New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-25
voted to lay the substitute on the table BY


the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Black burn, Brewster.
Blunt, Bovee, Burch, Cage, Crawford
Greene, Harper, InEraham, Pollard, Stamps,
Twitchell, Weber, WhartOn-lb.
Nays-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Butler,
Chadbourn, Daigle, Harris, Rey, Sypher.
ThOmas-10.
Mr.. Barber moved that the report be
adopted and called for the previous ques-
ton. =,
The main question was ordered by the
following vote, on call of the yeas and nays:
Yeas-Alexander, Barber, Belden, Black
burn. Blunt, Bovee, Burch, Brewster. Cage,
Crawford, Greene, Z. f. Herwig, Harper,
Ingraham, Mascot, Pollard, Rey, Stamps,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton-2.
Nays-Anderson, Butler, Chadbourn,
Daigle, Harris, Sypher. Thomas.
Mr.. Stamps moved that the report be
adopted.
Mr. Butler moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Burch made the point of order that
the proper business before the Senate was
the consideration of House bill No. IS. from
the Committee on Finance.
The Chair decided the point not well
taken.
Mr.. Butler made the point Of order that
the motion to adjourn was always in order.
The President declared the point not we'll
taken.
The main question having been ordered,
the pending question must first be disposed
of.
The report was then adopted.
Mr.. Bovee offered the following motion:
That Mr.. George Swaizie be declared en-
titled to seat in this body from the twelfth
senatorial district, and that he now be
| sworn in as member.
Mr.. Bovee moved to adopt the motion,
and moved the previous question.
The main question was ordered.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
| adopted the motion, by the following vote:
| Yeas-Alexander. Barber, Belden, Blunt,
Blackburn, Bovee, Butler, Burch, Brewster,
Cage, Crawford, Greene, Harper, E. +. Her
| wig, 1ngraham. Pollard, Rey. Stamps
| Sypher, Twitchell, Weber-2l.
Nays-Anderson, Daigle, Harris, lhomas,
| WhartOn-5.
| M. Burch moved to reconsider the vote
| just taken.
| On motion of Mr.. Burch, the motion to
| reconsider the vote just taken was ordered
to lie on the table.
George Swaizie then came forward.
took the desired oath. and took his seat in
| the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. fngraham, House bill
| No. IS, entitled an act to provide for fund
ing obligations of the State by exchange for
bonds; to provide for principal and interest
! of said bonds; to establish board of liqui-
| dalton; to authorize certain judicial pro-
ceedings against it; to define and punish
violations of this act; to prohibit certain
officers from diverting funds, except as pro-
vided by law, and to punish violations
therefor; to levy continuing tax, and pro-
vide continuing appropriation for said
| bonds; to make a contract between the
| State and holders of said bonds; to prohibit
| iniunctions in certain cases; to limit the in
debtedness of the State, and to limit State
taxes; to annul certain grants Of State aid;
| to provide for the receipt of certain war
rants for certain taxes, and providing for
the payment of the warrants of the consti-
| tutional officers of the State, and to repeal
| all conflicting laws, was taken up to be
| considered, section by section, the same
| being on second reading.
The bill was taken up, and the first Sec
| ton was read and adopted.
Mr.. Twitchell moved the further con-
sideration of House bill No. IS be post
poned until tomorrow, after the reading of
| the minutes
Mr.. Ingraham moved to lay the motion
on the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to lay the motion on the table by the
| following vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Barber, Belden, Black
| burn, Blunt, Butler. Burch, ChadbOurn,
Cage, Daigle, Harris, Harper, Ingraham,
Kelso. Masicot, Rey. Stamps, Thomas,
Wharton-l9.
Nays-Alexander, Bovee. Brewster,
Crawford, Greene, E. +. Herwig, Sypher,
| Twitchell-8
Mr.. Barber moved to adopt section two.
Adopted.
Section three was then read.
Mr.. Brewster offered the following amend
ment: After the word estate" in line
eleven, "excepting the bonds in which the
agricultural and mechanical fund granted
by act of Congress of 1862" be inserted.
Mr.. Brewster moved to adopt the amend
ment.
Mr.. Anderson moved to lay the motion on
the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to lay the motion on the table by the
following vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Barber. Belden. Black
burn, Butler, Burch. Cage. Daigle, Harris,
Ingraham, KelsO, Masicot, Rey. Stamps.
Swaizie, Thomas, Wharton-l7.
Nays-Alexander, Blunt, Bovee, Brew.
ster, Crawford, Greene, E. F. Herwig, Har.
per, Sypher, Twitchell-lO.
Mr.. Barber moved to adopt section three.
Adopted.
Section four was read and adopted.
Section five was read and adopted.
Section six was read and adopted.
Section seven was read.
Mr.. Twitctell moved to strike out the
words half mill" in the section wherever
they occur.
Mr.. Ingraham moved to lay the motion
on the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to lay the motion on the table by the
following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Belden. Black
burn, Bovee, Burch, Brewster, Chadbourn,
Cage, Crawford, Harris, E. F. Herwig
Ingraham, Masicot, Pollard. Rey, Stamps,
Swaizie, Thomas, Weber-20.
Nays-Alexander, Blunt, Butler, Daigle,
Greene, Harper, Sypher, Twitchell. Whar-
ton-9.
The section was then adopted.
Sacfiop a;rht wae than rood ond odoptad