New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-21


The section was then adopted as
amended.
SECTION nine was read and adopted.
Section ten was read, and Mr.. Belden Of
fered the following amendment:
After the word "Penitentiary," in line six
insert: "And all cases of violations Of cleo.
! ton or registration laws, and all violations
of laws Furnishing bribery"
Tie amendment was adopted, and the
section was adopted as amended.
Section eleven was read and adopted.
Mr. Blunt called for the reading Of sec
ton sixth, and moved 20 strike out the fol.
lowing words: (which have been" il line
seven.
Mr.. Sypher made the point of order that
! section six having been adopted, the motion
| of Mr. Blunt was not in order until the
vote adopting the sixth section was recon
| sIdered.
The Chair sustained the point Of order,
and the motion of Mr.. Blunt was not put.
Mr.. Harris moved 70 adopt the bill as a
whole.
On call Of the yea. and nays tie Senate
voted to adopt the bin as whole.
Yeas-Auderson, Barber. Belden, Blunt,
Blackburn, Bovee, Brewster, Burch, Craw-
ford, Cage, Chadbourn, Greene, Harris,
Harper. Ingraham, Mascot, Pollard. Rey,
Stamps. Sypher, Swaizie. Twitchel. Weber,
Wharton-24.
Nays-Alexander, Detiege, Glaudin,
Kelso, Thomas, Whitney-6.
On motion of Mr.. Ingraham the bill was
considered engrossed.
On call Of the yeas and nays The Senate
voted to suspend the constitutional rule by
four-ffths vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson, Barber, Bel
den, Blackburn, Blunt. BOvee, Burch, But
Ter, Brewster, Cage, Chadbourn, era wford,
Greene, Harris, Harper, Ingraham, Masicot,
Pollard, Rey, Stamps, Sypher, Swalzie,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton. Whitney-27.
Nays-Detiege, Glaudin, Kelso, Thomas
4.
The bill was read the third time.
Mr.. Ingraham moved that the bill do
now finally pass.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted that the bill do now finally pass:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Blunt,
Blackburn, Bovee, Brewster, Burch, Cage,
Chadbourn, Crawford, Greene. Harper, Har-
ris, Ingraham, Mascot, Pollard, Rey, Sy-
pher, Stamps, Swaizie. Twitchell. Weber,
Wharton, Whitney,.
Nays-Alexander, Detiege. Glsudin. KEEL
so, Thomas.
The title to stand.
On motion OF Mr.. Thomas, the Senate
rules were suspended and House bill No.
l76 was taken up:
An act to enable the New Orleans, Mobile
and Texas Railroad Company, the succes-
sors of the corporation Of that name exist
ing under acts Of the Legislature of Ala.
bama, with powers from other States to
construct railroads, to convey 10 the New
Orleans and Texas Railroad Company
portion Of their railroads, corporate prop
erty, rights, privileges and franchises, and |
to define the powers of said corporation.
The bill was read the frs: time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by |
a four ffths vote, the bill read the second |
time and referred to the Committee on
Railroads.
Mr.. Harris obtained unanimous consent |
TO take up the following:
House joint resolution No. 2tS. relative |
to the Hon. Judge E. H. Durell. of the |
United States Distric: Court. State OF Lou.
siana.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
" a four-ffths vote. the bill read the
econd time.
The bill was adopted as engrossed by the
House.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
} four-ffths vote. on call Of the yeas and
lays. as follows. iour-ffths voting to sus-
,end:
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson. Blackburn.
Barber, Belden, Blunt, Bovee, Brewster,
5urcb, Butler, Cage, Chadbourn, Crawford,
ireene, Harris, Harper, 1ngraham, Mascot.
'ollard. Rey,. Stamps. Sypher, Swaizie.
'witchell. Weber. Wharton. Whitney-a.
Nays-Detiege. Glaudin. Kelso. Thomas
i.
Mr.. Harris nosed :ha. tie bill do now
nalEy pass.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
oted:
Yeas-Aiexander. Barber. Belden. Blunt, |
age, Chadbourn. Detiege. Greene, Glaudin,
Iarris, Harper, Kelso, Pollard, Rey, Sypher.
waizie, Twitchell, Weber, Whitney-24.
Nays-Daigle. Thomas. Wharton-3.
Title to stand.
Mr.. Bovee called up Senate bill 207. an |
ct to legitimate Maurice George Hughes
nd Mary Louise Clark Hughes.
The bill was read the second time and
engrossed.
The constitutional iuie was suspended
= four-ifths vote, the bill read the third ,
me. The bill finally passed. the title to
and.
By unanimous conseE: the following was 8
ken up:
Senate bill No. :SS, an act for the relief
Alice Douglas. wife of James Philip, and
NINA P.Douglas. wife Of Henry S. Carter, -,
i'd pay the damage done by the State of
ouisiana in constructing levees at Willow
hute and Benoit's Bayou, in Bossier parish, =.
Ouisiana.
Mr.. Harper moved tina: the bill be con-
iered engrossed.
Mr.. Bovee called for :he order of the day.
The President ordered the special order r
be taken up.
Mr.. Bovee made the point OF order that
e unfinished business, at the adjournmen.
sterday, was in order, and took prefer =
zee of all other business. Il
The President decided the point Of order
It well taken. and that Senate bill No. 352 .
as then the bill having the right of prior :;
7. the Senate having ordered the same to v
taken up already as special order fixed
Senate bill No. $50, an act for the relief OF
sborn Harris. was then taken up. :,
On motion OF Mr.. Harris the Senate went N
to executive session.