New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-12
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aFFIcIAl JOURNAL or THE UNITED STATES
JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.


THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Thirty.frst Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,l
New Orleans, February IL, 1874
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by Hon. G. c. An
toine Lieutenant Governor OF the Stat'
and President of the Senate
On call of the roll the following SENATOR
hnswered to their names:
Messrs. Barber, Belden, Blackburn, Blunt
Royee Butler, Cage. Daigle, Detiege, Glau
din. Greene, Harris, +. +. Herwig, Ingra
ham Kelso, MasicOt, Stamps, Sypher
Thomas, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton. Whit
uey-23.
The President announced quorum pres
ent.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The reading of the journal Of yesterday
proceedings was dispensed with. and tn
journal corrected and adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, I
New Orleans, February III, 1874
10 the Honorable President and Members OF tn
Senate:
5le body that the Speaker of the House hat
signed an act relative to the establishment
of a system of national quarantine, and asB
the signature of the President OF your hon
Orable body.
Very respectfully.
JOHN w. ROXBOROuGR,
Assistant Clerk.
HOUSE OF REfRRsRNTATrvEs, ,
New Orleans, February ii, 1874.
lam directed by the House to ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in the
following House bills, viz:
House bill No. $50, an act to amend and
extend the limitation enacted in section five
of an act entitled an act 10 incorporate the
Star Hook and Ladder Company No. l, OF
the city of Carrollton, parish OF Jefferson.
approved March l6, 1854.
House bill No. 1856, entitled an act 70
amend act No 20 of 1873, relating to PEN
eions of veterans.
House bill No. 49, entitled bill to pro-
vide mode for correcting erroneous assess
!nents of property for taxes.
House bill No. l39, an act to incorporate
the town of Many, in the parish of Sabine,
to provide for the government OF the same.
and for other purposes.
House bill No. lG5, joint resolution 20
memorialize Congress to establish nation.
al observatory in the city OF New Orleans.
Also, that the House has concurred in the
following Senate bill, viz:
Senate bill No. 1873, entitled an act 10
change the name of William Robertson to
thatOf Stanley II. LIE Richie.
Very respectfully, etc,
JOHN W. ROXBOROUGH.
Assistant Clerk.
HoUsB OF REPRESENT ArIvEs,
New Orleans, February ii, 1874. }
20 the Honorable President and Members Of the
I am directed by the House to ask the
concurrence of your honorable body in the
following House bill, viz:
Substitute for House bill No. 212, entitled
House bill No. 238, entitled an act making
an appropriation for the payment of mile
age and per diem and contingent expenses
of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, for the extra session OF 1872, and
regular sessions of 1873 and 1874; describing
the manner in which the same shall be
paid, and making the warrants issued
under the provisions of this act receivable
for all licenses and taxes due the general
fund of the State.
Very respectfully, etc,
JOHN w. ROXBOROCGH.
Assistant Clerk.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr.. Bovee moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Senate voted TO table House
bill No. 4S, an act for the relief Of William
b. Phillips.
The Senate voted to reconsider the vote.
The President announced that the bill
was before the Senate.
on motion of Mr. Bovee the bill was se-
committed to the Committee on Claims.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Bovee offered the following petition
from the people of the Vacherie settlement,
looking to the consolidation Of the portions
Of st. James and St. John the Baptist COM
posing the said settlement into one OF the
other parishes.
Referred to the Committee on Corpora
lions and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. B0vee offered the following:
Petition of the citizens of Donaldsonville.
protesting against the passage of an act in
cooperating the city of Donaldsonville.
Referred to the Committee on Corpora.
iions and Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
The petition of jackson l.. Davis, Of tho
parish of Natchitoches, asking eompensa-
ton for services as school teacher.
Referred to the Committee on Public
Education.
BY Mr.. Wharton:
Memorial Of the Sisters Of Charity in
charge of the St. Vincent Infant AssOcia-
tion, asking an appropriation for the benefit
Of said association.
Referred to the Committee on Charitable
institutions.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Bovee introduced the following reso
luton in pursuance of notice:
To amend rule sixteen of the Senate, SO
as to make it conform to article forty-twO OF
the constitution, by adding after the last |
line the following words: "free discussion |
upon any bill or joint resolution shall not !
be cut off by ordering the previous question. /
except by vote of four-tifths of the SEN
ate, as required by article forty-two of the
constitution of the State
Mr.. Harris moved to order the resolution !
TO lay on the table.
Mr.. Blunt desired to be allowed 20 ex.
plain his vote, or be excused from voting.
The Senate refused to allow the Senator |
10 be excused.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
yoted to lay on the table by the following
1ote:
Yeas-Barber, Beiden, Blackburn, Butler. |
Gage, Chadbourn, Daigle, Detiege, Glaudin,
Harris, Harper, Ingraham. Kelso, Mascot,
Rey, Stamps, Swaizie. Thomas. Wharton
~.
Nays-Blunt, Bovee, Brewster, Crawford, !