New Orleans Republican., 1868-10-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
NinetySecOnd Days Session.
WEDNESDAY,, October IA, 1868.

On motion of Mr.. - the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Finance Committee,
reported favo=ably, with amendments, upon
House bill No. 244, an act to make the war;
rants of the General Assembly of 1868 receiv-
able for lands, and, with amendments, upon
House bill No. 275, an act appropriating the
sum of $1,000 for registration.
Mr.. Lynch: ask for suspension of the
rules to take up House bill No. 275, an act
appropriating the sum of SlOO, 900 for regis
tration.
Rules suspended and the bill as amended
by the Finance Committee was read.
Mr.. Ray: move that the amendments be
adopted.
Adopted. -A -
The amendments were considered en-
crossed. t.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time and finally adopted as
amended with its title. .IE
Mr.. Wittgenstein, from the Enrollmen
Committee, reported as duly engrossed
House bills Nos. 1874 and $50 and Senate bill
Nos, l79, and as enrolled, Senate bills No.
232 and G7. .-.r
Mr.. OHara, from the Committee on
Claims, reported favorably upon House bill
No. 223, an act for the relief of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church of New Or
leans.
Mr.. Pinohback asked for suspension of
the rules to take up House bill No. 223.
Rules suspended and bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under a suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time and finally adopted
with its title.
RESOLUTIONS
By Mr.. Packard:
WHEREAS, The debates in this Senate have
been misrepresented, its officers and mem
bers have been shown up, and made to ap
pear in false light by many OF the news
| papers of New Orleans; and
Whereas, 1t is desirable to have the re
ports of the Senate reported correctly in a
least one newspaper; therefore belt
Resolced by the Senate that the Offcia
| Reporter be and he is hereby authorized tt
select one daily morning paper of this city
with which he may contract to publish tht
accurate reports of the debates from this
time out, at rates not to exceed sixty cent
| per square; said publisher to furnish eacl
| nlember and officer of the Senate copy o
each issue containing the debates, the cos
| of which to be paid out of TIE contingen
| fund of the Senate.
Mr.. Bacon: move to substitute forty
cents per square instead of sixty
Adopted.
Mr.. Packard: move that the resolution
be adopted as amended.
Mr.. Kelso: l ask for suspension of tn
rules to take up House bill No. 1888, an &C
to incorporate the Bayou Rapides Nayiga
ton Company.
Rules suspended and the bill read. ,r
Mr.. Ray: move to lay the bill on the ia
BILE subject to call.
! Adopted. H4 HrEa Hs
Mr.. Day: l ask for suspension of tn
rules to introduce a bill to be entitled a
act making an appropriation and extending
aid to the Baton Rouge, Crosse Tete, anC
| Opelousas Railroad Company.
| Rules suspended.
Read twice under suspension of the rules
and referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Campbell: ask for suspension O
the rules to introduce bill to be entitle
an act for the preservation of the peace il
the parish of Orleans on days Of election.
Rules suspended.
Read twice under suspension of tn
rules, and referred to the Judiciary Com
4 mittee.
Mr.. Ray: ask for a suspension of tn
rules to take up House bill No. lS2, an ac
supplementary to an act to incorporate tn
New Orleans Mechanics Society, passe
July IL, 1868.
Rules suspended and the bin read. q p
4 The bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rule
the bill was read third time and fnall
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Bay: 1 ask for suspension of tn
rules to take up Senate bill No. l55, an ac
to exempt the Mutual Aid and Benevolen
Life Insurance Association of Louisiana fron
taxation,
| Rules suspended and the bill read
Mr.. Ray: ask for call of the House.
The call being ordered the following mem
bers answered to their names:
Messrs. Antoine, Bacon, Campbell, Coup
land, Day, Foute, Lynch O'Hara, Packard
Pinchback, Poindexter Ray. Smith, Todd
Wilcox and Wittgenstein-l6.
No quorum present.
Messrs. Braughn, Futch, Monette. Kelso
jerks and Pollard having entered, a ful
quorum was declared present.
Mr.. Todd: l move to postpone the bill
1855 indehnitely.0 4TLSAuG YEIal
Mr.. Ray: move to lay Mr.. Todd's mstiol
on the table. .----. ..-54
Mr.. Todd; | call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Antoine, Bacon, Braughn, Day
Foute, Futch, jerks, Lewis, 0'Hara, Pack
ard, Ray, Wilcox-l2.
Nays; Campbell, Kelso, Lynch, Monettt
Pinchback, Poindexter, Pollard, Smith
Ioad, Wittgenstein--l0. -a Tsa, La
The motion was laid on the table.
Mr.. Ray; move that the bill be consit
cred engrossed. .s,, .,.i.-.
Adopted. W g
Mr. Ray: ask for a suspensian of tn
rules to put the bill on Its third reading.
The Senate refused to suspend the rule
, lby rising vote Of l2 yeas to nays.
: The Clerk OF the House ofRepresentatiye
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