New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-26

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Il. c. WARMOTH,
Governor Of Louisiana.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr..
Prescott, of St. Landry, called up Senate
bill No. 2s6, an act for the relief of James
R. Andrews, late Sheriff and Tax Collector
of the parish of Rapides, passed its first,
second and third readings, final passage,
and notice ordered to be sent to the Senate.
The following letter was read and ordered
to be spread on the journal:
Hon. Charles W Lowell. Speaker of the House of
Representatives, State of Louisiana:
Mr.. SPEAKER-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of copy of Joint
resolution passed by both houses of the
General Assembly, rendering me unani
nous vote of thanks for my efforts in repre-
senting the interests Of our State a. -ths
Paris Universal Exposition of 1867.
Your appreciation of my duties well per-
formed as Chief Commissioner aid General
Agent from our Louisiana, will ever remain
an incentive to promote the welfare of our
state wherever my services can inure to her
advantage. q
I beg, sir, you will make known to the
honorable members of the House of Repre-
sentatives my most cordial thanks for the
honors conferred upon me.
Your most obedient servant.
EDWARD GOTTHEIL,
EX-Commissioner State of Louisiana to Paris
Exposition.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Secretary of the Senate was announced
informing that the House had concurred in
House bill No. ls6, and returned House bill
No. 222 Revenue BILLY with amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jetfer.
son, the Senate amendments to House bill
222 were taken up in their order and con.
Cured in.
House bill No. 1872 was also returned with
amendments.
Mr. Kent, of st. Helena called up Senate
bill No. 2ll, an act to provide for the back
taxes due the State in State notes and war.
rants of the Auditor OF Public Accounts
and granting an extensien of time to the
Tax Collectors for the collection of the tax
of 1867 to the first day of January, 1869.
Rules suspended, bill passed its third
reading, final passage and notice ordered to
be sent to the Senate.
Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, moved to sus-
pend the rules to take up Senate bill No.
2S5, an act to authorize the Police Juries in
the parishes subject to overflow TO have tenn
porary levees erected.
Rules suspended, bill placed on its second
reading.
Mr.. Kent, of St. Helena, offered the fol-
lowing amendment:
Strike out in the third section the words
''by the Board of Public Works. and insert
''by the parishes in which the levees are
built"
The amendment was adopted under sus.
pension of the constitutional rules, the bill
as amended was placed on its third reading
on the final passage of the bill.
Messrs. Abbot and Garstkamp called for
the yeas and nays, resulting as follows
Yeas: Alexander, Bennett, Brewster, Bar
bee, Burrel, Bergeron, Collins, Crawford
Eager, Esnard, Guigonet, Gray, Guidry,
Haskell, Harper, Heidenhain, Kent, LIE
Blanc, Lee, Lott, McMilen, McVean, Mo
rey, Morand, May, Mathews, Pratt, Pierce,
Prescott, Prejean, Reese, Rey, Rengstorff,
Wren, Wilson, H. Williams, Waters, Wilt,
Zoelly-43.
Nays: Abbot, Cuny, Faulkner, Garstkamp,
Hill, Isabelle, Leroy, Lott, Morris, MeCul-
len, Murrell, Melvin, Pearce, Raymond,
Sterrett, Simms, Taylor, Tureaud, UNI
phreys, Walsh, VIM. c. Williams-2l.
The bill as amended was finally adopted
and was ordered to be sent to the Senate for
concurrence in the amendment.
Mr.. Reese called TO the chair.
Mr.. Pierce, of Livingston, moved to re-
consider the vote by which the Governors
veto on House bill No. l54 was sustained,
and called for the previous question.
Main question ordered.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, rose to the follow
ing point of order: That veto once recon
sidered could not be reconsidered a second
time.
The Speaker pro tenn. decided the point
of order not well taken.
Mr.. Kent, of st. Helena, rose to the fol.
lowing point of order; That a Speaker pro
tempore could not revoke prior decision
made by the Speaker of the House on the
same question.
The Speaker having resumed the chair de.
cided the point of order we'll taken.
Mr.. Pierce, of Livingston, appealed from
the decision of the chair.
Messrs. Wilt and Haskell called for the
yeas and nays, resulting as follows:
Yeas: Bennett, Barbee, Bergeron, De-
Grange, Eager, Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill,
Haskell, Kent, Lee, McCullen, McMillen,
Mansion, Morand, May, Pearce, Pratt, Pres
eott, Roey' Rengstorf' Waters, WiltE,
Nays: Abbot, Alexander, Antoine,
Adolphe, Brewster, Collins, Carr, Curell,
Cuny, Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne, Dema-
rest, Dupart, Evans, Esnard, Faulkner,
Guigonet,. Gray, Hanlon, Holland, Hall,
Heidenhain, Isabelle, Leblanc. Leroy,
L'Hoste, Lott, V. M. Lange, Morris, Nc.
Vean, Murrell, Melvin, Mathews, Pierce,
Prejean, Raymond, Reese, Sterrett, Simms,
Taylor, Turesud, Umphreys, Walsh, Wash
ington, Wren, Wilson, VIM. Q, Williams, H.
Williams-49.
The decision of the Chair was not sus-
tanned.
The question recurring upon the motion
to reconsider the yeas and nays were called,
resulting as follows:
Yeas: Abbot, Alexander, Antoine,
Adolphe, Brewster, Carr, Curell, Cuny, De
wees, Dutresne, Demarest, Dupart, Evans,
Faulkner, Guigonet, Garstkamp, Gray,
Hanlon, Holland, Hall, Heidenhain, lisa.
belle, LIE Blanc, Leroy, L'Hoste, Lott, V. NJ.
Lauge, Morris, McAlillen, McVean, MUIR
rell, Melvin, Morey Mathews, Pearce,
Pierce, Prejean, Raymond, Reese, Sterrett,
Taylor, Tureaud, Umphreys, Walsh, Wash
ington, Wren, Wilson, William G. Will
liams-4S.
Nays Bennett, Bergeron, Collins, Des'
londe, De Grange, Eager, Esnard, Guidry,
Hill, Haskell, Harper, Kent, Lee, McOullen,
Mansion, Morand, May, Pratt, Prescott, Rey,
Simms Waters, Wiltz, Zoelly-25.
The motion to reconsider Dreyailed,