New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05

The constitutional rules being suspended
| by a four.ffths affirmative vote OF the Sen
ate. the bill was placed upon its second
| reading. and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Senator Allan asked and obtained urahi
| nous con sent to take up Senate bill NO.
| of last session, entitled an act fol
the relief OF Judge Louis Favrot anc
Mr.. Narcisse Landry, veterans OF loi4-lo
| on it's second reading; and moved its
| reference to the Commlttee on Pensions.
| Adopted.
| Senator Chadbourn obtained unanimous
consent to introduce Senate Oil 40. 49,
| entitled an act tor the relief Lucien Monte
| gut, of the parish OF st. Charles.
The constitutional rules being SUSPENDED
| by tour-tfths Affirmative vote OF the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second
| reading, and referred to the CoMmlttee on
! Claims.
| Senator Twitchell, according TO previous
| notice, introduced Senate bill No. ll9, ents-
I tied an oct to authorize and permit the
slaughtering Of cattle, live stock, etc, by
I any person at any point not within one hai'
| a mile of tho lower limits Of the city of New
| Orleans.
The constitutional rules berg suspended
| by a four-ffths affirmative vo5e OF the
Senate, the bin was placed On lis second
reading and referred TO the Conzaittee on
| Corporations ard Parochial Atiairs.
! ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
| OVER.
! Senator Blunt called up the report Of the
| Committee on Judiciary, on Senate bill No.
| 49, entitled an act to abolish tho Office ct
| parish attorney and district attorney Pre-
TEN. reported favorably by the majority OF
the committee, Hon. E. L. Whitney dissent
| ing.
On motion OF Senator Wharton, tie re-
| por. of the committee was adopted.
| Senator Wharton moved that the bill be
| considered engrossed.
Senator Goode moved to indefinitely
| postpone the bill
Senator Young moved as = substitute
that the bill be postponed until Wednesday
next and made the special order OF the day
fer p NJ.
Senator Goode accepted the substitute.
Senator Wharton moved as substitute
that the bill be postponed until Monday
next at P. NJ.
The President (Senstor Stamps in the
chait) ruled the substitute out of order.
The substitute Of Senator Young 20 post
pone until Wednesday next at / ?. NJ. was
then adopted.
Senator Brewster called up the report OF
the Committee en- Corporations and Parc-
chial Affairs On Senate bill No q, entitled
an act to repeal section eleven Of act No. 81
entitled an act to amend and re-enact sec
tons one, two, three, seven, and the ninth
paragraph OF section zine. to add e. twenty
first paragraph to section nine, and to
amend and re-enact sections nineteen,
twenty-one and twentyeight of an act en-
titled an act to incorporate ths city OF Mon
roe, reported favorablv.
On motion of Senator Brewster the re-
port was adopted.
Senator Brewster offered the following
amendments:
Amendment to section two-StriAe out
after the words due theron to said parish,
the words land each and every person or
persons residing within the corporate limits
OF said city, and pursuing any trade, pro-
tessiOu or occupation therein, shall pay to
the parish of Ouachita the license tax due
said parish by suth person or persons pur-
suing such trade, profession or occupation"
Amendment TO section three-Strike cut
al after the words situated within the
corporate limits Of toe city OF Monroe aud
insert 'that the corporate authorities of the
city of Monroe shall not levy or collect cor
poration tax exceeding eight mills upon the
dollar Of the valuation thereof in any Que
year. or tor any purpose or purposes what
ever
The amendments were adopted
On molten of Senator Brewster tic bill
was considered sngrossed.
On motion of Senator Brewster, tee
constitutional rules we're suspended By
tour-ffths affirmative vote Of the Senate,
and the bill was placed ca its third read
ing and final passage.
Senator Brewster offered the following
amendment to the title:
Alter the words situated within said
city of Monroe" strike out the words land
to collect the license tax due the parish C
Ouachita by any person or persons pursu-
ing any trade, profession or occupation
within the corporate limits Of said city,"
and to insert land to LIMIT the rate OF cor
porate taxation Of said city of Monroe
The title as amended was adopted. and
the bill ordered to be sent to the House for
concurrence.
Senator Burch called up the report OF the
Com mittee on Corporations ana Parochial
Affairs, On Senate bill No. %, as follows:
COMMITTEE or CoRpo aAT1ovs AND
ParoChiaI Affairs, January 20 $50. )
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate
Your committee beg leave to report III
favorably on Senate Till No. 90. an act TO
Incorporate the Catholic Mutua! Bene VIOLENT
and aid association of Baton Rouge, IS the
object OF the incorporation can be Effected
by notallal act, without expense to tll8
State.
NJ. II. TWITCHELL, Chairman.
Senator Burch moved that the bill be
considered engrossed.
Adopted
On mction of Senator Buroh, the cons.i-
tutonal rules were suspended by four
hfths affirmative vote Of the Senate, and
the bill placed on its third reading and final
passage.
BY unanimous consent, Senator Burch
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