The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-11
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
arw ORLEANS. FEBRUARY II. 1876.



The Senate was called to order at noon b
Lieut.. Gov. Antoine; twenty-five member
answered to their names.
The President called Mr.. Burch to tn
chair.
A memorial of the Property Holders Uniol
indorsing the Premium Bond plan submitte
BY Mr. White, and was referred to the Com
nittee on Finance.
The Finance Committee reported favorably
with amendments, on an act reducing tn
emoiuments Of the State Tax Collectors il
New Orleans, and unfavorsbly on an act rela
tive to the bonds Of Tax Collectors.
Mr.. Massicot gave notice OF an act repeating
section IL of the act changing the name o
Brashear City to Morgan City, etc. The sec
ton exempts the city from parish tax, and thu
object Of the bill is to place it on the same
footing as other towns of the State.
Mr. Burch introduced an act providing fol
the better protection of labor and capital
Also an act providing for the protection o.
mechanics end artisans. Referred.
Also an act to compel children to attend
school,
Mr.. Ola introduced an act to amend and re-
oenact section Of the act relative to the sale
Of property for delinquent taxes. Referred.
Under the call for
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Railroads, an act relative to the street railroad
companies Of New Orleans, providing that
che companies shall employ conductors, WAS
called up.
After considerable discussion the bill was
considered enQrossed. Further consideration
was then postponed until next Wednesday.
oSenate bill No. 1O7, substitute for Senate
bill No. 81, relative to subscription to stock to
the Pacific Railway Company, authorizing the
police juries of the parishes Of the State TO
order an election to authorize subscriptions
to the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Com
p. on demand ofsMf. Massiooe executive SEES
sion was declared.
On the executive session being eaised the
bill again came up.
There was Q protracted debate, during
which and pending action the attention Of
the President was called to the fact that it
was 8 o'clock, and that the Election bill had
been fixed for tina hour.
The Election bill was declared in order.
A motion to postpone for half an hour was
lost
On the call of Mr.. Buroh, the CLERK pro-
ceeded to read the bill, and proceeded far
enough to show that it was the original House
bill, when the further reading was dispensed
with.
Mr.. Burch moved that the Senate disagree
with the House amendments.
Mr.. Goode suggested that the proper mo-
ton wss that the Senate insist on its bill.
Mr.. Burch said that the message from the
House returned the bill as an amended bill,
and although it was virtually substitute for
the Senate bill, he believed IN accepting it as
an amended bill.
The motion to disagree was carried by q
vote of % yeas to nays.
Amotion was made by Mr.. Goode request
ing OF the House q general conference. in
view of the fact that the Senate and House
could not agree on the Election bill
Buncombs speeches we're made by Messrs.
Stamps, Cage and Blunt, whether for or
against the resolution was question, and as
soon as they had concluded the motion was
adopted by vote Of % yeas to 2cnays.
The Senate adjourned.