New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02

F. S. GOODE,
j. B. EUSTIS
w. A. ROBERTSON,
DAVID YOUNG.
0. II. BREWSTER.
Senator Anderson, chairman of the Com
mittee on Judiciary, submitted the follow
ing report:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
| New Orleans February %, 1876
To the Honorable President and Members Of IN
Your Committee on Judiciary respect
fully report favorably on Senate joint reso
linton No. IL, entitled joint resolution sub
hitting an amendment creating . specla
'O' THOMAS c. ANDERSON,
| j. HENRI BURCH,
w. JASPER BLACKBURN,
EDWARD D. WHITE,
E. L. WHITNEY.
The report lies over.
On the call of Senator Twitchell thu
Senate went into executive session.
Executive session having been raised, OF
call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Present - Messrs Alexander. Allan,
Anderson, Blunt, Brewster, Burch. Cage
Chadbourn. Eustis, Gla, Greene. Grover
Harper, Herwig. Kelso. Kelly, Landry
Masicot, Ogden, Pollard, Robertson. Stamps
Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whit
ney, White, Y0ung-29.
| Absent-Messrs. Black burn, Breaux, De
tiege, Dumont, George, Goode, Steven-7.
Senator Cage, chairman of the Commit.
tee on Parks and Public Buildings, sub.
mitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON PAKKs AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS }
New Orleans, February 2S, 1876 )
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Your committee having had under con-
| sideration House bill No. 3l4, an act to
transfer to the Mayor and Council of New
Orleans the control. custody, supervision
end management of the city parks and park
funds, ETC., beg to report favorably.
Respectfully:
Chairman;
M. H. TWITCHELL,
THOMAS C. ANDERSON,
DAVID YOUNG.
The report lies over.
Senator Wharton, chairman of the Com
mittee on Railroads, submitted the follow
ing report:
COMMfrrE1 on RAILROADS
New Orleans, February Is, 1876. !
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate
Having had under consideration House
bill No. 1872, an act to provide for improv-
ing, repai.in etc. the streets of the city OF
New Orleans We beg to report favorably
thereon.
Respectfully,
w. w. WHARTON, Chairman;
A. j. SYPHER.
THOMAS A. CAGE,
The report lies over.
INTRODUCTION OF JOINT RESOLUTION
By Senator Blunt:
Joint resolution No. 16. entitled Joint res
olution relating to the improvement of Cane
river and appropriating $4,000 tor the
same.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by . fourffths affirmative vote of the Sem
ate, the bill was placed on its second read
ing and referred to the Committee on
Canals and Drainage.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
The Chief Clerk of the House was an
nounced with the following message:
House. OF REPRESENTATIVE
New Orleans, February 20, 1876. :
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
l am directed by the House of Repre-
senratives to ask the concurrence OF your
honorable body il the passage Of the fol
lowing House bills:
House bill No. 30l. an act for the relief
of W. L. Mcintosh, Of the parish Of Rich
land.
House bill No. 3l3, an act to amend an
act to incorporate the town OF Pleasant
Hill, De Soto parish Louisiana.
House bill No. 434. an act to fix the num-
Der of employees in the Office of State
Treasurer.
Also in concurrent resolution and address
to the Governor of the State for the re-
moval from office of Thomas P. Sherbur1e,
parish judge of Terrebonne.
PETER j. IRRELEVANT.
Chief Clerk.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
When the Senate adjourned it had under
consideration the adoption Of Senator Rob
ertson's substitute on House bill No. $40.
Senator Robertson moved the adoption of
the subs situte.
Senator Wharton called for the yeas and
nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Allain, Blunt, Chadbourn. petiege,
Eustis, Greene, Kelly, Mascot, Ogden. Rob
ertson, Steven, Weber, White, Young-l4
Nays-Alexander, Anderson. Brewster,
Burch, Cage, George, Goode, Ola, Grover,
Harper, Herwig, Landry. Pollard, Stamps,
Sypher, Twitchell, Wharton, Whltney-IS
Absent - Blackburn, Breaux. Dumcn.,
Kelso-4. \
The Senate refused TO postpone to Thurs
day, March ?.
The question REQUIRED upon the adoption
Of the bill upon it's second reading.
Senator Whitney called for the previous
question.
Senator Whitney withdrew the call for
the previous question in order to allow Sen
ator White to speak.
Senator White at the close of his remarks
renewed the motion for the previous euee-
ton.
The main question was ordered.
The yeas and nays being called upon the
main question, which was the adoption Of
the bill on its second reading, resulted as
follows:
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson, Brewster,
Burcb, Cage, ella. Grover, Harper. Herwig,
!keso, Landry, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher,
Twitchell, Wharton. Whitney-H.
Nays-Allain, Blunt, Breaux, Chadbourn,
OclIege, DumOnC, EusCle, UeOrge, VOOOe,
Greene, Kelly, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson,
Steven, Weber, White, Young-ls.
Absent-Blackburn-l
And the molten to adopt the bill On its
second reading WAS lost.
Senator Robertson moved to reconsider |
he vote just taken, and moved 70 lay that f!
motion on the table.
Senator Wharton called for the yeas and
nays on the motion to table, with the fol- |!
lowing result:
Yeas-Chadbourn Detiege. Dumont, Eus-