New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-22

:. WILLIAM j. KELLY.
Lies over.
Mr.. Anderson, chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee, submitted majority report,
unfavorahly on Senate bill No. l, an act
entitled an act to amplify, regulate and
determine the Jurisdiction Of the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth District Courts for the par.
ish Of Orleans, and to invest said courts
| with concurrent jurisdiction in certain cases,
as now exercised by the Superior District
Court Of New Orleans.
A minority report was also submitted by
Mr.. Ogden. favorable to the passage of the
bill.
Senator Anderson also reported fayorably
on Senate bill No. &c, entitled an act to
amend act No. q of 1872.
Lie over.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The President announced that unfinished
business was first in order.
Senate bill No. q, to be entitled an act
to relieve the delinquent taxpayers from
the payment of penalties in certain cases,
came up as unfinished business, as reported
by the Committee on Finance, recO mmend-
ing its passage.
Mr.. Blunt made the point of order that
the adoption of the report was pending.
Mr.. Young, in the chair, sustained the
point Of order.
Mr.. Stamps moved to reccmn,it the report
and bill.
On melton of Mr.. Brewster the motion to
recommitt was tabled.
Mr.. Blunt moved that the bill be taken up.
Mr.. Blunt moved to strike out the words
December l, 1875"
Mr.. Brewster moved to strike GU t ''first
of December" and insert thirty first of
December" 1875, as a substitute for the
amendment of Mr.. Blunt.
Mr.. Weber submitted the following
amendment, after the word penalties, first
section, land all parish and State taxes and
penalties for the years 1873 and 1874 are
hereby RENTED. collectible in the years
1874 and 1875"
Mr.. Whitney moved to table the amend
ment.
Two Senators called for the yeas and
nays.
The Senate refused to table the amend
ment, by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Blunt, Brewster, Burch,
Chadbourn, Dumont. ella, Greene, Harper,
kelso, Landry, Pollard, Whitney, Young
Nays-Allain, Breaux. Cage, Eustis,
George, Goode, Grover, Herwig, Mascot,
Ogden, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Svpher,
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, White-l8
Absent and not voting-Alexander, Black
burn, Kelly. Detiege-4.
Mr.. Young. in the chair, announced that
the adoption Of the amendment was in
order.
Mr.. Eastis offered the following as a
substitute for the amendment pending
offered by Mr.. Weber. to be inserted in the
same part Of section one:
That all penalties due the State for non.
payment of taxes when due are hereby
RENTED, provided that said delinquent and
past due taxes are paid on or before the
first day of December, 1875.
Mr.. White offered the following amend
ment to the substitute OF Mr.. Eustis, to
be added to the end Of said substitute:
And in the overf1owed districts the pay
ment OF all taxes, State and parish, be
extended to first of December, 1876.
Mr.. Whitney moved to table all amend
ments and substitutes now proposed to the
BILL
Mr.. Young, in the chair, ruled that the
amendment of Mr.. Weber was not included,
as the Senate had refused to table that
amendment already.
Two s.nators called for ths yeas and
nays:
The Senate refused to table all the
amendments and substitutes by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Blunt, Burch, Cage.
Dumont,. Ola, Harper, Kelso, Landry, Pol
lard. Weber, Whitney-l2.
Nays-Allain, Breaux, Brewster, Chad
bourn, Eustis, George, Goode, Greene, Gro
ertson, Steven. Sypher, Twitchell, Whar-
ton. White, Young-20.
Absent and not voting-Alexander, Black
burn, Detiege. Stamps.
Mr. Young, in the chair, announced that
the amendment Of Mr.. White to the subsri-
tute of Mr.. Eustis was then in order.
Mr.. Eustis accepted the amendment as
part of his substitute.
Mr.. Blunt, by unan nous consent, offered
a substitute.
Mr.. Young, in the chair, ruled the sub sti-
tute out of order.
Mr.. Robertson offered substitute for the |
bill, and substitutes to amendments offered
to the bill
Mr.. Eustis made tue point of order that
q substitute to his substitute would not be
in order till the Senate mad rejected bis |
substitute.
The President, in the chair, sustained the |
point of order.
The question required upon the euubsti- |
tute Of Mr.. Eustis as amended by Mr..
White.
Mr.. Young moved the previous question
Seconded.
Main question was ordered.
Mr.. Burch made the point of order that |
the main question was pending and that the |
questions on The amendments should be first |
decided without debate.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate |
voted to adopt the substitute as amended |
by Mr.. White on section one of the bill.
ieas-Allaln. Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, |
Cage. Dumont, Eustis. George, ella. Goode,
Greene, Grover. Herwig, Kelly, Landry,
Ogden, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Twitcl- |
ell. Weber, White, Whitney, Young-24.
Nays - Ale xander,. Anderson, Burch |
Chadbourn, Harper, Kelso, Masicot. Pol
lard, Wharton-9.
Absent and not voting-Blackburn, De-
tiege, Sypher-3
Mr.. Burch made the point of order that
the substitute was an amendma MT Of the |
first section. not a snhst;knte for IL