New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-14

| second time and referred to the Commute
on Railroads.
| RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Whitney offered the following reso
lutiohs:
Resolved, That the President of the Sen
ate be authorized to appoint q suitable
person as reading clerk " this body, an,
his compensation shall be paid from tn
| contingent fund Of the Senate.
| Lies over.
Also,
| Resolved, That the usual sum of $50
leach" be and the same is hereby appro
priated to the reporters of the daily papers
who have continually reported the proceed
ings of the Senate; the same to be paid Ou
Of the contingent fund of the Senate, by
the chairman of the Committee on Audit
ing and Supervising the Expenses of the
Senate, upon proper voucher, approved by
the President; provided. that no reporter
shall be paid who has failed to report the
proceedings of each days session.
Lies over.
ReSOlred, That the Committee on Educa-
ton be instructed to report Senate bill No
40 on or before Wednesday, the fifteenth
instant.
Lies over.
Mr.. Sypher offered the following resolu.
ton:
WHEREAS, Grave charges are made
against the Senator from ConcOrdla parish
lin relation to the school funds): aRl
Whereas, 1t is incompatible wit1Dthe dig
nifty of this Senate to pass such matters
affecting the standing of its members, with.
out notice; therefore. be it
ResOlced, That the President of the Senate
shall appoint committee Of three to in.
vestigate said charges, and report the result
OF their findings to this Senate, with such
recommendations as they may deem proper,
and the committee are authorized to send
for persons and papers and administer oath
Lies over.
ELLIS FOR SECOND READING.
Mr.. Brewster called up the following:
Senate bill No. "a, entitled an act to repeal
an act entitled ian act to to repeal the act
Of March 8, 1869, creating the commission
Of immigration; to establish a bureau Of
immigration, together with proper police
regulations for the government, supervision
and protection of immigrants arriving at
the port of New Orleans; to save the State
harmless from importation from foreign
countries Of such persons as are apt to
become charge upon the State, and to in.
crease the revenue Of the Charity Hospital"
The bill was read the second time and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Also, called up Senate bill No. 70, entitled
an act to repeal an act entitled an act to
regulate the private markets in the city of
New Orleans, and for other purposes,
known as act No. 81 of the session of the
General Assembly oflS74.
The bill was read the second time and
referred to the Com mittee on judiciary.
Also, Senate bill No. IS, entitled an act to
repeal an act entitled an act making Shrove
Tuesday, or Mardi Gras. legal holiday,
approved April g. 1872.
The bill was read the second time and
ordered to be engrossed and read the third
time.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CHANGE RULE
TWENTY-FIVE.
Mr.. Twitchell gave notice that on Monday
ne would move an amendment to rule
twenty-five.
Mr.. Allan called up the following bill, to
be entitled an act to repeal act No. 46 of
the session Of 1874, entitled an act incorpor-
ating the New Orleans Sanitary Excavating
Company in the city Of New Orleans, and
granting rights and privileges thereto
approved March IL, 1874.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
fOur-tfths vote, the bill was read the
second time, and ordered to be engrossed
and read the third time.
Mr.. Burch called up Senate bill No 81, an
act to reorganize and render more efficient
the Board of Health of the State of Louisi-
ana; to define its powers and prescribe it's
duties, and those Of quarantine and other
officers under its control; to provide for ats
expenses and for the recording of births,
deaths and marriages; to provide penalties
for the enforce ment OF the same, for
violations of this act and of the ordinances
and orders made in pursuance thereof.
On motion of Mr.. Burch the bill was
fixed az special order of the day for Tues
day next at one o'clock.
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY.
The Secretary took up Senate bill No. IS,
entitled an act to provide for the taking of
the State census.
The first section was read.
On motion of Mr.. Burch the first section
was adopted.
[Mr. Wharton in the chair
The second section was read.
On motion of Mr.. Twitchell, the word
>f
the word "six" inse rted.
Mr.. Twitchell moved to strike out items
six, seven, eight and nine, in section seven.
On the question the Senate attempted to
divide, but no quorum voted.
On call of two Senators the yeas and
nays were ordered.
The Senate voted to strike out the items:
Yeas - Alexander, Anderson. Blunt,
Breaux, Burch, Cage, Cladburn, Crozier,
Dumont, Harper, Stamps, Sypher, Twitch-
Eli, Weber, Wharton, Whitney. Young-H.
Nays-Allain, Brewster, Ola, Greene, Pol.
lard-5.
Absent - Blackburn, Detiege, Eustis,
George, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Kelso,
Landry, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson, Steven,
White-l4.
The section was then adopted as amended.
The third section was read.
Mr.. Burch moved to strike out all the
words after "census" in line four.
Adopted.
The fourth section was read and adopted.
The fifth section was read and adopted.
The sixth section was read.
Mr.. Chadbourn moved the following
Strike out in line eleven the words SPAR
sh in which the, and insert the word
State" and strike out all of line twelve.