New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-08

burn, Blunt, BOvee, brewster, burcn
Butler, Chadbourn, Crawford, Daigle, DE
tlege, Greene, Glaudin, Harper, E. +. Her
wig, Ingraham, Mascot, Pollard, Key
Sypher. Thomas, Twitchell, Weber, Whar
ton, Whitney-2.
Nays-None.
Title to stand.
BY Mr.. Brewster:
An act to amend and re-enact section
one, two and three of the act No. 81 OF thu
regular session of 1870, approved March
1870 entitled an act providing for the ap
pointment of public administrators, and de
filming the duties of the same.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-tifths vote. the bill read the second
time, and referred to the Committee on Ju
dietary.
BY Mr. Brewster, by unanimous consent
Joint resolution regulating the assess
ment in Ouachita parish, and providing toI
the proper collection Of taxes therein.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four tifths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on FL
nance
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED
BY Mr.. Thomas
Resolsed, That the sergeant-at-a farms OF
the Senate be authorized to sell a Sl65 war
rant in his hands, belonging to the Senators,
for postage.
On motion OF Mr.. Thomas, the Senate
rules were suspended and the resolution
LAX zen up.
Mr.. Sypher excused himself from voting
on the ground of being interested to the
extent Of s..
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to adopt the resolution by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Barber, Be]den, Blunt,
Bovee, Brew ster, Burch Butler, Chadbourn,
Cage, Daigle, Greene, Harper, +. +. Herwig,
Ingraham. Kelso, Masicot, Pollard, Rey
Thomas, Twitchell, Weber, Whitney-23.
Nays-Alexander, Crawford, Glaudin-3
Mr.. Harris offered the following:
WHEREAS, The General Assembly, at it's
Fast regular session, passed law allowing
the officers of the Senate thirty per cent
additional for the purpose of making their
pay in accordance with act No ii OF 1872;
and
Whereas In lieu of receiving the thirty
per cent they were subjected to loss OF
thirty per cent; be it
heSOtCed maj INC CudlrIudu Vi Uue COIL
mttee on auditing and supervising the ex
penses of the Senate issue vouchers to said
officers to the amount of thirty per cent to
cover said lOss from the contingent funds
of the Senate for the present session.
Lies over.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OVER.
House bill No. 129, an act for the relief Of
John Lewis.
Mr.. Ingraham moved to adopt the bill on
its second reading.
Mr.. Whitney called for the special order
of the day.
Mr.. Glaudin moved to postpone the spe
cal order for thirty minutes.
The Senate refused to postpone the spe-
cial order.
The special order, Senate bill No. 235, an act
authorizing the sale Of property by tax col
lectors for delinquent taxes, and providing
for the redemption of the same and requir
ing the Auditor of Public Accounts to make
title in the name of the State, and regulat-
ing the proceedings under the same, pro-
hibiting the issuing of iDjunctions in certain
cases, and fixing the time Of prescription of
actions of nullity Of titles at tax sales, and
for ether purposes, was taken up.
On motion OF Mr.. Whitney, the bill was
ordered to be considered section by section.
The first section was read.
Mr.. Barber offered the following amend
ment:
Strike out the word private" in line
seven, and insert the word public"
Mr.. Cage moved to lay the amendment
On the table.
Tabled.
The pending question then was to adopt
the section.
Mr.. Stamps moved that the bill be re-
committed to the Committee on Judiciary,
and demanded the previous question.
The main question was ordered. Under
operation of the same, the bill was ordered
10 be referred 10 the Committee on Judici-
airy, on call of the yeas and nays. by the
following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Belden, Burch,
Butler Chadbourn, Crawford, Daigle,
Detiege, Greene, Glaudin, Harris, Harper.
Ingraham. Kelso, Pollard, Rey, Stamps,
Thomas-l9
Nays-Alexander. Blunt, Bovee, Brew
eter, Cage, f. +. Herwig, Sypher, Twit-
shell Weber, Wharton, Whitney-ll.
ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
On motion of Mr.. Wharton, the following
resolution was taken up:
Pesolred, That the Committee on Contin-
GENT Expenses be authorized to issue war
rant in favor of Alwilda Merrill, widow of
the late G. 4. Merrill. for the sum OF $5oS,
being the amount of pay and mileage to
which the said c. E. Merrill would have
been entitled during the present session, and
payable out of the Senate appropriation for
the present session.
On motion of Mr.. Wharton the resolution
was adopted.
The following was taken up and read:
Concurrent resolution appointing a Joint
special committee on apportionment.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State OF Louis'-
ana in General Assembly convened, That
q committee of five ON the part OF the Sen
ate, to be appointed by the President OF the
Senate, and five on the part OF the House,
to be appointed by the Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, who shall con-
stitute joint special committee, to be
known as 1.-THE committee on appOrtlon-
ment," who shall have charge OF all ques-
sion of the State into congressional dis
tricts, and that the committee of five be
composed of one from each congressional
district.
SEC , Be it further resolved, That said |
committee shall report by bill whatever |
legislation may be necessary or the pur-
pose herein indicated, and at as early day |
as may be practicable.
SEC 3. Be it further resolved, ETC.. That |