New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-05
O F. FI Q I "A L.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
EIghty.thIrd Days Session

CampDell, C0upland, Day, Route, Franz solS,
Futch, jerks. Jewell, Kelso. Lewis, Lynch,
Thompson, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Witt>
gen-25.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Jackson.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the reading of the
minutes was dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported as duly engrossed Senate
bill No. 260, and Senate Joint resolution
No, 27.
Mr.. Kelso, from the Committee on Claims,
reported favorably upon House bill No. $50,
an act for the relief of A. E. Locket.
Mr.. Campbell; l ask for a suspension Of
the rules to take up House bill No. S, an act
relative to notaries public.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Campbell: ] move that the bill be
made the special order of the day on Tues
day next, and that it be printed.
Adopted.
| Mr.. Campbell: | ask for suspension of
the rules to take up House bill No. 1872, an
act supplementary to an act to incorporate
| the New Orleans Mechanics Society, passed
| February II, 1921.
| Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Campbell: I move that the bill be
made the special order of the day on Tues
day, and that it be printed.
| Adopted.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: ask for suspension
| Of the rules to take up Senate bill No. lG2,
an act authorizing the Secretary of State to
| appoint an assistant Secretary and Page, re-
turned from the House with an amendment.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
| Mr.. Wittgenstein: l move that the amend
ment of the House making the salary of
Page $40 instead S25 per month be concur
red in.
Mr.. Lynch: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Antoine, Coupland. Day, FRANCOIS,
Packard, Ray, Whitney, Wilcox, Wittgen.
stein-9.
Nays: Bacon, Beares Braughn, Campbell,
Foute, Futch, Jewell, Kelso, Lynch, Mo-
nette, Pinchback, Thompson, Todd-l3.
The Senate refused to concur in the
amendment.
Mr.. Braughn: ask for a suspension of the
rules to take up Senate bill No. 81, an act
for the relief of Pierre SOule, returned from
| the House with an amendment.
Rules suspended and the amendment
read.
Mr.. Braughn: l move that the Senate ad-
here to the original bill compensatiug Pierre
Soule in the sum of FIVE thousand dollars,
| instead Of three thousand dollars, as
amended by the House.
Adopted.
Mr.. Thompson: ask for ten days leave
of absence.
Granted.
Mr.. Day: ask for leave of absence until
Wednesday.
! Granted.
Mr.. Ray: I ask for a suspension of the
rules to take up Senate bill No. 23G, an act
to authorize the erection of the necessary
buildings and the procuring the necessary
materials for the State Penitentiary, em'
plOyment of one engineer to superintend
the erection of the same and to provide
means to pay the same.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Pinchback: move that the bill be
postponed until Monday when it shall be
made the special order of the day.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: move to lay Mr.. Pinch
backs motion on the table.
Mr.. Pinchback: I call for the yeas and
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Bacon, Beares, Blackman; Braughn
Campbell, Day, Foute, Futch, Lewis, Lynch
Pollard, Ray, Thompson, Wilcox, Wittgen-
| stein-14.
Nays: Antoine, Coupland, Francois,
kelso. Monette, Packard, Pinchback, Pol
lard, Todd.
The motion was laid on the table.
Mr.. Blackman: move that the bill b,
considered engrossed.
Mr.. Pinchbaek: / call for the yeas ant
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result,
ing; ..,.--
Yeas: Bacon, Beares, Blackman Braughu
Campbell, Day, Foute, Futch, Lynch Ray
Thompson, Todd, Wilcox, WiItgenstein-14
Nays: Antoine, Coupland, Francois, Kelso
Monette, Packard, PinchbacE, Pollard-S.
Mr.. Wilcox: ask for suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its third reading.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
on the yeas and nays being ordered by the
President, by the following vote:
Yeas: Bacon, Beares, Blackman, Braughn
Campbell, Day, Foute, Futch, jerks, Lynch
Ray, Thompson, Wilcox, Wittgenstein-14
| Nays: CoUplald, FRANCOIS kelso Monette
Pinchback, Pollard, Todd Z.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be made The
special order of the day on Monday.
Adopted. ..
Mr.. Lynch: ask for suspension of thu
rules to take up Senate bill No. 249, an act t,
provide the means OF protecting and re
t claiming the swamp and alluvial lands o
! Louisiana from inundation, by the issue O
the bonds of the State to the amount Of fiv
millions of dollars, and for the redemption
Of the same.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Ar. Campbell was called to the chair b
, the President. is
A call Of the House was asked for by Ml
! Pinehback, and ordered by the President.
| Thefollewing members answered to thei
names.
Braughn, Campbell, ooupland, Francois
r kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette. Packard
! Ep5lIn!ehoack, III I!aa Pollard, Ray, Thompson, Tod
/ whitney, Wilcox-i6.
! No quorum present.
On motion Of aIr. Pinehback the senat
; GdjOurned '
e Q. r. MERRITT.
Secretary Of the setate.