New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-06
JOURxAL OF THE SENATE.
Elshty.fourth Day's sessIon.

The Senate was called to order by the
President at IL O'Clock NJ.
The roll was called. The following mem,
bers answered to their names;
Messrs. Bacon, Beares. Blackman, Braughn,
Campbell, Couplsnd, Darrall. Foute, Fran
eois, Futch, jerks. Jewell, Kelso, Lynch
Monette. OHara, Packard, Pinchback, Poin
dexter Randall, Raw, Todd, Whitney, vii
cox, Wittgenstein-25.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Maistre.
On motion of Mr.. Beares the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Wittgenstein, from the Committee on
Enrollmentreported as duly enrolled Senate
bills Nos, l70, 2lG, 156, 185, $50,
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. BraIshn, from the Special Committee
appointed to inquire into the expediency Of
purchasing a museum of curiosities and
numisnatics from Mrs. R. H. Chiffon, re-
reported in favor of the purchase.
Mr.. Campbell: ask for suspension OF
the rules to take up the slaughterhouse
bill.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules.
a RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Campbell:
Be it resolved by the Senate and House OF
| Representatives OF the State of Louisiana
in General Assembly convened, That the
Joint Committee on the Conduct of the late
| Election and the Present Condition of Peace
and Good Order in the state be and they are
| hereby authorized to continue in session
during the recess or adjournment of this
| session of the General Assembly and its
next session, with all the powers hitherto
| conferred upon them.
Provided, That its members shall only re.
celve their per diem for the number Of days
they are actually 10 session, and shall not
be entitled to any mileage.
Lies over.
By Mr.. Campbell:
Resolued, That the Reporter of the Sen.
ate be and he is hereby authorized during
the recess of the General Assembly to re-
wise and prepare for publication in pamphlet
form the debates of the Senate up to the
time of the recess, and that during the time
engaged in such work he shall be entitled
to receive his per diem as Official Reporter.
BE ii further Res0iued That the President
Of the Senate be and he is hereby author
lied to contract for the printing of 500 cop.
les of said debates for the use of the mem.
bers of the Senate, in octave size. long
primer type, at q price which shall not
exceed S. per page.
Referred to the Committee ON Printing.
The order of the day was called.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. 2i9, an act to provide the
means of protecting and reelaiming the
swamp and alluvial lands of Louisiana from
inundation, by the issue of bonds of the
State to the amouat of five millions, and
for the redemption of the same, was read.
Mr.. Campbell move to refer the bill to
the Committee on Public Lands and Leyees.
Adopted.
Mr.. Braughn ask for a suspension of
the rules to toke up the petition of Anthony
Sambola, in the matter of the contested seat
of Sambola VS.. Campbell.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
by rising vote of l. yeas to nays.
BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bill No. 232, an act to allow Charles
A. W. Milchsack to change his name, was
read.
Lies over.
House bill No. 245, an act relative to the
banks of the Lafourche within the parish of
Lafourche.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: ask for suspension
of the rules to put the bill on its second
reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: move that the bill
be referred to the Committee on Public
Lands and LeYees.
Adopted.
House bill No. 2l6, an act to amend and
re-enact the third section of an act entitled
an act to fix the terms of the District Courts
in the Third judicial District.
Mr.. Ray: I move that the rules be sus.
pended to put the bill OF its second reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time and finally adopted
with its title.
House joint resolution No, 1856, relative to
public documents.
Read twice under suspension of the rules
and referred to the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Wilcox: move that Senate bill No.
-, an act to provide for State loan for
building and repairing leyees, be ordered to
be printed. ....
Adopted.
SPECIAL. ORDER OF THE BAY.
Senate bill No. 2l2, substitute, an act to
provide for carrying into effect the one
hundred and thirty second section of the
State Constitution was read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Mr.. Todd; move to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was considered engrOssed.
Adopted.
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived.
Mr.. Todd: move that the fourth section
be stricken out.
Mr.. Lewis: move to lay the motion on
the table.
Adopted
Nj. Ray: move that t4- bill be coz
sidered engrossed.
Adopted. a
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read taird tine and finally adopted
with its title.
House bill ia, an act to prevent the
issue of false receipts or bills of lading, aud
4 to punish fraudulent transfers Of property
by cotton presses, whsrdngsrs and others,
Was read.
Mr., Bacon: | move that the bill be con
sidsrea engrossed.
Adopted s5
| Under a'snspension,of the rules Tie bill
was read 9 third time and finally adopted