New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-24

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Hospital, in the city of New Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
tour.fifths vote, the bill was read the secon.
time and referred to the Committee O,
| Ketrenchment and Reform.
By Mr.. Brewster. by unanimous consent
Senate bill No. A, entitled an act to ex
tend the charter Of the Chamber OF Com
MERGE OF New Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
iour-tifths vote, the bill read the secont
time, and referred to the Committee OF
Judiciary.
By Mr. Twitchell, by unanimous consent
Senate bill No. Al, entitled an act for the
relief of the city of New Orleans, and te
authorize the Common Council of said city
to sell, lease or hypothecate its property
real or personal, or its revenues, to provide
for the payment, adjustment, reduction
extension and funding of the bonded and
floating debt of said city: to consolidate
limit and provide for said debt, principal
and interest; to authorize necessary and
appropriate taxation therefor, and for the
enforcement and collection of the same and
to limit the rate of taxation; to abrogate
certain penalties; to exempt certain bonds
from taxation; to prohibit the levying OF
certain taxes, and to repeal conflicting laws
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-titths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
BY Mr.. Twitchell, by unanimous consent:
Senate bill No. 46, entitled an act to in
corporate the Louisiana Pacific Railway
Company; to confer certain powers and
franchises: to provide system of expro-
priation and the practice Hereunder; to
provide for the taxation of said company,
the issue of its obligations and the conduct
of its affairs; to facilitate the acquisition by
said company of other railroads, and to ex-
pedite the construction of their road.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a four-ffths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on
Railroads and Internal Improvements.
BY Mr.. Detiege, according to previous
notice:
Senate bill No. AZ, entitled an act to pro-
vide place for the burial of INDECENT per-
sons dying within certain limits Of the city
Of New Orleans; to provide for the payment
Of the same, and for other purposes.
The bill was read the first time
The constitutional rule was suspended by
a tour-ffths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Health and Quarantine.
By Mr.. Twitchell, by unanimous consent:
Senate bill No. Is, relative to the city
of New Orleans; to provide for improving
ing the streets; to define and fix exemp-
tons; to authorize and regulate the assess
ment and collection of licenses and taxes;
to impose certain duties and penalties on
the recorder OF conveyances and the owners
of property, or those having rights in or
upon property; to regulate and provide for
the institution Of proceedings, trial, de-
cision and appeal OF suits involving licenses
ana taxes; to give jurisdiction in certain
cases to justices of the peace, and provid-
ing for sittings Of certain courts during
to regulate the payment of taxes
due by deceased persons aud SUGGESTIONS;
to fix the prescription OF taxes and licenses
to authorize the subrogation of persons
paying taxes due by others, and to FIX the
compensation of city officers and officers OF
the State paid by the city.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended BIZ
a four-iifths vote, the bill was read the sec
Ond time, and referred to the Committee or
Railroads and Internal Improvements.
BY Mr.. Weber, according TO previous
notice:
Senate bill No. 40, entitled an act author
ZiEg the board OF administrators OF the
Insane Asylum Of the State of Louisiana to
sell land, etc. and for the relief OF the In
sane Asylum at Jackson
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended BY
a tour-ffths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
Oh Charitable Institutions
Ey Mr.. Weber, according 10 previous
notice:
Senate bill No. -, entitled al act to
amend section ;,01Q of the Revised Statutes
Of Louisiana.
The Dill was read the first time.
Tho constitutional, r.,
a iotr-tifths vote. the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Comm ittee
IN judiciary.
By Mr.. Eustis:
Senate bill No. ii, entitled an act to pro
vide for the suspension from Office of any
State officer impeached; to authorize the
Governor to appoint a temporary successor
If the officer impeached, and to define the
erm Of impeachment for the purposes Of
his act
The bill was read the first time
The constitutional rule was suspended by
ioEr-iifths vote, the bill was read the sec.
md time, ard referred to the Committee
N Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Weber, by unanimous consent.
Senate bill No. y, entitled an act to pro-
tide for the auditing, funding and settle
nent Of the outstanding debts of the
Charity Hospital at New Orleans, and the
insane Asylum at jackson, Louisiana, and
the issue OF injunctions ia Ger.
ain cases.
The bill was read the frat time
The constitutional ruis was Suspended by
four tifths vote, the bill was read the sec
md time and referred to the Committee on
charitable Institutions.
By Mr.. Wharton, by unanimous consent;