New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-26

March Is, 1858, beg leave 70 report the
same tavorab!y, and ask that it do pass.
Respectfully submitted,
w. w. WHARTON, Chairman;
T. A. CAGE.
r. II. CHADBOURS,
f. +. HERWIG.
}. II. GROVER.
The report lies over.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Senator Twtchell gave notice that at
some future day he would offer al amend
ment to rule nine.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order Of the day was called,
being House bill No. l5s, entitled an act to
provide an annual pension for the surviving
veterans of the war OF 1872 10 1915, who
participated in the seise or battle OF New
Orleans in December, 1911, and January,
1915, as we'll as for the surviving widows OF
such veterans; to tix and determine the
mode and cost Of ascertaining who shall
receive such pension. and TO repeal ell other
laws hitherto enacted on the same subject
matter, was taken up.
On motion of Senator Blunt the bill was
taken up section by section.
The first section was read.
Senator Alexander offered the following
amendment.
In line nine, after 1915, strike out all until
the figures 1914, and insert the words ''who
was"
Senator George offered the following
amendment to the amendment:
Provided he or she shall be poor or in ne
cessitous circumstances.
On motion Of Senator Blackburn the
amendment offered by Senator George was
laid on the table.
Senator Landry moved to lay Senator
Alexanders motion on the table.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
and nays, with the following result:
Yea.-Allain, Anderson, Burch, Cage
Detiege, George, Goode. Ola, Greene,
Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Landry, Ogden,
Pollard, Robertson, Stamps, Steven,
Weber, Wharton, White-2l.
NAYS - Alexander, Blackburn, Blunt.
ChadbOurn, Harper, Sypher, Twitchell-1.
Absent - Breaux, Brewster, Dumont.
Eus:is, kelso, Mascot, Whitney, Young-s.
And the amendment was laid on the
table.
Senator Landry moved that the fist sec
ton be adopted.
Senator Alexander called for the yeas
and nays, with the following result:
Yeas - Allan, Anderson, Blackburn.
Breaux, Brewster. Burch, Cage, Chad.
bourn. Dumont, George. GoOde, Greene,
Grover, Harper. Kelly, Landry, Ogden.
Pollard. Robertson, Stamps. Steven, Sypher.
Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, White, Whit
ney, Young-2S.
Nays-Alexander, Blunt.
Ahsent-Detieee, Eustis, Ola, Herwig,
kelso, Masicot-6.
And the first section was adopted.
The second section was read.
Senator Wharton moved 70 strike out the
entire section.
Senator Blackburn offered the following
substitute to the motion;
SEC. >. That all such veterans. who now
draw such pensions, shall be deemed and
considered 10 be entitled to receive the
benefits OF this act, and their names shall
be inscribed on pension list TO be kept
and prepared by the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts. without being necessitated to ad
duce any further evidence Of such service.
On motion of Senator Alexander the sub
stitute was laid on the table
The question recurring on the motion TO
strike out the second section, the motion 20
strike out was adopted.
Section three was read.
Senator White offered the following
amendment to lines seven and thirty-three:
After 1915, then and now a citizen or
resident of this State.
Senator Wharton offered the follow ing
snbstitute
Being resident then and citizen now
o. this State.
Senator Blackburn moved TO lay both
amendment and substitute OF the table
The motion was lost.
The question recurring upon the substi
tute, it was adopted.
Sectien three became section two. and as
amended was adopted.
Section four was read.
Senator Wharton moved to amend by
striking out in line thirteen the word
'three," and insert "two."
Adopted.
Senator Goode moved 70 amend section |
twenty five by striking out and and in
serting ''Or.'
Adopted
Section four became section three, and as
was adopted.
Section five was read.
Senator Wharton moved to amend by |
striking out add" and inserting place |
and by striking out "to" and inserting ''on"
in line twenty-five and by striking cut |
second section off, IN lines twenty-seven
and twenty-eight.
Adopted.
Section five became section four, and as
amended was adpoted
Section six was read.
Senator Wharton moved to amend Dy
striking out 49," and inserting 81" in
inc five.
Senator Robertson moved as substitute
% strike out more than S." and insert
anything"
Adopted.
Section six became section FIVE, and as
was adopted.
Section seven was read.
Senator Robertson offered the following
to section seven:
"Or his CT her order certified to by the
Jerk OF the district court Tor the parish II
which the applicant resides
Adopted.
Section seven became section six and as
Inc rded was adopted.
Senator White offered the following addi-
iOnal section:
SEC. 7. That the whole amount to be ex- !
ended under this act shall not exceed
10000 annually, which if Inadequate to pay
II pensioners proving up their claims as