New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-19

On motion of Senator Grover tho bill -
amended was adopted - . whole.
On motion of Senator Grover the bill was
considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Grover the CON-
stitutional rules were suspended by .
four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate, the
bill was placed on its third reading and
final passage, its title was adopted and it
was ordered to be sent to the House for con-
currence.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order of the day, being House
bill No. IA, was called up.
On motion OF Senator Chadbourn the bill
was finally passed, its title adopted, and no
tice of concurrence was ordered to be sent
to the House.
Senator Sypher, from the Committee on
Finance, asked and obtained unanimous
consent to make the following report;
COnMIrrRR ON FINANCE,
New Orleans February is, 1876.
TO the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance having had
under consideration House bill No. 1885, an
act to repeal an act entitled an act creating
board of commissioners to examine and
ascertain the valid outstanding indebted.
ness of the parish of Terrebonne, and au-
thorizing the police jury of said parish to
| issue bonds; to take up and fund the same;
being act No. "A of the acts of the General
Assembly of 1874, approved March g, 1874,
report the same favOrably, by direction of
the committee, with the following amend
ment, viz:
Provided nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to effect the validity of bonds
already issued.
Also, House bill No. "a, an act to provide
the mode by which the several funds in the
treasury shall be klsbursed, by directio n of
the committee, and report the same untay-
orably, and recommend that it do not pass.
Also, on Senate bill No. 1873, an act
making all valid Auditors warrants issued
for services rendered the State for the
taxes due the general fund for those years,
by direction Of the committee. I report the
same unfavorably, and recommend that it
do not pass.
Also, on Senate bill No. LOG, an act for
the relief OF B. Witherspoon, Of De Soto
parish, BY direction OF the committee, l re-
port the same favorsbly and recommend
that it do pass.
Also. on Senate bill No. %, an act for the
relief of Theodore Vslade, by direction of
the committee, l report the same unfav0ra-
bly, and recommend that it do not pass.
Also, on Senate bill No. ii, an act to pro-
vide for the funding obligations of the
State, by direction OF the committee, l re-
port the Same unfavorably and recommend
that it do not pass.
Also, on Senate bill No. 1922 an act for
the relief OF Mrs. j. Lewis in the parish of
Ouachita, by direction of the committee,
l report the same favorably and recommend
that it do pass. A. j. SYPHER,
Chairman.
Senator Sypher, on behalf of the Com
mittee on Finance, submitted the following
report on House bill No. 327:
COMMITTEES ON FINANCE,
New Orleans, February is, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate
am instructed by majority of your
committee having under consideration
House bill No. 327. known as the city pre-
MUM bond bill, after carefully considering
the same, to submit the following raport:I
The bonded debt of the city Of New Or
leans is as follows, this statement being
fnrnishad nv the CITY Hall.