New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-16

of its present consideration.
Mr.. Gracien moved its adoption and
called for the previous question.
The main question was ordered.
On the motion to adopt the yeas and nays
were demanded, with the following result
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Darlington, Bird
Brown of CaddO, Burton, Brown of JEFF
fersOn, Blair, Brewster, BOsley, Brooks
Lacy, Drew, Dickinson, DinFgra7e
Desmarais, D'Ayy, Dejoie, Devezin
Early, Evans, Elliott, Fobb, Claude
Gardere, CAN'T, Gracien, Hill of Ascension
Hughes, Holt of East Baton Rouge, Holt
of West Baton Rouge, Heath, johnson Of
De Soto, Jones, Robert johnson, Keeting
Lewis, Lastrappes, Magloire, Martin, Milon
Moore, ROutOn, Romero, Raby, Swazie
Snaer, Shelton, SHINES, Tolliver, Wash
ington, j. c. Watson, Watson, Walker-57
Nays-Carville, Drury, Davidson, Gary
Paris, Seveignes. Stewart.
Adopted.
Mr.. Gracien moved to reconsider the vote
by which resolution was adopted, and alec
moved to lay the motion to reconsider on
the table.
Carried.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Notices were given that at some future
time the following entitled bills would be
introduced:
By Mr.. Washington, of Concordia:
An act for the relief of delinquent tax
payers on lands overlooked and subject to
overflow.
By Mr.. Evans, of Orleans:
An act to amend and re-enact section one
of act No, IL, session of 1873, and to amend
and re-enact the title of said act No. IL.
By Mr.. Routon, of Catalonia:
An act that convicts in the Penitentisry
of this State shall receive twenty per cent
of the value of their labor done inside of
the Penitentiary, and fifty per cent when
employed outside of the Penitentiary.
By Mr.. Devezin, of Orleans:
An act incorporating the Bricklayers'
Union Association No. / of New Orleans,
Louisiana.
By Mr.. Bird, of East Baton Rouge:
An act to regulate the fees of recorders.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
According to previous notice Mr.. Como in
troduced House bill No. So, joint resolution
to provide for the payment of special SER
geants alarms and extra porters and clerks
of the General Assembly, appointed under
the provisions of resolutions adopted in the
respective branches of the General Assem-
bly,.
Read first time and placed on the calendar
[Mr. Stewart, of Tensas, in the chair.]
Previous notice having been given, Mr..
Gracien introduced House bill No. 81, an
act making an appropriation of one hundred
and thirteen dollars and ninety cents for the
relief of Nicholas Burton.
Read first time.
The constitutional rules being suspended
the bill was placed on It's second reading,
and referred to the Committee on Claims.
Under previous notice Mr.. Drury intro
duced House bill No. SIS, an act to secure
the execution of the laws, and the protec.
ton and defense of the State; to provide
for the issue of warrants for said purposes,
and the receiving or cashing the same by
the State tax collectors, and to further regn-
late the duties of the Treasurer and Au-
ditor of Public Accounts.
Read first time.
Under a suspension OF the constitutional
rules the bill was read a second time and
placed on the calendar.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Ways and Means sub
mitted the following report, which was re-
ceived and adopted:
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, I
New Orleans, March IA, 1871 5
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives:
We, the Committee on Ways and Means,
beg leave to report favOrably on House bill
No. l9, an act authorizing thetax collectors
of the several parishes in the State of Louis
lana to receive the taxes of 1875, collectible
in 1876, without penalties until the first day
of January, 1877, with the following
amendment: Strike out in section one the
words "thiFtv irst day of January, 1877"
and insert in lieu thereof the words "thirty-
first day of March, 1877"
GEORGE BIRD,
A. TOLLlVER,
G. H. HILL,
w. H. DINKGRAVE,
Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Drury moved that its further con-
sideration be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Dinkgrave moved to lay the motion
to indefinitely postpone on the table, on
which the yeas and nays we're ordered
with the following result.
Yeas-Speaker Hahn, Bird, Brown of Cad
do, Burton, Brooks, Davidson, Drew, De
Lacy, Dickinson, Dinkgrave, Detiege, De.
joie, Devezin, EARLY, Fobb, Hill of Ascen
sion, Lane, Martin, Milon, Raby. Swazie,
Snaer, SHINES, TOlliyer, Watson-25.
Nays-BarringtOn Brown of Jefferson,
Blair, Bosley, Brewster. Carville, Como,
Cole, Drury, burden, Desmarais, D'Avy,
Evans. Elliott, Gardere, Gaude, Gary. Ora
Glen, Hughes, Holt of East Baton Rouge,
Holt of West Baton Rouge, johnson of De
Soto, Jones, Robert johnson, Keeting,
Lewis, Lastrappes, Magloire, Moore, Routon,
Romero, Seveignes, Shelton, Stewart,
Washington, j. G. Watson, Walker-5.
Lost.
Mr.. Drury withdrew the motion to ia
definitely postpone.
The bill was made the special order of the
day for tomorrow at Pm.
The Committee on Appropriations,
through its chairman, submitted the follow
ing reports, which were received and
adopted:
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATION,
New Orleans, March IA, 1877. !
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House OF Representatives;
/ an instructed by the Committee on Ap-
preparations to make the following report:
Fav0rably by substitute for House bill
No. al, making certain appropriations to
supply deficiencies for the year ending De-
cember 81. 1876, payable out of the reve-
nues Of 1876.