New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-25

finally adopted on call of the yeas and nay
By the following vote: ss...ssrsa, qs.s-.s
Yees-Anderson, Blunt, Breaux, Brew
ter, Cage, Crezier, Dumont, Ola, Green'
Harper, Landry, Masicot, Pollard, Syphe
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whitney-l'
Nays-Allain, Burch, Chadb0urn, Kelsl
Stamps, Young 90
.Absent-Alexander, Blackburn. Detieg,
Eustis, George, Grover, Herwig, Kelly, d
den, Robertson, Steven, White-l2 -
The title ordered to stand ~ stated.
Mr.. Wharton, by unanimous consent, il
trodnced the following Senate bill, No. Iii
a bill to be entitled an act for the relief G
the sufferers by the overflow of Ibervill
parish. appropriating money for the sal
purpose, and providing for board Of con
missioners for the proper distribution Q
said moneys.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended b.
four.6fths vote, the bill was read tn
second time and referred to the Commute
on Finance.
Mr.. Weber, by unanimous consent, intro
duced Senate bill No. lis, bill to be en-
titled an act to create the office of tn
district attorney pro tempore, to provid
for the manner of appointment of sal,
district attorney pro tempore Throughout
the parishes in the State, the parish o
Orleans excepted, defining the duties, pre-
scribing their term of Office, and to prohibi
the police juries to employ additions
attorneys and counselors at law where tn.
parish is interested.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four-ffths vote, the bill read tn,
second time and ordered to be referred tt
the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Anderson, by unanimous consent, in
troduced Senate bill No l2l, bill to be
entitled an act to require drainage warrants
to be paid out of the drainage tax and no,
otherwise, ratifying . certain act Of
transfer from the Mississippi and Mexican
Gulf Ship Canal Company to w. Van
Norden, and authorizing the said company
to make other transfers and assignments.
The bill was read first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-ffths vote, the bill was read the
second time and referred to the Committee
on Drainage, Canals and Inland Navigation
Mr.. Anderson, by unanimous consent, in
troduced the following: Senate bill No. 100,
bill to be entitled an act relative to the
municipal and license taxes of the city of
New Orleans, to the appointment and
tenure of the Office of the City Attorney of
the said city, and his duty and commissions
in reference to the collection of such taxes.
The bill was read the first time
The constitutional rule was suspended by
1our-nfths vote, the bill was read the Sec
ond time and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. Anderson, by unanimous consent, in
troduced Senate bill No. 1l9, bill to be
entitled an act to incorporate the Louisiana
Live Stock Landing, and Slaughterhouse
Company, to further protect the health of
the city of New Orleans.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
q fOur-fifths vote, the bill read the second
time and referred to the Committee on
Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Brewster, by unanimous consent,
Introduced the following: Senate bill No.
l22, a bill to be entitled an act to relieve
Mrs. Della B. Fahy, of the city of Monroe.
Ouachita parish, from the payment of pen
alties on taxes due by her to the State of
Louisiana, al to relieve her from the pen
alties on taxes due by her to the city OF
Monroe and to the parish of Ouachita.
The bill was r. cad the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
! four-fifths vote, the bill was read the Sec
md time, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. Stamps, by unanimous consent, called
Up Senate bill No. 63, an act to prohibit the
essees of the State Penitentiary from EN-.
,ioying or permitting the employment of .
,onvicts outside the walls of the State Pen.
tertiary and declaring penalties therefor.
On motion of Mr.. Stamps, the bill was
ixed to be the special order for this even
ng at half-past seven o'clock.
Mr.. Twitchell called up the following re.
'ort of the Committee on Corporation and
'arochial Affairs ON House bill No. g., an
ct to pro vide for the purchase of State
louise, to make appropriations therefor, to
ct apart the necessary funds, and to grant
Jurisdiction for the enforcement of the acts
f sale and mortgage.
Favorably, with the following amend
tents:
In sections one and three strike out
three hundred" and insert 1.-TWO hundred
nd fifty. with interest"
The bill being on the second reading,
[r. Burch offered the following amend
lent to section three:
Strike out ''$25O.OOO to purchase the St.
'ouis Hotel, at New Orleans and insert |
$4,000, or so much as may be necessary
, repair the State Capitol, at Baton Rouge
lao, strike out '$l ,OOO' in same section.
Mr.. Barch moved to adopt the amend |
lent.
On call of two Senators the yeas and |
avs were ordered, and the Senate refused |
adopt the amendment by the following
ote:
Yeas-Alexander, Allan. Burch, Chad
ourn, Detiege, Stamps, WHARTON.
Nays-Anderson, Blackburn, Breaux.
lunt. Cage, Crozier, Dumont, Greene. Her
ig, Harper, Kelso, Landry, Masicot, Pol
I'd, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whitney,
oung-19.
Eustis, George, Ola,
rover, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Steven,
'hite-l0
Mr. Twitchell moved to adopt the bill as
nended by the report of the committee,
| its second reading, and moved the pre-
GUS question on the melton to adopt the
Ii on second reading.
The main question was then ordered.