New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-06
ne. The bill finally passed, the title to

Senate bill No. 1893. an act 60 amend and
re-eract section six and to repeal section
ten of an act entitled an act 20 amend and
re-enact an act to establish Metropolitan
Police District, and TO provide for the
government. thereof. approved March g.
! 1869. and to authorize the Board OF Metro
! politan Police Commissioners to reduce Its
! expenditures. and 10 -eorganize and reduce
! the METROPOLITAN Police force. and also to
! :eorgani.e the Board OF Police Commls-
! s:oner. BIZ the Governor.
! On motion OF Mr.. lngrsham. the amend
n.nt mad. in the House of Representatives
| Wa. coucuvred II.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
! a four hfths vote and the bill! read the third
slime. The bill finally passed. tho title TO
! stand.
Mr.. Detiese moved to postpone ;ndetin-
! ite!v.
Mr.. ing.ahan, moved to table the motion.
Tabled.
The main question was ordered. on mo-
| ton OF Mr.. fngraham.
The amendment OF the House, striking
all that portion relative to the organization
of the Metropolitan Police Board. was con-
! Cured in.
Bv unanimous consen, the following was
| taken up. on motion of Mir. Detiege:
Senate bill No. $50. an act to amend The
act entitled an act to enforce the payment
OF taxes due the State. providing for the
seizure and sale Of tho property Of delin-
auent taxpayers. and regulating the pro-
eeedings against them and against their
property and tenants, approved March ~,
I 1873.
On motion Of Mr.. Harris, che bill was
read the second time and considered en-
crossed.
The constitution rule was suspended by
| a four-ffths vote, the bill read the third
| time. The bill finally passed. the title to
stand
By unanimous consent The following was
taken I'D. on motion of Mr.. Anderson:
| Senate bill No. 1923, an act comforting on
| the justices of the peace OF the parish OF
St. Landry additional authority IN criminal
| cases.
The bill was considered en- crossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
q four-ftths vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed. the title to
stand.
By unanimous consent, the following was
taken up, on motion Of Mr.. Anderson:
Senate bill No. 326, an act to reduce che
fees of witnesses for mileage IN crlpiaal
cases in the parish of St. Landry.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four,fifth vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed. the title to
stand.
unanimous consent. the following was
taken up. on motion Of Mr.. Anderson:
Senate bill No. 29l. in relation 20 the cor
poration Of the town Of Opelousas, parish
! OF st. Landry.
On motion Of AlT. Anderson. the amend
nlents of the Committee ON Corporations
| were adopted, as follows:
Favorabiy. with amendments. on Senate
bill Nc. .!2I. entitled an act in relation to
the corporation of chs town OF Opelousas.
in the parish of st. Landry.
Strike out in section three, line eight.
after the word corporation" and to the
word '.shall:" in line nine. the words "who
have paid the poll tax imposed upon them
by virtue of this act" Same section, strike
out after the word "luaiitied,' in line eight'
cen. down to the word the. IN Line twenty
three
Strike out in section fourteen. In line sew.
enteen. all after the word purpose"
In section fifteen. after the word ''ims
pose" in line two, strike out remainder Of
section and insert. land collect annually
such license sax as they may deem proper
on travelling exhibitions Or shows, on ped.
oilers and hawkers. and upon the vendors
OF spirituous liquors in any form. They
may also require special permit tOr any
person or persons giving public ball with.
in the corporation limits, Tor WHICH license
Of s. 80 shall be paid
Strike out. in section sixteen. after the
word s'large," in line nineteen. all down to
the word "and" in line twenty.one.
In section seventeen, line sixteen. strike
out $500 and insert ''S25."
Strike out all of section nineteen.
Unfavorably upon House bill No. ,6. Ell.
titled an act making the fourth day OF
March a day of public rest and dies non.
AL OF " kich is respectfully submitted.
GEORGE Y. KELSO,
Chairman.
NJ Fl. TWITCHELL,
WILLIAM HARPER,
GEORGE f. BOVEE,
THOMAS c. ANDERSON.
Tie bill was read the second time. and
considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule wa, suspended by
four fifths vote, the bill read the third
time. The bill, finally passed. the title to
stand.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Stamps obtained unanimous consent
70 introduce resolution, as follows:
Resolred That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Auditing and Supervising the Elk.
penses of the Senate be hereby authorized
to issue a certificate on the Auditor OF Pub
lie Accounts in favor of II. Z. Robinson, to
compensate him for services rendered to
the aforesaid committee as an assistant
clerk.
Mr.. Stamps moved 20 suspend ;ha Senate
rules.
Suspended.
Mr.. Harris morsd tia. the resolution Io
adopted.
The main question was ordered.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted TO adopt the resolution by the follow.
ing vote:
Seas-Beiden. Yovee, Brewster, Butler,
Cage. Chadbourn, Crawford, Detiege, Glau
din, Greene, Harris, Harper, E. +. Herwig,
Ingraham, Kelso, Masicot. Pollard, Rey.
Stamps. sypher, Swaizie. Weber. Whit.
ney-23.
Nays-Aiexander. Barber. Blackburn.
Blunt, Burch, Thomas, Twitchell--6,
By unanimous consent the following was
taken up, on motion Of Mr.. Butler:
Senate bill No. ia. an act to incorporate
the Longshoremens Protective Onion Be-