New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-04


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Nays-B!ackburn Bovee. Daigle. Harris.
Harper. Ingraham. kelso. Rey. SWaizie.
Whitney-lO.
The Presiden. announced the pending
motion to be the final passage OF the bill.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
yoted to pass the bill by the following vote:
! yeas-Alexander. Barber. Belden. Blunt.
| Brewster. Burch. Butler, Cage. Chadbourn,
Crawford. Detiege. Green, Pollard. Stamps.
Sypher. Twitchell. Wharton. Whitney--lS.
Nays-Blackburn BOvee. Daigle. Harris.
Harper. IngraLam. Ke!so, Rey. Swaizie.
vhOmas-l0.
The title to stand.
Mr.. Burch moved to reconsider :he vote
by which the bill was passed. and moved 10
Jay that motion on the table.
The latter motion was adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman OF the Commit.
| tee on Finance, submitted the following re.
port:
| House bill No. li'. an &C: TO provide a
! mode for correcting erroneous assessments
of property for taxes.
Favorablv.
! Mr.. Kelso. Chairman of the Committee on
| Corporations and Parochial Affairs. sub
| mitted the following report:
Cona.y-EH ON CoRPORArioNs AND PARocHIAi.1
Affairs, New Orleans, March 2. 1874. 5
| To the honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
/ Your committee, to whom. was referred
the following bills, beg leave to report:
FavOrably, with amendments, on House
hill No SG aptitlal an a rpOrUanIZlnT fha
police jury Of the parish OF East Baton
| Rouge, etc. In line eight. section one,
strike out "twO years" and insert zone
| year" Strike out all of section six down
to the word "charge," in line three, and in
sert: THAT the members of said police jury
| shall not be allowed to-"
Favorably upon House bill No. 49, en-
| titled an act to incorporate the town OF
Many, in the parish OF Sabine.
| Favorably upon House bill No. l55. en-.
| titled an act to amend an act entitled an
act to create the parish of Cameron.
Favorably upon Senate bill No. 46f. en-
titled an act to amend and re-enact section
one OF act entitled an act to incorporate
the city of NatchitOches.
There have been from time to time and
are now before your committee. large
number of bills asking the exemption of in
corporated towns from the payment OF
parish taxes.
In order to avoid the necessity OF passing
so many special bills, all of which require
amendments specifying what particular
parish taxes should be paid by the inhabl-
tants Of incorporated towns. your commit
tee, early in the session, reported a general
bill for this purpose, and respectfully called
the attention Of the Senate to the matter
and urged its passage. We now once more
direct the attention of the Senate to Senate
bill No 3iS, aud recommend its immediate
passage. All Of which is respectfully sub.
GEORGE Y. KELSO. Chairman.
Mr.. Wharton, chairman Of the Committee
on Pensions. submitted the following:
COMMITTEE ON PENsIo.s,
New Orleans, March 2. 1874. )
70 the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
Your Committee or Pensions report faver.
! ably on House bill No. 1875, with the follow.
| ing amendment: Strike out section two and
| insert the following:
| SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, etc. That
| any person residing in any parish OF this
! State except the parish of Orleans. and
| claiming to be veteran or the widow OF a
veteran of 1914 and 1915, shall be required
| to prove before the parish court Of the par
| ish in which he or she may reside bis or her
right to such pension; and should it appear
| applying was regularly enlisted in the mill
tary service of this State in the years 1914
and 1915, and in that capacity was at the
siege of New Orleans in December, 1874,
| and in January, 1915, and is now residing
in this State, and that he was honOrably
discharged afterward from the service, the
clerk of the court shall forward copy of
the record in such case to the Auditor OF
Public Accounts, who shall be requested to
n1ana fha nf Gucb the
pension list, unless 1t shall be objected to
by Senator or Representative from the
parish in which such claimant may reside;
and if such claimant resides in the parish
of Orleans. he shall prove his claim in like
manner before the Superior District Court
for the parish Of Orleans.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
all acts or parts of acts in conflict with the
provisions of this act, and all acts upon the
same subject matter be and the same are
hereby repealed, and this act shall take
effect from and after its PRONUNCIATION.
Respectfully.
Chairman.
Mr.. Whitney, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Elections and Registration. submit
ted the following bills:
By Committee Oh Election and Registra-
ton:
Senate bill No. 4Gi, an act to amend and
re-enact section one of act No. l9 of 1873, en-
titled an act to amend sections seven, eight
and seventy o! an act entitled an act to
regulate the conduct, and maintain the
freedom and purity of elections.
By Committee on Elections and Registra-
tons:
Senate bill No. i6j. an act to repeal act
No. 10, of 1873. entitled an act to amend
sections seven. eight and seventy Of an act
entitled an act to regulate the conduct and
maintain the freedom and purity Of cleo
tions.
Mr. Whitney obtained unanimous consent
to suspend the Senate rules.
Mr. Whitney obtained unanimous consent
to take up the first bill just reported above.
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 considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed. the title to
stand.
Mr.. Whitney obtained unanimous consent
to take up the second bill just reported
above.
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 considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by a four-fifths vote, the bill read the third