New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-18

| "a compilers to count and tabulate the re-
turns sent to them; said returns, when count
| "a and tabulsted, to be transmitted to the
| Secretary of State, the result to be promul-
gated by the Governor; said FORMULATION
to be taken as prima facie evidence, subject
| to contest in the courts for all cases not
| otherwise provided in the. constitution OF
the State.
The resolution was adopted by the Senate
committee, with the following amendments:
| Provided, that in case evidence Of fraud,
violence or intimidation of such character
shall be presented as to show that the result
| of the election has been changed, said board
shall consider it aud act upon it to the end
that the rights of the people shall DO g.
cured and fair and honest result declared.
The House committee refused to concur
in the amendment.
The Senate committee adhered to its
amendment.
The House committee then notified the
Senate committee that it had adjourned,
when the Senate committee also adjourned
| Both committees instructed their chairmen
| to report the result of tho conference to
their respective houses.
NJ. H WIrCHELL,
Chairman Committee on Conference.
Senator Allan asked and obtained unani-
nous consent to take up the report from
the Committee on Pensions, on Senate bill
No. l55, substitute for Senate bill No. 4, en-
titled an act for the relief of Judge Louis
Favrot and Mr.. Narcisse Landry. veterans
of lSl4-l5, reported by said committee.
| On motion of Senator Allan the report
was adopted.
| On motion Of Senator Allan the bill was
considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Allan the consti-
tutional rules were suspended by q four
| tifths affirmative vote of the Senate, the
bill was placed on its third reading and
| final passage, its title was adopted and it
| was ordered to be sent to the House for
concurrence.
Senator Blunt asked and obtained unani
nous consent to take up the report of the
C"mmi tee on Pensions, on House Bill No.
l5S, entitled an act to provide an annual
pension for the surviving veterans Of the
wars of 1912 and 1915, etc.
On motion of Senator Blunt, the report of
the committee was adopted.
Senator Blunt moved that the bill be
adopted on it's second reading.
Senator White moved that the bill be
printed and made the special order Of the
day for next Monday. at l:3O P. N.
Adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS ACCORDING TO PRE-
vIOUs NOTICE.
BY Senator Wharton:
Senate bill No. l56, entitled an act to pro-
vide for burying the INDECENT dead in the
city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four.ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
reading, and referred to the Committee on
Health and Quarantine.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an
nounced with the following mess age:
Housx or REPRESENTATIVES,
New o leans, February Is, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
l am directed by the House of Repre-
eentatives to ask the concurrence of the
Senate in the following House bills, to wit:
House bill No. %, entitled an act to au-
thorize and empower the police jury of the
parish of jefferson, right bank, to Issue in
terest bearing bonds, etc.
amend section 34l0 Of the Revised Statutes
of Louisiana
House bill No. 1879, entitled an act to
authorize the authorities of the city of
Shreveport to levy tax for the use Of the |
fire department Of said city.
House bill No. 277, an act to authorize the |
city of New Orleans to assume exclusive |
control Of all drainage works. etc.
House bill No. 278l9, entitled an act to |
incorporate the town of Arcadia, in the |
parish OF Bienville. etc.
House bill No. 3O4, entitled an act to pro-
tect persons who can rot write and requir- |
ing two attesting witnesses to acts signed |
by a mark, and regulate their introductions |
as evidence.
PETER j. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk.
By Senator Young:
WHEREAS This being the centennial year |
of the history OF America an independence, |
and about to be celebrated by great gath |
ering in Philadelphia, be it
Res0lred. That as one of the pictured |
panels on the dome of this cham her, de. |
voted to that subject in the year lS4l, fres- |
coed by Caneva, be draped by American |
flags in token OF recognition Of great |
national fact.
The resolution Lies over.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
When the Senate adjourned it had under |
consideration the adoption Of the report ot |
the Committee on Judiciary on Senate bill |
No.l46, emit ed an act to amend article 644 |
of the Code # Practice, to repeal all laws |
contrary to or in conflict with this act, and |
all laws on he same subject matter; the |
81 10 of EnIa nfI
Practice, to Fl ( penalties. for the violation Of |
this act, and to fix the limits of this act,
and the inter pretation to be given to it.
Senator b esux offered the following
amendment:
Insert nor wages, nor recompense for
personal serv ce, nor furniture to the value |
of six hundrs l dollars.
Senator White moved to lay the amend
ment on the table.
Senator Blunt called for the yeas and
nays with the fo!,o wing result:
Yeas-Alexa nder, Anderson, Chadbourn,
Detiege, Drmont, George, Goode, Kelly, |
Ogden, Robe, -on, Steven, Sypher. Twitch-
ell. Wharton. White, Whitney, Young-H.
Nays-AIlain, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster,
Burch, Cage, Harper, Herwig, Kelso,
Landry, fOlIarO, stamps. WeDer-Io
Absent-Blackburn, Eustis, Ola, Greene
Grover, MasicOt-6.
And the motion to table prevailed.
Senator Young moved to postpone the
whole subject matter.
The Pres;den. ruled the motion out of
order, on the ground that motion to in
definitely postpone the bill had already
been voted down.
Senator White moved that the bill be
engrossed.
San2for Rlunt lnnyad To racn.nxnit tina |