New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-06
S, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6. 1858


concurred in Senate joint resolution No. 26,
appointing committee of three to act with
similar committee of the House to revise
the charter of the city of New Orleans, and
fixing the time of said committe to hold its
sessions; and Ia Senate bill No. 244, an act
to transfer certain causes from the District
Courts existing prior to the adoption of the
Constitution Of 1868, to the District Courts
created by the Constitution of 1868; aIse,
that the House had refused to concur in
Senate amendment to section seven
of House bill No. I54, an act to
authorize and require the Mayor and Com
mon Council of the city of New Orleans to
issue bonds for the redemption of city notes
and for the liquidation Of other indebted
ness. H
Senate bill No. 236. an act to authorize
the erection of necessary buildings and the
procuring of the necessary machinery ior
the State Penitentiary; employment Of an
engineer tosuperintend the erection of the
same, and to provide means to pay the
came, was read.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be made the
special order of the day tomorrow after
the reading Of the minutes.
Adopted.
MT. Kay: l ask for suspension OF the
rifles to take up Senate bill No. 251. an act
to regulate public places of amusement.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. WIttgenstein: move that the bill be
printed and made the special order on
Thursday next.
Adopted. aaH
Mr.. Ray: ask for a suspension of the
rules to take up House bill No. l54, an act to
authorize and require the Mayor and Com
mon Council of the city of New Orleans to
issue bonds for the redemption of city notes
and for the liquidation of other Indebtedness,
returned from the House with a refusal to
concur in the senate's amendment to sec
ton seven.
The rules were suspended and the bill
taken up.
Mr.. Wittgensteir; move that tile Senate
recede from the adoption OF its amendment.
Mr.. Braughn: move as a substitute that
the Senate adhere to the amendment and
that committee be appointed to confer
with committee of the House in the mat
ter.
Mr.. Lewis: move to lay the substitute
of Mr.. Braughn on the table.
Mr., Lynch; l call for the yeas aud nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Antoine, Besros Blackman,. Camp
bell, Darrall, Francois, Jenks, Kelso, Lewis,
Monette, O'Hara, Packard, Piuchback,
Poindexter, Randall, Ray, Todd, Whitney,
wilcox Wittgenstein-20.
Nays: Bacon, Braughn, CoupIand. Foute.
Futch, Lynch-6.
The substitute was laid on the table.
On the motion to recede from the adop-
ton of the amendment. Mr.. Whitney called
for the yeas and nays which were ordered
resulting:
Yeas Antoine, Beares, Blackmap.
Braughn, Campbell, Coupland. Darrall.
FRANCOIS, jerks, Kelso, Lewis Mouette,
O'Hara, Packard, Pinchback, Pondexter
Randall, Ray, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Witt
Nays: Bacon, Foute, Futch and Lynch.
The Senate receded from the adoption.
The Senate went into executive session.
The executive session being raised,
Mr.. Foute: move the adoption of the
following:
ResolDed, That committee of three from
the Senate be appointed to confer with the
Howard Association of New Orleans with a
view to efficient and immediate action for
the relief of the suffering people in the rear
o. the city, whose homes and habita-
tions have been overfowed by the recent
food, and further, to devise some way and
afflicted.
Adopted.
The Chair appointed as a committee for
the purposes mentioned in the resolution
Messrs. Foute, Wilcox and Pinchback.
The Senate adjourned.
g. II. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.