New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-21

ADOPTED.
The second section was adopted as
amended.
Mr.. Foute: think this bill should go be.
| fore the Committee on Judiciary, not for the
purpose of defeating it, but in order to har-
monize and shape it, SO that it may accord
with Congressional and State legislation
There are many things in the bill which
think have already been provided for. There
can be no harm in referring it to the Judi
ciary Committee:
Mr.. O'Hara: The bill has already been re-
ferred to a committee, and reported on fa-
vorably.
Mr.. Ray; The law as it exists seems to
cover the object of this bill.
Mr.. O'Hara: know there is such a law,
| but it is dead letter.
| Mr.. Pollard: have nothing against the
bill if it will only effect the object for
which it is intended The Freedmen's Blu.
reau, which is similar arrangement has
effected very little,
Mr.. 0'Hara: With regard to the Freed
mems Bureau they have certainly distribu.
ted some rations-in my parish l believe
about one barrel OF pork in one year. But
where we have Police Jury that is honest
they will do some good, and the law will be
ofsome benefit.
Mr.. Poindexter opposed the bill on account
of its not promising anything more than has
been promised by the Freedmen's Bureau
and not performed.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to refer the bill to the
Judiciary Committee.
Adopted. ...
House joint resolution No. III, expressing
the respects of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, in memory of the
death of the Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, late
member of Congress from the State of Penn
sylvania, and tending their sympathy to
the many friends and relatives Of the dc
ceased, was taken up and read
Mr.. Ray I move that the rules be sus.
pended to put the bill on its second reading,
Rules suspended.
The bill underwent its third reading
under suspension of the rules, and wa:
finally adopted with its title.
House bill No. III, substitute from
Senate Judiciary Committee, an Act ex
tending protection to laborers in the
exercise of the privilege of free suffrage,
was taken up and read.
Mr. Todd: / move that the consideration
of the bill be postponed, and that it be made
the special order of the day on Monday, al
one o'clock.
Adopted.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to amend articl
1910, of the Civil Code was taken up an,
read twice under suspension of the rules
: Mr.. Ray; / ask that the bill be considere
cngrossed for third reading.
The bill was considered engrosscd an
read third time.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill do noy
pass.
Mr.. Todd: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and ays.were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Darrall
Day, Egan, Futch, Kelso, Lewis Monette
| O'Hara, Packard, Poindexter, Pollard, Ray
e White, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams-l9.
g Nays; FRANCOIS, Smith, Todd.
y The bill was finally adopted with its title
Senate bill No. l2O, an act providing fc
, the free passage of children attending fire
public schools over all public ferries an
roads, was taken up and read.
It Mr.. O'Hara: | ask for suspension {
Il the rules to put the bill on its secon
> reading.
( Rules suspended and the bill read.
Under suspension OF the rules the bi
v was read third time and finally adopte
with its title.
Senate bill No. l2l, an act to amend an
re-enact article 2260 of the Civil Code Of th
Il State of Louisiana, and to repeal an act
amend and re,enact article 226O Of the Civ
Code of Louisiana, approved March l3, Is G.
was taken up and read.
Mr.. Ray: l move that the rules be su
i pended to put the bill on its second readin!
S Rules suspended and the bill read.
The rules were suspended and the bill reG
J, third time and finally adopted with
u title.
House bill No. 2j, an act providing ren
Il edy against usurpation, intrusion into, {
the unlawful holding or exercising publ
office or franchise in this State, was taken u
I and read,
\ Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be printe,
e Adopted.
e Nh. Ray: move that the bill be made Il
= special order of the day on Tuesday next.
c Adopted.
Mr.. Campbell; ask for a suspension
f the rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to amend an act entitled an ac
il relative to monitions and mode OF proceed
ings and to secure purchasers at tax sales
= Mr. Campbell: ask for further susper
sion of the rules toput the bill on its secon
e reading.
e Rules suspended and the bill read,
/. Mr.. Campbell; 1 move to refer the bi
to the judiciary Committee.
f Mr. Bacon: move to amend by proyidin
that the Committee report whether the bill
is not similar to the monition bill vote
: down yesterday.
/ The amendment was adopted by risin
vote of IL yeas to nays.
The bill was referred to the Judiciar
! Committee.
Mr.. Packard asked for a suspe nsion Of th
rules to introduce the following:
Resolued, That the hour for the meeting
the Senate each day, on and after MONDAY
the twenty fourth instant, (unless otherwis
specially directed) shall be twelve O'Clock 4
Rules suspended, and the resolutio
adopted.
,, Mr.. Coupland: ask for a suspension {
the rules 10 introduce bill.