New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-01

collected in and for such year, ana from
other sources; provided, that 1t shall be
a misdemeanor in office, punishable by fine
or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion
Of the court. for any parish officer to issue q
warrant upon the parish treasurer, unless
there is money in the treasury to pay the
same.
Mr. Twitchell moved to adop. the section
as section five.
Adopted.
The bill was adopted as amended.
The bill! was read the second time and
adoted.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four fifths vote, the bill! read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand.
Mr.. Twitche:l called up House bill No. SO,
an act to exempt the town Of Coushatta,
parish OF Red River. from parish taxes.
Mr.. Detiege moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely.
The Senate refused.
Mr.. Blackburn submitted the following
amendment:
Amend the title and entire bill so as to
include the town Of Homer. in the parish OF
Claiborne.
Adopted.
Mr.. Webe. submitted the following
amendment:
Amend so as to include the town Of st.
Francisville. West Feliciana parish.
Mr.. TwitchelI moved to table the amend
ment.
On cal; of the yeas ..and nays the amend
ment was laid on the table:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Blunt. Brew.
ster, Burch. Gage, Chadbourn. Harper,
Ingraham, Kelso, Mascot. Stamps. Thomas.
Twitchell-i4.
Nays-Blackburn. Bovee. Detiege.
Greene. Glaudin. f. +. Herwig, Rey.
Sypher. Swaizie. Weber. Wharton. Whit
Oey-l2.
Mr.. Bovee offered the following amend
ment:
That whenever there shall be any proper
expenses, such as the erection or repair of
courthonses, the payment OF rand Jurors.
corOner's jurors, cOrOner's fees, salary of
parish judge, or any other expense which
should bear equally upon all the inhabit-
ants of the parish, the police jury of the
parish and the city council shall adjust the
matter by fixing the amount to be paid for
such purposes; and should the police jury
and the CITY council fail to agree and fix
the amount to be paid in time for the same
to be collected with the other town taxes,
it shall be the duty of the president of the
police jury, the mayor of the town and the
parish judge to meet and fix the amount to
be paid, and the amount SO fixed shall be
collected by tho town tax collector, and
paid over to the parish treasurer at such
times as he shall be required to make his
settlements with the town treasurer.
Adopted.
Mr.. Sypher offered the following:
Add Franklin and Brashear City, of ST.
Mary, and Vermilion. in Vermilion parish,
and Plaquemine. in the parish of Iberville.
Adopted.
Mr.. Cage moved the following amend
ment:
Amend 50 as to include the town of
Houma. Terrebonne parish.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Twitchell the whole
subject was laid on the table.
The Secretary called the name of Mr..
Weber
Mr.. Weber called up the following:
Senate bill No. 277, an act to repeal sec
tons ll76, 1l79, 2760 and 216l of Rays
Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.
The bill was read the second time, and
considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by tour-ifths vote, and the bill read the
third time. The bill! finally passed. the
title to stand.
Mr.. Weber called up the following:
Senate bill No Az, an act 70 amend the
charter Of the town of Bayou Sara. in the
parish of West Felciana.
The bill was considered engrossei.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four-ifths vote, and the bill read the
third sims. The bill finally passed. the title
to stand.
Mr.. Uarri. obtained unanimous consent
to introduce the following
Joint resolution instructing our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to obtain
certain mail facilities for the people Of the
Mississippi Valley from New Orleans 80
certain ports in South America.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four tifths vote and the bill read the
second time.
The bill was considered engrsssed.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by a four-fifths vote. the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed. the title to
.and.
Mr.. Wharton called up the substitute for
Senate bill No. 80. an act to Incorporate the
city Of Plaquemiue. In the parish of Iber.
vile.
The report Of the committee was adopted,
being the substitute for Senate bill No. so.
The bill was read the second time. and
considered sngrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended BY
a four-ffths vote, and the bill.read the third
time. The bill finally passed. tho title to
stand. :
Mr.. Wharton called up the following:
Senate bill No. 1888. an act for the relief Of
A. and b. TOlbert, attorney. at law.
Mr.. Harris moved that the whole subjee.
matter be laid on the table.
On cali Of yeas and nays. the Senate
voted to lay the whole subject matter on
the table by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber Blunt. Black.
burn. Detiege, Greene, Glaudin, Harris,
Harper, Ingraham. Kelso. Pollard, Thomas.
Twitchell-l4.
Nays-Belden. Brewster. Burch. Butler.
Gage, Chadbourn, Masicot, Sypher, Swaize,
Weber. Wharton. Whitney-l2.
The Secretary called the name o: NJ,
Whitney. who called up the following.
Senate bill No. 374, an act for the relief of
Mrs. Virginia c. Burk, sole heir and tesla
nentary executrix of her father the late
John Alaxander nroyidinp for Tho iaana ne