New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-18

be taken up:
House bill No. 1856, an act to repeal tn
act of March 8, 1869, creating the Commits
sion of Immigration; to establish Bureau
OF Immigration, together with proper polic'
regulations for the government, supervision
and protection Of immigrants arriving a
the port of New Orleans; 20 save thu
State harmless from the importation from
foreign countries of such persons as arr
apt to become charge upon the State
and to increase the revenue of the Charity
Hospital.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
refused to suspend the constitutional rult
to pat the bill on second reading by thu
following vote:
Yeas-Barber, Blackburn, Blunt, Bovee
Brewster, Chadbourn, Harris, Ingraham
Pollard Stamps, Sypher. Swaizie, Weber
Wharton, Whitney-l5.
Nays-Ale1ander, Anderson, Belden
Burch, Butler, Cage, Detiege. G 'eene
GIaudin, Harper, E. F. Herwig. Kelso
Mascot, Reg, Thomas, Twitchell-l6.
House bill No. 1872, entitled an act tc
amend and re enact section ten, of act No
- of 1873.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended BY
a four-fifths vote, the bill read the second
time.
The bill was adopted.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-fifths vote and the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand
House bill No. 329, an act imposing pen
alties upon delinquent taxpayers OF the city
of New Orleans, and making certain obi
cations receivable for the purpose.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-tiIths vote, the bill read the second
time.
On motion of Mr.. Detiege, the bill was
tabled.
House bill No. 339, an act to incorporate
the Trust Investment Savings Bank and
Safe Deposit Company of New Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
time.
The bill was adopted.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a tour -fifths vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to
stand.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn the Senate
went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the
following members answered to their
names:
Messrs. Anderson, Alexander. Barber
Belden. Blackburn. Blunt, Bovee, Butler
Burch Brewster, Cage, Chadbourn, Craw-
F. Herwig, Harper, Ingraham, Kelso, Mast
cot, Rev, Sypher, Stamps, Thomas, Twit
chell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-30
The President announced quorum.
Mr.. Anderson in the chair,
By unanimous consent Mr.. Cage intro
duced the following resolution:
Resolced, That H. F. Springer be and is
hereby allowed the sum of two hundred
dollars as clerk of the Committee on Parks
and Public Buildings, and the cha irman of
the Committee on Contingent Expenses is
authorized and required to issue his voucher
for said amount.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Butler:
Resolced, That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Auditing and Supervising of the
directed to issue vouchers to the amount of
" nf a c
extra COMPENSATION for services rendered,
out of the contingent funds of the Senate.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Pollard:
Resolced, That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Auditing and Supervising the Elk
penses of the Senate is hereby directed and
ordered to issue vouchers to the following
named officers and employees of the Senate
for the amount set opposite their names
said amount to be paid out of the cOntin
gent fund of the Senate for extra services
p. E. Bechtel, 5000; w. H. Green. $3.50; C.
C. Packard, $50; Thomas Reber, $3.50
William Milford, 500; John V. Mason
500: Philip Perrin, 800: j. H. Meilleur
500: Charles H. Halstead, 500; L. H. Rine
hardt, $50; V. E. Mccarthy, $3.50; H. E
Robinson, $50.
Adopted.
Mr.. Herwig called up the following:
COMMITTEE ON CONTESTED ELECTIONS, ,
New Orleans. February 10, 1874. !
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your Committee on Contested E lections
to whom was referred the case of Daniel j
Hutchinson vs.. B. +. Jonas, from the fourth
senatorial district, respectfully recommend
the seating of the former, the evidence ad
duced showing that he received a majority
Of the votes cast at the election.
Your committee would also recommend
that E. NJ Graham, who contested the seal
of Hon. Allen Greene, as Senator from the
nineteenth senatorial district, be allowed
per diem and mileage up to the day or
which the Senate took final action in thu
case.
Respectfully submitted,
T. B. STAMPS, Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. E. F. Herwig the repor
was adopted.
Mr.. Anderson obtained unanimous con
sent to introduce the following bill:
Senate, bill No. All, an act establishing
the New Orleans Levee Shed Company
fixing its capital stock, authorizing it t,
issue its own mortgage bonds, authorizing
said company to erect, maintain and operate
sheds or buildings on the banks or levees o
the Mississippi river in front of the city o
New Orleans, for the occupation, shelter
protection and storage of goods and articles
of commerce landed on said levee, and i'm
posing certain restrictions upon and fixing
the fees which may be charged by salt
company.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-fifths vote, and the bill read thu
second time.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, and the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed, the title to