New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-13

senator stamps moved TO suspend the
| Senate rules in order to take up the resolu
ton at this time.
| Senator Alexander called for the yeas
and nays, with the following result:
Yeas - Allan, Blunt, Brewster, Chad
bourn, Dumont George, Goode, Grover
Steven, Wharton, WHITFIELD.
Nsys-Alexsnder, Breaux, Burcb, Cage
Greene, Harper, Kelso, Masicot, Pollard
Twitchell, Weber, Whitney, YOung-l3.
Absent - Anderson, Black burn, Detege,
Eustie, Kelly, Landry, Sypher-7.
And the Senate refused to suspend the
rules.
The resolution accordingly lies over.
Senator Harper moved to suspend the
rules in order to take up Senate bill No. l07,
with view 10 fixing the bill for certain
day.
Adopted.
Senate bill No. 1O7 was then taken up.
Senator Harper moved TO recommit the
bill.
Senator Alexander offered two amend
ments, which be desired to have read and
bill.
Senator Wharton made the point of or
der that, pending . motion to rec0mmit,
amendments are out of order.
The President ruled the point we'll taken.
The motion to recOmmit the bill to the
Committee on Railroads was then adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS
BY Senator Anderson:
Joint resolution No. 10, favoring the pas.
sage by Congress Of the act granting aid
for the construction of the Texas Pacific
railroad and the Louisiana branches there.
Of, and indorsing the recommendations in
relation thereto of the National Railroad
Convention, held in the cities of St. Louis
and Memphis.
The constitutional rules being suspended
by . four 6f:hs affirmative vote of the Sen.
ate, the BIZ | was placed on its second read
ing, and referred to the Committee on
Railroads.
Senator Breaux, by unanimous consent,
called up Senate bill No. IS, reported by the
Committee on Land and Levees, as follows:
CONAI1TBR ON Canals. DRAINAGE AND INLAND
Navigation. February 9, 1876. !
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Canals. Drainage and
Inland Navigation beg to report without
action on Senate bill No. IS. entitled an act
to remit the collection of State and parish
taxes on lands situated in the parish Of
Pointe Coupee, and subject to yearly inun-
dstion from the Grand Levee crevasse.
Respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM HARPER, Chairman,
E.. L. WHITNEY,
T. B. STAMPS.
considered engrossed.
Senator Young offered the following |
amendment:
"And the parish of Concordia."
Senator Weber made the point OF order
hat tie amendment is not german to the |
ubject matter Of the bill.
The Presiden. ruled the point not well
AIKEN.
Senator Cage moved to lay the amend.
nent on the table.
Senator Breaux called for the yeas and
ays, with the following result:
Yeas - Breaux. Cage, Gocde, Grover,
Ielso, Landry, Sypher. Weber, Wharton,
Vhite-l0.
Nays-Anderscn, Blunt, Burcb, Chad.
lgden, Robertson, Steven, Twitchell,
'oung-l3.
Absent-Alexander. Allan, Black burn,
Brewster, Detiege, Eustis, Ola, Herwis,
leliy, Mascot, Pollard. Stamps, Whit
ey-l3.
And the motion to table was elected.
On the call Of Senator Breaux, the Sen.
Il went into executive session. Il
The executive session having been raised,
, call OF the roll the following Senators
aswered to their names:
Present - Meeers. Alexander. Allan.
nderson, Blunt, Breaux, Brewster. Buroh.
age, Chadtourn, Dum0nt, George Goode,
ls, Harper, Herwig, Kelso, Mssicot,
gder, Robertson, Steven, Sypher, Weber.
'hsrton, White, Whisney-55.
Absent - MeserA Blackburn, Detiege.
nstie, Greene, Grover, Kelly Landry,
'llard, Stamps, Twitchell, Young-ll.
Senator Wharton offered the following :
inority report upon the bill under coneid-
alton, and asked that it be received at this i
ne:
COMMITTEE ON CANALS AND DRAINAGE =
New Orleans, February II, 1876
the Honorable President and Membersof the
Senate:
respectfully submit the following minor
report on Senate bill No IS: T
Add the words land parish of Ibervilie"
:er the words "Pointe Coupee' in the
le and in the first section of the bill.
w. W. WHARTON. t
The question recurring upon the adoption f
the amendment, Senator Goode offered '
, following substitute for the amendment /.
insert the parishes of ST. Landry, St. q
Irtin, St. Mary, Assumption and Terre- +,
nne.
senator Blunt offered the following, which a
g accepted by Senator Goode, in lieu of .
substitute offered by him, viz: y,
n the first section strike out the words
rand Levee;' in the second section strike v
the words Grand Levee," and insert
! lands in the State of Louisiana subject
overflow shall be relieved from taxation" q,
senator Young moved the indefinite poet y
cement Of the whole subject matter, and
led for the previous question.
IN ordering the main question Senator OF
sxander called for the yeas and nays,
h the following result: CT
Chadbourn, Dumcnt,
rper, Masicot, Pollard, Stamps, Twitch. &c
Whitney, Young-l0.
'ays-Allsin, Anderson, Blunt, Bresux,
,wster, Burch. George, Goode, Herwig, al
leo, Landry, Ogden, Robertson, Steven, q,
Der, Wharton, Whice-I7. :.
Cage, Detiege, Eustis, !"
}. Greene. Grover, Kelly. Sypher-9. &C
nd the Senate refused to order the main
,sti0n. or