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

The amendment of Senator Wharton to
the title was then adopted, and the title
as amended was adopted, and the bill
was ordered to be sent to the House for
concurrence.
Senator Allan moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was passed and
moved to lay that molten on the table.
Adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order of the day, Senate bill
No. 90. entitled an act to regulate the actual
tare on sugar. and to provide uniform
system of packages. and imposing penalty
on persons violating the same, was then
taken up.
Senator Breaux moved 10 take up the
bill section by section.
Adopted.
The first section was read.
Senator Breaux offered the following
amendment:
Strike out .'one- half in line eight.
Adopted.
Senator Cage moved that the section as
amended be adopted.
Senator Sypher moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill.
Senator Breaux moved TO lay the motion
on the table.
The Senate refused to table the motion 10
indefinitely postpone the bill,
The question recurring on the motion to
Indefinitely postpone, Senator Cage called
for the yeas and nays with the following
result:
Yeas-AIexauder. Allan. Brewster, Burch,
Dumont, George, Goode, ella. Greene, Gro
yer. Harper, Htrwig, kelso, Kelly, Mascot.
Ogden. Robertson, Steven, Sypher, witch
ell. Whitney-2i.
Nays-Ardersop, Blunt, Breaux, Cage,
Chad bourn Landry, Weber, Ioung-S.
Absent-Black burn, Detiege, Eustis, Pol
lard, Stamps, Wharton, White.
And the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Senator sypher called up TIE report of
the Committee on Corporations on Senate
bill Nc. ia, entitled an act 70 incorporate
til, town OF Franklin, parish OF ST. Mary;
fix its boundaries, provide for the govern
ment OF the same, and repeal ali laws here
toGove PASSED conflicting herewith, re-
ported favcrabIy by said committee.
ON motion of Senator Sypher the report
of the committee was adopted.
On motion OF Senator Chadbourn the
bill was con sidered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Sypher the consti-
! tutionaI rules were suspended by four
| tifths affirmative vote of the Senate. the
| bill! was placed on its third reading and
| final passage, lis title was adopted, and IL
| as ordered 10 be sent to the House .or
| concurrence.
| Senator Chadbourn called up the report
of the Committee on Corporations on Sen
ate bill No. Isl, entitled an act fixing the
| salary of the Mayor and each of the AID
ministrators of the city of New Orleans
and repeating all laws in conflict therewth
reported tavorably by said committee
On motion OF Senator ChadbouEn the re-
port of the committee was adopted.
On motion of Senator Chadbourn the bill
was considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Chadbourn the
COZ itutional 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 ane
il was ordered to be sent 10 the House fol
concurrence.
Senator Cage called up the report OF th'
Committee On Corporations on House oii
No. l53, entitled an act to incorporate
Home and Hook and Ladder Company No
|. of the town OF Thibodaux. parish OF La
fourche, and to provide for the organization
and governme Mt OF the same. and exempt
ing from jury ana militia duty the mem
beers thereof. IT ported faVorably with ainenc
merta by said committee.
ON motion of Senator Cage the report @
the committee was adopted.
MESSAGE FROM THE HoUsL.
The Cnief Clerk of the House vas az
nounced with the following message;
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
| New Orleans, February II, h37o.
To the ..ororaoie President ard Member OF IA
| sC1atC-
lam directed by the House of Represei
tatiyas TO inform your honorable body tina
the sneaker OF the House has signed To
following acts originating in the House;
Act relative to the charter OF the He'
Orleans Pacific Railway, etc:
Alse. acs relative to the day OF demand
payueut and protest on notes. bills OF E!
change etc, maturing OF holidays.
And ask that the Lieutenant GoYernc
a:f!X lis signature to the same
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Senator Cage moved that tho bill
ADOPTED ca its second reading.
a Adopted.
On motion of Senator Cage the colslit
tional rules were suspended by tour-ttti
| affirmative vote of the Senate, the bill wi
placed on its third reading and final pas
age. it's title was adopted, and notice
concurrence ordered sent to the House.
Senator Wharton asked for unanlmo
' consent to take up House bill No. 54o'
Q The President Senator Whitney in Il
8 chair asked if there was any objection
a Senator White objected.
v Senator Wharton moved the point OF c
i der that the objection came too late.
The President ruled the point not NE
taken.
j, Senator Young called for executive Sc
! sion.
Executive session having been raised, Il
roll being called, the following Senate
u answered to their names:
Present--Messrs Alexander, Allan.
derson, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burc
9 Cage, Chadbourn, Dumont, George, Good
i Ola, Greene, Grover, Harper. Aerw'
Kelso. Landry, Masicot, Ogden, Polar
Robertson. Stamps, Twitchell, WEBB
| Wh;+o Whitnev YOunp-9