New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-15

the yeas and nays, with the following
result:
Yeas-Allain. Anderson, Blackburn. Du
mont Goode, Greene, Kelso, Weber, White
Whitney-lO.
ter, Burch, Cage, Chadbourn, Detiege
George, Grover, Harper, Landry, Mascot
Pollard, Wharton, Y0ung-16.
Absent-Eustis, Ola, Herwig, Kelly, Og
den, Robertson, Stamps, Steven, Sypher
Twitchell-lO.
And the motion to reconsider was lost.
The report of the Committee on CorpOr
ations on House bill No. Isl, entitled an
act to amend and re-enact section thirteen
of act No. 9, approved February q, 1871,
styled an act to provide for the supplying
the loss of public records and other papers
consumed by the burning of the courthouse
in the parish OF Morehouse on the sixteenth
of March, 1870. reported favorably by said
committee, was taken up.
On motion of Senator White the report OF
the committee was adopted.
On motion of Senator White the bill was
adopted on its second reading.
On motion of Senator White the constitu
tional rules were further suspended by a
four-ffths affirmative vote of the Senate, the
bill was placed on its third reading and
final passage, its title was adopted and o.
tice of concurrence sent to the House.
Senator Young moved to reconsider the
vote by which Senate joint resolution No g
was Indefinitely postponed, and called for
tho yeas and nays, with the following re-
suit:
Yeas Anderson, Blackburn, Blunt,
tiege, Dumont, George, Goode, Ola,
Greene, Grover, Harper, Herwig, Kelso.
Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Pollard. Robertson,
Steven, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whar-
ton, White, Young-29
Nays-Alexander, Whitney,.
Absent-Allain, Chadbourn, Eustis, MAST
cot, Stamps.
And the motion to reconsider we're
adopted.
On motion of Senator Young the joint
resolution was .recommitted to the Com
mlttee on Lands and Levees.
The report of the Committee on Finance
on Senate bill No. Al, entitled an act to pay
for $50 copies each of the Civil Code,
the Code of Practice and the Revised
Statutes of the State Of Louisiana, received
by the Secretary of State, reported favor
ably by said committee. was taken up.
On motion of Senator Robertson the re-
port of the committe was adopted.
On motion OF Senator Cage the bill was
considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Cage the constitu-
tional rules were suspended by four tifths
affirmative vote of the Senate, the bill was
placed on its third reading and final pas
sage, it's title was adopted and it was Or
dered to be sent to the House for concur
renee.
The report of the Committee on Finance
on Senate bill No. II, entitled an act
relative to interest, reported vorably
BY said committee, was taken up.
On motion Of Senator Brewster the re-
port of the comittee was adopted.
On motion of Senator Sypher the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
The report of the Committee on Finance
on Senate bill No. No. %, entitled an act to
reduce the emoluments of tax collectors in
the parish of Orleans; to FIX their compensa-
ton by salary, and to provide for the pay
ment thereof, reported favorably by said
committee, with amendments, was taken up.
Senator Wharton called up Senate bill!
No. l37, substitute for Senate bill No. %.
entitled an act to amend section one of an
act entitled an act to amend and re-enact
sections one. seven, forty -nine fifty six. six
ty-one, sixty-six, seventy-tive and seventy
seven of an act entitled an act to provide a
revenue; to levy and collect taxes; to pre-
scribe certain penalties and forfeitures; to
provide for the creation and removal of rev
enue officers, and to define their duties to
punish certain crimes and misdem eanOrs; to
create liens and mortgages in favor of the
St ate in certain cases; to regulate the man
ner of the payment of moneys from the
treasury; to prescribe certain duties of JUS
tees of the peace, State and parish officers:
to provide for the collection of back taxes
and licenses, and to repeal all acts incon-
sstent Herewith, approved March 3. 1871,
and relative to fees of the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts, approved March 6, 1872,
and moved the adoption of the minority
report.
The minority report was adopted.
Senator Wharton offered the following
amendment to Senate bill No. 1877:
Insert the following as section two:
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the commission and fees hereinbefore me u
toned and provided shall cover all office
expenses and charges of each tax collector,
and the commissions hereinbefOre provided
shall apply to the collection of all current
and delinquent taxes and licenses.
The amendment was adopted.
Senator Wharton moved that the bill as
amended be considered engrossed, and
called for the previous question.
The main question was ordered, the bill
was considered engrossed and calandered.
The report Of the Committee on Finance
on Senate bill No. 1872, entitled an act rela
tive to the bonds of State tax collectors, and
providing penalties for the non-execution
thereof, reported unfavorably, was taken up
On motion of Senator White the report
of the committee was adopted.
On motion of Senator Chadbourn the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
The report of the Committee on Finance
on Senate bill No. 40, entitled an act te
enable the parish OF Concordia to refund 1t;
funded debts, and to levee and collect taxes
to pay the debts refunded, reported unfa
vorably by said committee, was taken up.
Senator Alexander moved to adopt the
renort of the committee. and called tor thu