New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-24

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Yeas-Goode, Greene, Grover, Kelly,
Nays - Alexander, Allan, Anderson,
Blunt, Brewster, Burch. Cage, Chadbourn,
Ola. Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Landry, Mast
cot, Pollard, Stamps, Sypher. Twitchell,
Weber, Wharton, Whitney, Young-9
Absent-Blackburn, Breaux, Detiege, Du-
mont, Euetls, George, Ogden-7.
The question recurring upon the motion
to order the main question. Senator Robert
son called for the yeas and naye, resulting
as follows:
Yess-Alexander, Anderson, Blunt, Brew
ster, Burcb, ChadbOurn, Ola, Harper, Her
wig, Kelso, Landry, Masicot, Pollard. Sy.
pher, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton, Whit
nevis.
Nays-Allain. Cage, Goode. Greene, Gro
yer, Kelly, Ogden, Robertson, Stamps,
Steven, White, Young-i2.
Absent-Bla"kburn, Breaux, Detiege, Du-
mont, Eustis, George-6.
Main question ordered.
On the indefinite pcstponement of the
bill, Senator Robertson called for the yeas
and nays, with the following result:
Yeas-Anderson. Blunt, Brewster. Burch,
Cage, ChadbOurn, Gla Harper. Herwlg.
Kelso, Landry, Mas;cot. Pollard, Robertson.
Stamps, Sypher, Twtchell, Weber, Whitney,
Wharton, Young-2l.
Nays-Alexander Allan, GoOde, Greene,
Grover, Kelly, Ogden, Steven, White-9.
Absent Blackburn, Breaux, Detlege,
Dumont, Eustis, George-6.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Wharton moved reconsideration
of the vote by which House bill No. 327
was ind. fnitely postponed, and moved to
| lay the motion on the table.
Senator Robertson called for the yeas
| nays, resulting as follow:
Yeas-Blunt, Brewster. Burch, Cage,
Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Stamps, Sypher,
Twitchell, Wharton, Whitney-12.
Nays-Alexander. Allan, Anderson,
Goode, Ola, Greene, Grover, Kelly, Landry.
Masicot. Ogden, Pollard. Robertson, Steven,
Weber, White, Young-I.
Absent-Blackburn, Breanx, Chadbourn,
Detiege, DumOnr, Eustis, George.
The Senate refused to table the motion
to reconsider.
Senator Robertson gave notice that he
would move for a reconsideration OF the
vote by which House bill No. 1927 was in
definitely postponed.
Senator Harper called up Senate bill No.
16O.
Senator Robertson made the point of Or
der that according to the resolution intro
duced by Senator Young and adopted by
the Senate, no bills could be called up
except those relating to reform measures
The President ruled the point we'll taken.
Senator Burch demandtd call of the
Senate.
The Secretary called the roll, with the
following result:
Present-Messrs Allan, Anderson. Blunt,
Brewster, Bunch, Cage, Chadbourn, Detiege,
Dumont, Gia. H arper, Kelso, Landry, MASH
cor, Stamps. Sypher, Weber, Wharton,
| Whitney, Young-20
Absent-Messrs Alexander, Blackburn,
| Breaux, Eustis, George, Goode, Greene,
| Grover, Herwig, Kelly, Ogden, Pollard,
| Robertson, Steven, TWilchell, Whlte-lo.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Senator Sypher called up House bill No.
1885, entitled an act to provide money COM
pensation, in lieu of stationery, to members
of the General Assembly, and to provide
stationery for the Secretary Of the Senate,
the Clerk of the House of Representatives
| and the committees of said House, reported
| favorably By the Committee on Retrench
| ment and Reform.
On motion of Senator Sypher the report
| of the committee was adopted.
| On motion of Senator Whitney the bill
was adopted on it's second reading.
Senator Landry moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill.
Senator Cage moved to lay the motion on
the table.
| Adopted.
| On motion of Senator Blunt the fifth sec
ton of the bill was stricken out.
| Senator Blunt offered following amend
| ment to section six:
Insert, "that this act shall take effect on
the first of January, 1877"
Senator Detiege moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, and called for the yeas
and nays:
| Yeas-Alexander, Breaux, Brewster,
Detiege. Landry Ogden, Robertson, Stamps,
Sypher, Twitchell-l0
Nays-Allain, Blunt, Burch, Cage. Chad
bourn, Goode, Grover, Harper, Herwig
| Kelso, Pollard, Whitney, Young-l3
| Absent-Anderson, Blackburn. Dumont
Eustis George, Ola, Greene. Kelly. Mascot
Steven, Weber, Wharton, White-l3.
The Senate refused to table the mend
ment.
The amendment was adopted.
On motion OF Senator Cage the further
consideration of the bill WAS postponed and
made the special order Of the day for
Wednesday Immediately after the reading
of the journal.
| House bill No. l67, entitled an act to con
fer the power to regulate the compensation
for keeping the prisoners in parish prisons
upon the respective parishes OF the State
other than the parishes OF Orleans and JET
| son, reported favorably by the Committee
on Corporations was taken up.
| On motion of Senator Detiege the report
| of the committee was adopted.
| Senator Chadbourn moved to amend the
bill by inserting the word "cash.'
On motion o, Senator Detiege the amend
ment was laid on the table.
| On motion of Senator Detiege the bill was
adopted on it's second reading.
| On motion of Senator Chadbourn the con
stituti0nal rules were suspended, four-ffthf
| of the Senators voting in the affirmative
and the bill was placed on its third reading
| and fual passage.
Senator Young moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill.
Senator Robertson called for the yeal
and nays, with the following result:
| y..a Anderson. Breaux, Brewster