New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-20

by MI. AnuerSOn:
An act authorizing the Governor TO al
| poin: an Assistant Attorney General: regu
! lating his office; defining his duties, AM
fixing his compensation. and authorizing
certain officers to appear by attorneys Sc
| !ected by them.
BY Mr.. Crawford:
an act authorizing majority OF the jur.
| ia civil case. and nine in criminal case
| 70 find verdict.
BY Mr.. Burch:
AN ac: for the relief OF L. X. Daniel.
By Mr.. Blackburn:
Az &C: to facilitate the navigation Q
Lake Bistenau. etc.
By aIr. Belden:
An act to increase the fees ard enoiu
ments of the sheritfs in the country PAX
ishes.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Greene:
An act to create revenue. to provide tol
the disposition thereof. to incorporate the
New Orleans Lottery Company. and to-
other purposes.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
time. and referred 10 the Committee OF
Corp orations and PaIochial Affairs.
By Mr.. Brewster:
An act to amend and re-enact section
1878 of the Revised Statutes, relative to
public roads.
The bill was read the first time.
On call of tie yeas and nays the Senate
refused to suspend the constitutional rule:
Yeas-Alexander. Blackburn. Brewster,
Blunt. Bovee. Butler, Cage, Crawford.
Greene, Glaudin. ingrahan. Pollard. Swat.
zie, Thomas. Twitche!l, Weber. Wharton,
Whitney-lS.
Nays-Anderson. Barber. Belden, Bureb.
Detiege. Harper. kelso. Stamps.
Mr.. Wharton moved to suspend the Sen.
ate rules to take up Senate bill No. $50,
an act supplemental to act No. 3. ap.
proved January "a. 1874. 20 provide for
testing, a: the instance of any taxpayer, in
the courts of this State the legality and
validity Of any items Of the State in
debtedness. the legality and validity of
which may have been or may be hereafter
questioned; to prohibit the board of liqui.
dation under said act No. 3 of 1874 from
funding the questionable and doubtful obi.
cations Of the State named Or designated
in this act until the same shall have been
finally declared legal and valid by the Su.
preme Court OF the State of Louisiana,
and to provide the necessary means for car.
ry;ng the provisions OF this act into effect.
Mr.. Barber moved the point of order that
the Introduction Of bills was in order under
the call OF the Chair.
The Chair did no. sustain the point of
order. as the motion 20 suspend the rules
was always in order, and such motion was
pending then.
Mr. Wharton attempted 20 speak.
Mr.. Harris raised the point of order that
it was 70: in order to discuss the merits of
the bill on the motion to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Wharton made the point of order.
that he was in order in discussing tie
merits o! suspending the rules.
The Chair decided the point Of Mr.. Har.
.is no: wei. taken, and sustained the point
If Mr.. Wharton.
Mr.. Harris appealed from the decision Of
he chair.
On the call Of the yeas ard nays the
senate voted to sustain the chair.
Yeas-Alexander Blunt. Brewster. Cage.
Crawford. Detiege. Greene. Pollard, Sypher. |
,waiz!e. Twitchell. Weber. Wharton-l3.
Nays-Anderson. Barber. Belden. Black. |
,urn. Burch. Glaudin. Harris, ingraham. |
stamps. Wh!tney-!0.
Mr.. Harris called for the special order Of
he day.
Mr.. Wharton moved that the special order
I the day be postponed for five minutes.
On call OF the yeas and nays the Senate
oted TO postpone the special order for tive
linutes:
Yeas-Aiexander. Blunt. Bovee. Brew.
Ter. Chadbourn. Crawford, Detiege. Greene.
ollard. Sypher. Swaizie. Twitchell, Weber.
Wharton. Whitney-lj.
Nays-Anderson. Barber, Belden, Black.
urn. Burch. Butler, Cage. Glaudin, Harris,
Iarper. !ngraham. Stamps-l2.
Mr.. Wharton then called for the yeas and
avs on lis motion to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Stamps moved to adjourn. and de.
landed the yeas and nays.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
FUSED TO adjourn by the following vote:
Ieas-A'exander. Anderson. Burch. Har.
5. Ingraham. Pollard. Stamps, Swaize.
ypher, Twitche!l. Wharton--1l.
Nays-Barber. Belden. Black burn. Blunt.
ovee. Brewster. Butler. Cage. Chadbourn.
Detiege. Greene, GlaUdIn, Uar.
II, Weber. Wh!tney-!6.
On motion Of Nr. Burch. the Senate wen.
to executive session.
Executive session having been raised. the
flowing members answered 70 their
imes:
Messrs. Alexander. Anderson. Blackburn
srber. Belden. Blunt. Bovee. Brewster.
urch. Cage. Chadbourn. Crawford. De.
ese. Greene. Glaudin. Harris. Harper. in.
aham. ke!so. Pollard. Rey. Stamps.
-pher. Swaze. Thomas. Twitchell. Weber.
harton. Nhitney-29.
The ?residen: announced a quorum pres.
Il.
The Presiden. announced the special or
the day then in order.
Mr.. Boyee moved to suspend the special
der Of the day Tor ten minutes.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wharton made the point Of order
a. the pending question was the motion
suspend the Senate rules to act upon
ouse bill No. $50.
The President being under the impression
at bill No. $50 was the special order. and
at having been postponed. decided the
in: not we'll taken.
Mr.. Harper moved 20 suspend the Senate
les to take up bill.
On call OF the yeas and nays the rules
ere suspended:
feas-Anderson, Blackburn. Brewster.
unit. Bovee. Cage. Detiege. Greene. Glau.
q. Harris. Harper. lngrahaIn. Kelso. Rey,