New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-28
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while in the discharge of his duty.
Also substitute for Senate bills Nos. 23e
and 242, an act to authorize State Tax Col.
lectors to receive State warrants in payment
of certain taxes. ..u.
Mr. Lynch: ask for a suspension of the
rules to take up the substitute for Senate
bills Nos. 239 and 242.
Rules suspended, and the bill read twice
under suspension of the rules.
The bill was taken up section by section.
Sections one and two were read and
adopted. u
Mr.. Ray: I offer the following addtiona
section as section three, and move its adop.
tlon:
Be it further enacted, That it shell be the
| duty of the Auditor to issue vararts for
| debts due by the State, in sums of no. less
than fifty dollars, except when the c)H n is
! less than $50, or In sums above fftv dol ars.
as may be demanded by the holder of the
claim.
Adopted. .r
a Section four was read and adopted.
The bill was considered engrossed.
By unanimous consent the words, "or
moneys, " in the second section, were strick.
| en- out.
Under suspension of the rules the bill was
read third time aud finally adopted with
its title.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported as duly enrolled Senate
bills Nos. "A, los, l46, l5e l66 and 1874, and
Senate Joint resolution No. IA; and as duly
| engrossed Senate bill 244.
Mr.. Ray; ! ask for a suspension Of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act providing for the compilation of a
new and official map of the State.
Read twice under suspension of the rules,
and referred to the Committee on Internal
Improvements.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act for the relief of J. NJ. Euger and
Chas. Jones, lessees of the Louisiana Peni.
tentiary. .t..
Read twice under suspension of the rule
and referred to the Committee on Internal
Improvements.
Mr. Ray; 1 ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to provide the meals of protecting
the swamp lands OF Louisiana from inunda.
tions by the issue Of the bonds Of the State
to the amount OF five millions of dollars,
and for the redemption Of the same,
Read twice under suspension OF the rules
and referred to the Finance Committee. =
Mr., Day; 1 ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce resolution.
Rules suspended.
Joint resolution authorizing tie Mayor
of the various municipal corporation
throughout the State to perform the rite o
marriage.
Read twice under suspension Of the rule;
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. 25I, an act relative to cleo
tious in the State and to enforce article lOa
OF the Constitution of the State, was taken
up at section sixth, where it was left yes
terday.
Tie section was read and adopted.
Section seventh was read and adopted.
The eighth section was read.
Mr.. Campbell: move to amend by strik
ing the words sit shall be the duty" in lines
thirteen and fourteen and to insert the word
said after the word the in line sixteen;
to insert the words 'are hereby empowered
and authorized after the word district, in
line seventeen, and to insert the word there
upon after the word "and4 in line twenty
three. -.
Adopted.
Mr.. Campbell; move the adoption of the
section as amended.
Mr.. Bacon having objected, the section
was passed over for the time being by gen
eral consent.
Sections nine and ten wsre read ant
adopted.
Section eleven v as read.
Mr.. Campbell; move to insert after thu
word registration in the sixth line the word:
''or upon any paper or certificate of regis
tration." 4
Adopted. /
The section was adopted as amended. r
Sections twelve thirteen. and fourteen
were read and adopted.
Section fifteen was read. T.
Mr.. Pinchback: move that the bill b,
postponed and made the special order of tht
day on Monday next after the reading of tht
minutes. !
Adopted. f
Mr.. Lewis: move that Mr., Williams b.
granted leave of absence for the balance o.
the session before the recess.
Leave granted.
The Senate then went into executive
session and adjourned thereafter without
transacting any business.
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary Of the Senate.
The following is the conclusion of the
debate in the Senate Oh Monday, sertem-
ber %.
[The speech of Mr.. Ogden is unsvoidably
crowded out, but will be given at another
day.l
Mr.. Pinchback: Mr.. President, as I pro.
pose to cast vote upon this question, / de.
sire to give my reasons for il. From my
earliest recollection until the present time,
have thought that suffrage was an inher-
ent right belonging to every man who has
not forfeited 1t by the commission of crime;
l believe the doctrine proclaimed in the
| Declaration of Independence is the true
| doctrine, that al men are endowed with
certain inalieuable rights among these /
claim is the right Of suffrage, aud that it Is
tho highest aud most sacred of them all.
Now, sir, have differed with many men Of
! lfhia NHan4fnta att1 raff r71r-