New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-03
LOUISIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
EIghty-ThIrd Days Session

LOUISIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
EIghty-ThIrd Days SesaIon
SATURDAY, October g. 1858.
The Senate was called to order by the
President at IL O'Clock M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Jackson.
On motion of Mr.. -- 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. 81.
MIR. Kelso, from the Committee on Claims,
reported favorably upon House bill No. $50,
AN act for the relief of A, Z. Locket.
| MIR. Campbell: 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. Adopted.
Mr.. Campbell: l ask for a suspension of
the rules to take up Senate House bill No.
1872, an act supplementary to an act to in
| corporate the New Orleans Mechanics So
ciety passed February II, 1921.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Campbell: / move that the bill be
made the special order of the day on Tues
day.
Adopted.
MIR. Wittgenstein: ask for suspension
of the rules TO take up Senate bill No. 1872,
an act authorizing the Secretary of State 10
appoint an assistant Secretary and Page, re-
turned from the House with an amendment,
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: | 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 ., nays 10.
The Senate refused to concur in the
ans ndmenU.
Mr.. Braughn: ! ask for a suspension of the
rules to take up Senate bill No. 81, an act
for he relief of Pierre Soule, returned from
the House with an amendment.
Rules suspended and amendment read.
Mr.. Braughn: | move that the Senate ad-
here to the original bill compensating 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.
Mr.. Day; ask for leave of absence until
Wednesday.
Granted.
Nh. Ray; I ask for Suspension of the
rules TO take up Senate bill No. 236, an act
to authorize the erection of the necessary
buildings and the procuring the necessary
materials for the State Penitentiary, emt
ployment OF one engineer to superlntend
lhe erection OF the same and to provide
means TO pay the same.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
MIR. PinchbacS: | move that the bill be
postponed until Monday, when it shall be
made the special order Of the day.
Mr.. Wittgensten: l move TO lay Mr.,
Piuchhack's motion on the table.
Mr.. PiLckback: call tor the yeas and
NAYS.
Toe yeas ard nays were ordered results
inl "a yeas % nays.
The motion was laid on the table.
MIR. Blackman: move that the bill be
considered engrossed.
Mr.. Pinchback: call for the yeas and
navs.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result.
ing: So.
Yeas IA, nayss
The rules were not suspended for a third
reading. w. r+U. la1.N
House Of Representatives
q ILglssI SATURDAY, October 8.
House met at eleven O'Clock. Speaker
Lowell ia the Chair. Thirty.tWo members
and no quorum present.
On motion of V. NJ. LANCE, of East Baton
Rouge, the House took recess until twelve
O'Clock.
At the expiration of the recess sixty.three
members answered to their names.
Prayer by Rev. Dir. Satchell.
Reading of the journal dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Fouts, of Vim, leave of
absence was granted for four days to Mr.,
McMillen, of Carroll.
On motion of Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, Mr..
Wilt, OF Orleans, was sworn in by the
s taker.
On motion Of Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne
leave of absence for ten days was granted to
Mr.. Young, of Vermilion.
On motion Of Mr.. Hid, of Ascension, leave
OF absence for ten days was granted to Mr..
Murrell, OF LafouIche. Gza T
The committee to investigate the facts re.
ported in the contested case Of MIR. Casey. |
who claims that he is entitled to the seat OF
Mr.. JUDGE, of Lafayette, who holds GER
tlficate nom General Buchanan, but has
n ver been admitted to q seat Their report
was referred TO the Committee on Elections.
A message from the Senate was re.
ceived, announcing concurrence in certain
House bills, and asking concurrence in Sen. |
ate bills. r5.5g-r.,, y, 81, ~. :
The Committee on Internal improvements |
reported favorably on House joint resolu- |
lion No. $50. Report accepted. tMIs1g