New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23

Mr.. Lynch: l move the adoption of the
bill as whole.
| Adopted.
| The Dill was considered engrossed.
Under a further suspension of the rules
the bill was read third time and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Braughn: ask for suspension of
the rules to take up House bill No. 1872, an
act TO incorporate the Savings and Pawners'
Bank of New Orleans.
Reported favorably, with amendments, by
the Committee on Corporations.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The amendments were adopted.
The bill was then adopted as whole.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time and finally adopted
with its title.
A communication from the Governor
read relative to committees sitting during
the interval between this and next session.
Mr.. Braughn: move to refer the commu-
nication to the Judiciary Committee, with
instruction to report as soon as possible.
Adopted.
Mr.. Foute: ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce bill to be entitled an
act for the relief and in aid of the ladies of
the Louisiana Retreat, corner Nash will e ave-
nue. and Magazine street, and the Female
Orphan Asylum of Calrollton.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Foute: ask for a further suspension
of the rules to put the bill on its second
reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Under further suspension of the rules the
bill was read third time and finally adopted
with its title.
Mr.. Braughn: ask for suspension of
the rules to take up Senate bill No. 60, an
act to amend and re-enact article 354 of the
Code of Practice, concurred in by the House
of Representatives with the following
amendment: Strike out all after the word
Judge" in the sixteenth line, section one,
and insert instead the words "as other tes-
timony.n
Rules suspended and the amendment
read.
Mr.. Braughn: move thai the Senate con-
cur in the amendment.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch: ask for suspension of the
rules to report substitute for Eouse Joint
resolution No, 1876, relative to public docu-
ments.
Rules suspended, and the substitute-an
act in relation to certain State printing
was read.
Under suspension of the rules the bill un.
| cerwent its several readings, and was finally
adopted with its title and sent to the House.
The order of the day was called.
The following conclusion of the majority
of the Committee on Elections was read:
Resoloed, That the Hon. R. H. Day is not
entitled to his seat in this body by reason
OF the fraud and violence used at the cleo
tion on the seventeenth and eighteenth days
Of April last, ana that the contestant, G. w.
Ragan, be and hereby is entitled to take his
seat as Senator from the Thirteenth Sena-
torlal District, State of Louisiana, and that
he be sworn to fulfill the duties of the above
named office.
MORTIMER SMITH,
GEORGE Y. KELSO,
ROBERT POINDEXTER,
JAMES B. LEWIS.
Mr.. Bacon: ask for call of the House.
The call was ordered; the following mem
bers present:
Messrs. Antoine, Bacon, Beares, Camp.
bell, Darrall, FraGgois, Futch, Kelso, Lewis,
Lynch. Monette, O'Hara, Pinchback, Poin-
dexter, Randall, Ray, Smith, Todd, Whit.
ney, Wilcox and Wittgenstein-2I.
The main question having been ordered
on previous day, on the adoption of the
first part of the conclusion of the commit
tee, declaring vacant the seat of Mr.. Day,
was renewed by Mr.. o'Hara.
Mr.. Lynch: call for executive session.
Mr.. O'Hara: l arise to point of orde'. l
maintain that a call for executive session
can not be entertained under an order for
the previous question.
A message from the Governor was re.
ceived.
The President: decide the point not well
taken.
Mr.. O'Hara: appeal from the decision of
the chair
The President was sustained in his de-
cision, and the Senate went into executive
session.
The executive session being raised
Mr.. Packard: l ask for suspension OF
the rules to introduce report.
Rules suspended and the following read:
Senate joint resolution No. 35, authoriz-
ing the joint committee to investigate the
charges of the grand jury of the parish of
Orleans in regard to Eugene Mccarthy,
justice of the peace, Orleans, right bank, to
sit during the interval between this and the
next regular session of the general session. i.
Mr.. Packard: ask for suspension of
the rules to take up the resolution.
Rules suspended and resolution read.
MIR. Packard: ask for suspension of the
rules to put the resolution on its second
reading.
Rules suspended and the resolution read.
The resolution was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules the |
resolution was read third time, and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Ray: l ask for suspension of the |
rules to report fayorably upon House bill
No. ls9, an act defining the duties of Nota-
ries Public and sheriffs in the parish of Or
leans in certain cases.
Rules suspended aud the report received, |
Mr.. Ray: l ask for a suspension of the
rules to take up the bill.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
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