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

Peyton, Page, Provost Paris, Rodrigues,
Raby, Sawyer, Sartain, Southland, Sutton,
Thomas, Tureaud, Thompson, J. P. Wilson,
Williams. D. Wilson, Washington. Ward,
YUung-62.
Nays-Boatner, Bickham, Davidson. Esti-
lette, Grant, Harris. Humble, johnson, V.
o. King, Little, Martinez, Rochon. Simms,
Smith, Smart, Trahan, Wands-l1.
The report was rejected. and the bill in
| definitely postponed.
Also, House bill No. 30j. entitled an act
| to regulate the manner in which the parish
taxes and licenses collected in the town OF
Houma, parish of TerrebOnne, shall be ap.
| piled: defining the duties of the town treas
| user thereof: and providing penalty for
| MISREPRESENTATION OF said funds: defining the
duties of the tax collector in relation to the
payment of said taxes and licenses, and to
provide for his final settlement with said
parish; repeating all laws, ETC.. in conflict
| with this act.
Reported favorably, and. under suspen-
sion of the constitutional rule, passed its
| several readings, finally passed. the title
| adopted, and it was ordered sent to the
! Senate for concurrence.
Also, House bill No. PSI. entitled an act
| to amend and re-enact act No. T6. APP
| proved March II, 1859, entitled an act rela-
| tive to certain liabilities Of all incorporated
companies in the State OF Louisiana receiv.
ing money on deposit. or iec!arin. divi.
| dends'on deposits.
Reported unfavorably.
Report received and adopted.
Mr.. Davidson, OF Livingston. on behalf
of the Judiciary Committee. introduced the
| following House bill:
House bill No. 33j, entitled an act pro.
posing an amendment to the constitution OF
the State of Louisiana relative to parish
courts.
Which passed to its first and second
| readings, under suspension OF the consti'
| tutioDal rule.
Mr.. Devices. of Red River. moved the in.
| definite postponement OF the bill.
Pending the discussion TO indefinitely
postpone the bill, the regular order OF the
| day was called.
Mr.. Devices, Of Red River. moved to
postpone the regular order Of the day for
| fifteen minutes.
! Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Devices, of Red River.
the bill! was Indefinitely postponed.
! Mr.. Devices. of Red River. moved to re.
consider the vote by which the bill was in.
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Demas. of St. John the Baptist.
moved to lay tina: motion on the table. on
| which motion Messrs. Martinez. of st. Mar
tin. and Harris. Of Pointe Coupee. de.
handed the yeas and nays. which resulted
as follows:
| Yeas-Alain. Antoine. Bryant. Boyd.
Blackstone. Boatner, Bickham. Barrow.
Carey, Carr, Connaughton. Cousin, Demas.
| r. K. Davis, d. C. Davis. Decker, Devices,
Dejoie, Desarzant. Fernandez. Fontelieu,
! Greene. Gair. Guichard, Hetfner, Hill, M.
Jones. Heating, d. King, Langles, Landry,
Lewis. Murrell of Lafoulche, Montaldo,
| Nichols. Norris. Page. Raby, Rodrigues.
| Souer. Sawyer. Sartain, Sutton. Thomas.
Tureaud. Thompson, Williams. d. Wilson.
j. p. Wilson, Washington. Ward-5l.
Nays-Davidson. Estilette. Harris, Hum.
Moreland. Martinez, Price. Prescott. Pre-.
vost. Rochon. Smith, Smart. TrahaI.
| Wands--lS.
The motion prevailed.
REGULAR ORDER.
Mr.. Montaiio. of Orleans, called up
House bill No. 226. entitled an act for the
relief Of delinquent taxpayers Of the parish
of Caddo.
The bill passed, title adopted and ordered
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
Mr.. Tureaud. of St. James. called UP
| y; n, cd I'd off,, 10
to the parish OF st. James the old Yacherie
road. situated in said parish. and authoriz'
ing the police jury to sell the same.
| Which passed it's third reading, finally
passed. title adopted. and notice otconcur
renee ordered sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Rodrigues. Of Orleans, under sus.
pension of the constitutional rule called up
House bill No. II. entitled an act to amend
| and re-enact an act entitled an act relative
to the inspection of tobacco. approved
March Is. 1855.
Reported on unfavorably by the Commit.
mittee on Corporations.
| Mr.. Rodrigues. Of Orleans, moved to re.
.ject the report, and called the previous
| question.
Nam question ordered.
The motion to reject was lost.
| Mr.. Montaldo. o! Orleans, moved TO adopt
the report and called the previous question.
| Main question ordered.
The report was adopted and House bills
Nos. 10 and II were indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Langles, of Orleans, under suspen.
sion of the constitutional rule. called up
Senate bill No. 33l. entitled an act to incov-
porate the Longshoremcn's Protective
| Union Benevolent Association Of the city
of New Orleans and State of Louisiana.
| Which passed its first and second read.
| ings and was referred to the Committee on
| Corporations.
| Mr.. Gair. of Eas: Feliciana. under q s,,s.
| pension of the constitutional rule called up
| House bill No. 2ll. entitled an act to enable
the various parishes Of the State to fund
| their outstanding indebtedness. providing
for the levy Of parish deb: tax and limit
! ing parish taxation. on its second reading.
Mr.. Gair, Of East Feiiciana' moved to
consider the bill! sevtion by section.
Carried.
/ Section one read.
Mr.. Ga:r. .: East Fe!ie;ana. offered :hc
foilOwin: amendments:
In line sixteen. strike OF. the word ''.iye
and insert the word lone.
Adopted.
In line eighteen. after II. wo..' in" IN.
seTt the woGts live. Ten. ...tce:. o..
Adopted.
III line nineteen. after tire wo:,.s ",rea-s."