New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-23


State aid; to provide for the receipt of GER
tain warrants for certain taxes. and provid-
ing for the payment OF the warrants of tn
constitutional officers of the State. and to
repeal all conflicting laws.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to take up House bill No. Is by the
following vote:
Yeas-Andersot, Barber, Beldeh, Black
burn. Blunt, BOvee. Burch, Brewster, Cage,
Daigle. Greene, Harris, lngraham sypher,
Stamps. Thomas, Twitchell, WhartOn-lS.
Nays-Alexander, Butler. Crawford, Z.
F. Herwig, Harper. Kelso, Mascot, Pollard,
Rey. Weber-lO.
The first section was read.
Mr.. Anderson moved 20 adopt the section
on first reading
Mr.. Twitchell moved 70 lay the motion to
adopt on the fable.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to lay the motion to adopt on the
table by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander. Blunt, Bovee, Butler,
Burch, Bre wster. Cage, ChadbOurn, Craw
ford. Greene. Z. +. Herwig, Harper, Kelso
Mascot, Pollard. Rey, Twitchell, Weber
is.
Nays-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Black
burn. Daigle, Harris, Ingraham. Sypher,
Stamps, Thomas. Wharton-ll.
Mr.. Twitchell moved that the bill be
printed and committed.
The Chair refused to entertain the mo-
ton, deciding the action on the bill was
equivalen. to rejecting the bill on its first
reading.
Mr.. Ingraham made the point Of order
that no bill could be committed until it was
read twice.
The Chair sustained the point Of order.
On motion of Mr.. Butler. the motion to
lay the motion Of Mr.. Anderson on the
table Vas seconsidered.
Mr.. Harris called for the reading of che
second section OF the bill, as the bill could
no: be amended on first reading.
MIR. Wharton made the point Of order
that the pending question was the adoption
OF the first section.
The Chair sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Barber moved to reconsider the vote
taken to adopt the bill section by section.
Mr.. Harris made the point of order that
the pending question was the adoption of
the first section, and that the proper way
to get out of the dilemma was for the mover
to withdraw his motion to take up the bill
section by section.
Mr.. Anderson then withdrew his motion
to adopt section by section OF first reading.
On motion of Mr.. Harris the vote to read
the bill section by section was reconsidered.
The bill was then before the Senate as
though just taken up.
Mr. Harris moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended, but withdrew the motion
for the purpose Of having the bull read at
length.
Mr.. Butler moved the bill be postponed
till tomorrow at two o'clock. but withdrew
the motion.
Mr.. Harris renewed his motion to suspend
the constitutional rule.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ifths vote. the bill read the second
time and referred 20 the Committee on FL
nance by the following vote. on call of the
yeas and nays:
Yeas-Anderson, Alexander, Barber, Bel.
den. Blackburn, Blunt, Bovee, Brewster.
Butler, Chadbourn, CraN ford, Daigle,
Greene, E. F. Herwig, Harper. Mascot,
Pollard, Rey, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber-2l.
Nays-Cage, Harris, Ingraham. Kelso,
Stamps, Thomas. Wharton-7.
Mr.. Butler moved 20 request the Com nit.
tee on Finance to report :ne Dill TO the Sep-
ate tomorrow at II NJ.
Mr.. Twitchell moved 20 lay that motion
on the table.
On call of the yeas and bays the Senate
voted to lay the motion on on the table by
the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Alexander, Blunt, Bar
Der, Brewster. Cnadbourn, Crawford,
Daigle, Greene, E. F. Herwig, Harper,
Mascot. Pollard, Rey. Twitchell. Weber
10.
Nays-Belden, Blackburn, Butler, Burch,
Cage, Harris, Ingraham. kelso. Sypher,
Stamps. Thomas-l1.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
On motion of Mr.. Stamps. the following
bill was taken up:
Senate bill No. g. an act closing The
drinking houses Of public resor {, and to
prohibit the sale OF spiyituous or malt IL
quors on Sundays.
MT. DuICu lux Die huSUtutuls
The Chair ruled the pending ques ton TO
be Mr.. Brewster's amendment as follows:
Strike out land malt after the word ''spir-
ituous."
Mr.. Brewster Withdrew. by unanimous
consent. his amendment.
Mr.. Barber offered q substitute for the
first section.
Mr.. Belden moved 20 indefinitely post.
pone che whole matter.
The Chair decided the motion 70 be ont
Of order. pending the motion TO adopt the
substitute while the same was being read.
Mr.. Stamps moved that the sergeant-at.
arms keep a quorum.
The President 80 ordered,
Mr.. Barber withdrew his substitute.
Mr.. Burch offered the following amend
ment to the first section:
Theatres, dance houses, groceries, dry
goods stores, stores of every description
and all places of business for which State
or municipal license is required. except drug
stores.
Mr.. Burch moved the amendment be
adopted.
The amendment was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Cage. the section was
adopted as amended
The second section was read and adopted
on motion of Mr.. Cage.
The third section was :hen read and
adopted.
The fourth section was read and adopted.
The fifth section was then read.
Mr.. Barber moved to strike out the words
zone hundred" and insert ''two hundred
and fifty" lso. to strike out the words lone
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