New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-09
o f F. C Al :
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PROCEEDINGS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
Tklrty-Third Day.

AhohsDA1s AuSuotO, 1000
The Senate was called to order by the
President at twelve o'clock.
The roll was called; present the follow.
ing members:
Anderson, Campbell, Coupland, Day,
FRANCOIS, Futch, E. L. Jewell, Kelso, Lewis,
Lynch, Monette, Ogden, 0'Hara, Packard,
Pollard, Bay, Smith, Thompson, Todd,
White, Whitney, and Williams-22.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
with.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported progress.
Mr.. Beares, from the Committee on Visit
ing the PenitentiarY reported progress.
Mr.. Ray, from the Judiciary Committee
reported favorably upon bill relative to
the tutorship of the heirs of R. W. and s.
L. Goodwin.
| Mr.. Smith, from the Committee on Elec.
tions and Returns reported favorably upon
House bill No. 23-ioint resolution relative
to recounting votes.
Mr.. o'Hara, from the Committee on Claims,
reported favorably upon bill for the relief
of Charles o. Hardy and A. F. Wrotnowski.
Mr.. Lewis, from the Committee on Chart
table Institutions, reported unfavorably on
a bill relative to the State Insane Asylum at
Jackson, Louisiana.
Mr.. Campbell asked for suspension of
the rules TO take up House bill No. 1O3, joint
resolution authorizing the Committee on
Elections TO employ one or more clerks.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read first, second, and third time, and
finally passed.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell the title of the
bill was then amended to conform with the
body of the bill, and then adopted.
Mr.. 0'Hsra asked for a suspension of the
rules to introduce a bill for the relief OF
Mrs. Young Burke, of st. John the Baptist.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read twice.
Mr.. 0Hara asked for a further suspension
of the rules to put the bill on its final pas
sage.
Mr.. Ray, under suspension of the pules
introduced and had read for first time an
act to amend an act entitled an act relative
to the adoption of children, approved March
30, 1855.
The rules were again suspended, the bill
put on its second reading and referred to Ju
dietary Committee.
Mr.. 0'Hara asked for a further suspension
of the rules to put the bill on its ina
passage.
The rules were suspended.
Mr.. Braughn moved to postpone the fur
ther consideration of the matter until al
the papers were before the House.
Mr.. Lynch moved to refer the bill to til,
Committee on Public Education.
Adopted.
The bill was referred to the Committee OF
Public Education.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Todd, according to previous notice
: introduced bill creating Recorder
Court in the parish of jefferson.
The bill was read.
Mr., Braughn asked for a suspension O
J the rules to put the bill on its second read
ing.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read.
On motion of Mr.. Braughn the bill wa
+ referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Packard, according to previous no
tice, introduced a bill relative to the in
spection of weights and measures in tina
portion of the parish of Orleans on tn
right bank of the river Mississippi.
The bill was read.
, Mr.. Packard asked for suspension of tn
rules to put the bill ON its second reading
The rules were suspended and the bill
read by its title.
On motion of Mr.. Packard the bill wa
: referred to the Committee on Corporation
and Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. White asked for a suspension of tn
rules to introduce bill authorizing Charlie
Theodore Schyns, of the parish of Caddo, t
! change his name to Charles Theodor
Rowan,
The rules were suspended and the bil
read.
: Mr.. White asked for further suspensio
/ of the rules to put the bill on its secon
reading.
The rules were suspended, and the bf
read by its title.
Mr.. White asked for further suspensio
,, of the rules to put the bill on its thir
: reading.
4 The rules were suspended, and the. BIZ
read third time by its title.
Mr.. Couplsnd asked for suspension c
: the rules to take up out of order House bill
No. SO, an act relating to the Master an
!, Wardens of the port of New Orleans.
The rules were suspended and the bi
. read.
, On motion OF Mr.. COPELAND it was consit
; cred engrossed.
Mr.. COPELAND asked that the rules be SUI
: pended, and that the bill be read thir
! time.
The rules were suspended and the bill rca
e third and last limo.
: On motion of Mr.. COPELAND the bill wa
finally adopted.
e Adopted by title.
b On motion of Mr.. White the bill was pas:
2 ed finally, and adopted by its title.
b Z The President announced that he was /
b possession of the following communicable
! from the Mayor and Common Council Of Ne
' Orleans, which he ordered the Secretary I
b read;
- MkYoaAITY OF NEW ORLEANS,
# CITY HAL. 9Th das Of August, 1865.
WHEREAS, In the present conditio
Z OF the city finances It becomes neces
= sary to adopt some means to restol
the credit of the city, and redeel
/, its issue of notes, thereby the better I
!, enable the city authorities to commend
: and carry out healthy system Of retrenci