New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-08
PROCEEDING
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
Elghty.seventh Days Session.

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Lewis, Lynch, Monette, O'Hara, Packard
Pinchback, Poindexter, Randall, Ray, Smith,
Todd, Wilcox, Wittgenstein-2T.
Prayer by the Rev, Mr.. jackson.
On motion of Mr.. .- the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported favorably upon Senate bill No. 265,
an act to amend and re.enact article 2260 of
the Civil Code of Louisiana. and to repeal
an act entitled an act to amend and reenact
article 226O of the Civil Code of the State Of
Louisiana, approved March 13, 1867.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported as duly enrolled Senate
bill No. 244, joint resolution 26, and as duly
engrossed Senate bills 23G and 266
Mr.. 0'Hara, from the Committee on
Claims, reported an act for the relief of Nc
Farland, Straight Il Co., to meet the requi-
sitions of their petition No. 46 on the calen-
dar, and also favorably upon Senate bill No.
2l9, an act for the relief of FRANCOIS A .Terval-
Ion and Jacques Adolphe Gla.
Mr.. Campbell: l ask for suspension Of
the rules to take up House bill No. 8, an act
relative to Notaries Public.
Rules suspended and the bill read Sec
ond time.
The bill was taken up section by section.
The first and second sections were read
and adopted.
Mr.. Braughn: move that further consi.
deration of the bill be postponed until to-
morrow after the reading OF the minutes,
when it shall be made the special of the
day.
Adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Braughn:
BE ii resolred, That a special committee
of three be appointed for the purpose of
assisting the Committee on Election TO take
the evidence TO be offered in the various
cases of contested election lending before
the said Committee on Election, in order to
enable said committee to report on all the
contested cases pending before the ad-
iournment ofthe present session of the Cen
eral Assembly.
Mr.. Braughn; move the adoption of the
resolution:
Mr., Lewis: move to lay the resolution
on the table.
Adopted.
The President announced Messrs. Braughn,
Lynch and Kelso on the committee to CON
fer with a committee of the House in the
matter of the amendments of the House to
bill for the relief OF Pierre Soule, in which
the Senate refused to concur on previous
day.
A message from the Governor was re.
ceived.
Mr.. OHara: move the adoption of the
following resolution:
Be il reSolUed That in all cases to be tried
before the Committee on Elections the con.
testants and sitting members be limited to
five witnesses each.
Adopted.
Mr.. Todd: I ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce a Joint resolution allow.
ing extra compensation to the Clerks of the
Joint Committee on Contested Elections.
Rules suspended and the resolution read.
Mr.. Todd: l ask for further suspension
of the rules to put the resolution on its
second reading.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules.
The resolution lies over.
ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Senate special committee on the petit
tion of Mrs. K. H. Chiffon, an act for the
purchase of museum of coins, medals,
models, scientific library and other works,
etc.
Read twice under suspension of the
rules and referred to the Finance Commit
tee.
message from the Governor was re-
ceived.
Mr.. Ray: I ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce bill to be entitled an
act to regulate appraisements of property
under seizure or of SUGGESTIONS in the par
ishes of Orleans and jefferson.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was read a second time under a
suspension of the rules.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules the
bill was read third time and finally
adopted with its title.
The order of the day was called.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Ray; | ask for a suspension of the
rules to take up House bill No. 212, an act
fixing the time and prescribing the manner
of holding general elections for Repre-
sentatives in Congress.
Rules suspended and the bill taken up.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules the
bill was read a third time and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension of the
rules to take up Senate bill No. 26S, an act
relative to Presidential electors.
Rules suspended and the bill read a sec.
ond time.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules
the bill was read third time and finally
adopted with its title.
A message from the Governor was re
ceived.
The following message from the Governor
was read;
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
state OF IL uisiSpR
New Orleans. octobsr I. 1868
10 we eatS honorable President and Members of the
return to the Senate an act defining The
boundary line ofthe parish 81 pls6lsnsines @
on he right hsnk Of the Mississihni river
without ny signature, for the foI q. a.. iea.
SONS, TO wit:
That the Old boundary line has ff'sIfIa for
many years, and no good reason SIp.efe iOr
changing VI the proposed chau8u Uonld
create confusion IN the records q beth
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