New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-03
Nays: Darrall FRANCOIS, Kelso, Lewis,
Monette, Poindexter, Pollard, Randall, Todd,
Whitnpy-10

Mr.. Ogden: l offer the following resolu-
tion, and move it's adoption:
Be it resolved by the Senate, That the
| Committee on Public Buildings be allowed
| two weeks during the recess in which to
visit said buildings and report, and that
their per diem and mileage be allowed
them.
Mr.. Lynch: ask for the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays were ordered, re-
sulting: ...
Yeas: Antoine, Blackman. Darrall, Futch,
Ogden. Packard, PondeXter, Ray, Todd
| Whitney, Wilcox Wittgenstein-l2
Nays: Coupland, Foute FRANCOIS, Jewell
Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette, Pollard,
Smith-1O.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Blackman: ask for suspension OF
the rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act requiring all State Tax Collectors
TO receive the warrants for the per diem
and mileage of the members of the General
Assembly, in payment of all taxes due the
State, and to require the Treasurer of the
State to pay said warrants out of any
moneys now in the treasury whether from
the general or other fund, was read.
Mr.. Blackman: l ask for suspension
Of the rules to put the bill on its second
reading.
Rules suspended.
Mr.. Ray: I move that the bill be referred
to the Finance Committee.
Lost.
Mr.. Ray: move to amend by adding at
the end of the bill the first section, the words
except the school and levee funds"
Mr.. Blackman: / move to lay the amend.
ment on the table.
Mr.. Bacon: call for the yeas and nays.
Yeas: Antoine, Blackman, Coupland
FRANCOIS, Futch, Lewis, Monette, Pinch
back, POindexter, Pollard, Randall, Todd
Whitney-l3. ..
Nays Bacon, Day, jerks, Jewell, Keso
Lynch, Packard, Ray, Wilcox and Witt
genstein-l0.
The amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. Blackman: move that the bill be re
ferred to Il special committee of three.
Adopted.
Mr.. Day: move that fifteen days. leave
of absence be granted to Mr.. Ogden.
Lost by rising vote Of 10 yeas and l!
nays.
Mr.. Lewis: move that ten days leave o
absence be granted to Mr.. Ohu,t.
Adopted.
Mr. Day: ask for a suspension of thu
rules to present the following resolution;
Resolved by the Senate That the resolu
ton passed yesterday, repeating a nreviou
resolution allowing pay TO witnesses, shal
not apply to those witnesses who were sub
pened to attend and did attend and testif
prior to the adoption of the said repeating
resolution; and the chairman of the Com
mittee on Elections and the chairman O
the Committee on Contingent Expenses ar
hereby required to approve ali claims o
witnesses who testified previous to this day
Mr.. Day: l move the adoption of tn
resolution.
Mr.. Jewell: move to lay the resolution
on the taolc.
Adopted by rising vote of II yeas
10 nays.
Mr.. Packard arose to a question of priv
ilege and caused to be read the finding o
the Grand Juryo the parish against Eugen
Macarty, Fifth Justice of the Peace, Orleans
right bank.
Mr.. Packard: ask for suspension @
the rules to introduce joint resolution.
Rules suspended.
Joint resolution providing for commit
tee to investigate the report of the Gram
Jury of the parish of Orleans, concernins
Eugene Macarty, Fifth Justice of the Peace
Orleans, right bank, was read.
Mr.. Packard; l ask for suspension c
the rules to put the resolution Oh its secon
reading.
Rules suspended and the resolution read
The resolution was considered engrossed
Under a suspension of the rules the reso
luton was read a third time and fnall
adopted with its title. .
Mr. PinchbacRl: move to reconsider til
vote by which Mr.. Ogden vas refused leav
of absence.
Adopted.
Mr.. Piuchback: move that Mr.. ogde
be granted thirteen days leave OF absence
Adopted. -
The following message from the Governo
was read:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
stale of Louisiana,
New Orleans, October p 1863.
~ hho lAoHVi"bS 1 ASalueAib anu Alsu-DcEa VI IL
Senate:
am instructed by His Excellency tn
Governor TO inform the Seuate that he ha
approved and signed:
An act to limit and control the assessmen
Of parish and municipal taxes in the paris
of East Baton Rouge.
An act TO purchase five hundred copies
each, of the Civil Code and Code of Practic
Of the State of Louisiana, edited by Jane
o. Fuqua; and one hundred copies of Her
Minis Digest.
And an act to incorporate the Lousian
Mercantile College.
F. C. REMICK,
Private Secretary.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Blackman
Lynch and Packard on the special commit
tee to which Mr.. Blackman's finance bi
relative to tax collectors receiving warrants
etc, was referred.
The Senate went into executive sessio
and adjourned thereafter without transact
ing any business.
G. H. MERRITT,
Secretary OF the Senate.
In the Senate, Friday, September 25, tn
following prayer was offered by the Chal
lain, Rev. Mr.. Turner:
Lord, we feel that We are creature
that have incurred thy displeasure and d,
serve banishment from thy presence. Br
we beseech thee, through Christ our r
, deemer, let us have peace, 0 Lord, we fe,
that we are blind, weak ana ignorant ere
lures; therefore we come to thee, that four
of wisdom and of knowledge and powe
We pray thee to look upon Us now, baYiD
assembled here to transact business of va!
Importance to the. whole people. Tho