New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-20


said company until the State Engineer and
City Surveyor shall ascertain and declare
the canal, SO constructed, does constitute
sufficient drain for the city of New Orleans
and the other districts adjacent thereto,
Tor which this act provides, and that the said
company shall covenant and agree to main
tam the same at the widths and depths
herein provided for the purposes of drainage
as aforesaid, without any further cost to the
| city or said districts than is herein pro-
vided.
Mr.. Wilcox: move to lay the proviso on
the table.
Mr.. Bacon: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result.
ing:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine Bearers, Braughn,
Campbell, Foute, FRANCOIS, Jewell, Kelso,
Monette, Poindexter, Whitney, Wilcox, Witt
genstein-14.
Nays: Bacon, Day, Fuutch, Lynch, Ray
IS.
The proviso was laid on the table.
Mr.. Braughn: move the adoption of the
following additional section:
"Bs it further enacted, ETC., That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage"
Adopted.
Mr. Foute: move the adoption of the
following additional section:
Be 1t further enacted, etc., That the said
| company be liable in damages to the sufferers
| from any overflow caused by the neglect or
| failure to protect and securely levee the rear
of the city and the canals over which the
said company may have control. No action.
Mr.. Wilcox: Imove that tie bill be adopt
ed as whole.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wilcox: / ask for suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its third reading.
Mr.. Bacon: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered resulting:
Yeas Anderson, Antoine, Beares,
Braughn. Darrsll, Day, Foute. FRANCOIS,
Jewell Kelso. Lynch, Monette PoindeXter,
Ray, Smith, Whitney, Wilcox, Wittgenstein
is.
Nay: Futch-l.
And the rules were suspended.
Mr.. Campbell: move that the bill do now
finally pass.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wilcox: move the adoption of the
title.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wilcox: move to reconsider the
vote by which the bill finally passed.
Mr.. Polndexter: I move to lay that mo-
ton on the table.
Adopted.
Mr. Lynch: ask for suspension of the
rules to take up House bill No. 222, an act to
provide revenue for the support of the
State Government and manner of collecting
the same.
Rules suspended and bill taken up and
bill taken up and read first and second
times.
Mr.. Ray; l move that the bill be made the
special order of the day tomorrow immedi-
ately after the reading of the minutes.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray: 1 ask for suspension of the
rules to take up bill No 1856, an act for the
appropriation of s42, 224 IS to pay the past
Indebtedness of the Louisiana State Peni.
Tertiary.
Mr.. Ray: l ask for a suspension of ths
rules to put the bill on its second reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under a further suspension of the
rules the bill was read third time and
finally passed.
Mr.. Ray: move that the title be adopted.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result.
ing
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine. Bacon. Beares,
Braughn, Campbell, Day, Foute, FRANCOIS,
Futon. Jewell, Kelso Lynch Packard, Raw,
Smith, Wilcox, Wittgenstein-16.
Nays: Monette and Poindexter-2.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wittgenstein, from the Enrolment
Committee, reported as follows:
SENATE ENRoLLrNd DEPARTMENT.
October l9, le6s. ]
To the President and Members of the Senate:
Your Committeeaon Enrolment respect.
fully report the following bills duly en-
crossed:
Senate bill No. 155, an act to exempt the
Mutual Aid and Benevolent Life Insurance
Association of Louisiana from taxation.
Senste bill No. 22S, an act to authorize
Attorneys at law from other States to prac.
tice in the courts of this State.
Senate bill No. 252, an act for the relief
Of William G. Bell, of the parish Of St. Ian.
dry.
Senate bill No. 277, an act defining more
fully the duties of the Police Juries of the
several parishes in the State wherein there
are levees or other public works to be built
OF repaired in their respective parishes in
Board of Public Works.
Senate bill No. 28l, an act to exempt from
taxation the Workingmen's Mutual Life In.
surance Society of Louisiana.
Senate bill No. 2S4, an act to secure the
collection of the taxes of the city of New
Orleans for the year 1867.
Senate bill No. ESQ, an act for the relief of
James r. Andrews, late sheriff and tax col
lector of the parish of Rapides.
Senate bill No. 2s7, an act in relation to
ferry privileges granted to Mr.. E. B. Towne,
in the parish of Madison.
House bill No. 2S6, an act authorizing the
appointment Of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth War.
dell as curatrlx of an interdictor.
Senate bill No. =, an act to supply def.
ciencies of appropriations for the year end
ing the thirty first of December, 1868.
Also as duly enrolled:
Senate joint resolution No. "a, Joint resolu.
ton relative to the adjournment. of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Respectfully,
JOSEPH WITTGENSTETN
Chairman of Enrolling Committee.
Mr.. Lynch: / move that when we adjourn
we adjourn until tomorrow at ten. O'Clock
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray: I ask for a suspension Of the
rules to take up House bill No. ls9, an &C
defining the duties of Notaries Public and
Sherifs in the parish of Orleans, in certain
cases. a.
Read twice under suspension of the rules,
and referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Futch: ask for suspension of the
rules to take up House bill No. 2T7, an act
to provide for survey of BAYOU Manchac.