New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-17

N4ts-Alain. Brewster, Blunt, Detiegt
Dum0nt, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher, Weber
Wharton, Whitney-ll.
Absent-Anderson, Blackburn, Breauz
Cage, Eustis, George, Ola, Grover, Herwie
Kelly, MasicQt: Ogden, Robertson, SteveI
White-l5.
Mr.. Blunt moved to adopt the first articl
OF the constitutional amendment.
[Mr. Stamps in the chair.]
Mr.. Wharton moved the following word
as substitute for article first Of the amend
ment:
The Legislature shall not pass privat
or local bill in any Of the following cases:
Changing the names of persons.
Laying out, opening, altering, working o.
disseminating reads, highways, streets o.
| alleys, or for draining swamps, marshes o.
! other low lands.
| Locating or changing county seats.
! Regulating the internal affairs of town.
| or counties
Providing for changes of venue in civil OF
| criminal cases.
Incorporating villages or changing OF
| amending the charter of any village.
Providing for the election Of members Of
| boards OF supervisors.
| Selecting, drawing, summoning or i'm
paneling grand or petty juries.
Regulating the rate of interest on money.
The opening and conducting Of elections
or designating places of voting.
The Gale or mortgage Of real estate be-
longing to minors or others under disability.
The protection of game or fish.
Remitting fines, penalties or forfeitures.
Creating, increasing or decreasing fees,
percentage or allowances of public officers,
during the term for which said officers are
elected or appointed.
Changing the law OF descent.
Granting to any corporation, association
or individual the right to lay down railroad
tracks.
Granting to any private corporation, as
ISOLATION or individual any exclusive pri-
vilege, immunity or franchise whatever.
The Legislature shall pass general laws
providing for the cases enumerated in this
section, and for all other cases, which in it's
judgment, may be provided for by general
laws.
Mr.. Burch moved that the whole con.
stitution of the State of New York be
adopted as an Amendments to the motion of
MIR. Wharton.
Mr.. Allan made the point of order that
the amendment offered by Mr. Burch was
not german to the matter of the article.
The Chairman (Mr. Stamps) sustained
the point of order.
Mr.. Detiege moved to table all amend
ments pending to the bill.
Adopted.
The question then required upon the
molten of Mr.. Blunt to adopt the first ar
ticle.
Mr.. Blunt moved the previous question.
On call Of two Senators the yeas and
nays were ordered.
The Senate voted to order the main
question by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Allan, Blunt. Brewster.
Burch, Chad bourn. Crozier, Detiege, Du-
mont. Landry, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher,
Weber, Wharton, Whitney-16.
Nays-Harper, Kelso, Twitchell, Young
II.
Absent-Anderson, Blackburn, Breaux,
Cage, Eustis, George, Ola, Greene, Grover,
Herwig, Kelly, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson,
Steven, White-l6.
The first article was adopted.
Mr.. Detiege moved the bill be ordered to
be engrossed.
Mr.. Stamps moved the previous question
The main question was ordered.
The bin was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Brewster moved to suspend the con-
'titutiOnal rule.
On the call OF two Senators the yeas and
lays were ordered.
The Senate refused to suspend the con-
titutional rule, four-fifths not voting in the
Yeas-Alexander, Allan, Blunt, Brew
ter, Chadbourn, Crozier, Detiege, Dumont,
landry, Pollard, Stamps, Twitchell, Weber, |
Wharton, Whitney-15.
Nays urch, Harper, Herwig, Mascot,
lOung-5.
Absent-Anderson, Black burn, Breaux, |
age. Eustis, George, Ola. Greene, Grover,
Aelly, kelsO, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, |
ypher, White-I6.
On motion of Mr.. Chadbourn, the follow
ng entitled bill was taken up to be consid-
red section by section:
An act to incorporate the Louisiana
telegraph Company, to grant right of way
hereto, and to confer certain privileges
nd franchises.
The first section was then read.
NAA' w Altuey suuAittcU the ICllOW1ng |
mendment:
Strike out the words "and may continue
ON line eighteen and insert the words
fifty years" after the word ''succession" in
ne pineteen.
On motion of Mr.. Allan the motion to
mend was tabled:
Ieas-Alexander, Allan, Blunt, BSSw-
er, Burch, Crozier, Detiege, Dumont,
Ia, Harper, Herwig, Masicot, Pollard,
witchell, Young-l5.
Nays-Chadbourn, Stamps, Weber, Whit
,y-4.
Blackburn, Breaux,
age; Eustis, George, Greene Grover, Her
ig, kelsO, Landry, Ogden, Robertson, Ste
ms, Sypher, Wharton, White-7.
Mr.. Burch moved to strike out the words
section one land may have continued
ccession, and shall"
Stricken out. q
The bill was finally postponed on motion G
Mr.. Whitney, till next Monday at one
lock. !;
Mr.. Allan obtained unanimous consent t
take up the following entitled act:
A bill to be entitled an act to repeal Sec
N thirty three of act No. ITO, of the kes-
IN of 1874, in regard to the ferry between
3 city Of Baton Rouge and the parish of :.
est Baton Rouge.
The bill was read the first time ~
The constitutional rule was suspended
a four fiiths vote, the bill was read the x
.ond time and referred to the COMMITTEES
Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
IN call of two Senators the Senate went T
o executive session. I
Executive session having been raised, the ~