New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-23
. Fl F. I CI A L.
PROCEEDING
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
seventy-Third Days ses.lon.

TUESDAY, September %, 1868.
The Senate was called to order by the
President at twelve o'clock NJ.
The roll was Called present the following
members:
Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Blackman,
Campbell, Courlaud, Darrall, Day, Egan,
Foute, Jewell, Kelso, Lewis. Lynch, Mo-
nette, Ogden, 0'Hara, Packard, Pinchback,
Poindexter, Pollard, Randall, Ray, Smith,
Thompson. Todd, White, whitney, Wilcox
Williams, Wittgenstein-30.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner,
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Ray, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported favorably upon Senate bill No. $50,
an act for the relief of B. Dele Plane, a
former resident of the parish of East Baton
Rouge, and Lacey, Marks and Butler, at
torneys at law, New Orleans, and upon
Senate bill No. 2O3, to prohibit the
receiving of city notes of Indebtedness
becoming due after the passage of this act,
and also prohibiting the city of New Or.
leans from paying out any city notes, and
providing penalty for the violation of this
act.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported unfavorably upon House
joint resolution authorizing the Warrant
Clerk TO draw additional warrants for the
payment of the per diem Of members.
Favorably, with amendments, upon substi-
tute for House bill No. 2l5, an act to pro-
rfid fcy- 4I,a 9nf aF l,n
urer; and favorably upon Senate bill No. 234,
an act for the relief of the exJudges of the
Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana,
or their assigns.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on Print.
ing, reported, without action, House bill No.
IFS, an act to amend an act entitled an act
relative to public printing.
Mr.. o'Hara, from the Committee on
Claims, reported favorably upon an act pro-
viding for the purchase of Fishers historic.
al painting of the battle of New Orleans;
and reported back without action Senate
bill Isl, an act for the relief of w. W.
Hamlin.
Mr.. Smith, from the Committee on Elec.
tions and Returns, presented report in the
case of G. G. Antoine, contesting the seat of
Reuben White, with the following conclu-
sions:
The undersigned members of your com.
mittee respectfully submit the evidence OF
frauds in the parish of Caddo, in the Twen.
ty First Senatorial District, and the argu-
ment Of the counsel for G. C. Antoine who
claims the seat made vacant by the decision
of the Senate if the ineligibility of Reuben
White, and that G. c. Antoine (as set forth
in his petition) was legally elected. And
with due consideration, and upon full and
careful examination Of the evidence, to.
gether with the numerous afIidavits which
were introduced, and which we have not
deemed it necessary to print, no other con-
clusion can be entertained by the under
signed members of your Committee on
Elections and Returns, than, that c. G. An
tome is clearly entitled TO his seat as Sen
ator from the Twenty. First Senatorial Dis
trict, and would respectfully recommend
the passage of the following resolution:
ReSolUed, That C. c. Antoine be and he
hereby is declared legally elected Senator
from the Twenty First Senatorial District,
State of Louisiana, and that he be sworn to
fulfill the duties of that office, and allowed
to take his seat as Senator in this honorable
body.