New Orleans Republican., 1868-09-11

city Of New Orleans.
House bill No. l24, an act entitled an act
in relation to the trial of contested election
cases in the parish Of Orleans.
House bill No. l34, an act to regulate and
define the duties, and to stipulate the juris-
dic:ion and emoluments Of Coroner.
House substitute for Senate bill No. l04,
an act to provide pensions for the veterans
Of 1914 and 1915, or their widows, according
10 the requirements Of article l24 of the con.
| stitution of 1868.
The same officer also transmitted sealed
message from the House 20 the Senate.
message from the Governor was re-
ceived.
Action on Senate bill No. l34 was re
sumed.
| Mr.. Wittgenstein: move to strike out
the word perpetual in the seventeenth
| line, and insert in the eighteenth line, after
the word succession, p the words " for fifty
years."
Adopted.
Mr. Todd: move that the bill be referred
to committee of i've, to be selected from
the Representatives OF the parishes of St.
Bernard and jefferson and the city of New
Orleans.
Mr. Wittgenstein: move 70 lay the motion
on the table.
NJ. Todd: ] call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays we're ordered, resulting:
Yeas: Coupland, Dsrrall, FRANCOIS, Kelso,
O.hara, Ray, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-10.
Nays Anderson, Bacon, Blackman,
Braughn, Day, Egan, Foute, Lewis, O'Hara,
| Pinchback, PoindeXter, Pollard, Todd-l3.
The Senate refused 70 lay The motion on
The table.
Mr.. Coupland: move TO substitute seven
instead of five as the number Of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Todd: scoeptthe substitute.
Mr.. Anderson: move TO reconsider the
vote by which the first amendment to sec
ton third, allowing only one commissioner
TO all that portion Of the State on the left
bank of the Mississippi river, was con-
CURED in.
Mr. Smith: I move to lay the motion on
the table.
Mr.. Anderson: I call tor the yeas and
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result,
ing:
Yeas: Darrall, Packard, Poindexter, Pol.
lard, Smith, Wittgenstein-6.
Nays; Campbell, Coupland, Darrall. Day,
o'Hara,. Ray, Whitney, Wilcox, vii.
haEs, Anderson-1j.
The Senate refused 10 lay the motion on
the table.
Mr.. Coupland: call for the yeas and
nays on the motion to reconsider.
The yeas and nays we're ordered:
Yeas: Bacon, Campbell, Coupland, Day,
Foute, FRANCOIS, Lewis, Ogden, Todd-9
Nays: Anderson, Besres, DGrrall, Egan,
0'Hara, Packard, Pinchbsck, Poindexter,
Pollard, Ray, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-l4.
The Senate refused % reconsider the
vote.
Mr.. Braughn: I call for the previous
question.
The main question wss ordered.
The yeas and nays being called on the
adoption of Mr. Todd's motion, resulted:
Yeas Anderson, Bacon, Blackman,
Braughn, Coupland, Dsrrsll, Day, Egan,
boute, Lewis 'Hara, Packard, Poindexter,
OItd4iB Onllut 1Ouu-lD.
Nays Beares, Campbell, FRANCOIS, Kelso,
Pinchback, Ray, Whitney, Wilcox, vii.
hsms, Wittgenstein-10.
The motion was adopted and the bill
referred.
Mr.. Ray: ask for 2 suspension of the
rules to take up bill.
Rules suspended.
Senate bill No. 10, en- act 10 establish
Board Of Public Works 10Y the State of
Louisiana, and to define the duties of the
same. Returned from the House with
amendments.
The amendments were read and con,
CURED in.
A communication from the House was
read, informing the senate that Messrs.
Carr, Evans, and Morey had been appointed
on the part of the House on the committee
OF conference on the Metropolitan Police
bill.
Mr.. Ray: move that the President ap.
point the committee on the part of the
Senate.
adopted.
Mr.. Ray: ask for : suspension of the
rules to take up a bill.
Rules suspended.
Senate bill No. III, an set to provide for
the improvement OF the navigation of Red
river. Returned from the House with an
amendment. -
The amendment, substituting the names
of William s. Mudgett, Charles W. Keeting
and NJ. H. Crowell, for those Oh Reuben
White, L. E. Carter and ]. @. Elstner, as
Board Of Commissioners. was read.
Mr.. Ray: move concurrence in the
amendment.
Mr.. Todd: / call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, resulting:
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Camp
bell, Coupland, Darrall, Day, Francois, Kel.
80, Lewis, o'Hara, Packard, Pinchback,
Poindexter, Pollard, Ray, Whitney, Wilcox,
Williams, Wittgenstein--20.
Nays: Egan, Foute, Ogden, Todd.
The amendment was concurred in.
The President announced the following
special committees; r.a.
Committee of Conference on, the Metro.
politan Police Bill Messrs, Ray, Campbell,
and Bacon. s.a aa
Committee on the New Orleans and Ship
Island Canal Bill-Messrs. Todd, Pack
ard, Braughn, Pinchback, Bacon, and Foute
Mr.. Anderson: ask for 3 suspension of
the rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An actor the relief OF Benz. F. White, OF
0pelousas.
Read twice under suspension of the rules
and referred to the Committee on Finance.