New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-28

r of East Baton Rouge, and to provide fo,
J. the government of the affairs thereof. and
); to repeal an act entitled IAN act to ame,a
the several acts relative to the police and
/ government of the city Of Baton Rouee.n
: approved April 2, 1853, and to repeal An
;, act to provide for the government of tho
city of Baton Rouge, approved March
1856, and to repeal all acts amenlato,v
thereto.
, Mr.. Burch moved that the repor. of the
{ committee be adopted as follows:
Add at the end of the first section, mn
: vided that no imposition or levy shall be in
excess of State taxes"
Adopted.
The bill was adopted as amended and Or
dered to be engrossed.
The bill was read the second time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffth vote, the bill was read The third
time and finally passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Greene called up the special order Of
the day, Senate bill No. 50, to be entitled
an act for the relief of Mrs. Hannah Chill
ton, widow Of the late Professor Il. H. Chill
ton.
Mr.. Cage moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed yesterday.
Mr.. Sypner made the point of order that
| Mr.. Cage did not vote with the ms orjty
yesterday.
| The point of order was sustained
Mr.. Burch made the point of order that it
was in order to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was ordered to be engrossed,
under rule twenty-seven.
Mr.. Wharton made the point OF order
that as the bill by lapse of time was con-
additionally before the Senate for third
reading, the motion for reconsideration was
not in order.
The President of the Senate stated that
the bill having been engrossed yester-
day, and coming regularly on its third read
ing, having been read the third time, and
the motion made by the Senator from Iber.
vile "that the bill finally pass" would, in
deciding the various points of order made
by Senators, establish a precedent which
he would prefer to leave to the Senate.
Mr.. Stamps moved that it was not com.
petent for the Senate to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed yesterday, the bill having been
read the third time by constitutional lini.
tation.
The President submitted the question
raised by Mr.. Stamps to the Senate.
The previous question was moved, and
the main question ordered.
Two Senators having called for the yeas
orA &1,,
OF Mr.. Stamps, that it was incompetent to
reconsider the bill at the state it was in at
that time:
:. 1eas-Blackburn. Chadbourn, Stamps
Nays-Allain, Blunt. Brewster, Burch,
Breaux, Cage, Crozier, Ola, Greene, Harper.
Landry, Pollard, Weber, Whitney, Young
Acknowledgements. Anderson, Detiege,
Dumont. Eustis. George. Grover. Herwig,
Kelly, kelso, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson,
Steven, TwtchelI, White-I6
Mr.. Whitney moved to recommlt the bill.
Mr.. Stamps moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill.
Postponed indefinitely.
MIR. Cage, by unanimous consent. called
Up the following House bill No. q, to be
Untitled joint resolution instructing our
senator's and requesting our Represen-
atlves In Congress to secure an appropria-
ion OF $50, for the cleaning of BAYOU
Ierrebonne, Little Gallon and their tribu-
aries.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
tour-tifths vote, the bill was read the
econd time and referred to the Committee
n judiciary.
Mr.. Young called up Senate bill No. 20,
be entitled an act to amend and re-enact
rticle 32l7 of the Civil Code of the State of
I Louisiana, reported ON untavorably by
he Committee on Judiciary.
MT Dung moved that the bill be printed
| the journal and fixed for Monday at one
clock.
On call of two Senators the yeas and
avs were ordered.
On motion Of Mr. Anderson a call Of tie
ouse was made:
:, fresent-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson,
nam BLACKBURN, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, 2
urch. Chadbourn. Crozier, Detiege. Ola,
arper, kelso, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher,
'eber, Whitney, Young-2O
ABSENT Messrs. Cage, Dumont, Eustis, n,
gorge, Greene, Grover. Herwig, Kelly,
andry, Masicot, Ogden, Robertson, Steven,
wltchell, Wharton, White-l6. p
The President declared a quorum present. .
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
Fused to print and fix, as follows:
leas-Blackburn, Crozier, Ola, Pollard,
cung-5.
Nays-Alexander, Anderson. Allain, =
lunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch. Chad II
'urn, Detiege, Harper, Kelso, stamps, 6,
Tpher, Weber, Whilney-l5 81
Dumont, Eustis. George,
reene, Grover, Herwig, Kelly. Landry. ~ -
ascot. Ogden, Robertson, Steven. Twit. ~
el, Wharton, White-l6.
Mr. Burch moved to adopt Il, report OF .
g Committee on Judiciary. os
Mr.. Young moved the bill be T, ..,uln;t.ed ~
the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Blunt moved the bill be Indefinitely X <,
stponed.
Inc previous question was move. WI
1 ne main question ordered,
"o Senators called for the Vas and DR.
Us. r.
The Senate voted to indefinitely postpone
Q bill, as follows: NO
Yeas Alexander, Allan. Blackburn, ill.,
uni, Hreaux, Burch, Harper, Scamps,
pher, Weber-l0
says-Anderson, Chadbourn, Crozier, Del !,
80 Ereene, kelsO, Pollard, Whitney, III