing with said corporation for the con-
struction, maintenance and repairs of GER
tain Ievees, and providing for compensation
therefor" approved February 20. 1871; also
| 20 amend and te-enact section one OF an act
entitled ian act ratifying and confirming a
contract between the Louisiana Levee Com
pany and the Governor of the State OF
Louisiana" approved February -, 1871.
providing fox the acceptance o! said
amendments by the Louisiana Levee Com
| pany, and authorizing and requiring a
| yearly estimate OF the levees TO be built.
reducing the compensation therefor from
sixty to fifty cents per cubic yard, and pro-
| viding Tor committing timber work into
earth work.
| D.Ii ,,ooj +.r,,
| Mr.. Twitchell moved tina, the bill do now
finally pass.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to pass the bill by the following vote
| Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Blunt
| Bovee, Brewster. Cage, ChadbouTn, Greene
| Harris, p. +. Herwig, L. +. Herwig, Har
| per, Ingraham, kels0, Masicot Merrill
! Pollard, Rey, Stamps, Twitchell-2l.
| Nays-Alexander Blackburn. Crawford
| Weber,.
| Title was then adopted.
| mir. Brewster, by unanimous consent. in
tr6duced a bill, to be entitled an act de
claring it crime to usurp public office
and providing the punishment for sucl
otfense; providing that if any public office
| shall adhere to or recognize any usurpe
his office shall be forfeited and considered
| abandoned, and directing and regulatin:
legal proceedings to have such abandon
| ment and forfeiture declared; authorizing
the Governor t. declare such forfeiture ant
al ldonment IL certain cases. and t. re
move such officers and to fI the yacancie
so made by appointment.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by a four tifths affirmative vote, th'
bill put Oh its second reading. and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
The bin was read. the amendfnen
adopted and the bill! considered encrosset
for third reading.
The constitut onai rule vas then Ers
pended by funrtiftls affirmative vote. tn
bill read its third and las: time. and final.
adopted with its title.
Mr. blackburn raised a question Of prINi
lege concerning a certain statement in tn
New Orlcaa, Timcs. rejecting upon him 70
statements made by him while the printin
DILL was under debate in the Senate.
AIR. Merrill, by unanimous consent, calle'
up the following bill on second reading:
House bill No. re, bill TO be entitled
an &C: TO amend and re-enact the last para
graph OF article three hundred and three q
the Code of Practice of Louisiana.
The constitutional rule was then sue
pended by four !iiths affirmative vote. tn
bill put on its second reading, and vete.re
to the Committee on Judiciary.
! -, -,
Mr. Barber moved to take up House Bill
No. .. a bill to be entitled an act to incol
porate the Central Railway Company.
Mr.. Wharton objected 20 taking up tn
bill, and obtained the toor 10 give his res
sons for ehjecting.
Mr. Harris made the point Of order tina
Mir, Wharton was out OF order. the bill nc
being before he Senate.
The Chair sustained the point Of order.
Mr.. Wharton withdrew his objection.
and by unanimous consent Tie bill! Wa
taken up.
While the bill was unde: debate IN
| President announced the order Of the ia
which was ,he bill: before the Senate
Senate bill No. i. aforesaid.
Mr. Barber moved that the bill be I"
dered printed and fixed Tor Monday mex
att p. NJ.
MIR. Twitchel. moved 10 lay the motion /"
| the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Sena'
voted to lay the motion on the table ~ IL
following vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Butler. Blunt. Gaze
Chadbourn. Harris. Harper. Kelsc. MASH"
Pollard, Rey. Stamps. Twitche!!--li.
Nays-Aiexanler. Barber, blackburn