New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-03
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PROCEEDING
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THB
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PROCEEDINGS
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.

Antoine, Bacon, Blackman, Campbell,
Coupland, Darrall, Day, FOute, FRANCOIS,
Futch, jerks, Jewell Kelso, Lewis, Lynch,
Monette, Ogden, Packard, Pinchbark, Poin.
dexter, Pollard, Randall, Ray, Smith, Todd,
Whitney, Wilcox, Wittgenstein--25.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Jackson.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with.
The order of the day was called.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Campbell: l ask for suspension of
the rules to present report.
Rules suspended.
The report of the Joint Committee of the
General Assembly Of Louisiana, on the con
duct of the late elections and the condition
of peace and good order in the State, was
read.
Mr.. Campbell: move that two thousand
copies be ordered printed.
Mr.. Smith: move to amend by substi,
tuting the words "5C0)" for :'20OO"
Amendment accepted.
Adopted.
An act to confer additional powers upon
the District and Parish Judges was taken
up and read.
Mr.. Ogden: I move that the bill finally
pass.
Mr.. Antoine: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, resulting:
Yeas: Bacon, Coupland, Foute, jerks,
Jewell, Lewis, Ogden, Packard, Ray, Todd,
Whitney, Wittgenstein-l2.
Nays: Antoine, Campbell, Darrall, Fran
eois, Kelso, Monette, Poindexter, Raudail-s.
The bill was passed finally, and adopted
with its title.
Mr. Lewis: ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to provide for State loan for the
building and repairing of levees.
Read twice under suspension of the rules
and referred to the Committee on Public
Lands and Leyees.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported as duly engrossed:
Senate bills Nos. 23l, 257, 24s, 232, 227,
256 and 21l; and
House bill-substitute for Senate bill No.
l0I; House bills Nos. l24 and 23O, and en-.
rolled Senate bill No. 1877.
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived.
The Clerk of the House OF Representatives
appeared with message from that body
announcing that the House had concuIred
in the following Senate bills:
No. $50, an act to incorporate the Mande-
vile and Sulphur Springs Railroad Com
pany.
No. 67, an act relative to attachments.
No. 1855, an act defining the boundary of
the parish of Plaquemines on the right bank
Of the Mississippi.
No. ZIG, an act to repeal an act entitled an
act to postpone all seizures for city taxes.
No. 10, an act providing fee bill for
clerks in criminal cases, and the mode of
collecting the same. 0...
No. $50, an act further defining the juris.
diction of the parish courts in succession
cases. .-......
No. l56, an act to amend and re.enact the
forty.eighth section of an act relative to
criminal proceedings, approved March IA,
1855. .#.-...
Also that the House asked concurrence OF
the Senate in the following House bills:
No. 1856, joint resolution relative to public
documents. ..a.
No. 232, an act to allow Charles A. W.
Milchsack to change his name.
No. 245, an act relative to the banks of
the Bayou Lafourche within the parish of
Lafourehe.
No. 246, an act to amend and reenact the
third section of an act entitled an act to fix
the terms of the District Courts in the Third
Judicial District.
Also, that the House had concurred with
the amendments in House bill No. 2lj, an act
for the sale OF 81, $50, 900 in bonds, undis.
posed of, issued in accordance with the pro,
visions of the act entitled an act TO provide
means for the construction of levees by the
issue of bonds of the State for four millions
of dollars, and to provide for the redemp.
tion of said bonds, approved March 26, 1867,
or to exchange any portion of such bonds
at market price for Auditors warrants issued
under authority of the present General
Assembly, and had made an amendment to
section eight, striking out all after the
words 'public works.
Also, that the House had postponed in
definitely Senate bill No. ls3, an act relative
to the payment of the expenses of criminal
prosecutions, and that the House had con-
Cured with amendments in Senate bills.
No, 1j7, an act to amend and re-enact the
thirty.fourth section Of an act entitled an
act relative to criminal proceedings, ap-
proved March II, 1866.
And No. lG2, an act authorizing the Sec
retary of State to appoint an Assistant Sec
retary and page.
| Mr.. Lynch: / ask for suspension Of tho
rules 70 take up House bill No. 2l5, an ae
for the sale of 81, ,5s6,O 600 in bonds undis-
posed of passed in accordance with thi
provisions of the act entitled an act to pro
vide means for the construction Of levees b,
the issue of bonds Of the State for 81 900, ,OO
and to provide for the redemption of sal,
bonds, approved March &c, 1867, or to eS
change any portion of such warrants q
market price for Auditors warrants, issue
under authority of the present General As
sembly.
Rules suspended and the amendment
Of the House read.
Mr., Lynch: move that the amendment
be concurred In,
Mr. whitney: call for the yeas and nay;
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing;
| Yeas: Bacon, Blackman, Coupland, Foute
jerks, Jewell, Lynch, Ogden. Packard Ray