New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-23

Mr.. Whitney moved to adopt the first
section as amended, and moved the
previous question.
operation of the previous question, and on
call of the yeas and nays the Senate voted
| to adop: the first section of the bill by the
following vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Allan. Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster, Burch, Cage, ChadbOurn, Du.
mont, Ola. Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Landry,
Pollard, Robertson, Stamps, Weber, Whar-
ton. White, Whitney, YOung-22.
Nays-Eustis, George, Greene, Grover,
Kelly, Masicot, Ogden, Steven, Sypher,
| Twitchell-1O.
Absent and not votng-Anderson, Black
burn, Detiege, GOode-4.
| Mr.. Burch moved to adopo the second
section of the bill.
Previous question moved.
Main question ordered.
| TIE second section was adopted.
Mr.. Robertson offered as a substitute for
section two:
| That upon payment of the principal or
| the amount of the tax itself OF or before
the first of November, 1875, all interests or
penalties thereon shall be RENTED on all
| taxes due throughout the State.
Ruled out of order.
Mr.. Robertson then offered the foregoing
as an additional section to the bill.
Mr. Eustis made the point of order that
| Mr.. RObertson's motion to adopt his amend
| nent was in order, as the Senate had not
voted to consider the bill section by Sec
ton.
| The President did not sustain the point of
| order, as Mr. Robertson had otie red his
amendment as an additional section, with
out stating which.
Mr. Robertson moved that his amendment
be adopted as the third section of the bill,
as follows:
Be it further enacted, etc. That upon
payment eff the principal or the amount of
the tax itself on or before the first OF No
vember, 1879, all interests and penalties
thereon shall be RENTED on all taxes due
throughout the State.
Mr.. Wharton moved to table tie add
tional section.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to table the section:
Yeas-Anderson, Allan, Brewster, Burch,
Chadbourn, Harper, Herwig, Sypher, Whar-
ton, Whitney-l0.
Nays-Alexander. Blunt, Breaux, Cage,
Dumont, Eustis, George, Greene, Goode,
Grover, Kelly, Kelso, Mascot, Ogden, Pol
lard. Robertson. Stamps, Steven, Twitchell,
Weber, White, Young-22.
Absent and not voting-Blackburr, De-
tiege, Ola, Landry-4.
Mr. White moved to adopt tho additional
section.
Previous question moved.
Main question ordered on the adoption of
the section, and yeas and nays ordered.
The Senate voted to adopt the additional
section by the following vote:
Yeas - Alexander, Anderson, Allain,
Blunt, Ereaux, Cage, ChadbOurD, Eustis,
George, Goode, Greene. Grover, Kelly,
kelso, Landry. Mascot, Ogden. Robertson.
Stamps, Steven, Twitchell, Weber, White,
Y0ung-24.
Nays-Brewster. Burch, Harper, Herwig,
Pollard, Sypher, Wharton, Whitney-S.
Absent and not voting-Blackbnrn,
Detiege, Dumont, Gla-4.
Mr.. Chadbourn offered proviso:
Provided that persons who have paid
their taxes, with penalties, for said year
1879. and who make the atfdavits, as re-
CURED by this act that they were over
MIR. Burch made the point of order that
there was no section named to which to add
the proviso.
Mr.. Anderson, in the chair, sustained the
point of order.
Mr. Chadbourn offered the following as
AZ additional section which was tabled by
the Senate:
That persons who have paid their taxes
with penalties for said year 1877, and who
make the atdavits as required by this act,
that they were oveItiowed shall have said
penalties refunded.
On motion Of Mr. Burch the bill was
adopted as whole as amended.
Mr. Sypher moved to adjourn.
The yeas and nays were ordered by two
Senators.
The Senate refused 20 adjourn by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Harper, kelso, SypLer,
Twitchell. Weber, Whitney,.
Nays-Alexauder, Allan, Blunt, Breaux,
Brewster, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Eustis,
George. Goode, Creme, Grover. Herwig,
Kelly, Landry, Masicot. Ogden, Pollard,
Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Wharton,
White, Young-25.
Absent and not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., De-
tiege, Dumont, Gla-J.
Mr.. Cage moved the bill be- ordered en-
crossed.
Adopted.
Mr.. Robertson moved to suspend the con-
stitutional rule to put the bill to tho third
reading.
Two Senators called for the yeas and
nays.
The Senate voted to suspend the consti-
tutional rule by four-ffths vote, as follows:
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson, Allan, Blunt,
Breaux Brewster, Burch, Cage, hadbourn,
Dumont, Eustis, George. Goode, Greene,
Grover, Harper, Herwig. Kelly, Kelso, Ian
dry, Mascot. Ogden, Pollard, Robertson,
Stamps. Steven, Weber, White, Young-29.
Nays-Sypher, Twitchell, Wharton, Whit
ney-i.
Absent and not voting Blackburn, De-
tiege, Gla-3.
The bill was read the third tine.
The bill was finally passed.
Two Senators called for executive session.
Ordered.
Executive session having been raised, on
call of the roll the Senator's we're as follows:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
Allan, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch,
Cage, Chadbourn, Dumont, Eustis. George,
Goode, Greene, Grover. Harper, Herwig,
Kelly, Landry, Ogden. Robertson, Stamps,
Steven, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, White,
Whitney-2S.
Absent-Messrs. Blackburn, Detiege, Ola,
Kelso, Mascot Pollard, Sypher, Young-S.
Mr.. Anderson, in the chair, announced a
quorum present, and the pending question
"a ha tha adontinn Of Ill. t,tio u Snn ate