New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02
bonds in violation of the restrictions of tho
consolida ted act of 1852; and

bonds in violation of the restrictions of tho
consolidated act of 1852; and
temporary relief, and that it would be I'M
Just to unnecessarily compel them by 0nerous
taxation of doubtful legality to provide for
the interest on said bonds until the validity
or invalidity of said bonds shall have been
finally determined by competent authority;
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives, OF the State OF Lou
isiana in General Assembly convened, That
the city of New Orleans be aud is hereby
relieved from the obligation of levying and
collecting any tax for the purpose of pay
ing the interest on any of SAID bends issued
since 1852; that all laws relative to the levy
and collection of such taxes for such puv-
poses be suspended until the validity or in
validity Of the said bonds shall have been
finally adjudicated upon.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
the Governor, Attorney General, Mayor,
City Attorney, or either of them, or any five
taxpayers owning property in said city and
to contest the validity of the said bonds by
proceedings before any court Of competent
jurisdiction, and that proceedings to that
end shall be tried by preference over all
other cases.
Reported favorably.
The motion prevailed, and the Senate
rules were suspended.
On motion of Senator Cage the report
of the committee was adopted.
Senator White gave notice that he would
submit, at some future time, q minority re.
port upon the bill.
Senator Wharton offered as AZ amend
ment to the bill the following additional
section:
SEC g. That this act shall take effect from
and after its passage, end that all laws and
parts of laws in conflict with this act be
and are hereby repealed.
While the amendment was pending Sem
ator Twitchell asked and obtained unani-
NOUS consent to offer at this time the fol-
lowing motion:
Imove that the Secretary of the Senate
he instructed to communicate to the House
OF Representatives the final order of &C.
quittal adopted by the High Court of In
parchment, sitting for the trial OF William
T. Kellogg, Governor of the State. as the
final acton of the Senate in the matter of
the impeachment of said William p. KEEL
logg. Governor.
Senator Twitchell moved that the motion
be adopted.
Senator Whitney called for the previous
question.
Senator Twitchell called for the yeas
aud nays, with the following result
Yeas Alexander, Allan. Anderson,
Blackburn. Blunt. Brewster, Burch. Cage,
Harper. kelso Landry, Pollard, Stamps.
Sypher, Twitchell. Weber, Wharton, Whit
uey, Young-l9.
Eays-Detiege, Dumont, George. Goode,
Kelly, Ogden, Robertson; Steven, White-9.
Abeent-Breaux. ChadbOurn, Eustis, ella,
Greene, Grover, Herwig, Masicot-s.
And the main question was ordered.
On the adoption of the motion Senator
Robertson called for the yeas and nays,
with the following result:
Yeas - Alexander, Allan, Anderson,
Blackburn, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster, Burch,
Cage, Dumont Ola, Harper. Kelso. Landry
Masicot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher. Twitchell,
Weber, Wharton, Whitney, Young-23.
Nays-Detlege. George. Goode, Kelly,
Ogden, Robertson, Steven. Whites.
Absent-Chadbourn, Eustis, Greene,
Grover, Herwig-5.
And the motion was adopted.
The question REQUIRED on Senator Whar-
toms amendment to Senate bill No III.
Senator White offered the following sub
stitute to the bill and amendment:
Strike out and insert in lieu of preamble
to section two:
WHEREAS, The city of New Orleans has
become involved in debt so as to render it
impossible to levy by taxation a sum ade-
quate to the pay nent OF the interest on her
outstanding debt;
Whereas, 1t is charged that large pcr
ton Of the debt of New Orleans is lie gal, and
that it is necessary to have the legality of
ali the debt determined by judicial author
ity; therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly con-
vened. That the city Of New Orleans be di
rected and is hereby authorized not to levy
any interest tax for the purpose of paying
any of its outstanding or accruing interest
debt
SEC. 3 The city of New Orleans shall not
sinking fund for the purpose OF redeeminS
bonds until the time Of the annual levy Of
city taxes for the year 1881.
Senator Whitney moved to lay the sub
etitute on the table, and called for the yeas
and nays, with the following result;
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson, Blackburn,
Blunt, Brewster Cage, Pollard. Sypher,
Twitchell, Wharton, Whitney-ll.
Nays-Allain, Breaux, Burch, Chadbourn,
Detiege, DumOnt, Euste, George, GOOde
Ola, Greene, Grover, Harper, Kelso, Kelly,
LANDRY. Mascot, Ogden, RObertSOu, stamps,
Steven. Weber, White, YOung-24.
Absent-Herwig-l.
And the Senate refused to lay the substi-
tute on the table.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senator Wharton called for the special
order of the day.
The President ruled that the special
order could not be called until the journal
was read, as it was fixed for Immediately
after the reading of the journal.
SPECIAL ORDER RESUMED.
Senator Eustis offered the following pro-
viso to Senator Whites substitute to Sen
ate bill No. III:
Provided. that 60 interest tax shall be
levied by the city of New Orleans Tor
period Of five years, unless some comprO-
mise is made between the city and her
bondholders.
Senator White accepted the proviso.
Senator Allan moved to have the bill
printed in the journal, and to make it the
special order of tho day for tomorrow at
dp.M., and called for the previous ques-
tioE.
The main question was ordered.
The motion was adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Masicot, from the COMMITTEE on