New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-08

words ION finance" and insert Especial,
before the word COMMITTED" strike on
the words, ''that the and insert that a,
and insert the words "of three after ''com
mittee"
Mr.. Butler raised the point OF order ina
by resolution adopted by the Senate al
matters which special committees are tt
be raised to consider should be referred te
their appropriate standing committees.
The Chair decided that majority vote
could amend the resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn the amend
ment was adopted, on call of the yeas and
nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Belden, Brewster, But
Ter, Daigle, Harper. lngraham, Rey
Stamps, Thomas. Twitchell. Weber-l2.
Nays-Alexander, Blunt, BOvee, Cage
Chaibourn. Crawford. Detiege, Glaudin
Sypher, Wharton, Whitney-ll
Mr.. Chadbourn moved to adopt the reso
luton as amended.
The Senate refused to adopt the reso
luton.
The following resolution was taken UP:
WHEREAS, Great complaint has been
| maze 10 IIie SOWlJLlct Oh dThs dHu uoIiC
! Buildings as to the condition of the public
| buildings in the hereinafter places; be it
Resolged, That the Senate Committee on
| Parks and Public Buildings be directed to
| visit Alexandria, jackson, Louisiana, and
Baton Rouge, and examine the public build
| ings located at said cities or vicinity, with
| view of ascertaining the changes required
| for the public good and the necessary re-
pairs which said buildings may require, and
| bo1 The n
thus ascertaned for the action OF the Gen
| eral Assembly.
Mr. Butler moved to adopt.
Mr. Chadbourn moved that the resolution
| be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Butler moved to lay the motion on
| the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
| refused to table the motion to postpone
Yeas-Anderson, Belden, Blunt, Brew
ster. Butler. Cage, Harper, lngraham. Key,
Twitchell, Weber-1l.
Nays-Barber, Bovee, Chadbourn, Craw-
ford, Daigle, Detiege, Glandin, Harris,
Sypher, Thomas, Wharton, Whitney-R.
The question then required on the motion
to indefinitely postpone the resolution, on
which the yeas and nays were called for.
During the debate ON the resolution Mr..
Wharton made the point of order that Mr..
Butler was out of order by debating the
question after the yeas and nays had been
ordered.
Mr.. Butler made the point of order that
he was in order in explaining the vote he
was about to give on the question of indie
finite postponement of the resolution.
Mr.. Anderson, in the chair, decided the
point of Mr.. Butler we'll taken.
Mr. Butler offered document from the
directory Of certain public buildings in ad-
vocacy OF his motion to adopt the resolution.
After the reading of portion OF the doc
ument, ON motion of Mr.. Burch, the further
reading was dispensed with.
Mr.. Harris made the point of order that
the Chair having directed the Secretary to
call the roll, and Mr.. Burch having got per-
mission from the Senate to explain his vote,
and Mr.. Burch having already explained
and taken his seat, nothing was now in or
der but the calling of the roll.
The President in the chair decided that
the Secretary had not yet been ordered to
call the roll.
The President then ordered the SECRETARY
to call the roll
On call of the ron the Senate voted to
indefinitely postpone the resolution by the
following vote:
Yeas-Bovee, Brewster, era wford, Daigle,
Detiege, Glaudin, Harris, E. +. Herwig,
Sypher. Swaizie. Thomas, Wharton, Whit
ney-l3.
Nays-Anderscn, Belden. Blunt. Burcf,.
Butler, Cage, Harper, Ingraham, kelso. Rey.
Twitchell, Weber-l2.
The following resolution was taken up:
Resolved, That the President of the Sen
ate be authorized to appoint an official
shorthand reporter and assistant, the former
to receive SIS per day, the latter S..
Mr.. Barber moved to adopt the sesolu.
ton.
Mr.. Ingraham moved that the whole sub
ject matter be laid on the table.
On call of the yeas and nays che Senate
voted to lay the whole subject mattey on
the table by the following:
Blackburn, Blunt, Bovee. Brew.
ster, Cage, Chadbourn, Crawford, Greene,
Glaudin, Harris, Ingraham, Rey, Stamps.
Thonas, Twitchell, Whitney-l6.
Nays-Anderson, Barber Belden, Burch,
Daigle, Detiege. Z, +. Herwig, Kelso.
Sypher, Swazie, Weber, Wharton-l2.
The President announced the special
order of the day.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the special
order .: the day be postponed iog ten
minutes.
Mr.. Cage moved TO lay tina. molten on
the table.
Mr.. Harris moved to adjourn.
On call Of the yeas and nays .he Senate
refused to adjourn by the following vote:
Yeas - Anderson, BeIden. Blackburn.
Cage, Daigle, DetieEe, Glaudin, Harris. In
graham. Mascot, Rey. Stamps. Swaizle.
Thomas, Weber-l5.
Nays-Barber, Blunt, Bovee, Brewster,
Burch, Butler, Chadbourn, Crawford,
Greene, Harper, +. f. Herwig, kelsO.
Sypher, Twitchell, Wharton. Whitney-l6.
The Chair ordered the special order of
the day to be read, as follows:
Senate bill No. 2i2, an act relieving and
exempting Mrs. Bridget d. Fahay, 81 the
parish of Ouachita from payment of all
State and parish taxes, and all penalties
thereon, for the years 1868, 1869, 1870. 1871,
1872 and 1873.
Mr.. Harris moved to recommit the bill to
the Committee on Judiciary, with instruc
tisns to bring in a bill relieving the party
from the penalties attending the non-pay
ment of the said taxes.
Adopted.
Under suspension Of the rules Mr. Bovee
called up Senate bill No. 2S7, 20 lay out and
pen road to connect the Grand Point Set
tlement in the parish of St. James, with
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