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

Passed tr6t ana second readings UnOer
suspension Of the constitutional rules, and
referred to the Committee on Health and
Quarantine.
Senate bill No. 4l2, entitled an act au.
thorizin ing the Governor to appoint an AS
sistant Attorney General, regulating his
office. defining his duties, and fixing his
compensation, and authorizing certain ON
| GERS to appear by attorneys selected oy
| them, passed first and second readings I'M
| der suspension of the constitutional rules.
Mr.. Martinez. of st. Charles. moved to re-
| fer to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Demas, of st. John the Baptist,
| moved to lay that motion on the table.
On which the yeas and nays were de-
! manded by Messrs. Guichard, OF st. Der
nard, and Grant. Of Morehouse. resulting as
follows:
Yeas-Armstead. Antoine, Bryant, Boyd,
BenhaIn, Blackstone, BoatDer, Bickham,
Butler Barrow, Carey, Cockerham, Cousin,
| Connaughton. Demas, ID. &. Davis, Decker,
X. r. Davis, Devezin, Dejoie. Devices, De
sarzant, Elliot, Greene, Gair. Guichard,
| Heffner, Humble, Hubeau. Hill, I: Jones,
Kirkman, ID. King, Lewis, Langles. Landry.
Lawes Little, Marvin, Moreland, Mahoney,
| Murrell of Laiourche, Marie, Mathews, Mon
| taldo, Nichols, Norris, Price, PeytOn, Page,
| Prescott, Provost, Paris, Raby, Sawyer,
| Stewart, Southland, Smith, Sutton. Trahan,
| Thomas, Tureaud, Thompson, Williams, j.
p. Wilson, d. Wilson, Worthy. Washington,
| Ward, Young-70.
Nays-Baker Estilette, Fernandez, Grant,
Kenyon, V. o. King Mayo. Martinez. Ro-
chOn, Simms, Smart-ll.
The motion to lay on the table prevailed.
The bill passed its third reading under
suspension OF the constitutional rules, and
fin ally passed, title adopted, and notice OF
sa me ordered sent to the Senate.
Senate bill No. 374, entitled an act for the
relief of Mrs. Virginia G. Burke, sole heir
and testamentary executrix of her father,
the late John Alexander, providing for the
issue of duplicates of bonds lost OK stolen
from said John Alexander.
The bill was read the first time.
Mr. Bryant. of East Baton Rouge, moved
to refer to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Young, of Concordia. moved to lay
that motion on the table.
Carried.
On motion of Mr. Montaldo, Of Orleans,
the bill was made the special order for next
Monday at 1890 p. NJ.
Senate bill No. 1893, an act to amend and
re-enact section six, and to repeal section
ten of an act entitled an act to amend and
re. enact an act entitled an act to establish
a Metropolitan Police District, and to pro-
vide for the government thereof, approved
March 8, 1869, and to authorize the Board
of Metropolitan Police Commissioners to
reduce the expenditures, and to reorganize
and reduce the Metropolitan Police force,
and al SO to reorganize the Board OF Police
Commissioners by the Governor, passed
first nd second readings, udner suspension
of the constitutional rules.
Mr. Guichard, of St. Bernard, offered the
following amendment:
After the words mot MORE" in Me
tw elve section one, strike out land also to
reorganize the Board Of Metropolitan Police
Commi ssiOners, to consist of five commits
siOner, one from Jefferson and the Fourth
District, one from the First District, one
from the Second District and Orleans right
bank, and one from the Third District"
Which was adopted, and under further
suspe nsion Of the rules passed its third
and notice of the same ordered sent to the
Senate.
Senate bill No. 3Os, entitled an act for the
relief of Benjamin Campbell and his minor
child Eafalla CampheII
Passed its several readings under sus.
pension of the constitutional rules, and
finally passed, title adopted, and notice of
same ordered sent to the Senate.
Sen ate bill No. OF, entitled an act to re.
peal sections IT'S, 1l79. 27G0 and 276l of
Rays Revised Statutes. and fov other pur.
poses.
Passed its first and second readings I'M
der suspension of the constitutional rules,
and calendared for third reading.
On motion, Senate amendments to House
bills Nos. 43 and 4S were concurred in.
The following Senate bills passed their
first a nd second readings under suspension
OF the Constitutional rules:
Senate bill No. 1888. entitled an act to
amend An act entitled an act to authorize
the Council Of tie city Of New Orleans to
levy a police tax. to regulate levies of
taxes. the proceedings of tax suits and the
jurisdiction of district courts for the parish
Of Orleans in reference thereto. to define
and punish forgery in certain cases. to
the funding Of the floating debt,
to Consolidate. limit and provide for the
debt Of the city Of New Orleans, principal
and interest. to authorize tax for the sup.
port Of the city government. and to establish
q fiscal agency. defining its duties. and for
the better enforcement Of the collection
Of all taxes.
Under a further suspension Of the consti.
tut ionai rules. passed its third reading and
fl nally passed. title adopted and notice of
50 me ordered sent to the Senate.
Senate bill No. s3S, entitled an act to
extend the charter of the Crescent Mutual
1ns urance Company.
Referred to the Committee Oh Corpora.
tons.
Senate bill No. 339. entitled an act to in.
corporate the st. Louis Roi and st. Angela
Mat ual Benevolent Association. of New Or.
cans, Louisiana.
And Senate bill No. 239. entitled an act to
esta blish the charity hospital of the city of
Baton Rouge.
Both bills passed their third readings
under further suspension Of the constitu-
ito nal rules. and finally passed, title
ado pied. and notice Of same ordered sent
to the Senate.
Senate bill No. 1856. entitled an act to
ab dish the fees of jurors in the city of New