New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-18

The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
time.
The bill was adopted.
Tho constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand.
House bill No. 2S8, entitled an act author
izing the police juries of the several par
ishes in this State to pass laws and regula
tons for the employment of persons sem
fenced to imprisonment in the parish Jail
ON the public works of their respective par
ishes.
Mr.. Burch moved to postpone the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, the motto n
was laid on the table.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
| time.
The bill was adopted.
The constitutional rule was not sus pended
by fOur-ffths vote, on call of the ysas and
nays:
! Yeas-Alexander, Anderson, Blackburn.
| Greene, Harris, Thomas, Twitchell-7.
| Navs-Barber, Belden, Blunt, Bovee,
Brewster. Burch. Butler, Cage. Crawford,
Detiege, Harper. Kelso, Masicot, Pollard,
Rey, Sypher, Swazie, Weber, Wharton,
Whitney-20.
House bill No. 232, entitled an act
to provide for the more efficient collection
of taxes and licenses Of the city of New
ments for the same.
| The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, and the bill read the sec
ond time.
The bill was adopted.
| The constitutional rule was suspended by
a fOur-ffths vote, and the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand.
House bill No. 1874, an act to prohibit pay
ment of claims of persons who are in
debted to the State.
The bill was read the first time.
| The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-6fths vote, and the bill read the Sec
Ond time.
| The bill was adopted.
| The constitutional rule was suspended by
fOur-ffths vote, and the bill read the
third time. The bill finally passed, the
title to stand.
| Mr. Barber obtained unanimous consent
to again take up House bill No. 4l6, entitled
an act to amend and re-enact section tw
of an act entitled an act to amend an act en-
titled an act to extend the limits of the par
ish of Orleans, approved March l6, 1870, and
to prescribe additional regulations tor the
| government of the corporation of the city
of New Orleans, approved March 13, 1871;
| to fix the time for the election of the Mayor
and Administrators of the city of New Or
leans, and to authorize the Governor to fill
vacancies in said offices in certain cases.
| The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four.tifths vote and the bill read the Sec
| ond time.
| The bill was adopted.
| The constitutional rule was suspended by
| four-ffths vote and the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
| stand.
House bill No. 2s4, entitled an act to al
low certain persons residing on the parish
line dividing the parishes of Tangipahoa
and Washington to fix their domicile in the
parish of Washington, and prescribing the
manner in which it shall be done.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four ffths vote and the bill read the Sec
Ond time.
On motion of Mr.. Herwig, the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. 279, an act relative to ap-
peals to the Supreme Court from the parish
of Avoyelles.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
time.
The bill was adopted.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four tifths vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand.
House bill No. 30l, an act to provide
for abolishing town or city boards of
school directors within parishes where the
same may not be necessary, to limit the
fees of tax collectors on all school moneys to
five per cent, to restrict and regulate parish
school treasurers, to provide for text books,
to restrict enumerations of educa BILE chill
dren, and regulate the apportionment of
school funds, and to provide for the re-
covery of lands and other assets claimed
for educational purposes.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-fftts vote, the bill read the second
time.
The bill was adopted.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand. lp
House bill No. 215, an act entitled an act
to establish poor-house in the parish of
Natchitoches, and to provide for the sup
port of the same. rf
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
| time.
The bill was adopted. -af
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand. "a
| Honse hill No 3i5 entitled an act yeIativa