New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-22

renee IN the following senate DllAs.
Senate joint resolution No. "a relative to
the one hundredth anniversary OF the indie
pendence of the United States.
Senate bill No. 1877, an act to amend an
act entitled an act to amend article b44
Code of Practice, approved April %, 1872.
Senate bill No. 2O2 an act for the relief
Of delinquent taxpayers in the parish OF
Caddo.
Senate bill No. 2O5, an act to incorporate
the Hope Hook and Ladder Company NO. l
of Franklin, parish of st. Mary. and TO
provide for the organization and govern
ment Of the same.
Respectfully.
P. E. BECHTEL.
Secretary OF the Senate.
EOfiCEs OF BILLS.
Toe following gentlemen gave notice that
on some future day they would Introduce
the following bills:
By Mr.. Davidson. OF Livingston:
An act for the relief of Marcus 7. Carter.
By Mr.. Dumont, OF Orleans:
An ac: to divide the State Of Louisiana
into six congressional districts.
The Speaker notified the House tina. on
yesterday it was agreed that the House
should 60 into committee Of the whole liz.
medistely after reading of the journal.
Mr.. Allan. of West Baton Rouge. was
called to the chair.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
House bill No: Is. entitled the funding
bill. under consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Gair. Of East Fe!iciapa,
the committee rose.
The Speaker resumed the chair.
The Committee of the Whole, through it,
chairman, made the following report:
Your committee having had under con.
sideration House bill No. IS. entitled 1.-THE
funding BILL and report the same back to
the House with amendments, with the
recommendation that the bill pass as
amended.
Pending motion to adop: the first
amendment. Mr.. Simms. of st. Landry,
moved to adjourn until to morrow at twelve
O'Clock.
On which Che yeas and. nays were de.
manded by Messrs. Simms, of St. Landry,
and Martinez, of st. Martin. resulting as
follows:
Yeas-Antoine, Blackstone, Barrow. Bick-
ham, Boatner, Cousin, Demas, Estilette,
Fontelieu, Grant, Guichard, Hubeau, Hahn,
Heath, Little, Martinez, Raby, Rodrigues,
Rochon, Sawyer, Simms, SOuthard-22.
Nays-Allain, Armstead, Bowman, Boyd,
Benham. Carey, Carr. Connaughton. David
son. D. C. Davis, X. R. Davis. Decker. De-
vein, Dejoie. Devices, Elliot, Greene, Gair,
Harris, Hetfner, Humble, Hill. P. Jones.
NJ. Jones, johnson, Heating. Kirkman, D.
King, Kenyon, Keys. V. o. King, Landry,
Lewis, Lawes, Marvin, Moreland. Murrell
of LafOurche, Murrell of Madison, Mayo,
Mathews, Montaldo, Norris. Price, Peyton,
Page, Prescott, Paris, Sartain, Snaer. Smith.
Sutton, Sewell. Smart, Thomas, Tureaud,
Williams, Wilson, Worthy, Ward. Wands,
Washington, Young-6a.
The House refused to adjourn.
Mr.. Devices. Of Red River, moved 10
adopt the amendments as q whole. and
called for the previous question.
The main question was ordered. and al!
the amendments were adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Devices, Of Red River
House bill 40. IS. entitled the funding bill
was considered engrossed, and the bill
passed it's third and final reading.
On the final passage of the bill the yeas
and nays were demanded by Messrs. Gair
Of Eas: Feliciana. and Williams. OF Gas,
Baton Rouge, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Alain, Armstead. Antoine, Bryan.
Bowman, Baker, Boyd. Benham, Boatner
Blackstone. Bickhan, Barrow. Cockerham
Carey, COnnaughton. Demas, Davidson, D
C. Davis, K. r. Davis, Decker, Devezin
De ole, Dumont, Devices, Estilette, Elliott
Fontelieu, Greene, Grant, Gair, Guichard
Harris. Hetfner, Humble. Hubeau, Heath
Hill, P. Jones, N. Jones, johnson, Heating
kirkman Kenyon, D. King, Keys, Landry
Lewis, Lawes, Marvin, Moreland, Murrel
of Lafourche, Murrell Of Madison. Mahoney
Mayo, Martinez, Marie, Mathews, Montaldo
Norris, Price, Peyton, Page, Paris, Raby
Rochon, ROdrigues, SOuer, Sawyer. Stewart
Sartain. Snaer. Simms, Southland. Smith
Sutton. Seweii, Smart. Thomas. Tureaud
Wilson. Worthy. Washington. Wauds
Ward, Young-Sj.
Nay-Williams-l.
The bill finally passed, title adopted, ant
was ordered to be sent to the Senate FOL
concurrence.
Mr.. De wees, Of Red River. moved 20 re
consider the vote by which House bill No
J. was adopted. and to lay that motion or
the table.
Carried.
The Speaker announced tina. the dignity
of the Chair and the House had been insult
ed by member from st. Martin, whereupo1
a resolution was offered to arraign the mem
Der before the bar, which was Withdrawn
upon due acknOwled gments.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Davidson. o;
Livingston, withdrew the substitute offered
by him for the first and second sections OF
House bill No. IS. entitled the funding bill
Under suspension Of the rules, Mr.. Ben.
ham. of Carroll. called up Senate bill No
1913. entitled an act proposing amendment.
to the constitution OF tina State Of Louisi
ana.
Passed first. second and third readings
undes suspension Of the constitutional
rules.
On the final passage o: the bill! the yea.
and nays were demanded. according to the
requirements OF the constitution. on the
following constitutional amendments:
Al &C. proposing amendments TO the con.
stitutiOn 0. the State OF Louisiana.
Be j. enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened (two-thirds
of the members of each house agreeing
thereto). That the following amendments
be proposed and entered upon the respec.
tive Journals of the Senate and House Of
Representatives. with the yea. and nays
taken thereon, and the Secretary o: State
shall cause the same to be published three
months before the next general election for
representatives to the General Assembly in
at least one newspaper in every parish Of
the State in which newspaper shall be
published. And said proposed amendments
shall be submitted to the people at said
election in such manner and form that the
people may vote for or against each amend
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