New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-08

IOIu tuem IudI gFablHCutioH knowing tnaC
in consideration of the facts, there are not
wanting gentlemen who are willing to do
Justice in such matter even to political
foe. Finally would say that have the
| documents to prove my assertions, and |
am willing to submit the charges against
me to any number Of my political oppo-
nents, selected by themselves, and if they
do not acquit me of the accusations con.
tained in the article, 1 pledge myself to
resign my position as Senator
Yours ETC., zr
HUGH j. CAAIPBELL.
The extract was ordered to be sptead uyoa
the minutes.
NOTICES or BILLS.
Mr.. Day: give notice that on future
day will introduce q bill for the relief Of
Miss Nathalia Gil.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension Of the
rules to introduce a bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to incorporate the Louisiana Grain
Elevator and FIGURING Company.
Read twice under suspension of the rules,
and referred to the Committee on Corpora.
tions.
Under further suspension of the rules, MI.
- introduced the following bills.
A bill perpetuating the charter Of the
Barataria and Lafourche Canal Company,
changing its domicil, increasing its capital,
and lending the credit of the State to the
same.
Read twice under suspension of the rules
and referred 20 the Committee on Internal
improvements
Joint resolution authorizing the commit
tee appointed to revise the statutes of the
State at large, to revise the Civil Code and
code of practice of the State, was read.
Mr.. Ray: ask for & suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its second reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed. /.
| Under further Suspension of the rules
the bill was read third time and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Ray: I ask for a suspension of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to create Recorders Court in the
city of Shreveport Louisiana.
Read twice under suspension of the rules
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Packard: ask for su pension of the
rules to introduce resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read;
ReSotued, That the following be adopted
as one of the standing rules of the Sen
| ate, to-wit: No member shall absent
himself from the session Of the Senate with
out the leave Of the Senate first obtained
| and in case a less number than q quorum ol
the Senate shall be found conyened, they
are hereby authorized to send the Sergeant
| alarms, or any other person or persons by
them authorized, for any and all absent
members as the ajority of such members
| present shall agree, at the expense OF such
| absent members respectively, unless such
| excuse for non-attendaIce shall be made as
| the Senate, when a quorum is convened,
! shall Judge sufficient, and in that case the
expense shall be paid as other expenses of
the Senate. And this rule shall apply as well to
the first conVenlng of the Senate at thelegal
hour of meeting as to each day of the ses'
sion after the hour has arrived to which the
Senate stood adjourned.
The order of the day was called.
The bill lies over.
SPECIAL ORDER or TUE DAY.
Senate bill No. 134, an act to incorporate
the New Orleans and Ship Island Company
was ia ken up.
M. Wilcox: move to take up the bill
section by section.
Adopted.
The first section was read.
Mr.. Bacon: move to strike out tine word
"perpetually" in the seventeenth line.
Mr.. Wilcox; move to lay the motion on
the table.
Mr.. Braughn: 1 move to lay the whole
bill or the table.
Mr. Campbell: rise 20 s point Of order,
and maintain that Mr.. Braughns motion is
out of order, and eau not be entertained.
The President Ideclde to entertain it.
Mr.. Campbell: 1 appeal from the decision
of the Chair.
The vote was taken, and the Senate re
fused to sustain the Chair.
Mr. Braughn; move that the bill be in
definitely postponed,
Mr.. WIttgenstein: I move to lay the mo-
ton on the table. f-a
Laid on the table by g rising vote of IL
yeas, nays.
The Clerk of the House of Representa-.
tives appeared with message from that
body, informing the Senate that the House
had concurred il the following Senate
bills; etWfe
Senate bill No 132, az act to authorize
the Police Jury of the parish of ST. James
to remove the courthouse and other parish
buildings.
Senate bill No. 127, an act to enable les
sees to bond property under provisional
seizure.
Senate bill No. 1875 an act to provide for
taking the testimony of witnesses in suits
pending in the courts of this State.
Senate DILL No. III, An act relative to de-
hlquent lists of tax collectors.
Senate bill No. 1O2, an act relative to the
division of the eleventh ward OF the parish
of Terrbonne.
Senate bill No. %, an act authorizing
Charles Theodore Schynn to change his
name to Charles Theodore Rowan.
Senate bill No. 80, an act to create Re-
corder's Court in the city of Jefferson.
Senate bill No. 80, an act relative to the
tutorship of the minor children of R. W.
and S. L, Goodwin, deceased.
Senate bill No. 81, an act giving jurisdic
tion to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and
seventh courts of the city Of New Orleans
to try certain cases.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to amend an act
entitled an act relative to the adoption of
children, approved Msroh %, 1856.
Senate bill No. rs, an act relative to the
appointment Of Deputy Clerks Of District