New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-03
TIE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Twentieth Days Session
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, January 2, 1873.


and was called to order by Hon. A. b. Har-
ris. acting Lieutenant Governor OF the State
and President of the Senate.
On call Of the roll the following Senators
| answered to their names:
Hon. A. Il Harris, and Messrs. Barber,
! Blackburn, Blunt, Butler, Burch, Brews
| ter, Green, Z. +. Herwlg, Hunsaker,
| Harper Ingraham, jerks, kelso, Mascot,
| holland Sypher, Stamps, Weber, Wharton
| -l9.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
| On motion of Dir. Butler, the reading OF
the D revious days journal was dispensed
with There being no corrections TO be
| made the journal was adopted.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
| Mr.. Hunsaktr gave notice that at some
future day he would introduce bill to be
entitled an act to require the city OF New
| Orleans 70 provide an aims house for the
| benefit of INDECENT persons.
| Also a bill to be entitled an act to pro-
| vide gradual system of reprieyes as re-
| ward for meritorious conduct.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,
Bv Mr.. Brewster;
An act to organize and incorporate
board OF health for the State of Louisiana,
10 define its powers and duties, 10 provide
for the expenses of said board, to fix ponal-
ties for violation of this act, and to repeal
certain acts now in force.
Read twice and referred to the Commit
tee on Health and Quarantine.
By Mr.. Weber:
An act for the relief of the minor, Mary
E. Clellan, of the parish of West Feliciana.
Mr. Weber moved a suspension of the
rules to place the bill on its second reading, =
on which the yeas and nays were de-
manded. The following Senators voted
yea:
Blackburn, Blunt, Burch, Brewster,
Greene, E. F. Herwig, Hunsaker, JenKs,
Masicot; holland, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton-l4.
The following Senators voted nay:
Alexander, Barber, Butler, Harper, In
graham, kelsO, Stamps.
The rules were not suspended, and the
bill lies over under the rules.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
On motion of MI Herwig, Senate bill No.
10, entitled an act making an appropriation
to pay the mileage and per diem of the
members, salaries of officers and employees,
and the contingent expenses of the extra
session convened and commenced Decem-
Der 8, 1922 of the third General Assembly
of the State Of Louisiana, by appropriating
and providing for the sale of $75,0O0 of leg
islative warrants and declaring the manner
of lisbursipg the amount realized by the
sale of said warrants, and for their reGemp-
ton, was taken up on its second reading.
Mr.. Brewster moved that the bill be
taken up section by section
Adopted
Mr.. Ingraham moved the adoption OF sec
ton one.
Carried.
Mr. Wharton moved to reconsider the
vote by which section one was adopted,
GA which the yeas and nays were de-
manded.
The following Senators voted yea:
Alexander, Blunt, Brewster Greene,
E. +. Herwig, Hunsaker, Kelso, Sypher.
WhartOn-9.
And the following Senators voted nay:
Barber, Black burn, Butler, Burch Har-
per, Ingraham, Masicot, holland, Twitchell,
Weber-l0.
And the motion to reconsider the vote
was lost
Mr.. Twitchell offered the following amend
ment to section two:
Section two, line six, after the word
"forthwith," add cor within ten DAYS after
the passage OF this act"
Adopted.
Mr.. Twitchell offered the following pro-
viso to section two:
Provided that only one half of the said
appropriation hereby authorized shall first
be disposed of and exhausted before the
Dalance OF said appropriation shall be
placed IN the market and disposed of in
accordance with the provisions of this act;
ana provided further, tlat when the re-
naming balance of said appropriation is to
be expended, any person entitled to the
he, ..nHJs thereof shall be entitled to receive
warrants at 1nt cash money value or rates
for which the first portion o. sad appropr;-
alton was disposed of by the SAID Auditor
and Treasurer, under the pr. isions of this
act, II SAID persons take the benefit there
Oh within ten days after the first part
OF said appropriation has been exhausted
or otherwise the said Auditor and Treasurer
VIII proceed to dispose of the balance of
SAID appropriation in the manner provided
by this act.
Adopted.
hr, Wharton offered the following amend
ment to section two:
Provided that said warrants shall not be
'oid at less than their par value.
Mr' barber moved to lay the amendment
ii MI. Wharton on the table, en- which the
yeas and nays were demanded.
The following Senators voted yea:
!, Alexander, Barber, Blackburn Butler,
ourch' Greene, E. f. Herwig, Harper. In
5IT am jerks, MasicOt holland, Twitcbell,
ANA The following Senators voted nav:
Dlunt Brewster, Hunsaker, Kelso, Sy-
'her, Stamps, Wharton-7.
And the amendment offered by Mr.,
Wharton was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Barber section two was
IdOpted
MT Hunsaker moved that the further
eadlng OF the bill be postponed, and that
re recommitted to the Finance Committee
Mr. Twitchell moved to lay the motion of
IT. Hunsa%"r on the table, on which the
cas- and nays were demanded.
Inc following Senators voted YEA:
barb er, blackburn, Blunt, Butler. Bnrcb
Ireeh' T. r. HerWig, Harper, Ingraham
Veber-I5 P'' A"ltcheIl,
ana the following Senators voted nav.
Alexander, Brewster Hunsaker. KeIao
ypher, Todd, Whartor-7,
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