New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-08
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ments were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Booth the bill under.
went its several readings and passed and
its title was adopted.
Mr.. Young, from the Committee on Judi.
cisry, called up House bill No 70, an &C
to amend and re-enact section $3.50 of the
Revised Statutes of the State of Louisiana,
and approved March IA, 1870.
Which underwent it's several readings
and passed, and its title was adopted.
Mr.. Jeffriee, chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Meane, called up House bill
No. "a, an act to provide the mode by which
the several funds in the State Treasury
shall be disbursed.
Which underwent its several readings
and passed.
Mr.. Bower called up House bill No. AZ,
an act to repeal an act entitled an act to fix
the salaries of the Chief Justice and Associ-
ate Justices OF the Supreme Court, approved
February q, 1871.
Reported favorably, with the following
amendment to the title, from the Comm it.
tee on Judiciary:
Insert in the title, after the word ''court,"
the following words: Approved February
q, 1871"
The bill underwent its several readings
and passed, and the title was adopted as
amended.
Mr.. Murrell moved to reconsider the vote
just taken, and to lay the motion to recon
slider on the table.
House bill No. l67, entitled an act to con-
fer the power to regulate the compensation
for keeping prisoners in the parish prisons
upon the respective parishes of the State,
other than the parish of Orleans, was called
up by Mr.. Young, chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee. who reported favorsbly
with the following amendments: In the
title, after the word "Orleans," add the
words land Jefferson" in section one, after
the word "Orleane," add the words land
Jefferson" and in the same section, after
the word Ordinance" add the words, PRO
vided such compensation and fees shall not
exceed forty cents per day for each pris-
oner."
Mr. Kidd moved to amend by striking
out ''forty cents and inserting ''ffty-fve
cents"
Mr.. Walker moved to lay Mr.. Kidd's mo.
ton on the table.
Mr.. Matthews raised the point of order
that nothing was in order but the amend
ments of the committee.
The Speaker ruled the point not we'll
taken.
The question recurring on Mr.. Walkers
motion to table Mr.. Kidd's amendment, Mr..
Walker called for the yeas and nays, which
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burkhardt,
Bower, Beasloy, CarlOss, Dupre, DeBlanc.
Dugas, Dunn, Edwards of Rlchland, Hall,
HOnore, Jeffries, johnson of LafOurche,
koOntz, Kummel, Luckett, Levisee, Magin-
mis-. Meredith, Matthews of Franklin, Mat
thews of Tensas, Mcclellan, Pascal, Smith,
Self, Seeman, Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford,
Schiller, Walker, Woods of West Baton
Nays-Baker, Carville, Cousin, Durr,
Devices, Dickinson. Delhommer, Elliott,
Gracien, Hahn, Hill of Ouachita, Ham
mond, Jourdain, johnson of Caddo, Jones
of Pointe Coupee, Keeting, Kidd. Lane,
Murrell, Nunez, Pipes, Randall, Ridgely,
RAY, Raby, Sartain, Stewart, Thomas.
Woods of Ouachita, Walters, Wells. Webb,
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So Mr.. Kidd's amendment was ordered
to lie on the table.
Mr.. Walker moved the adoption of the
amendment to the first section as offered
by the committee, and upon which he
called the previous question.
The Speaker then put the question. shall
the main question be now putt" which was
carried in the affirmative.
The previous question being put was also
carried in the affirmative, and the amend
ment was adopted, and the first section was
adopted as amended.
Mr. Hahn offered the following amend
ment to the second section:
Strike out the words "its passage" and
insert the words, first of December, 1876
Mr.. Walker moved the adoption of Mr.
Hahns amendment, and called for the yeas
and nays, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Beasley,
| Carville, Cousin, Devices. Dickinson, Del
BONNER, Dunn, Edwards of Richland,
| Elliott Gracien, Hall, Hill of Ascension,
Hahn, Hubeau, Hill of Ouachita. Honore,
Hammond, Jourdain, johnson of Caddo
Jones of Pointe Coupee, Koontz, Kummel
Keeting, Kidd, Luckett. Lowell, Levisee,
| Maginnis, Matthews of Franklin, Murrell
Matthews of Tensas. Mcclellan, Nunez
Richardson. Randall, Ridgely, Raby. Smith
| SOuer, Seaman. Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford
| Stewart, Thomas, Walker, Wilson, Woods
| of Ouachita Woods of West Baton Rouge
YOung-53.
Nays-Burkhardt, Bower. Carloss, De
Blanc, DUR, Jeffries, johnson of Lafourche
Meredith, Pascal, Pipes, Ray, Self, Schiller
Wells, Webb-l5.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, the sector
was adopted as amended, and, on motion O
| the same mamber, the bill was adopted as {
whole, and considered engrossed the rules
we're suspended, the bill read third time
and finally passed.
Mr.. Walker moved that the title bt
adopted.
Mr.. Murrell moved to amend the title by
| adding the following words: ITO regulate
the fees of the sheriffs throughout thu
| State"
Mr.. Matthews moved to lay Mr.. Murrell'
| amendment on the table.
Which motion prevailed.
The vote was then taken on the amend
ment recommended by the committee
which is as follows: After the word "Or
| leans" insert the words, land Jefferson,
which was adopted, aid the title wa
adopted as amended.