New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-25

Read twice under suspension fthe rules
and referred to the Committee on Claims.
The Senate adjourned.
| FOrty-SINth Days Proceedings.
FRIDAY, August 81, 1868.
The Senate was called to order by the Pres
dent at eleven o'clock.
The roll was called. Present, the follow
ing members.
Anderson, Bacon, Blackman, Braughn
Campbell, Darrall, Day. Foute, FRANC OILS
| Futch, Harris, Z. L. Jewell, F. L. Jewell
kelso, Lewis Offutt, Packard, Poindexter
Pollard, Ray, Smith, Thompson, Todd
White, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-27
Prayer by the chaplain, Reverend Mr.
Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the reading of the
minutes was dispensed with.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Judicia-
ry reported as follows:
On Senate bill No. 1879, an act relative to
the claims and liens of mechanics, etc.
Favorable by substitute entitled Senate
bill No. 1879, an act to amend and leenact
articles 32l6, 3239, and 3240 of the Civil
Code of Louisiana.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 1l3, an act
to purchase 500 copies each of the Code of
Practice and Civil Code of Louisiana, edited
by J. o. FuQua, and 100 copies of Hennen's
Digest.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 1876, an act
to amend an act to take the sense of the
qualified voters of VIM as to the expedi-
eHcy of removing the seat of Justice from
the town of WINFIELD to the town OF Mont.
gomery, and confirming the town of VIM.
field as the seat of justice.
Favorably upon House bill No. "a, an act
to fix the terms of the District Courts in the
Third Judicial District.
Favorably upon an act fer the relief of
George S. Lacey, attorney at law, and
Favorably upon bill for the relief Pierre
Soule, attorney at law.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-.
rollment, reported as duly enrolled:
An act to ascertain the eligibility of per.
sons elected or appointed to office, etc.
And as duly engrossed the following bills:
An act to define and regulate the costs of
Sheriffs and Clerks of Courts, etc.
An act to incorporate the Louisiana and
Arkansas Railroad Company.
An act to provide for the improvement of
Red river.
An act to provide for fixing the terms of
District Courts in the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict. -.
House preamble and resolutions to have
the United States flag to wave over all pub.
lie buildings and institutions.
Mr.. Day presented the following report:
Your committee, appointed by resolution
Of the Senate of the nineteenth instant to
confer with the Warrant Clerk and learn |
how much of the appropriation of $3.50 900 |
made by the Legislature, has been received
by him, and why he is unable to pay the |
their per diem, beg leave to report |
progress. and respectfully ask for further 1
time and for authority to confer with the |
state Treasurer in order to elicit all the |
facts and Information required By the fore. |
going resolution Of the Senate. .i
(signedl PoINDEXTER,
-g-f Chairman.
Mr.. Bacon: l move that the report be |
adopted.
Adopted. -..aM
Mr.. Ray: 1 move that Mr.. White be
,ranted twenty-five days leave of absence.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray: move that the case of Mr..
Lntoine, contesting the seat of Mr.. White,
'e postponed until the return Of Mr.. White.
Adopted. H
Mr. Wittgenstein: ask for a suspension |
# the rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act relative to succession sales.
Read twice under suspension of the rules
nd referred to the judiciary committe.
Mr. Wilcox: ask for suspension of the
lles to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act authorizing Joseph st. Cyr to do
ate by will or testament property to his
atural children.
Read twice under a suspension of the
lies and referred to the Judiciary Com
ittee.
Mr. Wilcox: ask for suspension of the
lies to introduce a bill.
Rules suspended.
An act relative to public weighing.
Read twice under q suspension of the
lies and referred to the Committee ON
,mmerce and Manufactures.
BILLS ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
Senate bill Incorporating the Vaudeville
ID Sulphur Springs Railroad company.
The bin was introduced and read.
Mr.. Thompson: ask for suspension Of
ae rules TO put the bin on its second read
lg. E9 II
Rules suspended.
Mr.. Thompson. Il move to refer the bill t
the Committee on Internal Improve
ents. fal
Adopted. Ii
BILLS OK rIRsr RnADxc. II
House bill No. lag, an act appropriatinr /
%, 600 for the pay Of mileage and Der diem
members and per diem Of employees Of the /
neral assembly, and the contingent ex.
nses Of the same. was read.
Ny. Ray: move that the rules be sus- 4
nded in order that the bill be fput on its
sond reading. IL
Rules suspended, and the bill read.
Under suspension Of the rules the bill
'a read third time and finally adopted
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