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

Harper. In,graham. Kelso. Rey. Swaizie,
| Whitney-l0.
| The President announced the pending
motion to be the final passage of the bill.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted 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. Ingraham. KelsO. Rey. Swaize,
| Yhomas--lO.
The title to stand.
Mr.. Burci moved to reconsider the vote
| by which the bill was passed. and moved &c
Jay that motion on the table.
The latter motion was adopted.
! REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Twitchell, chairman of the Commit
! tee on Finance. submitted the following re.
port:
House bill No. li3. an act to provide a
mode for correcting erroneous assessments
Of property for taxes.
| favorably.
| Mr.. Kelso. chairman Of the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs. sub.
mitted the following report:
| COMMITTEE ON CoRPoRATIoNs AM PARocHiAL}
Affairs. New Orleans. March 2. 1874.
/ 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
| bill No. sc. entitled an act reOrganizing the
| police jury of the parish Of East Baton
Rouge, etc. In line eight. section enc.
| 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. l39. en-.
! titled an act to incorporate the town OF
Many. in the parish of Sabine.
Favorably upon House bill No. l5j, en-.
| titled an act to amend an act entitled an
| act to create the parish of Cameron
Favorably upon Senate bill No. 46l, 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, a 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 inhabi-
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. 3lS, and recommend its immediate
passage. All of which is respectfully sub.
lnitted,
GEORGE Y. KELSO, Chairman.
Mr.. Wharton, chairman of the Committee
on Pensions, submitted the following:
COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS
New Orleans, March ,. 1874. :
To the Fo, orab.e President and Members o: the
Senate:
Your Committee or Pensions report favor.
ably on House bill No. lSj. with the follow.
ing amendment: Strike ont section two and
insert the following:
SEC. .. Be it further enacted. etc, That
any person residing in any parish Of this
State except the parish OF Orleans. and
claiming to be a veteran or the widow of
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 his or her
right to such pension; and should it appear
from evidence presented that the person SO
applying was regularly enlisted in the mill
tary service Of this State in the years 1914
and 1873, and in that capacity was at the
siege OF New Orleans IN December, 1914,
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 forN ard copy of
the record i'll such case to the Auditor of
Public Accounts, who shall be requested to
place the name of such person upon 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 D.stric: COuv:
for the parish Of Orleans.
SEC. $. Be it further enacted. etc. That
all acts or parts Of acts in contlic: 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 aud after ats PRONUNCIATION.
". W. WHARTON.
Chairman.
Mr.. Whitney. chairman cf the Commit.
tee on Elections and Registration. submit.
ted the following bills:
BY Committee on Election ard Ee.:stya.
ton:
Senate bill No. i6;. ar act TO amend and
reenact section one of act No. 10 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 Eesisisa'
tons:
Senate bill No. i6i. an act TO repeal act |
No. ~. Of 1873. entitled an &C. to amend |
sections seven. eight and seventy of an act
an act to regulate the conduct and |
maintain tho freedom and purity OF elec. !
lions.
Mr.. Whitney obtained unanimous consent |
20 suspend the Senate rules.
Mr.. Whitney obtained unanimous consent !
% take M the first bill! just reported above.
Tho bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
! four-ai:hs vote, tho bill read the second
line.
The bill va. considered cnsrc.scd.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-i.tis vote. the bill read the third
imc. Tho bill finally passed. :hs title 70
:ani.
Nr. Whitney obtained unanimous consent
o take w. IL. SECOND bill jus: reported
.bcy..
The Eii! was yea! :ie first time.
The constitutional! rule was SUSPENDED: by
! :ou!:i :tLs vote. the BIZ! read the seeon!
:In..
The bill! 'yascc. siie-cd ergrcssed.
The constitutional! :u!e was suspended
y :ou.:i;ths vote. the bill! read the third
inc. Ihs hi; finally passed. the title TO
.an;