New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-19

orleans, Great Western and Pacific kSn
road Company, report unfavorsbly, for thu
reason that 1t revives old bankrupt com
panies. and does not give, in the opinion O
your committee, eufiicient guarantees fol
the completion of said road.
respectfully submitted,
A. j. SYPHER. Chairman.
i On motion Of Mr.. Sypher, the bill WA
recommitted to the Committee on Rail
roads.
Mr.. Dumont called up House bill No. 46
by unanimous consent, to be entitled AZ
act to nay the constable of the fifth justice
of the peace in criminal cases, as per fee
bill in Revised Statutes Of 1870.
The bill was read the first time.
J. The constitutional rule was suspended by
q four fifths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Sypher moved that Senate bill No. Sc
to be entitled an act to donate and transfer
to the United States certain lots or parcelf
of land for the use of the United States, be
ordered to be engrossed.
So ordered
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four ffths vote, the bill was read the
third time and finally adopted with it's
title.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. Whitney called up the following res
OlutiOn:
Resolred, That the usual sum of $500
leach" be and the same is hereby appro.
priated to the reporters of the daily papers,
except the New Orleans Bee. who have
continually reported the proceedings of the
Senate; the same to be paid out Of the con-
tingent fund of the Senate by the chairman
of the Committee on Auditing and Super
vising the Expenses of the Senate, upon
4 proper voucher, approved by the President;
provided, that no reporter shall be paid
who has failed to report the proceedings Of
each days session.
Mr.. Burch, who offered the amendment
xcluding the reporter of the New Orleans
Bee, stated that it was at the gentleman's
request.
The pending motion was declared to be
to table the whole snhject matter.
On call of two Senators the yeas and nays
were ordered, and the Senate refused to
table the subject matter, by the following
vote:
Yeas-Alexander,. Blackburn, Blunt,
Brewster, Pollard, Whsrton-6.
Nays-Allain, Btesux, Burch, Chadbourn,
Crozier, Detiege, Dumont, Ola. Greene,
Harper, KelsO, Masicot, Sypher, Twitchell,
Absent-Anderson, Cage. Eustis, George,
G Grover, Herwig. Kelly, Landry, Ogden,
Robertson, Stamps, Steven, White, Young
IA.
The question required on the motion to
adopt the resolution as amended.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
adopted the resolution: -,
Yeae-Allain, Breaux, Brewster, Crozier.
Dunn ont, ella, Greene, Harper, Kelso, Ian.
dry. Mascot, Pollard, Twitchell, Weber,
Wbitney-l5.
Nays-Alexander, Blackburn, Blunt,
Burch, Chadbourn, Detiege, Sypber,
WhartOn-8
Observation-Disclosures, Cage, Eustis, George,
Grover, Herwig. Kelly, Ogden, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven, White. Young-l3.
Mr.. Brewster called up Senate bill No
"a. entitled an act to amend the constitu-
ton Of the State OF Louisiana.
p, On motion of Mr.. Brewster the bill was
fixed for next Wednesday, the twenty
fourth instant, at one o'clock.
Mr.. Burch obtained unanimous consent
to call up the following resolution, author
izing an inquiry into the management of the |
House of Refuge, in the city of New Or
leans, under section 1919 of the Revised |
Statutes:
WHEREAS, Numerous complaints are |
being made as to the binding out of the |
children which have been sent to the House |
of i'm ne AL
giving them out to persons who are Unable |
to support them or properly clOthe them,
and are sent to beg Oh the streets of the |
city OF New Orleans for the benefit of per-
soDs to whom they have been given, CON
trary to law; therefore be it
Rcsolred. That the Committee on Cha.
ritable institutions be required to inquire
IN to the conduct and management OF the |
House Of Refuge in the city Of New Orleans,
and to examine. into the rules Of said in
and report their action thereon to
the Senate ct An early day.
On motion of Mr.. Burch the resolution
vas adopted.
Mr.. Allan called up the Senate bill No.
%. a bill to be entitled an act to amend and
e-enact sections second, sixth and fourteen
# an act entitled an act to incorporate the
own of Plaquemine, in the parish of Iber.
lille.
Mr.. Allan moved to print the bill q.
Objections raised. the Senate refused to
rider the printing.
Mr.. Wharton moved to engross the bill
Mr.. Allan moved to strike ont all in said
i'll that authorized the payment of licenses
nd taxes to the. town Of Plauuemine in.
tead of the parish of Iberville. II
Mr.. Wharton moved to table the motion
D strike out.
On call of two Senators the yeas and NAYS 5
ore called.
The Senate refused to table by the follow
X vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Brewster, Landry, 4
ypher, Weber WhartOn-6.
Nsys-Allain, Blunt, Breaux, Burch, !
hadbourn. Crozier. Deti+ge. Ola, Greene, T
larper, ke!so, Masicot. Pollard. Stamps, 1
wi,chtll, YOung-16.
Absent-Anderson. Blackburn, Cage. Du.
lODt, Eustis, George. Grover, Herwig, | i
ely, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, White, u
8
The president declared the motion to
rike out was in order.
to executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the
flowing Senators answered to their names: u
Present-Mersrs. Alexander, Allan, An !
ersOn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch Cage, Chad y
Durn, Cnzi.r, Dereige, Dumont, Ola,
reene. Harper, Kelso, Landry, Masicot. | a
oliard. STAMPS, Sypher, Twitcheil. Whar- h
n, Whitney-23. |.