New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

tee on Agriculture, Commerce and Manu-
features.
House bill No. lOl, entitled an act to
amend section ffty-one of the Revised
Statutes of Louisiana.
The bill was read the first time
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four fifths vote, the bill read the second
time, and referred to the Committee Oh the
Judiciary.
REPORTS LYING OVER.
The following report was taken up:
NEW ORLEANS. April 90, 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your committee on Metropolitan Police
report favorably on Senate bill No Is, with
amendments, viz:
"S36O, 600" and insert "S475 ,000."
In line fourteen, section two, after the
word ''pOlice,' insert land also be empow-
cred to discharge members of the force
After section three insert:
section !. BE it further enacted, etc.
That nothing in any of the provisions of
this act shall be construed to repeal or in
any manner alter the provision of act No
10. approved March IT, 1875, or of sections
w, wv, Inret, IOur, seven ana ten OF act
No. 81, approved February 26, 1874"
Respectfully.
A. DUMoNT,
Chairman.
Mr.. Dumont moved to adopt the report
OF the Committee on Metropolitan Police.
Mr.. Stamps offered the following amend
ment: Strike out ''four hundred and
seventy five" and insert five hundred
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to adopt:
Yeas-AIlain. Blunt, Breaux. Breweter,
Mascot, Pollard, Stamps, Twitchell-l4.
Nays-AlexaDder, Anderson, Blackburn.
Chad bOurn, Detiege, Dumon:, Eustis,
Goode, Greene, Grover, Herwig, Kelly,
Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Sypher, Weber
Wharton, White, Whitney-20.
Absent and not voting-George, Young
-
Mr.. Stamps moved to strike out ''fOur
hundred and seventy-fve" and insert -four
hundred and ninty -nine."
Mr.. White moved to table the motion.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to table the motion by the following
vote:
Yeas-AlexaDder, Blackburn, Detiege,
Eustis Goode, Greene, Grover, Kelly, Og-
den, Robertson. Steven, Weber, Wharton,
White-l4.
Nays-Anderson, Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Ola,
Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Landry, Mascot,
Pollard, Stamps. Sypher, Twitchell, Whit
ney, Yorng-2O.
Absent and not voting-Dumont, George
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Mr.. Stamps moved to adopt the amend
ment.
Previous question moved.
Main question ordered.
The amendment was adopted.
Report adopted as amended.
The bill was ordered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four tifths vote, the bill was read the
third time and finally adopted, it's title
ordered to stand as follows:
Senate bill No. -, entitled an act to re-
duce the taxes OF the city of New Orleans
levied for Metropolitan Police purposes; to
limit the expenses thereof and to authorize
the Metropolitan Police Board to reduce
the apportionmen:, salaries and expenses
accordingly.
House bill No. "A, entitled an act for the
protection of the fire department of the
city of New Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four fifths vote, the bill was read the
second time and adopted.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four fifths vote, the bill was read the third
time. and finally passed, the title ordered to
stand as stated.
House bill No. 6S, entitled an act to relieve
taxpayers; to reduce the outstanding in
debtedness of the State, and to provide for
the remission of the interest and penalties
on certain unpaid taxes under certain con-
ditiens, and providing for the redemption of
property sold for taxes and forfeited to the
State of Louisiana.
Mr.. Sypber moved to refer the bill to the
committee.
Mr.. White moved to table the motion to
refer.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
agreed to table by the following vote:
Yeas - Anderson, Blackburn, Breaux,
Brewster. Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Eustis,
Ga, Goode. Greene, Grover, Herwig. Kelly,
KelsO, Mascot Ogden, Robertson, Stamps,
Steven, White, YOung-22.
Nays-Alexander, Allan, Blunt, Detiege,
Harper, Landry, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber,
Whitney-1l.
Absent and not voting-Dumont, George,
POllard-3.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
, four fifths vote, the bill read the second
line.
The bill was adopted on the second read
ng.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
,oted to suspend the constitutional rule by
! four-fifths vote, as follows:
Yeas - Alexander. Anderson, Allan,
Blackburn, Breaux. Brewster. Burch. Cage,
ChadbOurn. Eustis. Ola, Goode, Greene,
Grover. Herwig. Kelly, KelsO, Landry,
Ogden, PO'ls I'd, Robertson. Stamps, Steven,
,ypher, Wharton, White, Young-T.
Nays-Blunt, Detiege, Harper, Mascot,
rwitchell, Weber,.
Absent and not vOting-Dumont, George,
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four fifths vote, the bill read the third
ime and finally adopted.
A motion was made by Mr.. Young to re-
consider the vote by which the bill was
dopted, and moved to lay that motion on
he table.
Carried.
House bill No. g., entitled an act to repeal
n act entitled an act to locate the seat OF
nstice of the parish of Livingston; same