New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-25

board of supervisors of the Louisiana State
University, which was ordered to be re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Hammond submitted the petition OF
P. Pellgrin, asking relief from exorbitant
taxation, which was ordered to be referred
to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Bower presented the memorial OF ).
B. McGehee, praying for relief from taxes
on bank stock paid by him under protest,
the same having been enormously assessed
upon the assessment rolls OF the parish in
which he resides, which was ordered to be
referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Stafford offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolred, That the Committee on Appro-
pria ions be authorized 10 employ cieIk,
to receive same pay as other eommittee
clerks, to be- paid out of the contingent
fund of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Stafford the rules we're
suspended, and the resolution was taken up,
and on motion of the same member 1t was
adopted.
Mr. Pipes called up the resolution OF IN
struction to the select committee appointed
to investigate and report upon the cond-
tsa of things in tho parishes OF East anu
West Feliciana, Fast Baton Rouge and st.
Helena, and moved to adopt the same.
Mr.. Matthews moved to lay Mr.. Pipes
motion on the table.
Mr.. Woods, of West Baton Rouge, called
for the yeas and nays, which resulted as
follows:
Yeas-Armstead, Davidson, Devices. Hill
Of Ascension, Hahn, hubeau' ~ u a, OF
Jones of Polnte Coupee. Keeting, Keys,
Lane Levisee, Murrell, Million. Matthews OF
Tensas. Pilee, Ridgtly; Ray, Raby, sutton n;
Ouachita, Woods of West Baton Rouge.
Nays-Aldige. Booth. Byrne. Burkhardt
Bayl.y, Bl4ti-r, Bower, Beasley, B'llln,
| Carmouche, Cousin, Carloes, Dupre, De-
| B.anc, Ddgas, DUR, Drlhommer, Dunn
| land, Elliott. Gllm tt, Hall, Jeffrles, Jour
dain johnson OF Laf'urchs, koontz, hum-
mel, Kelly, Kidd. Luckett. Maginni-, Mere
| dltb. Mitchell, Matthews of Franklin, Mar
| tin. Mcclellan, MoAlpine, Magee. Pascal,
| Pipes, Roman, Smith, Self, SeemAn, Slbll
| skl, Srbenck, Stafford, Scales, Schiller, voor
| HES, Vidrlne, Walker, Witt, Wells, Webb,
Young-57.
| $, the motion to lay on the table was
lost.
Mr.. Raw moved to amend the res olution
nv adding to the same the words without
any expense to the State"
Mr.. Pipes moved to lay Mr.. Rays amend
ment on the table.
Upon that motion Mr.. Ray called the
yeas and nays, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Aldige. Booth, Byrne. Burkhardt,
Rayley. Blaff-r, Beasley, Billiu. Collins. Car
l,ss. Cousin, Dupre, De Blanc, Dugas, Dunn,
Durr. Delhommer, Edwards of Tangipahoa,
Edwards of Richland. Elliott, Grant, Gil
| more, Hail. Hammond Jetfries johnson OF
| Laf,urche X ,ontz, Kumm-l Kelly, Luck
cit. Lafargue. Meredith, Mitchell. Matthews
of Franklin, Martin, Mcclellan, McAlpine,
Map.a. Pascal Pipes. Roman. Smith. Self,
e.man, Sib,lski, Schenck Stafford, Scales.
| V,d,ine. Wilt. Woods of West Baton
Rouge, Wells. YOang-53
Nays-Butler, Davidson. Devices, Hill OF
Ascension, Hahn. Hill of Ouachta. Honore,
johnson of Caddo. Jones of Pointe Coupee
Jourdan, Keeting, Reyes, Lane, Levlsee
Milon. Matthew We Of Tensas, Randall, Raby
Raw, Su ton, Souer, Stewart, Thomas
Walker, Wilson, Woods of Ouachita-.o.
So the motion to lay on the table Wal
carried.
Mr.. Matthews raised point of order tina
the House could not continue committed
bey Dad the close of the session, without thu
concurrence of the Senate.
The Speaker sust the point OF orde
and the resolution was ordered to lie owe
under the rules.
> Mr.. Seaman submitted the following resC
: luton:
.. Resolred, That the clerk of this House +
and Is hereby instructed and directed
| proceed immedi atey to the Senate and t
request of that body the re urn wlthou
sct,un and Tor the reeonsidet alton OF TIL
House. House bill No. $40, entitled an az
TO authorize, with the consent OF popula
| vote. q special tax on property in NV Vi
| laans 10 nav for stock in the New Orlean
8 Pacific Railroad Company, and other pun
j. | poses.
Mr.. Seeman moved the suspension OF tn
t rules to consider the resolution at tn
time, and upon the motion to suspend tn
rul 8. Mr.. Hill, of Ascension, called for tt
3 yeas and nays, which resulted as follower
Y-as-Aldige. Booth, Byrne. Burk hard
= Bayley, Blaffer, Bower, Beasley, Bllli
Collins. Carmouche, Cousin, Carloss, ID
e pre, DeBlanc. Dugas, Durr, Devices, Dun
Edwards of Tangipahoa, Edwards OF Rlc
land, Elliott, Grant, Gilmore, Hall, Har
nond, Jeffries, johnson OF Lafourch
Ko0n,z, Kummpl Keeting, Kelly, Luckel
l. Lafargue, Maginnis. Meredith, Mltche
j., Matthews of Franklin, Murrell, Milon,
~ Collam, McAlpine, Pascal, Pipes, Roma
a. Richardson Rdgeiy, Smith. Self, Snae
D. Seeman. sibilsk,, Srh-nck, Stafford. Voc
IS hi+s. Vnirine, Walker, Wiz, Wilso
Woods OF West Baton Rouge, Wells, Web
Yuung-63 >,
Nay.-Armstead, Bntler, Davidson. II
of Ascens,ou. Hahn, Hubenu, Hill OF Ga
20 chit.. Honnre, Jonrnain, jones OF Pom
Couupe. Levisee, Matthews OF Tens;
u parker Piles. K .by. Souer, Scales, Thom
Ut Woods OF Ouachita-l9.
IL So the rules were suspended.
Mr.. Sartain called for the special order
10 the day.
On motion of Mr. Wilt the special orc
of the day was postponed until after
a. consideration of the resolution.
th The question recurring on the resoluti
he offered by Mr. Seeman, he called the p
se yious question on the adoption Of the re
70. luton.
to On ordering the main question Mr..
tain called the yeas and nays, which
suited as folIows:
Yeas-Aldige, Armstesd, Booth, Byr
Burkhardt, Bayley, Baker, BrasIev, Bill
Collins, Carm ruche. Carloss, D Blanc, |
gas. DUR, Demas. Dnnu, Edwards
of Of Richland Elliott, G,l,nore, Hal, HA
ill Hammond, Jourdaiu. Johnson of Cad
he johnson of Lstonrche, ko"ntz, kumu