New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-20


ment on the table.
Adopted.
Senator 81 pher moved that the resolution
be adopted.
The special order of the day, Senate bill
No. 80, was called, and, on motion OF Sen
ator Burch. was postponed until two o'clock
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an
nounced with the following message;
Housn OF REPREsESrArIvs
New Orleans, February H. 1870.
10 tho uororah,a President and Members of the
lam directed by the House of Represen-
+.t;vaa to ash the concurrence of your hon
| orable body in the passage OF the following
| House bills:
auce. regulate and define or fix the fees,
| costs and charges and duties of the recorder
House bill No. lO2. entitled an act to fix
| the COMPENSATION Of the clerks of the First
| District Court and the Superior Criminal
| Court for the parish of Orleans. aLd the
| manner of its payment.
| House till No lG4. entitled an act estab-
| fishing Justice of the peace wards IN the
| the parish of St Landry, etc.
House bill No 907, entitled an act TO re-
| D 9al sections fourteen and fifteen OF ACT no.
| l6. approved March "a, 1879. etc.
House bill No 276, entitled an act Tor the
| relief of n. j. Scott, parish Judge OF Clal-
| borne parish.
| House bill No. 3l2, entitled an act to au
| thori1e and empow er the Council Of the city
| az New OrIeans 10 fix the compensation OF
! the .ces and services Of every officer OF the
CITY. or of the State whose services are by
| law to be paid by the city OF New Orleans,
PETER j. IRRELEVANT.
| Chief Clerk.
The question recurring upon the MOTION
| Of Senator Sspher TO adopt the resolution,
| Senator Breaux called for the yeas and
rays. " til the following result:
Yeas - Alexander. Allan. Anderson,
| Black burn, Blunt. Breaux. Brewster,
| Chadbourn, Deti-ge, George, Goode,
! Greene, Grover, Keso. Kelly, Mascot,
| Ogden, Pollard, Stamps. Steven. Sypher,
| Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, White.
| Nay-Whitney-l.
| Absent-B1rch, Cage, Dumont, Enstis,
| Ola. Harper, HerTig, Landry, RooeftsoA.
! Noung-ln.
And the resolution was adopted.
| .cr.os ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OVER
| Senator Wharton moved 70 take up Sen
ate bill No - reported back from the Com
| r,ittee on Public Lands and Levees without
| action. and that it be considered section by
| section.
Adopted.
The first section was read.
Senator Allan moved its adoption.
TIE special order of the day, Senate bill
No. 90 was called. and on motion OF sena-
tor Wharton was postponed for one hour
The question recurring upon the adoption
of the first section of Senate bill No. -,
Senator Allan called for the previous ques-
ton.
Senator Breaux called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result:
Yeas - Auain. Cage, George, Goode,
Grover, Ogden, Robertson. Steven, Sypher,
rwitchell, Wharton-ll
Nays - Alexander. Blackburn, Blunt
Breaux, Brewster. Chadbourn, Ola. hellv
Pollard Stamps, Weber, Whitney, Young
| Is.
Observation-Disclosures, Burch, Detiege. Du
mont, Eust.s. Greene, Harper, Herwlg
kelsu, Landry. Mascot, Nhlte-l2.
An the Senate refused to order the main
question.
| NeNaIOI bAut ca ~ ASSotiAiAte SAAS -
to the Committee On Public Lands and
Levees. and called for the previous 1ues
ton.
, Senator Allain called for the yeas ant
nays, with the following result;
Yeas - Alexander, Blackburn. Blunt
, Breaux. Brewster. Burch, Chadbourp
Goode, Gla, Kelly, Pollard, Stamps
Tw:tchell. Weber, Whitney, 1oung.l6
Navs-Ala;n. Cage, Dumont. George
Grover, Harper. Ogden Robertson, Steven
Sypher. " barton, White-l2
, Absent - Anderson, Detiege. Eustis
Greene Herwig. kelso, Landry, Maslcot-S
And the main question was ordered
On the motion 10 recommit, Senate
| Wharton called for tie .,eas and nays, witt
the following result:
Yeas-Alexander, Blunt. Breaux, Brew
l ster. Bnrch, Chadbourn, Dumont, Ola. Her
| wig, Kelly. Pollard, Stamps. Twitcheli
| Weber-lf.
N,vs-Alla;n, Blackburn, Cage, George
GooGe, Grover. Harper, Ogden, Robertson
0 Steven, Sypher, Wharton, White. Whitney
absent - Anderson, Detiege, Eustis
, | Greene, Kelso, Landry, Masicot-7.
And the motion to recommit was rejected
The question REQUIRED unon the aaoE
ton Of the frat section.
Senator Weber offered the toloWin
amendment: Strike Gus the word Point
Coupee' in the first section wherever
, occurs.
The amendlpt NJ was adopted.
The section IS amended was adopted.
Senator Care moved that the vote b
which the Sara resolved to take up II
bill section by section be reconsidered.
4 Adopted
Senator Wharton moved that the bill q
amended be considered engrOssed.
Senator Weber offered the toiloTln
amendment to section ten;
> Provided. that in case the said Leve
& Company should cause the overflow OF an
g lands situated in said levee district, II
IF | pOlice iuries of either parish shall have tt
right 10 open the levee at such place {
places where it has caused the land
q be overfluwed; provided further. that an
4 and all parties injured by overflow cause
|. by the building of said levee, shall hay
legal recourse for damages against u
levee board.
The special order of the day, Senate bi
No. 90, was called, and on motion OF Sen
tor Wharton was postponed for ten minute
d The amendment was adopted.
II On motion Of Senator Wharton the 81
!, az amended was considered engrossed.
!. Senator Wharton moved to reconsider Il
IF vote lust taken, and moved to lay IN
y motion on the table.
~ Adopted.
= Sara,o, AI,a;p moved to suspend Il