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

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nation, and not being definitely answered
whether he had handed the paper 70 Mr.
Nader, the committee retired. The other
paper which Ihold in my hand was handed
me by the private secretsiy of the Governor
and reads as follows:
New ORLEANS, October Is, 1868.
/, John Newman, of New Orleans, Louisi
ana, hereby agree with John B. Howard,
attorney-at-law Of said city, to pay to the
order of said Howard one interest in the
profits to be derived from the negotiation of
S., 900 900 city bonds, to be issued by the
city of New Orleans under authority of the
General Assembly, and for the redemption
of city Indebtedness, said interest not to be
less than $3.50, 000) fifty thousand dollars, to
be paid out of the profits of House bill No.
| lH, as soon as said profits are realized.
THIS IN consideration OF legal services rem
dered In the preparation and management
oil said bill, and on condition of sale and
negotiation by (said Newman) me as fnan.
cial agent of the city of New Orleans.
JOHN NEWMAN.
This is Endorsed by John B. Howard, and
| believe the committee agree that the sig
nature attached to the first document and
the Endorsement on the order or bill of ex.
change are the same.
Mr.. Antoine: call for the previous qu2s-
| ton.
Mr. Ray withdrew his motion to recon
slider the vote by which the bill was passed.
Mr.. Bacon: move that the question be
put: Shall the bill pass, the objections of
the Governor notwithstanding.
Mr.. Lynch: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, resulting:
Yeas: Antoine, Day, O'Hars, Packard,
Bay, Smith, Whitney, Wilcox, Wittgen-
stein-9.
Nays: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Braughn,
| Campbell, Darrall, FRANCOIS, Futch, jerks,
| Jewell, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch. Monette,
Ofdtt Ogden, Pinchback, Poindexter,
| Thompson-l9.
The Senate refused to pass the bill over
the veto.
Mr.. Braughn, ask for suspension of the
rules to take up House bill No. 263, an act
for the relief of cd. Gotthiel.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read a second time.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules
the bill was read a third time and adopted
with its title.
Mr.. Darrall: ask for suspension of the
rules to take up Senate bill No. 2SS, an act
| sppropriating. the sum of $4,000 for the
arrest of the assassins of H. H. Pope and
Valentine Chase, of St. Mary parish, etc.,
| returned from the House with the following
| amendments:
Strike out all after the word "that" in the
| fourth line of the first section, and insert
| ''the Governor of this State is hereby au-
thorized to offer reward of $4,000 for the
arrest and conviction of the murderer or
murderers OF H. H. Pope and Valentine
Chase, and to amend the title so that it will
read: An act authorizing the Governor to
offer a reward of $4,000 for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer or murderers of
H. H. Pope and Valentine Chase, of St.
Mary parish,
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Darrall: move that the Senate con-
cur in the amendments.
| Adopted.
| Mr.. Campbell: I ask for a suspension of
the rules to take up House bill No. ia, an
act to amend an act entitled an act in rela-
ton to the trial of contested election cases
| in the parish of Orleans, returned from the
House with the following amendment:
In section third amend by striking out
the words "and that"
In the second line of the amendment to
section three also strike out the word "and"
after the word "interested' in the same line
and insert the word "shalr' before the word
~, 4ha sr1 7
Should the Sheriff be interested, the Judge
shall call upon the Coroners."
Rules suspended and the amendments
read.
Mr.. Campbell: move to concur in .the
amendments.
Adopted.
Mr.. Beares: I asksfor a suspension of the
rules to take up House bill No. 2s7, an act
to repeal an act to amend the third section
of an act entitled an act to establish the
Office of Inspector of Hay for the city and
port of New Orleans.
The yeas and nays being ordered, re-
suited
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Braughn,
Darrall, Futch, Lynch, 0gden-8.
Nays: Antoine, Coupland, Day. FRANCOIS,
Kelso. Lewis, Monette, 0'Hara, Plnchback,
Poindexter, Smith, Wittgenstein-l2.
The Senate refused to suspend tho rules.
Mr.. Smith: ask for suspension of the
rules to take up the majority report of the
Committee on Elections in the case of
Raglan VS.. Day.
The yeas and nays were ordered, resulting;
Yeas: Antoine Darrall, Francois, Kelso,
Monette. O'Hara, Pinchback. Poindexter,
Smith, Whitney-l0.
Nays: Anderson, Beares, Braughn, Cou-
pland,. Futch, Foute, Lynch, Ogden, Witt
genstein-9.
The Senate refused to Suspend the rules.
Mr.. Lewis: ask for a suspension of the
rules to take up Senate bill No. Isl, an act
for the relief of w. W. Handlin.
No quorum voting upon rising vote,
thirteen yeas and FIVE nays, and it being ev-
ident that the rules could not be suspended,
the question was not put again.
Mr.. Pinchback: ask for suspension of
the rules to take up House joint resolution
relative to the appointment of a committee
to wait upon the Governor 10 inform him of
the adjournment of the General Assembly
sine die.
Rules suspended and the resolution read.
The rules being suspended, the resolution
was read a second time.
The resolution wasl considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules the
bill was read q third time and finally adopted
with its title. "a
The President appoinied Messrs. Pinch
back and Anderson on the committee.
] Mr.. Braughn: ask for q snspension Of