New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-16

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On motion of Senator Goode the const
tntiOnal rules we're suspended by a four
ifths affirmative vote of the Senate in orde
to place the joint resolution upon its thir'
reading and final passage.
Senator GoOde moved that the joint reso
luton finally pass.
Senator Sypher called for the yeas an
nays. with the following result:
Yeas-Alexander,A Allan, Anderson, Black
burn, Bresux, Brewster, Burch, ChadbOurr
Cage, Detiege, Dumont, George, Goode, G!s
Greene, Grover, Harper. Kelso, Kelly, Lar
dry, Masicot, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson
Stamps, Steven, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber
Wharton, White, Whitney. Young-33.
Nays-None.
Absent-Blunt, Eustis, Herwig-3
The joint resolution was finally passed
its title adopted and it was ordered to b.
ssnt to the House for concurrence.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
When the Senate last adjourned, it ha,
under consideration the motion of Senate
Robertson to take up House bills on thei
first reading.
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HOUSE BILLS on FIRST READING.
House bill No. 1853, entitled an act to pro
vide an annual pension for the surviving
veterans of .hs war of 1912 to 1915, whs
participated in the siege or battles of New
Orleans in December, 1914. and January
1915, as we'll as for the surviving widows OF
/ RI ~ nd dat he
mode and cost of ascertaining who sha
received such pension and to repeal all
other laws hitherto enacted on the sam G
subject matter, was read the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by fOur-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing and referred to the Committee on
Pensions.
| House bill No. 2S6, substitute for House bill
No. 81, entitled an act relative to the offices
of master and waldens of the port of New
Orleans; to repeal section 22l7 of the Re-
vised Statutes of Louisiana, and to abolish
the charge of 81 for rendering their ser
vices to seagOing vessels was read the first
time.
The constitutional rules bsing suspended
by four fiftbs affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed on it's second read
ing and referred to the Committee on Com
MERGE and Manufactures.
House bill NJ. 206, entitled an act to in
corporate the town of Benton in the parish
of Bossier; to provide for the election of it's
nf4.o 20 Ax.Eo <ho;o
and to provide for the government of the
same, was read for the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by q four -fifths affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing and referred to the Commit tee on Cor
porations and Parochisl Affairs.
House bill No. 243, entitled joint resolu-
ton favoring the passage of the bill now
before Congress to ask aid for the cons true.
ton of the Texas Pacific railway, aud ask
ing for the substitution in said bill of the
New Orleans Pacific Railway Company, in
lieu of the New Orleans Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg Railroad Company, as the
agency to build the New Orleans branch of
said Pacific railway, and fixing the terminal
points OF said New Orleans Pacific Rail
way Company at New Orleans and Shreve-
port, was read the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of tho Sen |
ate, the bill was placed on it's second read. |
ing and referred to the Committee on Rail |
roads.
House bill No. pa entitled an act to |
repeal act No. AZ of 1873, entitled an act to |
enforce the payment Of taxes due the State. |
providing for the seizure and sale of the |
property of delinquent taxpayers and regu-
latlng the proceedings against them and |
their property aud tenants, approved March
IA, 1873 was read the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four ttths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing and referred TO the Committee on
Judiciary.
House bill No. l89. entitled an act to Tx the
annual salary cf the district attorney OF the
First Judicial District and regulating the
mode of payment. the same to be in lieu of
able to the city Of New Orleans, was read
the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
BY four ffths affirmative vote of the SEN
ate, the bill was placed on it's second read
ng and referred to the Committee on Re-
renchment and Reform.
House bill No. 26O, entitled an act to re-
,eal act No. "a, approved March &c, 1874,
md to restore the original charter to the
own Of Bayou Sara, was read the first
lime.
The constitutional rules being suspended
~ four-fiths affirmative vote of the Sen.
tie, the bill was placed on it's second read
ne and referred to the Committee on Cor
,orations and Parochial Affairs.
House bill No. 269, entitled an act to
bolish the fees of the Auditor of Public
accounts, was read the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
" four-ftths affirmative vote of the Sen
IT, the bill was placed on its second read
ny and referred to the Committee on
and Reform.
House bill No. 242, entitled an act Tor the
elief of the heirs of Elizabeth Bowman,
ceased, of the parish of AvOyelles, was
cad the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
y four-fiftas affirmative vote of the SEN
te, the bill was placed on it's second read
ng and referred to the Committee on
;laims.
House bill No. go entitled an act ad
romnyipu "a, 1.aSyi |