New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-16
BILLS PASSED IN BOTH HOUSES.
PRINTING BILL PASSED THE HOUSE,
SENATE. ..
Fourteenth Days Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY, July Is, 1868.
SENATE.

Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, 0ffutt, Ogden, OHara,
Packard, Poindexter, Pollard, Ray, Smith,
Thompson, Todd, White, Whitney, Witt
| genstein-S2 members.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Caseman.
The minutes of the previous days pro
ceedings were read and adopted.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Mr.. Ray, chairman of the Committee on
| Judiciary, reported as follows:
Your committee respectfully report favor
ably upon the following bills:
Senate bill No. IAN act to amend an act
entitled an act to incorporate the CONNER
cial Bank of New Orleans, approved April l.,
1888.
Senate bill No. AN act to provide for
| the removal of causes now pending in the
| Supreme Court under the constitution of
| 1864 to the Supreme Court established uRder
the constitution of 1868, with an additional
| section. .
Senate bill No. I4-An act relative to the
First and Second District Courts for the
parish and city Of New Orleans.
Senate bill No. 15-An act in relation to
the trial of contested cases,
Senate bill No. 17-An act to transfer
all cases now pending before the courts OF
the State under the constitution of 1864 to
the courts created by the constitution of
1868.
Mr.. Bacon moved that the report of the
COnmlJLee De IeCelVcus
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved that Senate bills seven,
fourteen, fifteen, and seventeen be printed
and made the special order for tomorrow.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved that Senate bill No. 0, re
lating to the Commercial Bank Of New Or
leans, be made the special order of the day
for to-day. Adopted. ...
....... MOTIONS.
Mr.. Day moved that the Governor be and
he is hereby requested to have printed for
the use of the members of the General As
sembly two hundred and fifty copies of the
recent report Of the Clerk of the Louisiana
State Penltentiary, showing in detail the In
debtedness of said institution. Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch moved that Senator Ogden
have a leave of absence for ten days on ac-
count of sickness, and that his case before
the Committee on Elections be continued
until his return. Adopted.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the Senate pro-
ceed to an allotment of seats by drawing
numbers, each Senator being entitled to a
choice Of seats in the order of numbers
drawn.
On motion of Mr.. Jewell the motion of
Mr.. Campbell was laid on the table.
Mr.. Smith moved to reconsider the vote
by which his resolution declaring a vote of
thanks of the Senate to police aid K. L.
Bradley was laid on the table the previons
day. t'-
The President decided the motion of Mr..
Smith out of order as he had voted in the
negative.
Mr.. o'Hara renewed the motion to recon
slider.
Mr.. Lyneh-I have very high opinion,
sir, of the gentleman who has offered this
resolution, but can not see that resolu-
ton of thanks would do the officer any
good. I do not see that we are under OBJ
A1vnNs r..
every officer who does his duty and the
very fact of offering such aresolution seems
to cast a slur upon the rest of the force.
Mr.. Foute--It does seem to me- sir, that a
man deserves no particular credit such as
as to entitle him to vote of thanks from
this body for simple discharge of his duty
It puts upon the record of the Senate some.
thing which seems to reflect somewhat upon
our people. This man, it is inferred, stood
between us and danger. What danger?
am not aware there has been any danger.
have heard that there is good Army of the
Republic, Ku-Klux Klan, and all that sort
of thing, but belong to none of them, and /
must say, sir, that have had no sense of
danger IRON any such organization since /
entered this Senate chamber. Protected
US from danger" My God, what danger
Policemen have been around here, armed
soldiers have been around here, but have
never seen any use for them. think they
have been rather g. nuisance. l therefore
hope resolution will not be put upon the
records which seems TO intimate we have
been afraid of scarecrows, and that this man
has protected us.
Mr.. Smith-Mr. President: will not say
that have been frightened at any time at
the prospect of riot, but the truth is, this
gentleman (Mr. Bradley has stood between
us and band of armed cut-throats.
Mr.. Campbell-The last gentleman but
MI onnEn ht that
he, in the Senate, did not feel at
any time in danger. He was in no
danger. He torgets sir, that in conse-
quence of reliable information that there
was danger to some persons, it may not
have been danger to us, but danger o f the
dignity and decorum of the Senate being
broken upon. The Commanding General saw
fit to station troops about this building. He
forgets that on the second day Of this ses-
sion by the interference of Mr.. Bradley
twenty or thirty armed men were prevented
from filing into this Senate chamber where
they had no business.
Mr.. Bacon objected to the resolution, that
it was inconsistent with the dignity Of the
Senate to thank police officer for the per
formance of his duty, no matter how i'm.
portant, or how much danger may have
existed.
The motion was lost on a division by
| yeas II; nays IA.
Mr.. Braughn moved to reconsider the
vote by which motion for the appointment
of an Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, was yes.
terday laid on the table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wittgenstein moved an amendment
that the Senate go into an election for an
| Assistant Sergeant alarms. .i...
The amendment was adopted on diVi-
sion by yeas Is; naysl 1s.
The resolution, as amended, was adopted
on adivisien by yeas is; nays 5.
Nominations being in order ....
Mr.. Ogden nominated Mr.. Rapp.
| Mr.. Packard nominated Oscar PillmRn.
Mr.. Wilcox nominated Mr.. Parent.
| Mr.. Lewis nominated Mr.. McLemore.
Mr., Smith nominated j. 7. Burgess.
Mr.. Darrall nominated James Newton.
Mr.. O'Hara nominated VIM. Parker.
| Nominations were then closed.
On the first ballot the following Senators
voted for James Newton
Anderson, Bacon, Blackman, Braughn,
Darrall, Day, Egan, Jewell, E. L., Thomp-
son-9.
For Mr.. Pinman-Uampben, jerks,
Lynch, Packard, Pollard, Ray, Todd, Whit
ney, Wittgenstein-9. u g
For Mr.. Burgess-Beares, Smith,.
For Mr.. Rapp-C -Coupland, Foute, Fran
| eois, Kelso, Monette, 0gden-6. - -.
For Mr.. McEemore-LeWis, Williarhs-2
For Mr.. Parker-0'Hara, Poindexter-2
For Mr.. Parent-Wilcox-l.
| Whole number of votes cast. t..,-..........3 81
Necessary for 8 choice. ................l IL
The ballot resulted as follows:
Mt. NeWton.s.sss,..., ...,,,.,..,,.........,.
Mr.. Pillman. .....,......,.......,... &
| Mr.. Burgess. ...,i...... .....................
Mr.. Rapp. i. -.
Mr.. McLemore ....s .s...................1 (.
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