New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-12

The roll was called; present, the following
members:
Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Blackman,
Braughn, Campbell, Couplaud, Darrall,
Day, Egan, Foute FRANCOIS, Jewell, Kelso,
Lewis, Monette, Ogden, O'Hara Packard,
Pinchback, Poindexter, Pollard, Ray,
Smith, Thompson, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox,
Williams, Wittgenstein-30.
Prayer by the Chaplain Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the reading of the
minutes was dispensed with.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on judiciary
reported favorably, as follows:
Upon House bill No. l79, an act to repeal
an act entitled an act to authorize planters
and farmers to furnish their freedmen and
other employees with articles of merchan-
disc, without incurring the penalty Of re-
tail merchants, approved March q, 1868.
House bill No. l24, an act to amend an
act entitled an act in relation to the trial
of contested election cases in the parish of
Orleans, favorably with amendments upon
Senate bill No. los, an act for the relief of
the poor and INDECENT of the State.
The committee also reported back to the
Senate:
House bill No. IL, an act to protect all
persons in their civil and public rights
with the information that the committee
was equally divided upon favorable and
unfavorable report.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Enrolment Com.
mittee, reported the following bills duly
enerossed:
Senate bills Nos. 10, 1885, III, 2OG, and
100, and
House bill No. IL.
Mr.. oHara, from the Committee on Pub
lie Education, reported favorably, with
amendments, upon House bill No. l97, an
act providing for the administration of the
public schools of the city of New Orleans.
Mr.. Bacon: give notice that tomorrow
I will present a minority report upon the
bill.
Mr.. Braughn, from the special committee
of the city delegation, reported unfavorably
upon Senate bill No. 52 an act regulating
the collection of taxes in the city of New
Orleans.
Unfavorably upon an act relative to and
requiring the inspection of beef and pork.
And fayorably upon memorial from
citizens of New Orleans on the subject.
Also favorably upon majority report upon
Senate bill No. 167, an act additional to and
amendatory of the acts now in force relat
ing to and regulating the collection of mu-
nicipaI taxes in the city of New Orleans.
And unfayorably upon Senate bill No. :,
an act relative to the collection of municipal
taxes and other debts due the city of New
Orleans.
Mr.. Foute, from the special committee of
the city delegation, reported substitute
for Senate bill No. ZIG, an act to repeal an
act to postpone all seizures for city taxes.
And favorably upon Senate bill No. 217,
an act for the redemption of the city notes,
and for the funding and liquidation of the
other floating debts of the city Of New Or
leans.
Mr.. Foute: move that Senate bills Nos.
ZIG and 2l7 be ordered to be printed, and
made the special order Of the day on Mon
day next.
| Adopted.
| RESOLUTIONS.
AIr. Blackman: ofsr the following reso.
luton: ds@
| ResoEued, That subcommittee of three
from the Committee on Elections and Re.
\ turns be appointed by the President of the
/ Senate to proceed Immediately to Baton
| Rouge, and there take the evidence of wit
nesses ia the case u George w. Reagan vs.
| r. H. Day.
The resolution was laid on the table
Mr.. Wilcox Foaier the following resoiu-
| ton:
1 Resolued, That tile State Printer be au.
4 thorized and instructed to print and furnish
for the use of the Senate loco copies of the
Constitution, in pamphlet,
The resolution was read and lies over,
| The order of the day was called.
! Mr.. Poindexter: / ask for suspension G
the rules to introduce bill.
| Rules suanepdeds
4 An act pr for certain
parish oficS
/ Read twid 81 the rule.
and referred shsJudi
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