New Orleans Republican., 1868-09-11

wanting gentlemen who are willing 10 do
Justice in such matter even to political
zoe. Finally would say that have the
documents to prove my assertions, and
am willing to submit the charges against
me TO any number Of my political oppo-
nents, selected by themselves, and if they
do not acquit me of the accusations con-
tanned in the article, pledge myself to
resign my position as Senator.
Yours, ETC.,
HUGH ]. CAMPBELL.
The extract was ordered to be spread upon
the minutes.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Day: give notice that on future
day will introduce bill for the relief OF
Miss Nathalia Gill.
Mr.. Ray; 1 ask for suspension OF the
rules to introduce a bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to incorporate the Louisiana Grain
Elevator and FIGURING Company.
Read twice under suspension of the rules,
and referred to the Committee ON Corpors-
tions.
Under further suspension of the rules, Mr..
Ray introduced the following bills.
A bill perpetuat.ng the charter of the
Barataria and Lafou-che Canal Company,
changing its domicil, increasing its capital,
and lending the credit OF the State TO the
same.
Read twice under suspension Of the rules
and referred 20 tie Committee on Internal
Improvements.
Joint resolution authorizing the commit
tee appointed to revise the statutes of the
State at large, to revise the Civil Code and
code of practice of the State, was read.
Mr.. Ray: ask for q suspension OF the
rules to put the bill or its second reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules
the bill was read o third time and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Ray: l ask for a suspension OF the
rules to introduce bill
Rules suspended.
9n act TO create Recorders Court in the
city Of Shreveport Louisiana.
Read twice under suspension of the rules
and referred to the Judiciary Committee
Mr.. Packard: ask for su pension OF the
rules to introduce resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read:
Resoloed, That the following be adopted
as one Of the standing rules of the Sen.
ate, to'wit: No member shall absent
himself from the session of the Senate with.
out the leave OF the Senate first obtained,
and in case Il less number than quorum of
the Senate shall be found convened, .heV
are hereby authorized to send The Sergeant
At Arms, or any other person or persons by
them authorized, for any and all absent
members as the majority of such members
present shall agree, al the expense OF such
absent members respectively, unless such
excuse for non-attendance shall be made as
the Senate, when a quorum is convened
shall judge sufficient, and in that case the
expense shall be paid as other expenses of
thesenate. And thisrule shall apply as well to
the nrst convenlng of the Senate at the legal
hour OF meeting as 20 each day of the ses.
slon after the hour has arrived to which the
Senate stood adjourned.
The order of the day was called.
The resolution lies over.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. l34, an act to incorporate
the New Orleans and Ship Island Company
was taken up.
Mr.. Wilcox: l move to take up the bill
section by section.
Adopted.
The first section was read.
Mr.. Bacon: move to strike out the word
perpetual" in the seventeenth line.
Mr.. Wilcox: move to lay the motion on
the table.
Mr.. Braughn; move to lay the whole
bill on the table.
Mr.. Campbell: rise to point of order,
and maintain that Mr.. Braughn's motion is
out OF order, and can not be entertained.
The President: decide to entertain it.
Mr.. Campbell; ] appeal from the decision
of the Chair.
The vote was taken, and the Senate re-
fused to sustain the Chair.
Mr.. Braughn: ] move that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: move to lay the mo.
tion on the table.
Laid on the table BY rising vote of Is
yeas, nays.
The Clerk of the House of Representa-.
tives appeared with q message from that
body, informing the Senate tn at the House
had concurred in the following Senate
bills:
Senate bill No. 1872, an act to authorize
the Police Jury Of the parish of st. James
to remove the courthouse and other parish
buildings.
Senate bill No. 127, an act to enable les
sees to bond property under provisional
seizure.
Senate bill No. 125, an act to provide for
taking the testimony of witnesses in suits
pending in the courts of this State.
Senate bill No. ia, An act relative to de-
hnquent lists Of tax collectors.
Senate bill No. 1o2, an act relative TO the
division Of the eleventh ward Of the parish
of Terrbonne. ,s r.se
Senate bill No. o. an act authorizing
Charles Theodore schynn to change his
name TO Charles Theodore Rowan,
Senate bill No. 90, an act to create a Re.
corders Court in the city of Jefferson. n
Senate bill No. so, an act relative to the
tutorship of the minor children of R. W..
and s. L. Goodwin, deceased.
Senate bill No. "a, an act giving jOrisdic
tion to the third, fourth, NTH, sixth, and
seventh district courts of the city Of New
Orleans to try certain cases.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to amend an act
entitled an act relative to the adoption oi
children, approved Maren 20, 1866.
Senate bill No. Is, an act relative to the
appointment Of Deputy Clerks of District
Courts.