New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-27

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Mr.. Burch moved that the report of the
committee be adopted as follows:
Add at the end of the first section, "pro.
vided that no imposition or levy shall be in
excess of State taxes"
Adopted.
The bill was adopted as amended and or.
dered to be engrossed.
The bill was read the second time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
fonr-tifth vote, the bill was read the third
time and finally passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr. Greene called up the special order of
tho day. Senate bill No. 81, to be entitled
an act for the relief of Mrs. Hannah Chill.
ton, widow Of the late Professor X. II. Chill.
ton.
Mr. Cage moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed yesterday.
Mr. Sypner made the point of order that
Mr.. Cage did not vote with the majority
yesterday.
The point of order was sustained.
Mr. Burch made the point Of order that it
was in order to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was ordered to be engrossed,
under rule twenty-seven.
Mr. Wharton made the point Of order
that as the bill by lapse of time was cen
additionally before the Senate for third
reading, the motion for reconsideration was
not in order.
The President of the Senate stated that
the bill having been engrossed yester-
day, and coming regularly on its third read
ing, having been read the third time, and
the motion made by the Senator from Iber-
vile "that the bill finally pass" would, in
deciding the various points of order made
by Senators, establish a precedent which
he would prefer to leave to the Senate.
Mr. Stamps moved that it was not COM
petent for the Senate to reconsider the vote
crossed yesterday, the bill having been
read the third time by constitutional limi-
tatiOn.
The President submitted the question
raised by Mr.. Stamps to the Senate.
The previous question was moved, and
the main question ordered.
Two Senators having called for the yeas
and nays, the Senate sustained the motion
of Mr.. Stamps, that it was incompetent to
the bill at the state it Was in at
that time:
Yeas-Blackbnrn. Chadbourn, Stamps
Sypher, WHARTON.
Nays-Allain, Blunt. Brewster, Burch,
Breaux, Cage, Crozer, Ola. Greene Harper,
Landry, Pollard, Weber, Whitney, Young
Is.
Acknowledgements. Anderson, Detiege,
Dumont, Eustis, George, Grover. 1erwig,
Kelly, Kelso. Masicot, Ogden, Robertson,
Steven, Twitchell, White-l6.
Mr.. Whitney moved to recommit the bill
Mr.. Stamps moved to indefinitely post
Done the bill.
Postponed indefinitely
Mr. Cage, by unanimous consent, called
Up the following House bill No. 81, to be
Untitled joint resolution iRstructing our
Senator's, and requesting our Represen-
atives in Congress to secure an appropria-
ion of $4,000 for the cleaning of Bayou
Terrebonne, Little Gallon and their tribu-
aries.
The bill was read the first time
The constitutional rule was suspended by
tour-tifths vote, the bill WAS read the
econd time and referred to the Committee
II Judiciary.
Mr.. Young called up Senate bill No. 50,
o be entitled an act to amend and re-enact
rticle '2l1 of the Civil Code of the State of
f Louisiana, reported OF untavorably by
he Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Young moved that the bill be printed
the journal and fixed for Monday at one
clock.
On call of two Senators the yeas and
avs were ordered.
On motion Of Mr. Anderson "a call of the
ouse was made:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
liam, blackburn, Blunt, Breanx, Brewster,
urch Chadbourn, CrOzier, Detiege. Ola,
larper, kelso, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher,
Weber, Whitney, Young-2O.
Absent - Messrs. Cage, Dumont, Eustis,
gorge, Greene, Grover, Herwig, Kelly,
andry, Masicot, Ogden. Robertson Steven,
wltchell, Wharton, White-I6.
The President declared a quorum present.
On call OF the yeas and nays the Senate
'flsed to print and fix, as follows:
leas-Blackburn, Crozier, Ola, Pollard,
cung-5.
Nays-Alexander, Anderson, Allan,
lunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch. Chad
ourn, Detiege, Harper, Kelso, Stamps,
ypher, Weber, Whilney-l5
Absent-Cage, Dumont, Eustis. George.
reene, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Landry,
ascot. Ogden, Robertson, Steven. Twit
iell, Wharton, Whte-l6.
Mr.. Burch moved to aGoDt the renort of
10 Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. Young moved the bill be- recommitted
the Committee on Judiciary
MIR. Blunt moved the bill be indefinitely
'stponed.
The previous question was moved.
The main question ordered.
Two Senators called for the yeas and
ays.
The Senate voted to indefinitely postpone
q bill, as follows:
cas- Alexander, Allan, blackburn,
7pher, Weber-lO.
Nays-Anderson, Chadbourn, Crozier. De.
'ge' Greene kelso, Pollard, Whitney,
Aosent-Brewster, Cage, Dumont, Eustis.
Gorge, Ola, Grover, Herwg, Kelly. Ian
y, Mascot. Ogden, Robertson, Steven
Wharton, White-l7.
Nr. Blunt moved to reconsider the vota
st taken, and moved to lay that motion
the table.
Yeas and nays called by two Senators.
aeas Anderson. Allan, Blackburn.
arno, n Ea, Brewster. Burch. Crozier,