New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-08

ate, the bill was placed upon its second
reading, and referred to the Commute OF
Corporations and Parochial Affairs.
Also, Senate bill No. l22, entitled an acI
to secure to the large and industrious pOpu
latlon 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 ART
now almost excluded; to reduce the fares
now exacted for passenger travel to Car
rollton one-half; to enable the owners O.
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 it O.
great benefit to the public and themselves
and greatly add to the present taxabl,
value Of the same to the State and city
treasures by it's improvement; and to con
firm and enlarge the contract now existing
between the city of New Orleans and thu
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 Rail
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
bourn 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 az q substitute that
the further consideration OF the bill be post
poned until Wednesday next at Pm.
Adopted.
| The journal was then read, corrected and
approved.
Senator Breaux asked and obtained
unanimous consent to take up Senate bill
| No. p, entitled an act to create q special
levee district in the parishes of Pointe
Coupee and Iberville, at the present time.
On motion of Senator Breaux the bill was
recommitted to the Committee on Lands
and Leveee, and the committee was in
Senator Sypher asked and obtained IN.
animous consent to call up the majority re-
port Of the Committee on Finance on Senate
bill No. IS, as follows:
Your Committee on Finance reports
favorably on Senate bill No. 35, an act to
Tx 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
amendment
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 were suspended by four
ifths 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. YOung-24.
Nay-Blackburn-l.
Ahsent-Cage, Chadbourn, Detiege, Eus-
tie, Goode. Ola, Herwig, Landry, Ogden.
White, Wbioney-Jl.
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, az follows:
Your Committee on Judiciary report IA.
vorably on Senate hill No. 80, an art to fr
The terms Of the district cor:.ee In the Four
teenth Judicial District, and providing for
the drawing a.u summoning of juries for
laid terms.
T. c. ANDERSON, Chairman.
On motion of Senator Brewster the re.
bort was adopted.
On motion of Senator Brewster, the bill
vas considered engrossed.
The constitutional rules being suspended
" a four.ffths affirmative vote of the Sem
Ite, the bill was placed on it's third reading
md final passage, its title was adopted and
t was ordered to be sent to the House for
occurrence.
Senator Sypher CARED up the report of
he Committee on Finance on Senate bill
TO- &c. as follows:
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. I |
New Orleans, February 4, 1876. |
o the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance, to whom
vas referred Senate bill No. 36 (by Mr.
tamps), beg leave to report the same IA
orally, with the following amendments: In
ection two line five, strike out fifty and
fifty" and insert forty"
Respectfully,
On motion of Senator Sypher the report
vas adopted.
On motion of Senator Sypher the bill
vas considered engrossed.
On motion of Senator Sypher the consti-
utional rules were suspended by four
ifths affirmative vote of the Senate, in
rider to place the bill upon it's third read
ng and final passage.
Senator Sypher moved that the bill
inally pass.
Senator Stamps moved to reconsider the
'ote by which the bill was considered en-
crossed.
Senator Twitchell called for the yeas and