New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-15

Greene, Harris, Sypher, Thomas, Wharton
Weber,.
Mr.. Butler moved to suspend the const
tutional rule for a third reading.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senat
refused to suspend the constitutional rules
four-ffths not voting in the Affirmative
Yeas-Barber, Belden, Bovee, Butte,
Chadbourn. Crawford, Glaudin, Harris
Harper. !ngraham, Kelso, Mascot, Rey
Nays-Blackburn Blunt, Brewster
Daigle, Greene, Sypher, Thomas, Twitchell
Weber, Wharton-lO.
Mr. Butler called for the special order O
the day.
The President announced the unfinished
business to be Senate bill No. 237, entitled
an act to authorize the police jury of The
parish of Plaquemines to issue bonds anG
to provide for the redemption Thereof.
! Mr. Whitney in the chair.
Mr.. Thomas moved that the bill be con-
sidered eDgrossed.
| Mr.. Bovee moved that further considera.
ton of the bill be postponed till next
! Thursday.
Mr.. Butler moved to lay that 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, Brewster. Burch. Butler, Daigle, he.
tiege, Greene, Glaudin. Harper. Ingraham.
Mascot, Rey,, Stamps, Sypher. Swaizie.
pl,,pt Rorno
Kelso, Whitney-6.
question to be the motion to engross the bill.
Mr.. Bovee moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee on Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Butler moved to lay the motion to re.
commit on the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to lay the motion on the table:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Black.
| burn, Brewster, Burch, Butler, Daigle, De-
tiege, Greene, Glaudin, Harris, Harper, In
graham, Mascot, Rey, Stamps, Swaizie,
Thomas, Twitchel1, Weber, Wharton-22.
Nays-Alexander, Blunt, Bovee, Craw.
ford. KeIso, Sypher-6.
The Chair announced the pending ques-
ton to be to order the bill to be epgrossed
and read the third time.
On motion of Mr.. Butler the main ques.
ton was ordered to be now put.
Under the operation of the previous
question the bill was ordered to be en-.
crossed for third reading.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. $50, to amend and re.
enact sections Is and y of an act of the
General Assembly Of the State of Lou.
isiana, entitled an act to amend and re.
enact an act entitled an act to establish
a Metropolitan Police District, and to
provide for the government thereof, ap-
proved September IA, 1868. approved
March 8, 1869, and to change the fiscal GEAR
of the Board of Metropolitan Police; direct
ing it to make estimates and appOrtion-
ments; providing for the election of fiscal
agent, and prescribing his duties: prescrib
ing the manner in which the tax for police
purposes shall be collected and paid, and
providing the manner in which Metropolitan
Police warrants shall be received for taxes
and licenses by the corporations composing
the Metropolitan Police District; directing
how moneys shall be drawn from the fiscal
agent and paid out by the treasurer of the
board of police: authorizing the Board of
Police Commissioners to negotiate loans
when necessary, and to provide for their
payments; prescribing the manner in which
sheriffs of the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson
and st. Bernard shall receive Metropolitan
Police warrants for taxes. and fixing pen
atty for non compliance Herewith; author
izing the Board of Police Commissioners TO
draw upon the Metropolitan Police fund for
certain purposes; TO repeal laws and parts
of laws in conflict with this act. was taken
up.
Mr.. fngraham moved the bill be con.
sidered section by section.
Adopted.
The first section was read and adopted.
The second section was read and adopted.
The third section was read and adopted.
The fourth section was read.
Mr.. Barber moved to strike out the word
prior in line sixty six, and insert the
word Subsequent
Mr.. Belden moved 70 lay the motion 20
strike out and insert on the table.
On call of yeas and nays, the Senate
voted to lay the motion on the table:
Yeas-Alexander. Anderson, Blackburn,
Barber, Belden, Bovee, Brewster. Burch,
Butler, Crawford, Daigle, Glaudin, Harper,
Ingraham. Kelso, Mascot. Stamps, Thomas.
Weber-l9.
Nays-Blunt. Detiege. Rer. sypher,
Twitchell-5.
Section four was then adopted.
The fifth section was then read and adopt.
ed.
The sixth section was then read.
Mr.. Detiege moved to strike out all from
line twenty-seven to the end Of the section.
Mr.. Harris moved to table the motion to
strike out.
Tabled.
The seventh section was read.
Mr.. Harris moved TO strike on: the words |
land commission" in line fifteen.
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
The eighth section was read and adopted. |
The ninth section was read and adopted. |
The tenth section was read and adopted |
The eleventh section was read and |
adopted.
Mr.. Ingraham moved that the bill be or |
iered to be engrossed for third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Stamps. the Senate |
went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the |
members answered to their names: |
Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Barber, Bel |
len, Blackburn, Blunt, Bovee. Brewster, |
Burch Butler ChaubOurn, Crawford Dali
gle, Detiege, Greene Glaudin, Harris, E. +,
Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, Kelso Rey,
Stamps, Sypher, Swaizie, Thomas, Twitch-
oil, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-30.
The President announced a quorum