New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-10

Messrs Anderson, Alexander, Barber
4 Belden, Blackburn, Blunt, Bovee, Butler
Burch, Brewster. Cage, Chadbourn, Craw
ford. Detiege, Daigle, Glaudin. Greene
Harris, =: +. Herwig, Harper, Ingraham
helso, Mascot. Rey, Sypher, Swaizie
Twischell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-30
The Chair announced quorum present.
The Chair announced the pending ques
ton to be: Shall the main question be now
orderedl
Mr.. Chadbourn withdrew the call for the
previous question to allow Mr.. Barber to
offer an amendment.
The Chair announced that the call fol
the previous question had been withdrawn
Mr.. Barber offered the following amend
ment: Strike out the word alexandria"
Adopted.
Mr.. Wharton offered the following amend
ment to be inserted in the resolution, the
words, without expense to the State" after
the words land examined
REGULAR ORDER OF OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Ingrahan called tor the order OF the
day.
The Chair announced the order Of tn
day to be the unfinished business OF yes
J terday.
I On motion of Mr.. Barber the eonsidera'
! ton of the FINISHED business Of yesterday
I was postponed for thirty minutes.
} Mr.. Burch moseG to lay the amendnent
on the table.
Adopted.
! Mr.. Barber called the previous question
on the molten Of Mr.. Chadbsurn 70 adopt
J the resolution.
The main question was ordered.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to adopt the resolution:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Beldeh. Black.
burn, Blune, Burch, Butler. Cage, Chad.
bourn, Harper kelso. Mascot, Stamps.
| Weber-l4.
Nays-Alexander Brewster, Crawford,
Daigle, Greene, Harris, f. F. Heywig. Sy.
| pher. Wharton, Whitney-l0.
! BUSINESS OF THE MORNING HoUR-rErIT1oNs
AND MEMORIALS.
The Chair called for petitions and metpo
rails.
Mr.. Eusch submitted the following pe:i.
ton:
The petition Of James II. Wingfe1d, q
resident Of Carroll parish, asking to be re-
lieved from paying back taxes on the Swan
lake plantation, by reason Of overflow
caused by reason Of che destruction of the
Ashton ievee.
While the petition vas being read. on
motion of Mr.. Burch the further reading of
the paper was dispensed with. and the peti.
ton was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Barber. chairman Committee on Tn.
finished Business, submitted the following
report:
House bill No. isi, an act for the relief of !
Mrs. Leonora CLANCY, widow Q: j. Z.
Chaney. deceased.
Without action.
House bill No. $50. an az. repeating sec.
ton 1868 Of the Revised Statutes.
Favorably.
House bill No. 13i. an act TO incorporate !
the Friends o: Progress Association, Of the |
parish OF st. Mary. Centeryille. State Of |
Louisiana.
Without action.
Mr.. Kelsc. chairman OF the Committee on \
Corporations and PayochiaI Affairs, sub.
mittsd the following report:
ConxIYrKR on CoaroRA.nys,.
and Parochisl Aff4irs.
New Orleans, February :. 1874. !
To the Honorable PTesdeH: and Members Of the
Senate: !
Your Committee on CORPORATIONS
and Parochal Affairs. 70 whom was !
referred Senate bill No. 33l. entitled an act
to incorporate the Longshoremen' Protec,
tive Union Benevolent Association of the
City of New Orleans, State of louisiana.
Also, Senate bill No. 2Is, entitled an at to
amend an act entitled an act TO
incorporate the town of st. Francisyille. in !
the parish of West Felciana.
REPORTS taVorably, and recommends tho
passage Of the same.
GEORGE Y. KELSO. Chairman;
THOMAS C. ANDERSON.
WILLIAM HARPER.
NJ. II. TWITCHELL.
Mr.. Mascot, chairman OF the Committee
IN Metropolitan Police. submitted the fol. !
OWN: report:
ConsrTsE on MsTRoro,,rAS Poi,cy,I I
New orleans, February :. 1874. : | =
70 the Honorable PyesideH: and Members Of the !
Senate: !
Your Committee on METROPOLITAN Police.
o " HON was referred Senate bill No, $50.
nlltled an act TO amend and re-enact sec / :
ions fifteen and twenty.seyen of an act of /,
he General Assembly of the State of Louis. -
ma. entitled an act to amend and re enact ! {,
II act entitled an act to establish a Metro -
oltan Police District, and to provide for :
he government thereof, approved Septem ! =
er u. 1868, approved March 8. 1869, and to | +
hange the fiscal year of the Board of y
Metropolitan Police, directing it to make :;
and appointments: providing | g
NJ the election OF a fiscal agent, and pre-. %
;ribing his duties; prescribing the manner ! a
l which the tax for police purposes shall! be G.
objected and paid, and providing the man. | 4
er III which Metropolitan Police war. -
iniS shall be received for taxes and Ii. ! :,
1nses by the corporations composing the ! :,
Police District: directing how ',
oneys shall be drawn from the fiscal agent p
nd paid out by the treasurer Of the Board | -;
Police. authorizing the Board of Police y,
to negotiate loans when nee. ~,
'sary, end TO provide for their payments: "
describing the manner in which sheritts of y. "
10 parishes OF Orleans, Jefferson and S.. ~ ~
ernard shall receive Metropolitan Police DC
arrants for taxes, and fixing penalty for | :,
IN compliance Herewith; authorizing the | "a
,ard OF Police Commissioners to draw ~
BON the Metropolitan Police fund for Ger. ~
IN purposes: to repeal laws and parts of -,
ws in conflict with this act. beg leave to 90 o..
port favorably. e
Respectfully submitted.
J. A. MASCOT. W,
Chairman; vi
i. II. CHAD3OURN, 1 Ia,
4. +. BARBER. n u
7. b. STAMPS, ~
JAMES II. INGRAHAM 49,
Mr.. Ingraharn. chairman of the Commit. gu
; on Engrossment and Enrolment. sub. W,