New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

J An act for the relief of those of the mol
gage stockholders of the Citizens Bank
Louisiana who have fully paid up, or wi
may at any time hereafter fully pay q
their subscriptions to the stock of said ban
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
q four-ifths vote. the bill read the secon
time, and referred to the Committee
Banks and Banking.
BY Mr.. Cage:
An act authorizing and requiring ne
registration of the qualified electors reslt
ing in the parishes OF I'rrebonne and Al
sumption.
Tn. bill. was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended b
tour fifths vote, the bill read the secon
time and referred 70 the Committee O
Elections and Registration.
By Mr.. Butler:
An act 90 amend and re-enacs aectio
eleven of act No. q, OF 1872
! The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended b.
1 I" FOlCs tuC ACdu OuC oCSoht
time and referred to the CoMmittes o.
Judiciary.
| BY Mr.. ingraham:
An act to amend and reenact section 81,
| and to repeal section ten Of an act entitled
an act 90 amend and yeenact an ac'
| entitled an act TO establish metropolitan
Police District, and to provide for the gov
eminent thereof. approved March s, 1860
and TO authorize the Board of metropolitan
Police Commissioners to reduce it's expen
ditures and 60 reorganize and reduce the
Metropolitan Police force.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
= four tifths vote, the bill read the second
time. and referred 70 the Committes On
Metropolitan Police.
By Mr.. Whitney:
An act entitled an act 60 define and sesu.
late the fees of the clerks, sheriffs, re-
corders and notary publics throughout the
State. except the parish of Orleans. and
providing forfeitures and penalties for over.
charging or failure to perform their duty.
and the mode Of collecting their fees.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended BY
a four-fifths vote. the bill read che second
time and referred 60 the Committee ON
Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Whitney offered the following yesoid-
ton:
Resoived. That, for the purpose OF re.
ducing the calendar. the Secretary be in
structed to drop from the daily issue all
bills and petitions in the hands of commit
tees and the executive messages, and that
bills be caleDdared after being reported
from committees.
Lies over.
ACTION on RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Brewster called up tho following
Resoired. Tia. hereafter the sessions of
the Senate shall commence at IL 4. NJ. each
day.
On call Of tbs yeas and nays. the Senate
voted TO pass the resolution by the follow.
ing vote:
Ieas-Alexander, Barber. Beiien, Black.
burn, Blunt, Bovee, Brewster, Burch. Butler,
Gage, ChadbOurn, Crawford. Daigle, De.
tiege. Greene, Glaudin, Harper. Ingraham,
Masicot, Pollard, Rey, Stamps, Swaizie,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton. Whitney,.
Nays-AndersOn. Harris. Z. +. Heywig,
helso. sypher. Thomas-6.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senate bill No. ;;2l. an act for the relief of
Red Rive. Pilots Benevolent Association,
exported by the Committee on Claims. |
reference 10 the Committee |
IN Finance.
On motion Of Mr.. Thomas. the bill was
eferred to the Committee on Finance.
The following was taken up on motion Of I
ir. Barber:
House bill No. -. an act 20 regulate the !
'rivate markets in the city OF New Orleans.
nd for other purposes.
The report Of the majority Of the Com.
n!ttee on Judiciary was read.
On motion OF Mr.. Brewster. the report of
ne minority o; the committee was taken
p.
Pending the reading o! the report, Mr..
Iarvis moved tina. the further reading be
ispensei with.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
oted to dispense with the further reading
the report:
Yeas--Anderson, Barber, Belien, Black.
urn. Blunt, Burch. Butler, Cage, Chad
OurD. Crawford. Daigle Detiege, GIaudin. |
Iarrir. Harper, ingraham, Kelso. Mascot,
ey, Stamps, Swaizie. Whitney-22.
Nays - Alexander, Bovee, Brewster,
reene. Pollard, Sypher. Thomas. Twitch.
Il, Weber. WhartOn-I0.
Mr.. Brewster moved that the whole sub.
ct matter be laid on the table.
On call of yeas and nays. che Senate
,fused 20 table the whole subject matter
Y the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander Brewster. Crawford.
ollard. Sypher. Twitchell. Weber. Whar-
Nays-Anderson. Barber, Belden, Black
urn. Blunt. Burch, Butler, Cage, Chad
Durn, Daigle, Detiege, Glaudln, Harris,
ascot, Rey. Stamps, Swaizie. Thomas,
Thitney-23.
Mr.. Harris moved TO adop. the bill on Sec
Id reading.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
'ted to adopt the bill on second reading,
reported by majority of the committee.
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Burch,
lackburn, Blunt, Butler, Cage, Chadbourn, l.
aigle, Detiege, Glaudin, Harris, Harper,
F. Herwig, Ingraham. Kelso, Masicot,
1llard, Rey, Stamps, Swaizie, Thomas,
'hitney-4. :
Nays-Alexander Bovee, Brewster, Craw.
I'd, Greene. Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,
harton-9.
Mr.. Weber moved to suspend the consti. 9
tional rule to put the bill to third read
e, and desired to speak on the merits of
Q bill in opposition thereto, but before
r. Weber got the floor to speak on his
otion, Mr.. Harris moved to Law the motion