New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-16
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ing and referred to the Committee or
Corporations and Parochlal Affairs.
House bill No. 800, entitled an act te
amend and reenact section ten Of an acl
entitled an act supplementary to the acts
incorporating the town Of Thibodaux, being
session act No. -. approved May %, 1876
so al to regulate the time and manner OF
holding elections for municipal officers fol-
the town of Thibodsux, and fixing their
term of office, was read the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing, and referred to the Committee on Cor
porations and Parochial Affairs.
House bill No. 327, an act to adjust. regu-
late and provide for the bonded debt of the
city of New O:lsans: to authorize the ex-
change OF bonds Of the city of New Orleans
for other bonds, to be issued on the plan
known as the premium bond plan; to adopt
and give legislative sanction to the said
plan, as set out in ordinances Nos. 3l3O and
1898, Administration series, Of the city of
New Orleans, approved on May % and Au.
gust 81, 1875; to provide fund to meet the
semi-aunual payments of the said bonds
| known as premium bonds; to create CON-
mission in the interest of creditors, and to
give said commission the direction, control
ana management of the eemi- annual allot-
ments under said premiu III bond plan; to
limit by contrac. the contracting of debt by
the city Of New Orleans; to limit taxation
for all purposes therein, and to give relief
to arrear taxpayers; to provide for the ex-
change Of said premium bonds for other
bonds in certain contingency, was read
the first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four fi.ths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed on its second
reading, and referred to the Committe on
Finance.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The special order Of the day, being House
bill No. LAG, entitled an act to annex GER
tain territory Of the parish of Lincoln to
the parish Of jackson, to provide for the re-
division of Jackson parish into police jury
wards; to dispose of certain suits pending
in the courts of Lincoln parish, and to per-
NIT certain persons to select the parish of
their domicile.
On motion Of Senator Whitney the con.
sideration of the bill was postponed until
next Monday.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OvEk.
On mo ton Of Senator Wharton the Senate
took up the calander.
The report Of the Committee on Judiciary |
on Senate bill No. 81, entitled an act to en- |
power police juries to enact and enforce
ordinances for the protection of game and |
fish, reported favorably was taken up.
On motion of Senator Wharton the bill |
was laid on the table, subject to call.
The report Of the Committee on Judiciary
IN Senate bill No. 4S, entitisd an act to pro |
vide for the trial of appeals in summary
Eases, reported unfavorably by said com
nttee, was taken up.
On motion OF Senator Wharton the report
If the committee was adopted and the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
The report of the Committee on Judi
,iary on Senate bill No. TO- entitled an act
% repeal act No. 81 of the acts of 1873:
'epealing and re-euacting sect ons 2lSO,
!ls7, 2lsS, 2l86, 1892 and 2l9s Of the
Revised Statutes of louisiana, reported
by said committe, was taken
,p.
On motion Of Senator Wharton the report
# the committee was adopted and the bill
vas indefinitely POSTPONED.
The report of the Committee on Judi
;ary on House bill No. 81, entitled an act
living parties accused of crime the right to
estify as witnesses on their trial, reported
by Hons. 7. c. Anderson and E.
}. White, and unfavorably by Hons.
:. L. Whitney and j. Henri Burch, was
AIKEN up.
Senator Burch moved to indefinitely
postpone the whole subject matter.
On the call of Senator Breaux the Senate
vent into executive session.
The executive session having been raised.
n call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present-Messrs Allan, Anderson, Black.
urn, Breaux, brewster, Cage, Chadbourn,
)etiege, Georg-, Goode, Greene, Grover,
larper, Herwlg. Kclso, Landry, Mascot,
)gden, POllod, Robertson, Stamps,
ya,,s :ypher' rwitchsll' Weber, White
Absent - Me=-rs. Alexander, Blunt,
'urch, Dumon, Eustis, Ola, Kelly, Whar
On, Whitney,.
the question recurring upon the con-
Iteration of Ho.lse bill No. 81, the motion
f Senator Burcl to indefinitely postpone
be whole subject matter was adopted.
Senator Anderson moved to reconsider
he vote by which Senate bill No. 20 was
postponed.
Senator Burch moved to lay that motion
N the table.
Senator Anderson called for the yeas
nd nays, with t-e following result:
Yeas = Alexai. Ter, Breaux, Bre wster,
'urch, Chadbor n, Detiege, Landry, Pol
ard, Wharton-9.
Nays = Allan, Anderson, Blackburn,
age, George, Goode, Grover. Harper,
ypher, WHITE Young-l6
Absent - Blunt, Dumont. Eustis. Ola,
'reene, Mascot, Stamps, Steven, Twitchell,
Weber, Whitney-ll.
And the motion to table was lost.
The question recurring upon the motion
, reconsider, Senator Blackburn called for
1e yeas and nays, with the following
ssu.t:
Yeas-Allain. Anderson, Blackburn. Du-
lont. GOode, Greene, Kelso, Weber, White,
Nays-Alexander, Blunt Breaux. Brews-
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