New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-21
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY FEBRUARY a. 1875

der of the day, bill to be entitled an act
incorporate the Louisiana Telegraph Con
pany, to grant right of way thereto, and
confer certain privileges and franchises.
Mr.. Chadbourn moved to strike out tn
word Give" and insert "six" in section
fourteen, line eight.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wharton moved to strike section
stem" out of the bill
Stricken out.
Mr.. Greene offered the following to b.
adopted as section item"
Be it further enacted, ETC., That tn,
tariffs and rates Of charges shall be uniform
and not to exceed the regular rates charged
by other similar interpretations of the Stat.
of Louisiana.
Adopted.
Mr.. Brewster offered the following to bt
added to the end of section thirteen
But nothing in this act shall be construed
to give this company right of way. to the
exclusion Of other telegraph company"
Adopted.
The bill was then adopted as whole
and ordered to be engr0ssed.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Cage, from the Committee on Fl.
nance, reported favorably upon the re-.
| port of the committee of the whole on
House bill No. l0l, an act making an appro.
priation Of $l5S,O0O out of the general funds
in the State treasury during the year
1875, for the payment of the mileage and
per diem of members, salaries of officers
and employees, and contingent expenses Of
the General Assembly of Louisiana for the
regular session of 1875; directing the Auditor
of Public Accounts to issue warrants to the
chairman OF the Contingent Expenses
Committee of the House and to the chair
man of the Committee on Auditing and
Supervising the Accounts of the Senate on
the Treasurer, and making such warrants
receivable for State licenses; directing the
Treasurer of the State to receive such war
rants in settlement with tax collectors,
and to provide for the disbursement of the
amount appropriated.
Mr.. Cage, by unanimous consent, called
up the foregoing report and bill
The bill was taken up.
Mr.. Greene moved to strike out the words
''the same," between the word received"
and Gin settlement" and insert "all legisla-
tive and judicial warrants"
On motion Of Mr.. Cage the amendment
was tabled.
On motion of Mr.. Cage, the report of the
Committee on Finance was adopted. and
the amendments to the bill adopted, and
the bill adopted as amended, and as whole
on second reading.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four-dfths vote, the bill was read the
third time, and finally passed, its title
adopted and to stand as stated.
Mr.. Wharton called up the report on
Senate bill No. 6S, entitled an act supple.
mental to act No. 8, approved January "a,
1874, and to provide for testing, at the
instance of any taxpayer, in the courts of
the State, the legality and validity of any
items Of the State indebtedness, the
legality and validity of which may
have been or may be hereafter questioned;
to prohibit the board Of liquidation under
said act No. 3 of 1874 from funding the
questionable and doubtful obligations of the
State named or designated in this act until
the same shall Nave been finally declared
legal and valid by the Supreme Court of
the State of Louisiana, and to provide the
necessary means for carrying the provisions
Of this act into effect.
The report Of the committee was adopted |
as amended, and the bill ordered to be |
Mr.. Burch moved that the usual number |
of copies of the bill be printed and it be |
fixed for next Tuesday Immediately after |
reading the minutes.
The President directed the Secretary to 1
call the roll of the Senate to see if quorum
was present.
The following Senators answered to their
names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, Black
burn. Blunt, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Gro
lard, Stamps, Sypher. Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton, Whitney-l9.
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Breaux, Brew.
ster, Detiege, Dumont, Eustis, George, Ola,
Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Masicot, Ogden,
Robertson, Steven, White, Young-T.
The President announced quorum
present.
Mr.. Wharton moved to table the motion
% postpone and print.
On the call of two Senators the yeas and
lays were ordered.
The Senate voted to table the motion to
postpone by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexapder Blunt. Cage Crozier |
sla, Greene, Pollard, Sypher, Twitchell,
Weber, Wharton, Whitney-I2.
Nays-Allain, Blackburn, Burch. Chad
Abseut-Anderson. Breaux, Brewster,
)etiege, Eustis, George, Grover, Herwig,
Kelly, Landry, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson,
teven, White Young-l6.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Wharton moved to suspend the con.
rule.
On call of two Senators the yeas and nays
7ere ordered.
The Senate voted to suspend the con-
titutional rule by four-ffths vote:
Yeas - Alexander, Black burn, Blunt,
Brewster, Cage, Chadbourn, Crozier, Du-
lont, Ola, Greene, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher,
witchell, Weber. Wharton, Whitney-E.
Nays-Burch, Harper, Kelso-3.
eye, Eustis, George, Grover, Herwig,
ELY, Landry, Masicot, Ogden, Robertson,
teven, White, Young-i6.
The bill was read the third time and
nally passed, title adopted.
Mr.. Chadbourn called up, BY unanimous =
)nsent, Senate bill No. g. which had been