New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-22
By Mr.. Sypher:

BY Mr.. Sypher:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend and
reenact the preamble and section one of
an act for the relief of Charles q. Walker,
approved June 3, 1873.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four dfths vote and the bill read the
second time.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
tour-fifths 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
-, and tina. the bill be printed.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay Mr.. Stamps'
motion on the table.
Mr.. Stamps made the poin. of order that
no. having yielded the floor. Mr.. Harris
motion was out of order.
The Chair decided the point not we'll
taken. as Mr.. Stamps had made two mo-
tons.
Mr.. Stamps withdrew his motion to fix as
special order for Tuesday. twenty
instant. and moved to take the bill up for
action.
Mr.. Harris made the poiut Of order that
under the rules all reports lie over one day.
The Chair decided the point vel. taken.
The bill lies over.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Wharton:
Joint resolution to authorize the appoint
! inenc OF otiicia. reporters for the General
Assembly. and to provide for their compen'
satiOn.
Mr.. Harris moved to indefinitely postpone
the joint resolution.
| der, az all resolutions should lie over one
| day under the rules
ACTION on RESOLUTIONS LYING OvEH.
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. Twitchell 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 on Apportionment-
Third congressional district. Burch, chair
! man; fourth congressional district. Twitch'
| ell: fifth congressional district. Brewster:
second congressional district. Stamps; frs:
congressional district. Rey.
Committee TO Investigate the conduct OF
| the officers of the First Distric: Court Of The
parish OF Orleans. On the part Of the Sen
ate-Masicot. Chadbourn.
| Mr.. Blackburn obtained unanimous con
sent to introduce a bill to be entitled an ac
requiring police jurors 10 levy special ta1
! in currency. to pay jurors and State wit
nesses; and providing the means fox dis
| bursting the same.
The bill was read the frs: time.
I The constitutional rule was suspended by
| four-ifths VOTE the bill read the SECOND
| time and referred to the Committee on Coz
! porations and Parochial Affairs.
! Mr.. Cage, chairman of speeia! committe,
| appointed to investigate riots in the parish
of Terrebonne, obtained unanimous coasen
| to submit his report.
Mr.. Harris objected to the reading of til.
report.
Mr.. Barber moved that the report b
read.
| Carried
| The Secretary read the report. and action
upon the same being objected to. the report
| lies over.
Mr.. Beldeu asked unanimous consent to
| offer resolution relative to contested cleo
| ton case of Calhoun IS. Alexandeso
Objected to.
The resolution lies over.
Mr.. Wharton moved to adjourn
Mr.. Harris called for the yeas and nays.
feas-AndersOn, Alexander, Brewster,
Crawford Daigle, Z. F. Herwig, Harper.
Ingraham. Mascot, Pollard, Rey. Weber,
WhartOn-l3.
Nays-Barber. Belden, Blackburn, Blunt.
Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Greene, Harris,
Sypher, Stamps, Twitchell, Whitpey-l3.
The vote being tie, the President, using
his constitutional grerogatiye. voted in the
affirmative.
The Secretary then announced that the
President having voted in the affirmative.
the Senate stood adjourned till Wednes.
day. January 90 1874. at l2M.
P. Z. BECHTEL.
Secretary OF the Senate.
H0rSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thirteenth Days Proceedings.
House OF REPREsENTArIsEs.l
New Orleans. La. January 81. 1874. :