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

March Is, 1855, etc.
House bill No. 279, entitled an act to Fl,
the time Of holding the terms of the Fift
Judicial District Court for the parish o
West Baton Rouge.
House bill No. 27l, entitled an act regu
lating the mode of assessing and coiiectln'
| taxes throughout the State, providing 10
the correction of over and under assess
| ments, etc.
House bill No. 295, entitled an act to in
corporate the Merchants Insurance Ware
house and Trust Company Of New Orleans
and to define it's power and authority.
House bill No $780, entitled an act to re
peal all of sections thirteen to twenty-twt
| inclusive of an act relative to the New Or
leans and Northeastern Railroad Company
| etc.
House bill No. 3O5, entitled an act to i'm
| pose license tax upon each and every IN
surance company not Incorporated undel
the Laws of this State, ETC.
| House bill No 476, entitled concurrent
resolution providing for a joint committee
to be known as the Board for the Examina
ton of Outstanding Obligations and Assets
of the State.
House bill No. 1872 entitled an act max
| ing an appropriation of $lb9,92l 40 out Of
the general funds in the State treasury, Of
| received in the treasury during the yeal
| 1876. for the pay of the mileage and pei
| diem of members, salaries Of officers and
| employees and ccntiugent expenses OF the
General Assembly of Louisiana for the reg
| uiar session of Isl 6, etc.
And that the House has copcurred in
! Senate Joint resolution instructing the Sen
ators and requesting the Representatives OF
Louisiana in Congress to secure the passage
| by the national legislature OF an act grant
| ing appropriate pensions to the veterans oi
~. ,;sI, <hn,a vr,s1 md
minor orphans.
And that the House has also concurred,
with amendments, in CT ncurrent resolution
providing for the amendment of Joint CON-
mittee on city affairs
And also that the House has cOncurred
in the S. mates amendments to the following
House bills:
House bill No. 259, entitled an act to ex-
tend the corporate limits of the town OF
Homer, parish of Claiborne; to amend and
re enact sections One two. three, four, five,
six, seven eight, nine, ten and eleven, and
to repeal sections six and twelve of act No.
LII, approved March Is. 1858, entitled an
act to incorporate the town OF Homer, in
the parish Of Claiborne, and to repeal all
other acts and parts of acts incompatible
with the provisions of THE act.
Also, House bill No. l53, an act to incor-
porate Home Hoo and Ladder Company
No. of the town of ThibOdaux. parish of
Lafourche. and to provide for the Organiza
ton and government of the same. and ex-
empting from jury and militia duty the
members thereof.
Respectfully.
PETER J. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order of the day, Senate bill
No. 80, was called up.
Senator Whitney moved to postpone the
special order until to morrow at P. M.
Senator Wharton moved, as substitute,
that the further consideration of the bill be
postponed. and that it be made the special
order of the day for Saturday next, at l P.
NJ.
Adopted.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OVER RESUMED.
The report of the Committee on Judiciary,
on Senate bill No. s., entitled an act fixing
the fees of the clerks of the district courts
throughout the State the parish of Orleans
exceptedl, and providing the manner of
collecting the same, reported favorably by
said committee, was taken up.
On motion of Senator Robertson the re
port was adopted.
Senator Robertson offered the following
amendment to section two:
In line twenty two, strike out 'tifteen."
and insert ten
The amendment was adopted.
On motion of Senator Robertson the bill
was considered engrossed.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order of the day was called,
being Senate bill No Us. entitled an act to
provide form of government for the ad-
of the affairs of the city of
New Orleans; to provide for q Common
Council. it's organization and qualification
OF its members; the legislative lowers of
the Common Council; a municipal election;
the city officers, their qualifications, powers
and duties; Department of Improvements,
Streets and Landings; law department;
provide for the compensation of all officers:
for the removal and suspension of the same:
any member of the Common
Council from being interested in his private
in any purchase or contracts for
labor or material o. any description fur
nished to the city; and providing for an
almhouse. and to repeal all acts and ordi-
nances or parts OF acts and ordinances in
consistent herewith.
Senator Detiege moved that the bill
finally pass
Senator Goode offered the following mo.
ion:
That Senate bill No us, an act to pro-
vide tor government of the city of New
Orleans. etc, be referred to special COM
nlttee, to be composed of the Senators rep
essen ting the several districts within the |
,ity of New Orleans
Senator Dumont moved to lay the motion
IN the table.
The yeas and nays were called with the
ollowing result:
Yeas--Anderson, Blunt Breaux. Brew
ter Burch, Chadbourn Detiege, Dumopt. |
fla, Mascot, Pollard Sypher, Twitchell. |
Wharton, Whitney-l5.
Nays--Alexander, Allan, Blackburn,
cage, George. Goode, Greene. Grover, |
Harper, Herwig, Kelly, Landry, Robertson, |
stamps, Steven, White-l6.
Absent-Eustis, kelso, Ogden, Weber,
(oung-J.
And the motion to table was lost.
Senator Robertson offered the following
And that said committee be instructed to
eport on Friday morning
The amendment was accepted.
On the adoption of Senator Goodies mo-
ion as amended, the yeas and nays were
allied by Senator Detiege with the follow
ng result:
Ieas-Alexander. George, Goode, Greene.