New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-21

by four ffths vote, the bill read the Sec
ond time and referred to the Committee
on Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Greene, by unanimous consent, in
troduced bill to be entitled an act pro-
viding for the assessing and collecting the
taxes Of the parish OF Orleans, both for the
State and city, and penalties for failure of
duty of officers.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-fifths vote, the bill read a second
time and referred to the Committee on Fl.
nance.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO
PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Mr.. Chadbourn:
A bill to be entitled an act to repeal act
No. Ill of the session of 1873.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four vote. the bill read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Railroads and Internal Improvements.
By Mr.. Sypher:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend and
re-enact the preamble and section one OF
an act for the relief of Charles II. Walker
approved June 3, 1873.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
BIZ four-tifths vote and the bill read the
second time.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-itths vote, the bill read the third
time, and finally passed, title to stand.
Mr.. Stamps obtained unanimous consent
to take up the report of the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform on Senate bill
No -, an act closing the drinking houses
OF public resort, and to prohibit the sale of
spirituous or malt liquors on Sundays, re-
ported without action.
Mr.. Stamps moved that the bill be fixed
as the special order for Tuesday, January
q, and that the bill be printed.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay Mr.. Stamps
motion on the table.
Mr.. Stamps made the point of order that
| not having yielded the floor, Mr.. Harris
motion was out OF order.
The Chair decided the point not well
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tons.
Mr.. Stamps withdrew his motion to fix as
special order for Tuesday, twenty-seventh
instant, and moved to take the bill up for
action.
Mr.. Harris made the point of order that
under the rules all reports lie over one day.
The Chair decided the point well taken.
| The bill lies over.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Wharton:
Joint resolution to authorize the appoint
| ment of official reporters for the General
Assembly, and to provide for their compen-
| sation.
Mr.. Harris moved to indefinitely postpone
! the joint resolution.
| The Chair decided the motion out Of or.
| der, as all resolutions should lie over one
| day under the rules.
ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
The Secretary read the following:
! By Mr.. Burch:
Resolred. That the sergeant alarms be
| and he is hereby instructed to inform the
| Senate as to the number of committees
| having rooms outside of this building; by
| what authority such rooms were provided:
| their location, rent per month. and whether
| such rooms are provided at the expense Of
| the State: also, how many rooms, and their
! capacity for committee purposes, are within
| this building.
Mr.. Burch moved to adopt.
| Mr.. Brewster moved to lay on the table,
but subsequently withdrew his motion to
allow Mr. Twtchell to make motion. Mr..
| Twitchell moved to refer the resolution to
| the sergeant-at-arms.
Adopted.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The President announced the following
special committees:
Special Committee Oh Appointment
Third congressional district. Burch, chair.
man; fourth congressional district, Twitch
ell; fifth congressional district, Brewster;
second congressional district, Stamps: first
| congressional district. Rey.
Committee TO investigate the conduct of
the officers of the First District Court of the
parish of Orleans. On the part Of the Sen.
| ate--Masicot. Chadbourn.
Mr.. Blackburn obtained unanimous con-
requiring police jurors to levy special tax
in currency, to pay jurors and State wit
| nesses; and providing the means for dis.
bursting the same.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-fifths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on Cor
porations and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Cage, chairman of special committee
appointed to investigate riots in the parish
of Terrebonne, obtained unanimous consent
to submit his report.
Mr.. Harris objected to the reading of the
report.
Mr.. Barber moved that the report be
read.
Carried.
The Secretary read the report, and action
upon the same being objected to, the report
lies over.
Mr.. Belden asked unanimous consent to
offer resolution relative to contested cleo.
ton case of Calhoun VS.. Alexander.
Objected to.
The resolution lies over.
Mr.. Wharton moved to adjourn
Mr.. Harris called for the yeas and nays.
ieas-Anderson. Alexander. Brewster.
Crawford. Daigle. T. F. Herwig, Harper.
Ingraham. Mascot. Pollard. Rey. Weber.
Wharton---l3.
Nays-Barber, Belden, Blackburn, Blunt.
Burch. Cage, Chadbourn, Greene, Harris.
Sypher. Stamps. Twitchell. Whitney-l3.
The vote being tie, the President, using