New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-08

order to explain vote after the main ques
ton had been ordered, except it was OF
the final passage of q bill; then any Senator
would have the right to explain his vote
even under the operation of the main ques
ton.
Senator Allan appealed from the decision
of the Chair.
Senator Pollard called for the yeas ant
nays on the appeal, resulting as follows:
Yeas - Alexander, Allan, Blackburn
Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch. ChadbOurn
Cage, George, Goode, Grover, Harper, Kel
90, Kelly Landry, Msscot, Ogden, Pollard
Stamps, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Young
| "a
Nays-Greene, WHARTON.
Absent-Anderson, Detiege, Dumont
Eustie, Ola, Herwig, Robertson, Steven
White, Whitney-l0.
The decision of the Chair was sustained
Sen ator Burch n owed that House bill No
| JAG be made the special order of the day fo'
Monday next, Immediately after the morn
| ing hour.
Upon which the yeas and nays we're de
man ded by Senator Alexander, resulting q.
| follows:
Yeas-Anderson. Blunt, Breaux, Black
burn, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, George
Goode, Greene, Grover, Kelso, Kelly, Ian
| dry, Mascot, Ogden, Pollard, Steven
Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Young-9.
Nays-Alexander. Allan, Harper
Acknowledgement, Detlege, DumOnt, Eus
tbs, Ola, Herwig, Robertson, Stamps, Sy
pher, White, Whitney-ll.
Senator Young moved to reconsider the
vote by which House bill No. l46 was made
the special order Of the day for Monday
next.
Senator Burch moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table.
Adopted.
By unanimous consent, Senator Wharton
called up Senate bill No. l07, substitute for
Senate bill No 81, entitled an act to authorize
and require the police jurors in certain parish
es to submit ordinances to the popular vote OF
said parishes with reference to subscrip-
ii ons to the stock of the New Orleans Pa
elf Railway Company, and, in the event
of favorable vote, to require said police
juries to subscribe to the stock Of said COM
pany, to issue bonds therefor, and to levy q
tax to meet the principal and interest of
said bonds; to provide penalties against q
diversion of said tax, and remedies in favor
of the holders of said bonds; and to declare
the use to be made of moneys to be paid to
said railroad; to provide q remedy by man.
damus and for damages, to force compli-
snce with this act; to provide preference
for certain appeals; to impose special duties
on State officers of election in said parishes
and on parochial officers, and to provide for
the collection Of the taxes provided for in
this act, and to repeal conflicting laws.
On motion of Senator Harper Senate
bill No. l07, substitute for Senate bill No.
81, was made the special order of the day
for Wednesday at 2 P. NJ.
By unanimous consent Senator Harper
called up the report of the Committee on
Finance on Senate bill No "a, az follows:
Your Committee on Finance report favor
ably on Senate bill No. "a, an act for the re-
lief of the minor heirs of E. C. Hart, de-
ceased, late of the parish of Caddo, to re-
duce their tax assessments of 1873 and 1874
anu u TtLuII
A. j. SYPHER, Chairman.
On motion of Senator Harper, the report
of the committee was adopted.
Senator Harper moved tina. the bill be
considered engrossed.
Senator Blunt moved that the oil be in
definitely postponed.
Senator Harper moved to lay the motion
to indefinitely postpone on the table.
Upon which the yeas and nays we're de-
manded by Senator Blunt, resulting as fol.
lows
Yeas-Anderson, Blunt. Brewster, Burch,
Cage, Chadbourn, Dumont, Harper, Her
wig. Kelso, Landry, Pollard, Stamps,
rwitcheil. Weber, Wharton, White,
Young-l8.
Nays-Alla,n, Black burn, Breaux, Goode
Greene, Kelly, Mascot, Robertson, Whit
ney-9.
Acknowledgements, Detiege, Eustie, Gla
George. Grover, Ogden, Steven, Sypher-9
Senator Blunt moved that Senate bill No
"a be referred to the Committee on Judi
,isry.
Senator Harper moved to lay the motion
on the table.
Upon which the yeas and nays we're de-
handed by Senator Blnnt, with the follow
ng result:
Yeas - Anderson. Breaux, Brewster,
Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Harper, Herwig,
kelso, Landry, Pollard, Stamps, Twitcheil,
Weber. Wharton, Young-16.
Nays - Alexander, Allan, Blackburn,
Blunt, Dumont, George. Goode, Greene,
oil Rnh
ley-l3
Absent-Detlege. Eustis, Ola, Grover,
Ogden, Steven, Sypher-7.
The question recurring upon the motion |
o consider the bill engrossed. Senator Har-
yer called for the previous question.
Main question ordered.
The bill was considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Harper, Senate |
ill No. ga was made the special order of |
he day for tomorrow at l:30 P. NJ.
On the call Of Senator Pollard the Senate |
vent into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, on |
he call of the roll the following Senators |
to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, An |
lerson, Blunt. Breaux, Brewster, Burch, |
;age, Chadbourn, George, Goode. Greene, |
Harper, Herwig, Kelly, Masicot, Ogden, |
POLLARD, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sv- |
her, Twitchell Weber, Wharton, White,
Whitney, Young-28.
Absent Messrs. Blackburn, Deteige,
)umont, Eustis, Ola, Grover, Kelso, Lam
ry-8.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an
ounced with the following message to the
enate:
HousE REPRESENTATIVES,
New Orleans February I 1876. !