New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
Senate bill No. 257, upon which they report
favorab]y, and recommend it's passage.
RAFORD BLUNT, Chairman.

Lies over.
Mr.. Whitney, chairman of TIE Committee
on Elections and Registration, submitted
the following:
An act to empower the Governor to pre-
serve the peace and enforce the laws on
| days OF election; to limit the powers ard
duties Of mayors and sherifs, to prohibit
| the issuance of certain writs to commission
ers of election, with favorable report.
Lies over.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Cage:
| An act authorizing a new registration in
the parishes of Terrebone and Assumption.
BY Mr.. Kelso:
AN act to authorize Il. L. Fox. Of A!exan.
| dria. to sue the State.
! INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
| By Nj. Cage:
An act TO incorporate the Eayou La
fourche Railway Company.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
! BY ouy-tifths vote, the bill read the sec.
ond time and referred TO the Committee
on Railroads and Internal Improvements.
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
An &C. relative to the collection and pay.
ment Of taxes due the city Of New Orleans
for any year prior TO 1865. and to gemi: the
penalties. interes: and cos: thereon.
The bill was read the first time.
! The constitutional rule was suspended by
| a fouy- tfths vote. the bill read She second
time, and referred to the Committee on JU.
! dietary.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION.
I BY Mr.. Brewster:
} Resoired, That hereafter the sessions Of
| the Senate shall commence at IL A. VI. each
! day.
! Lies over.
I REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
! Mr.. Cage called up Senate bill No.
1863, an act creating board OF com.
| missioners to examine and ascertain
the valid and standing Indebtedness
of the parish Of Terrebonne. and authoTiz.
| ing the police jury Of said parish to issue
bonds TO take up and fund the same.
On motion of Mr.. Cage the blk was OF.
dered 20 be considered section by section.
J The first section was read.
Mr.. Sypher moved to strike out the
names Of the commissioners and to insert
| instead thereof the words ''police jury"
Mr.. Cage moved to lay the motion to
strike ont and insert on tine table.
Senate refused to table.
The question then REQUIRED On the motion !
70 strike out and insert.
Mr.. sypher withdrew the motion to strike |
out and insert.
Mr.. Bovee moved 20 refer the BIZ! 70 the |
Committee on Corporations.
On motion OF Mr.. Cage the motion was
laid Oh the table.
The frs, section was then adopted. !
The second section was read and adopted. !
The third section was read and adopted. |
The fourth section was read and adopted. !
The fifth section was read and adopted. !
The sixth section was read and adopted. |
The seventh section was read and adopted. |
The eighth section was read and adopted. |
The ninth section was read and adopted. |
The .enth section was read and adopted. |
The eleventh section was read and |
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Page. :he bill! was con.
sidered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended |
by four tifths vote. the bill read the third |
time. The bll finally passed. title to
stand.
Mr.. Harper obtained lconsent 70 take up !
House bill No. %. an ac: 20 authorize the |
council Of the city of Shreveport to levy a
police tax: to regulate levies of taxes. the |
proce edings of tax suits and Jurisdiction Of
the parish court for the parish of Caddo in /
reference thereto: to define and punish for.
gerry in certain cases: to authorize the fund.
ing OF the floating debt; TO consolidate.
limit and provide for the deb. Of the city Of
Shreveport. principal and interest: to au.
thorize a tax for the supper: OF the city
government. and to establish a fiscal
agency. defining its duties. and for the bet.
ter enforcement of the collection Of al! !
taxes. and for other purposes.
The bill was adopted on second reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a tour,iifths vote. the bill read the third
tmee The bill! finally passed. the title 20
stando
Br. Burch obtained consen: TO take up
Senate bill No. :39. an act to establish the
Charity Hospital Of the city Of Baton
Rouge.
Mr.. Harris moved ~ recommi, the bill
20 the Committee on Charitable Institutions
and called for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Burch moved tina. the motion 10 re.
commit be laid on the table,
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the whole sub.
iect matter on the table and called for the
yeas and nays.
ON call OF the yeas and nays. the Senate
to lay the whole sUbiec, on the
table:
Yeas-Aiexander, Anderson. Brewster,
Daigle Greene, Glaudin, Harris. ingraham.
X elso, Rey. Whitney-ll Il
Nays-Barber, Belden, Blackburn. Blunt.
Bovee, Burch, Butler, Gage. Crawford, |
Detiege, Harper, Swaize, Thomas. Twit
chell, Weber, Wharton-l6.
The President announced the pending
motion to be that OF Mr.. Burch. to table the
motion to recommit.
On call of the yeas and nays Che Senate
voted to lay the motion on the table by the
following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber Beden, Blunt,
Bovee, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn. Crawford,
Harper, +. +. Herwig, Rey, Swaizie,
Thomas Twitchell, Weber. Wharton-E.
Nays-Alexander Blackburn. Brewster, |
Butler, Daigle, Detiege, Greene. Glaudin,
Harris, Kelso, Whitney-ll.
Mr.. Burch moved to engross the bill for
a third reading, and demanded the previous
question.
The main question was ordered, and the
bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third