New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-17

| nOunced with the following mess age
HousE OF Representatives.
| New o leans, February Is, 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members of tn
| Senate:
/ am directed by the House of Repre-
sentatives to ask the concurrence OF tn
Senate in the following House bills, to wit
House bill No 90, entitled an act to au
thorize and empower the police jury of thu
parish of Jefferson, right bank, to issue in
terest bearing bonds etc.
House bill No 81, entitled an act t.
amend section 3ll0 Of the Revised Statutes
of Louisiana.
House bill No. 1879, entitled an act t.
authorize the authorities of the city o.
Shreveport to levy tax for the use of the
fire department OF said city.
House bill No. 81. an act to authorize the
city of New Orleans to assume exclusive
control of all drainage works, etc.
House bill No. 2781e, entitled an act t.
incorporate the town OF Arcadia, in the
parish OF Bienville, etc.
House bill No. 3O4, entitled an act to pro
tect persons who can cot write, and requir
ing two attesting witnesses to acts signed
by a mark, and regulate their introductiOnf
| as evidence.
| Respectfully, ETC.,
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
| RESOLUTION.
| By Senator Young:
| WHEREAS, This being the centennial year
of the history of American independence,
! and about to be celebrated by q great gath
ering in Philadelphia be it
Resolrcd, That as one of the pictured
| panels on the dome of this chamber, de.
| voted to that subject in the year lS41, fres-
coed by Canevs, 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 of
the Committee on Judiciary on Senate bill
No. LAG, entitled an act to amend article GA
of the Code of Practice, to repeal all laws
contrary TO or in conflict with this act. and
all laws on the same subject matter; the
amendment of article GA of the Code of
Practice, to fix penalties for the violation of
this act, and to fix the limits of this act,
and the Interpretation to be given to it.
Senator Brssux offered the following
amendment:
Insert nor wages, nor recompense for
personal service, nor furniture to the value
of six hundred dollars.
Senator White moved to lay the amend
ment on the table.
Senator Blunt called for the yeas and
nays with the following result:
Yeas-Alexandel, Anderson, Chadbourn.
Detiege. Dumont, George, Goode. Kelly,
Ogden, Robertson, Steven, Sypher, Twitch-
ell. Wharton, White. Whitney, Young-l7.
1lucvo
Burch, Cage, Harper, Herwig, Kelso,
Landry, Pollard, Stamps, Weber-l3.
Absent-Blackburn, Eustis, Ola, Greene,
Grover. Masicot-6.
And the mo lion to table prevailed
Senator Young moved to postpone the
whole subject matter.
The President 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
considered engrossed.
Senator Blunt moved to reoommit the
bill, and called for the previous question.
Senator White made the point OF order
that Senator Blunt can not deprive him of
his right to debate the bill on his motion to
engross by moving to recommit and calling
the previous question.
The President ruled the point not we'll |
taken, on the ground that the previous
question cut of all debate.
Senator Burch called for the yeas and |
nays upon ordering Of the main question, !
with the following result:
Yeas-Allain, Blunt. Breaux Grover. |
Harper. Herwig, kelso, Landry, Pollard,
Nays-Alexapder, Anderson. Brewster, |
Burch, Cage, Chsdbourn, Detiege. Dumont. |
George. Goode, Kelly, Ogden, Steven, Whit |
ney, Young-l5.
Absent-Black burn, Eustis, ella. Greene,
MasicOt, Stamps, Sypher, Whites
And the main question was not ordered.
Senator Cage moved to lay the motion to
on the table.
Senator Breaux called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson, Brewster
Burch, Cage, ChadbOurn, Detiege, Dumont,
Ogden, Pollard. Robertson, Steven, Sypher,
Wharton, White, Whitney, Young-22.
Nays-Allain, Blunt, Breaux, Ola. Har-
per, Kelso, Landry, Weber-S.
Absent-Black burn, Eustis, Greene, Her.
wig, Stamps, Twitchell-6
And the motion to recommt was tabled
Senator Blunt moved to postpone the fur
Their consideration of the bill until Tues
day next, at two o'clock.
Senator Young made the point of order
that when Senator makes makes a mo.
ton and it is seconded he must take his
seat until the chair states the question.
The President Senator Anderson in the
chalr) ruled the point we'll taken.
Senator Whitney moved to lay the mo.
ton to postpone on the table.
Adopted.
Senator Weber offered the following
at the end of section three.
Provided, That before institutinp suits for
rents due them, landlords must exhibit to
the clerk OF the court where the suit ia
brought receipts showing that all the taxes
are PAID on the properly on which rent ia
On motion of Senator Cage the amend.
ment was laid on the table.
Senator Cage offered the following amend
ment
Insert NOR laborers wages"
Adopted.
On call of Senator Blunt the Senate went
INTO executive session.
Executive session having been raised, the
he following Senators answered to their
names:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Allan, An