New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-28

| Dy fOur-hfths vote, and the bill read the
third time. The bill finally passed, the
title to stand.
Nr. Sypher called up Senate bill No. 1888
an act to amend an act entitled an act to au
thorize the Council of the city of New Or.
leans to levy police tax: to regulate the
levies OF taxes, the proceedings of tax suits,
and the jurisdiction Of the district courts
OF the. parish of Orleans in reference thereto;
to define and punish forgery in certain
| cases: to authorize the funding of the float.
ing debt; to consolidate, limit and provide
for the debt of the city of New Orleans.
| principal and interest; to authorize a tax
| for the support of the city government. and
| 70 establish fiscal agency, defining it's du.
| ties. and for the better enforcement of the
collection OF all taxes. approved April %,
1877.
The bill was read the second time and
considered engrossei.
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.
Mr.. sypher called up Senate bill No. 4l2,
an act authorizing the Governor to appoint
an assistant attorney general, regulating
his office. defining his duties, and fixing his
compensation. and authorizing certain Off.
GERS to appear by attorneys selected by
them.
The first section was read.
Mr.. Bovee submitted the following amend
ment: Striking out "Governor" and insert
Attorney General" first section.
MIR. Bovee moved to adopt the amend.
ment, and moved the previous question,
which was ordered.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to adopt the amendment:
Yeas-Blackburn. Blunt, Boyee. Chad.
bourn, Rey, Thomas-6.
Nays - Alexander. Anderson. Barber.
Brewster. Burch. Cage. Daigle. Detiege,
Glaudin, Harris, Harper. Z. +. HerWig.
Pollard. Sypher. TwitcheIi. Weber. Whit
ney-T.
Mr.. Bovee offered the following.
Amend by inserting, after the word "Gov.
ernor.' upon the recommendation OF the
Attorney General"
Mr.. Harris made the point of order that
the amendment could not be entertained,
as it purpOrted to be the same in substance
as the amendment which had Just been re.
jected.
Mr.. Barber. in the chair, sustained the
point of order. and the motion for adoption
was not entertained.
The second section was read.
Mr.. Anderson submitted the following
SrpvicO IN bn OBJ 10 no
Provided. that neither the Attorney
General nor the assistant attorney gen.
eral shall have the power to give any exte
sion TO any Delinquent tax payer. or to re-
init any penalty imposed by law.
Adopted.
The second section was adopted as
amended.
The third section was read and adopted
The fourth section was read and adopted.
The fifth section was read and adopted.
The sixth section was read and adopted. !
The seventh section was read and |
adopted.
The eighth section was read and adopted. |
Mr.. Thomas moved that the vote by !
which the sixth. section was adopted be /!
reconsidered.
On call of the yeas and nays. the Senate
voted to reconsider the vote on adoption of |
section six:
Yeas-Barbec. Belien. Blackburn, Blunt, !
B0vee. Butler. Cage. Cha1bourn, Daigle, |
Detiege, Greene, Harper. Ingraham, Kelso,
Stamps, Thomas, Twitchell Wharton-lS
Nays-Alexander Anderson, Brewster
Burch, Crawford, Glaudin. Harris, Pollard,
Sypher, Swaizie, Weber. Whitney-la.
The President declared the bill. before the |
Senate.
Mr.. Stamps moved that tho words in sec.
ton six concerning the clerk. and ealary OF /
the same. for the assistant attorney gen
era! be stricken out. and moved the pre-
vlous question.
The main question was ordered.
On cal! of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to adon. the amendment: by the fol-
owing vote:
Ieas-Barber. Beiden. Blackburn. Blunt.
Bovee, Burch. Cage. Chad bourn, Craw ford,
Daigle. Detiege. Greene. Glaudin. Harper.
Ingraham, Kelso. Pollard. Stamps, Thomas.
rwitchell, Wlitney-al.
Nays--Alexander. Anderson. Brewster.
Harris. Syphev. Swaizie. Weber,.
Mr.. Stamps moved to reconsider the vote
us, taken. and moved to lay tina: motion
he table.
The latter motion was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Harris. the section was
.dopted as amended.
The bill was adopted az a whole.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris, the bill was
cad the second time and considered en-.
rossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended BY
iour-tifths vote. and the bill read the third
ime. The bill finally passed. the title to
tand.
The Secretary called the name of Mr..
'homas, who called up House bill No. ll3.
u act TO amend an act entitled an act to |
stablsh an insane asylum. and to regulate
be same. approved March Is. 1855.
Mr.. Thomas moved that the following |
Of the Committee on
haritable Institutions be laid on the table:
The Committee on Charitable institutions
after the word "insane," in line
IN. section one. strike out all down to the | ,
ord ''shall.' IN line thirteen, and insert |
and the Governor shall. before the first day
March of each year. appoint in like man.
er one member to fill the place of any
lember he may designate. and the admin.
traitors so appointed shall elect one Of their
lumber president I
Tabled.
Mr.. Weber made the point OF order that
lie bill called up was report submitted
'-day. and by tbs rules should lay over
le day.
Mr.. Barber. in the chair. did not sustain I
le point. as the resolution which the
anate WaS WORKING under rave the ripht .