New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17

+ J An act authorizing ana requiring nov
| registration of the qualified electors resid
: ing in the parishes of Terrebonne and As
sumption.
' The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended b.
/ a four fifths vote, the bill read the SECOND
time and referred to the Committee OF
Elections and Registration.
By Mr.. Butler:
An act to amend and re-enact section
, eleven Of act No. 70, Of 1872.
, The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
fourffths vote. the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
By Mr.. lngratlam:
/ An act to amend and reenact section SIX
and to repea! section ten of an act entitled
an act to amend and re-enact an act
| entitled an act to establish Metropolitan
Police District. and to provide for the gov.
eminent thereof. approved March 8. 1869,
and to authorize the Board of Metropolitan
Police Commissioners TO reduce its expen.
dltures and to reOrganize and reduce the
I metropolitan Police force.
! The bill was read the first time.
! The constitutional rule was suspended by
a tour-tifths vote. the bill read the second
time. and referred to the Committee On
Metropolitan Police.
| BY Mr.. Whitney:
An act entitled an act to define and eegu.
late the fees Of the clerks. eheriffso re.
cordess and notary publics throughout the
State. except the parish of Orleans. and
providing torfeitures and penalties for over.
| charging or failure TO perform their duty.
! and the mode Of collecting their fees.
The bill was read the first timeo
The constitutional rule was suspended BY
! a fourtifths vote. the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee On
Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
! Mr.. Whitney offered the following resolu.
! ton:
Resc'ted. That, for the purpose OF re.
ducing the calendar. the Secretary be in
structed TO drop from the daily issue all
bills and petitions in the hands Of commit.
tees and the executive messages. and that
bills be caleDdared after being reported
from committees.
Lies over.
ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Brewster called up the following
resolution:
Resolred. That hereafter the sessions of |
the Senate shall commence a: II A. N. each |
day.
On call Of the yeas and nays. the Senate |
voted to pass the resolution by the follow. !
ing vote:
Yess-Aleyander, Barber, Belden, Black.
burn Blunt. Bovee, Brewster, Burch, Butler.
Cage. ChadbourR, Crawford, Dagie, De. !
tiege. Greene, Glaudin, Harper, Ingraham,
Mascot, Pollard, Rey, Stamps, Swaizie. |
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, Whitney-27.
Nays-Anderson, Harris. E. +. Herwig,
kelso, Sypher. Thomas-6.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senate bill No. 32l, an act for the relief of |
Red River Pilots Benevolent Association,
reported by the Committee on Claims
recommending reference to the Committee
on Finance.
On melton Of M. Thomas, the bill was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
The following was taken up on motion of |
Mr.. Barber:
House bill No. 50. an act to regulate the
private markets in the city of New Orleans.
and for other purposes.
The report of the majority Of the Com.
mittee on Judiciary was read.
On motion of Mr.. Brewster. the .epor. of
the minority OF the committee was taken
up.
Pending the reading of the report. Mr..
Harris moved that the further ,eading be
dispensed with. |,
On call Of the yeas and nays, the Senate
voted to dispense with the further reading
of the report:
Yeas--Anderson, Barber. Belden. Black.
burn. Blunt, Burch. Butler. Cage, Chad.
bourn. Crawford; Daigle, Detiege, Glaudin,
Harris. Harper, Ingraham. Kelso. Masicot,
Rey. Stamps. Swaizie. Whitney-22.
Nays - Alexander. Bovee. Brewster,
Greene. Pollard, Sypher, Thomas. Twitch-
ell. Weber. Wharton-lO.
Mr.. Brewster moved that the whole sub.
ject matter be laid on the table.
On call of yeas and nays, the Senate I
refused to table the whole subject matter t
by the following vote:
Yeas--Aiexander. Brewster. Crawford.
Pollard. sypher. Twitchell. Weber. Whar. I
tons. :
Nays-Anderson. Barber. Belden. Black. i
burn, Blunt. Burch. Butler, Cage. Chad. d
bourn, paige. Detiege. Gaud1n. Harris.
Harper, i. F. Hcrwig. Ingraham. Kelso. .
Masicot. Rey. Stamps. Swaiz!e, Thomas.
Whitney-23.
Mr.. Harris moved to aiop: the bill! on sec. S
Dnd reading.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to adopt the bill on second reading. s
as reported by majority Of the committee.
Yeas-Anderson. Barber, Belden. Burch. j.,
Black burn. Blunt. Butler, Cage. Chadbourn,
Daigle. Detiege. Glandin, Harris. Harper. r
Z. +. Herwig. Ingraham. Kelso, Masicot, 8
Pollard, Rey. Stamps Swaizie. Thomas.
Whitney-2. n
Nays-Alexander. Bovee. Brewster, Craw. d
.ord, Greene. Sypher, Twitchell, Weber. !
WhartOn--9.
Mr.. Weber moved to suspend The eonsti- !
utionai rule to put the bill to third read B
ng, and desired to speak on the merits of | Z
he bill in opposition thereto, but before a
Mr.. Weber got the floor to speak on his l.
notion. Mr.. Harris moved to lay the motion y y
IN the table. Il
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate 2
7oted to lay the motion to suspend the con- Il
rule on the table by the follow. 5,
ng vote:
Yeas-Alexander. Anderson. Barber, s.
5elden, Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Z
3utler, Cage. Chadbourn, Crawford, Daigle, a
)etiege, Greene, Glaudin Harris, Harper, 81
,. F. Herwig, Ingraham, Keso. Masicot,
'oilard. Rey, Stamps Sypher. Swaizie, d
'homas, Wharton Whitney-3O.
Nays-Bovee, Twitchell, Weber,.