New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-06

Alss, Senate bill No. l22, entitled an act
lation residing on or near the public road
on the levee from Joseph street to Carroll
ton regular and easy access to the business
portion of the city. from which they are
now almost excluded; to reduce the fares
now exacted for passenger travel to Car
rollton one-half; to enable the owners of
the vast body of unproductive land now
lying between the existing Carrollton rail-
road and the Mississippi river. and between
Joseph street and CarrOllton, to make 1t OF
great benefit to the public and themselves,
and greatly add to the present taxable
value of the same to the State and city
treasures by its improvement; and to con
firm and en- large the contract now existing
between the city of New Orleans and the
Crescent City Railroad Company for the
accomplishment of these results.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sen
ate, the bill was placed on it's second read
ing, and referred to the Committee on Raj.
| roads.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The subject matter pending at the time
of adjournment was the calling of the yeas
and nays on the motion of Senator Chad
b0urn to table the motion of Senator Al
lain to postpone the further consideration
of House bill No. IA until Wednesday.
Senator Chadbourn withdrew the motion
to table, and moved as q substitute tina,
the further consideration OF the bill be post
poned until Wednesday next at P. NJ.
Adopted.
The journal was then read, corrected and
approved.
Senator Breaux asked and obtained
unanimous consent to take up Senate bill
No. -, entitled an act to create special
levee district in the parishes of Pointe
COupee and Iberville, at the present time.
On motion of Senator Breaux the bill wae
recommitted to the Committee on Lands
and Levees, and the committee was in
structed to report on next Wednesday.
Senator Sypher asked and obtained I'M
animous consent to call up the majority re.
port Of the Committee on finance on Senate
bill No. 50, as follows:
Your Committee on Finance reports
favorably on Senate bill No. IS. an act to
fix the compensation of the clerks of the
district courts of the parish of Orleans.
A. j. SYPHER, Chairman.
Senator Sypher moved that the majority
report be adopted.
Adopted.
Senator Sypher moved that the bill be
considered engrOssed.
Senator Young offered the following
amend ment:
Strike out five thousand dollars and
insert -four thousand dollars
The amendment was adopted.
The bill was considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Sypher, the con.
stitutional rules we're suspended by four
ffths affirmative vote of the Senate, and
the bill was placed on it's third reading and
final passage.
Senator Wharton called for the yeas
and nays upon the final passage of the bill,
with the following result:
Yeas Alexander, Allan. Anderson,
Blunt. Breaux. Brewster, Burch, Dumont,
George. Greene. Grover, Harper, Kelso.
Kelly, Masicot. Pollard Robertson. Stamps,
Steven, Sypher. Twitchell, Weber, Whar-
ton. Ioung-24.
Nay-Biackburn-l.
Absent-Cage, Chadbourn. Detiege. Eus-
tie. Goode, Gla. Herwig, Landry. Ogden,
White, Whitney-Il.
On motion Of Senator Sypher the title of
the bill was adopted. and the bill was or
dered to be sent to the House for concur.
renee.
Senator Brewster called up the report of
the Judiciary Committee. on Senate bill
No. 90, as follows:
Your Committee on Judiciary report IA
vorably on Senate hill No. 90, an act to fix
the terms of the district court in the Four
teenth Judicial District, and providing for
said terms.
T. C. ANDERSON, Chairman.
On motion of Senator Brewster the re-
port was adopted.
On motion of Senator Brewster, the bill
was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by q four-ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate. 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 Sypher called up the report of
the Committee on Finance Oh Senate bill
No. sc. as follows:
COMMITTEE ON F1yANCs
New Orleans, February 4, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance. to whom
was referred Senate bill No So (by Mr..
Stamps), beg leave TO report the same IA
vOrably, with the following amendments: In
section two, line tive strike out fifty" and
insert "forty,' and in line eleven strike out
"hfty' and insert forty"
Respectfully.
Al. SYPHER. Chairman.
On motion of Senator Sypher the report
was adopted.
On motion of Senator Sypher the bill
was considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Sypher the consti-
tutional rules were suspended by four
tifths affirmative vote of the Senate, in
order to place the bill upon it's third read
ing and final passage.
Senator Sypher moved that the bill
finally pass.
Senator Stamps moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was considered en-
crossed.
Senator Twitchell called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result:
Yeas - Alexander. Allan, Anderson.
Black burn, Breaux Dumont. Greene No;