New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-08
and presiding officer OF the Senate put us
signature. to the same.
Respectfully. .>,u
PETER j. TREZEVANT,
Chief Clerk

Senator White, by unanimous consent,
called up Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act
to amend and re-enact article SIS of the
Code of Practice, on it's second reading.
On motion of Senator White the bill was
considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator White the consti-
tutional rules were suspended by four
fifths affirmative vote Of the Senate. the
bill was placed on it's third reading and
final passage, it's title was adopted. and it
was ordered to be sent to the House for
concurrence.
By unanimous consent Senator White
called up Senate bill No. GO, entitled an
act to amend and re-enact article 3O42 OF
the Civil Code, on it's second reading.
On motion of Senator White, the bill was
considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator White, the consti-
tutional rules were suspended bya four
fifths affirmative vote of the Senate, the bill
was placed on its third reading and final
passage, it's title was adopted, and it was
ordered to be sent to the House for concur
renee.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
Senator Robertson moved that the Senate
take up House bills on their first reading.
Adopted.
House bill No. 153, entitled an act to in
corporate Home Hook and Ladder Com
pany of the town of Thibodaux, parish of
Lafourche, and to provide for the organ
| :.o&:or ouI IF ho sono on0
exempting from jury and militia duty the
members thereof, was read 6rst time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
of q four ffths affirmative vote Of the Sen
ate the bill was placed upon it's second
reading and referred to the Committee on
| Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
| House bill No Is, entitled an act for the
| reliew of the heirs of Similien Labranche,
was read first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
| by four.fifths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
| Claims.
House bill No. 159. entitled an act propos-
in e an amendment to article sixty six of the
constitution, was read first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ifths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
House bill No. 272, entitled first resolu-
ton and address of tie Senate and House
of Represents to the Governor OF the
State for the removal of Jacob Hawkins.
Judge of the Superior District Court for
the parish of Orleans, was read first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four fifths affirmative vote Of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading.
Senator Whitney moved that the bill be
read in detail.
Senator Young moved that the bill be
made the special order of the day for Thurs
day at ? P. NJ.
Senator Twitchell moved to lay the mo-
ton on the table, upon which the yeas and
nays were demanded by Senator Young,
resulting as follows:
Yeas-Anderson, Blunt, Breaux. Burch. |
Brewster, Cage, Chadbourn, George, Goode, |
Grover, Harper, Kelso, Kelly, Landry, |
Ogden, Pollard, Robertson, Stamps, Steven,
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, White, |
Whitney-26.
Nays - Alexander, Allan, Greene,
Young.
Absent-Blackburn, Detiege, Dumont,
Eustis, Ola. Herwig, Masicot-6.
The bill was calendared.
Senator Allan moved to take up House
bill No. 272 at this time
The President ruled that the bill could |
not be taken up at this this time except by
unanimous consent.
House bill No. LOG, entitled an act for the
relief of Boykin Witherspoon, Of DeSoto
parish, Louisiana, was read first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended |
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen.
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second |
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Senator Allan moved to suspend the con-
stitutional rules to take up House bill No.
272
Senator Sypher made the point of order
that under rule twenty-six the bill can not
be taken up at this time except by unani-
nous consent.
The President decided the point of order
we'll taken.
House bill No. l35, entitled an act relative
to the transfer of stocks, and to amend sec
ton 3l3 of the Revised Statutes of the State
of Louisiana. was read first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four. fifths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing, and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
House bill No. l62, entitled an act for the
relief Of the Seventh Street Orphans Home,
was read a first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the
Senate, the bill was placed on it's second
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Charitable and Public Institutions.
House bill No. 2l8, entitled Joint resolu-
ton in relation to the Instructions in Bayou
Lafourche, was read q first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed upon it's second
reading.
On motion of Senator Goode, the bill was
adopted on its second reading.
On motion of Senator Goode, the consti-
tutional rules were further suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen.
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