New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-28


which was carried in the affirmative, and
the first section was adopted.
The second section of the bill was read
and ON motion of Mr.. Ray was adopted.
The third section was read and adopted
On motion of Mr.. Ray the bill was adopt
| ed az . whole.
On motion of the same member this bill
| underwent it, second reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Keeting the rules were
suspended and this bill underwent it's third
reading. L
The came member moved the adoption
of tho title of the bill, and upon that motion
he called for the previous question.
The question was then put by the Speak
or, "Shall the main question be now put9'
which was carried in the Affirmative, and
ON the final adoption of the bill Mr.. Hun
ssker called for the yeas and nays, which
resulted as follows, to wit:
Yeas-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Blaffer, Bay
ley, Bower, Baker, Beasley, Billiu, Brice
Collins, Carmouche, Cousin, CsrlOes, Dupre
DeBlsnc, Dugas, burr, Devices, Delhom
mer, Dunn. Edwards Of Tsngipahoa, Ed
wards of Richland, Guichard, Grant, Gil
more, Gracien, Hall, Honore, Hammond
Jeffries, Jourdain, johnson of Caddo. John
son Of Lafourche, Jones Of Lincoln, Jones o.
Pointe Coupee, Koontz, Kummel, Keeting
Kelly, Reyes, Kidd, Luckett, Lafargue
Maginnis, Meredith, Mitchell, Matthews o.
Franklin, Martin, Murrell, Milon, Matthew'S
of Tensas, Nc Collam, NcAlpine, Nunez, Piles
Parker. Pipes, Richardson, Randall, Ridgely
RAY, Rsby, Smith, Self, Snser, Sartsin, SOuer
Seeman, Sibilski, Schenck, Stafford, Stewart
Schiller, Vidrine, Walker, Wilt, Wilson
Walters, Wells, Webb, Yorke, Young-S3.
Nays-Burkhardt,B Butler, Carville, David
son. Dickenson, Demas, Hill Of Ascension
Hahn, Hill Of Ouachita, Hunsaker, Lane
Lowell, Woods of Ouachits, Woods Of Yves,
Baton Rouge-l4.
So the bill passed.
Mr.. Guichsrd moved to reconsider the
vote just given, and, on motion of the same
member, the motion to reconsider was or
dered to lie on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the rules were
suspended, and the House took up House
bill No. lis, entitled an act to change the
name of the town of Brashear to Morgan
City, and to amend and re-enact an act en-
titled an act to incorporate the town of
Braehear, in the parish of St. Mary, ap-
proved April q, 1871.
On motion of Mr.. Demss, the rules were
suspended, and this bill underwent its third
reading and passed.
Mr.. Ray moved to reconsider the vote
just given, and on his motion the motion to
reconsider. was ordered to lie on the table.
MI. Demas offered the following reeolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Lands
and Levees be instructed to inquire of the
Levee Company why the closing of Bonnet
Care crevasee il continually postponed,
and how much damage said crevasse has
caused the jackson railroad, and whether
the water which escapes through said Gre
vase 10 needed TO scour out the jetties at
South Pass, and to inquire of the State En-
gineer whether the rt1ux of river water
INTO Lake Pontchartrain is likely to fill up
esid lake, and to inquire of the Board Of
Health whether tie conversion of Lake
POntchartrain into . fresh water swamp
will act iDjurlously upon the health of the
city Of New Orleans, and to inquire
whether the price of fish in the New Or
leans market is increased by the crevasse
water driving salt water fish from Lake
Pontchartrain. and to inquire what public
purpose is subeeryed by permitting said
crevasse to remain open.
Mr.. Byrne submitted the following
resolution, which was ordered to lie over
under the rulee:
WHEREAS, On account of the action of
some few members OF this House, legisla-
tion, now 60 much needed and urgent
demanded by the people of this State, has
been greatly retarded; and as the present
session is rapidly drawing to close; there
fore be it
Reso,red, That in addition to the regular
dsy sessions. this House will hereafter hold
night sessions. beginning at P. NJ, for the
of business.
On motion of Mr.. Booth:
Ordered. That hereafter when petitions,
memorials and resolutions are in order the
Clerk shall call the parishes alphabetically,
and as each parish il called it shall be in
order for the member for the came to intro
duce such petition, memorial or resolution
"a he NAV desire; and that when the intro
duction Of bills is in order the same method
of alphabetical calling of parishes shall be
adopted for the same object and purpose,
and that the Committee on Rules be re-
queeted to report an amendment to the
rules. WHICH 8H60Un0ut 0u8u cmUOVy LILO
spirit and intention of this motion.
On motion of Mr.. Matthews, of Tenses,
Mr.. Booths motion was amended by adding
the following proviso:
Provided, that the Clerk shall, each day,
commence at the name succeeding the one
he left Of at the day previous.
Mr.. Souer submitted the following resolu~
ton, which was ordered to lie over under
the rules:
Reso!reo That after the first name Of the
roll has been called, and pending the call of
the roll, no member shall be allowed to
speak or explain his vote. except lrst Aav-
ing asked and received the unanimous con-
sent of the House, and all questions Of order
arising out of the calling Of the roll shall be
decided peremptorily, and without debate,
by the Speaker.
Mr.. Pipes moved to reconsider the
vote, on yesterday, on the final passage of
House bill No. l7S, entitled an act empow-
ing the city of Baton Rouge to impose Ii
cense tax on occupations and calings.
The reconsideration being granted, on
motion of Mr.. WiltE, the further considera
ton Of the bill was postponed and made
the special order Of the day for next Thursd-
day, P. M.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
The hereinafter named members respect
lively gave notice of their intention to intro
duce the following entitled bills:
Mr.. Hall:
An act to postpone the forced collection
of back taxes, and authorizing the payment
of same within time specified in the legal
obligations of this State, by parish, and
under certain circumstances renting all