New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-18
LOUISIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Senate Proceedings Yesterday.
A Light Day in the House,
SENATE.
Forty-secend Days Session.

The roll was called, present the following
members:
Anderson, Bacon, Blackman, Beares,
Campbell, Coupland, Darrall, Egan, Fran
eois, E. L. Jewell, F. L. Jewell, Kelso,
Packard Poindexter, Pollard Ray, Thomp'
son, Todd, White, Whitney, Wilcox, vii.
liams, Wittgenstein-23.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
Mr.. Coupland: l move that the reading
Of the minutes be dispensed with.
Adopted.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported favorably as follows:
Upon Senate bill No. 81, an act to amend
article 1910 of the Civil Code.
Upon Senate bill No. 1874, an act to amend
and re-enact article 228O of the Civil Code Of
the State of Louisiana, and to repeal an act
entitled an act to amend and re-enact article
2260 of the Civil Code of Louisiana, approved
March 49, 1867.
Upon an act to re-establish the burnt
records of the parish of Winn.
Upon Senate bill lO3, an act to amend the
frst section Of an act entitled an act to in
corporate the town of Monroe, in the parish
of ouachita, and to provide for the govern
ment of the same, approved on the eighth
of March, 1865, etc.
Mr.. Campbell, from the Committee on
Corporations, reported favorably upon Sen.
ate bill 1O2, an act relative to the division ol
the Eleventh Ward of the parish of Terre
bonne.
Several committees reported progress.
Mr. Williams: ask for a suspension Of the
rules to introduce a bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to amend and re-euact the fourth
section of an act entitled an act regulating
sheriis' and coroners sales and writs oi
tje,s faciGs, approved 1856.
Read twice and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
BILLS ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
Senate bill No -, an act to repeal an act
entitled an act to authorize all persons who
have obtained a proper license to open ard
keep open at all hours of the day private
markets stores, OF stands in any part Of the
city of New Orleans for the sale of meats,
game, poultry, vegetables, fruit, and fresh
fish, was taken up and read.
Lies over under the rules.
ELLIS ON THEII PIRsr READING.
House bill No. -, joint resolution ex
pressing the respect of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana in memory O
the death Of the Hon. Thaddeus Stevens
late member Of Congress from the State o
Pennsylvania, and rendering their sympathy
to the many friends and relatives Of thC
deceased, was taken up and read.
Mr.. O'Hara: l ask for a suspension of tht
rules to put the bill on its second reading
Mr., Jewell, Of Orleans: object.
DR. O'Hara: call for the yeas aud nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, re-
sulting:
Yeas: Blackman, Campbell, Coupland
FRANCOIS, Kelso, Lewis, O'Hara, Packard
PoindeZter, Pollard, Ray, smith, Todd
Wilcox, Williams, and Wittgenstein-l6.
Nays: Beares, E. l.. Jewell, F. l.. Jewell
Ofutt, Thompson, White, and Whitney,
The rules were not suspended.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
senate bill No. 20, to establish a metro
politan police aud to provide for the govern
ment thereof, was taken up and read.
Mr.. Campbell: move to take up the bill
section by section.
Adopted.
The first and second sections were reat
and adopted.
The third section was read.
Mr.. Witteenstein move that the word
Z" appointed by the Governor of Louisiana
be stricken out, and the words "elected by
the General Assembly be inserted.
Mr.. Blackman: move to lay the amend
ment on the table.
Mr.. Smith call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Blackman, Coup
land, Campbell, Egan, FRANCOIS, L. l.. Jew
ell, +. J.. Jewell, kelso, OffuIt, O'Hara
Packard, Poindexter, Ray, Thompson, ant
White-l7,
Nays Pollard, Smith, Todd, Whitney
Wilcox, Williams, and Wittgenstein-7
The amendment was laid on.the table.
Section three was then adopted.
Section four was read.
mr. Packard: move that the followins
amendments be made:
Insert the word "ifn after the word "or'
in line 4; strike out the words "who" il
lines 8 and 8; insert the words ''if he'' in line
IL; iusert the word She in line IA; strike
out the words sin either case" in line IS
strike out the words 'tto havep in line 16 ant
insert instead the words "as having" strike
out the word fhaye" in line II and strike
out the letter ''ap in the word "Yacatedr ii
the same line.
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Section fivo was read.
Mr.. Campbell: move 10 strike oat thf
word "ten" and insert the word "sixn il
line 6.
Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Sections 6, 7, 8, o. and 10 were read ant
adopted.
Section II was re
Mr.. Smith: 1 move to expunge the whole
section.
The motion was lost.
Sections Il to 10 inclusive were read ant
adopted.
Section 20 was read.
Mr.. Campbell: move to substitute thu
word ''notn for s'hov in line I9.
Adopted.
The section, as amended, was adopted.
Section twenty-one was read and adopted
Section twenty-five was read.
Mr., Campbell: I unove "a str;l,a ont 4t,
word .'firsta in line eleven, and the worc
s'chief" in line twelve.
Adopted.