New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-22

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At the end of section eight. add the fol
lowing words: The Metropolitan Police
| department for each year. including the
year 1874, shall no. exceed the sum OF
| $500, GOO"
On motion of Mr.. Barber, the amendment
| was concurred in.
| The third House amendment was read as
| follows:
Section nine, line sixteen. after the word
Bernard" insert except tax on interest
on the bonded debt, the public school tax,
and the City Park tax"
On motion Of Mr.. Barber the amendment
was concurred in.
| The fourth amendment was as follows:
In the title after the word purpose in.
! sert ''to limi. and reduce the expenses OF
| the police board"
On motion of Mr.. Barber the amendment
was concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Barber the amendments
were considered engrossed.
The constitutional rules was suspended
| by a fonr-ffths vote.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted to pass the bill:
Yeas-AlexaDder, Barber. Blackburn,
Blunt. Bovee Brewster, Burch. Butler
Cage. Chadbourn, Detiege, Glaudin. Harris
Harper, Ingrahan, Kelso, Masicot. Pollard.
Rev, Stamps, Sypher, Swaizie. Tw!tcbell.
Weber, Wharton, Whitney-26.
Nay-Thomas-l.
The title was ordered to stand as amend
ed above.
Mr.. Barber called up Senate bill No. l7s.
an act to reorganize and render more efec-
tive the Board of Health of the State Of
Louisiana, to provide for certain of its ex-
penses and for recording births, deaths and
marriages in the parish of Orleans.
On motion OF Mr.. Barber the bill was
considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a fourth vote.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
voted that the bill do finally pass:
Yeas-Barber. Blackburn, Blunt. Bovee,
Brewster, Burch. Butler, Cage, Glaudln.
Harris, Harper, Ingraham, Sypher. Swaizie,
Nays-Alexander, Chadbourn, Detiege.
Kelso, Masicot, Pollard, Thomss-7.
The title to stand.
Mr.. Barber gave notice that he would on
tomorrow move to reconsider the vote
adopting the bill aforesaid.
The Secretary called the name OF Mr..
Belden. who was absent. He then called
Mr. Blackburn.
Mr.. Blackburn called up Senate bill No.
367, an act to remodel and renew the char
ter. extend and define the boundaries, and to
limit and the better to define the duties and
powers Of the corporate authorities OF the
town of Homer, in the parish of Claiborne;
and to repeal all conflicting laws or parts OF
laws.
The bill vas read the second time, and
considered engrossed.
Tie constitutional rule was suspended
by four-fifth vote. and the bill read the
third time. The bin finally passed, the title
to stand.
Mr.. Blackburn called up Senate bill No.
22l, an act to make persons liable in dam
ages for sellingor giving intoxicating liquor
to minors without the consent OF parents or
guardians.
On motion of Mr. Blackburn. the bill was
considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote. and the bill read the
third time. The bill finally passed, the
title to stand.
The Secretary called the name Of Mr..
Blunt, who called up Senate bill No. 176. an
&C. fixing the limits Of the Seventeenth
District Court, and the time Of holding
court in the parishes composing said dis
trict, and the time for which the judge and
district attorney shall hold their offices.
Mr.. Blunt moved to concur in the House
amendments, as follows: After the word
election" line twenty-three. add "NOvem
Der. 1874 and strike out lines tweuty.tight
to thirty-three, inclusive.
Mr.. Kelso moved to lay the whole subject
matter on the table.
On call of yeas and nays. the Senate
refused to lay the whole matter on the ia
bic:
Teas-Barber, Burch, Detiege, Harris,
Harper, Kelso, Mascot Rey, Thomas.
Nays-Alexander, Blackburn, Blunt, b.
wee, brewster. ChadbOurn lngraham, Pol
lard, Sypher, TwitchelI. Weber. Whitney
IL.
The question then recu,redon the motion
20 adopt the amendments.
Adopted.
The Senate voted to engross tho amend
ments.
the bill wa. considered engrossed as
amended.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four fifth. vote, and the bill read the third
time. The bill finally passed. the title TO
stand.
Mr.. Blunt moved to reconsider the vote
by which the House amendments were
agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. rwitchell, the motion
20 reconsider was laid on the table.
Mr.. Blunt called up the following:
Senate bill No. 1874, an act to limit the
fees of the clerk of the First District Court
for the parish Of Orleans.
On motion of Mr.. Blunt. tho amendment
of the committee was adopted.
The bill, 40 amended. was considered en-.
crossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
d l0uT- NOUts duu JEo DliA rtau LILO
third time. The bill finally passed. the title
to stand.
The Secretary called the name OF Mr..
Bovee, who called up Senate bill No. 1856,
an act TO limit the fees Of the district at.
torney for the parish Of Orleans.
The bill was read the second time, and
considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by a four-ffth vote. and the bill read the
third time. The bill finally passed, the
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