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

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the name of Caroline Vallee to Carolin
Mott.
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
Senator Kelly called up House bill NJ
80, entitled an act to repeal an act entities
an act to establish hospital for small-po
and other contagious diseases.
The constitutional rules being suspende'
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed upon it's secon'
reading and referred to the Committee o.
Health and Quarantine.
Senator White called up the special orde
of the day for to-day at 3 P. NJ, being Sen
ate bill No. 80, and moved that it be mad
tho special order of the day for tomorrow
at P. NJ.
Senator Robertson asked and obtained
unanimous consent to take up House bill
No. Al, entitled an act to incorporate tn
town Of Rayville, in the parish of Lafayette
to define its boundaries; and to provide TO
an election Of mayor and councilmen; t,
prescribe their duties and powers, and t,
| provide for the government OF same.
On motion of Senator Robertson the con
stitutional rules were suspended by four
fifths afir native vote of the Senate, and
the bill placed on its second reading.
On motion of Senator Robertson the bill
was adopted on it's second reading.
Senator Robertson moved to suspend the
constitutional rules in order to place the
bill upon its third reading and final passage
Senator Burch made the point of order
that a House bill can not finally pass the
Senate under the constitution until the ap-
portionm ent bill became law.
The President ruled the point not well
taken, on the ground that the Senate has
passed the apportionment bill. and is at
liberty to finally pass House bills.
The constitutional rules were then sus-
pended by four. ffths affirmative vote of
the Senate, the bill finally passed, and its
title adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act for the
relief of those persons whose property has
been solo for taxes.
Read q second time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Senate joint resolution No. 8, entitled
joint resolution appointing Joint commit
tee to investigate charges against United
States Senator j. r. West.
Senator Steven moved that the bill finally
pass.
On a call of Senator Blunt, the Seuate
went into executive session.
The executive session having been raised,
IN call of the roll the following Senators
to their names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, An
dersOn, Blunt. Breaux, Brewster, Burch,
Chadbourn, Dumont, George, Goode. Har-
'er, Kelso, Kelly, Landry, Ogden. Robert
on, Stamps, Steven, Svpher, Twitchell,
Weber, White, Young IS.
Absent-Messrs Blackburn, Cage, De. |
eige, Eustis, Ola, Greene, Herwig, Mascot, |
POLLARD, Wharton, Whitney-ll.
On motion Of Senator Twitchell, the vote
y which the joint resolution was consid-
red engr ossed was reconsidered.
On motion Of Senator Twitchell the word
joint in the title was stricken out and the
'ord concurrent was inserted.
Senator White moved to amend by in
erting after the word papers," the words
and to administer oaths."
Adopted.
sSenator Twitchell moved the adoption of
le concurrent resolution as amended.
Senator Harper called for the yeas and
ays. with the following result
Yeas - Allan, Blackburn, Blunt, Burch,
hadbourn. DumOnt, George, Goode. Gro
Or, KelsO, Kelly, Landry, Ogden, Robertson,
teven, Twitchell. White, foung-ls.
Mays Alexander, Anderson, Breaux,
rewster. Cage, Harper, Weber,.
Absent = Detiege, Eustis, Gls, Greene,
erwig, Masicot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher,
'hart0n, Whitney-ll.
And the concurrent resolution was adopt
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk was announced with the
flowing message:
house. OF REPRESENTATIVE
New Or cans, January 81, 1876. ! |
the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate:
l am directed by the House of Repre- i.
natives to inform your honorable body {
at the Speaker of the House has signed |
nate enrolled bill entitled an act appor- ]
,ning the State into senatorial districts,
I'd fixing the number of Representatives I
be elected from each parish and repre-
NATIVE district in the State, and desig
ting in what senatorial districts Senators I
9 to be elected at the next general cleo I
m, and designating the representative
lmber of population, and repeating all
VS. and parts of laws contrary to or in con-
Ct with the provisions OF this act. I
PETER J. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
The President of Senate submitted the a
lowing communication:
New ORLEANS. January 90, 1876
n: c. C. Antoine, Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
dent Of Senate:
have the honor to transmit annexed COPY | +
preamble and res elntiOns adopted at a c
lss meeting of the citizens Of New Or d
ms and State Of Louisiana, William I
Black, Esq. presiding, held for the pur- p
ee OF securing the early completion Of /
. New Orleans Pacific railway.
am, sir. your most Obedient servant, I
HENRY G. HESTER, Secretary. I
Senator Burch made the point of order :
It a petition can only be submitted in its
,ular order.
The President ruled the point not we'll J
Ken, on the ground that the Chair can =
omit communications to the Senate at n
= time.
IN motion of Senator Young, the commu- y
alton was referred to the Committee on
ilrOads.
senator White asked and obtained unan- "
ous consent to take up the report Of the !"
dietary Committee on Senate bills Nos.