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

The section as amended was ther
adopted.
Section three was then read and adopted
Section four was then read.
Mr.. Brewster moved to strike out thu
section from the bill.
Mr.. Robertson moved to table the motor
to strike out.
Two Senators called for the yeas and
nays.
The Senate refused to table the motor
by the following vote:
George, Goode, Greene, Grover, Kelly
Ogden, Robertson. Steven, Twitchell
Wharton, White, Whitney-l5.
Nays-Anderson, Allan, Blunt, Breaux
Brewster, Burch, Cage. Chadbourn, De
tiege, ella. Harper, Herw1g. Kelso, Pollard
Stamps, Weber, Young-E.
Absent and not voting-Dumont, Landry
Mascot, Sypher-4.
The question REQUIRED upon the motion
to strike out.
Mr.. Blunt moved the previous question
on the motion. Seconded.
| The main question was ordered.
| Two Senators called for the yeas and
nays.
Under operation of the previous question
the Senate voted to strike out by the fol
| lowing vote
| Yeas-Anderson. Allan, Blackburn.
| Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch. Cage,
| Chadbourn, Detiege. Dumont, Ola, Har-
| per, Herwig, Kels0 Landry. Mascot, Pol
lard, Stamps, Twitchell, Weber, Whitney,
| YOung-23.
Nays-Alexander, Eustis, George Goode,
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven,
| Wharton, White-ll.
Advertisements, Sypher-2.
Mr.. Burch moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and moved to lay that motion
on the table.
The motion to table was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Burch. section five Of
the bill was ordered to be stricken out.
Mr.. Robertson submitted the following,
to be inserted as section four:
Be it enacted, ETC., That the State Treas
urer shall file, on the first Monday of each
month, detailed statement of his bank
account. certified to by the officers of the
bank or banks wherein he deposits the
funds of the State, with the said Board of
Liquidation.
On motion of Mr.. Burch the proposed
additional section was ordered to lie on the
table.
Section six was then adopted as section
four of the bill, to wit:
SEC. 1. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts OF laws contrary to or in
consistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed, and that this act take
effect from and after its passage.
On motion Of Mr.. Wharton the bill was
adopted as amended as a whole.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a fOur-fifths vote, the bill was read the
third time and finally adopted.
The title was amended by striking out all
except the following:
An act supplemental to act No. 3, approved
January "a, 1874, and to provide for testing,
at the instance of any taxpayer, in the
courts of the State, the Legality and validity
of any items of State indebtedness, the
legality and validity of which may have
been or may hereafter be questioned; to
prohibit the Board of Liquidation under
said act No. 3 of 1874 from funding the
questionable and doubtful obligations of the
State named or designated in this act, until
the same shall have been finally declared
legal and valid by the Supreme Court of
the State of Louisiana, and to provide the |
necessary means for carrying the provisions |
OF this act into effect; to provide additional
of the said Board of Liquidation
and to repeal contlcsln laws
Mr. hny Nv,
called up Senate bill No. %, a bill to be en-
titled an act to encourage the manufacture |
of cotton and wooden goods and of cotton |
or wooden yarns IN the State of Louisiana, |
and to commute State. parish and munich |
pal taxation for term of years, upon all |
capital employed in said manufacture, and
all lands, buildings, machinery, property, !
franchises and appurtenances actually used |
therefor or Herewith and necessary thereto,
by any individual or individuals OF incor-
porated company.
The bill was taken up on second reading.
Mr.. Dumont moved that the bill be or
dered to be engrossed for third reading.
Mr.. Greene moved to amend after the
word goods add the words land leather
and leather goods
On motion of Mr. Detiege the amend
ment was tabled.
Mr.. Blunt moved the previous question.
The main question was ordered.
The bill was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill was read the
third time and finally passed, title ordered
to stand.
Mr.. Robertson called up House bill No.
IS as bill within the scope of the subject
matter in the Governors proclamation.
The bill was taken up:
House bill No. 50, substitute for House
dill No. ,, entitled An act for the relief of
he city of New Orleans, and to authorize
he Common Council of said city to sell,
ease or hypothecate its property, real or
PERSONAL.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
tOur-ffths vote, the bill was read the sec
md time and referred to the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs, with
Instructions to report tomorrow at 10 4.
L., and fixed for tomorrow Immediately
fter the reading of the journal,
Mr.. Robertson called up House bill No. |
4, an act to reduce the expenses of
ublic printing by restricting the publica-
ion of the statutes of the State and
he official journals of the General Assembly
0 the official journal of the State published
t the seat of government.
The bill was read the first time.