New Orleans Republican., 1868-10-16
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PROCEEDINGS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
Nlnety.Third Days session.


President at twelve o'clock N.
The roll was called, the following mem.
bers present:
Antoine, Bacon, Beares, Braughn, Camp
bell, Coupland, Darrall, Day, Foute, Fran
eois, Futch, jerks, Jewell, Kelso, Lewis,
Lynch, Monette, Ogden, o'Hara, Packard,
Smith, Thompson, Todd, Wilcox, Witt
genstein-29
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Wittgenstein, the read,
ing Of the minutes was dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES
MrRay, from the Judiciary Committee, re-
ported substitute for Senate bill No. 253, an
act to amend article eighty-one of the Civil
Code of the State, and substitute for Senate
bill No. 279, an act to regulate the appointment
ofdeputy sheriffs in the parish of Orleans, JEFF
ferson and st. Bernard, and to restrict the
powers of sherifts in the Metropolitan Police
District to the discharge of the duties i'm.
posed upon them by law.
Mr.. Campbell: ask for suspension Of
the rules to take up the substitute for Sen
ate bill No. 279, reported by the Judiciary
Committee.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr., Campbell: ask for a suspension of
the rules to put the bill on its second read
ing.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr. Campbell: move that the bill be con
sidered engrossed.
Mr.. Todd: move to amend by excluding
the parish of Jefferson from the provisions
of the bill.
Mr.. Ray: Imovc to lay the motion of Mr.
Todd on the table.
Mr.. Bacon call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Neas Antoine Campbell, Coupland, Dar-
rail-, FRANCOIS, jerks Kelso, Lynch, Mo
nette, o 'Ha-ra Packard Pinchback, Poindex
ter, Pollard, Ray, Wilcox, Wittgenstein-l7
Nays: Bacon, Day, Futch, Smith, Thomp'
son and Todd.
The motion of Mr. Todd was laid on the
table.
Mr.. PinchLack; l move that the bill be
taken up section by section.
Adopted.
The first section was read and adopted.
The second section was read.
Mr.. Bacon: move to strike out the sec.
ton.
Mr.. Campbell; move to lay the motion
to strike out on the table.
Adopted.
The second section was adopted.
The third section was read.
Mr. Todd: move to strike out the third
section.
MFR. Campbell: I move to lay the motion
to strike out on the table.
Mr.. Todd: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result,
ing: 5
Yeas: Antoine, Campbell, FRANCOIS,
kelso, Lynch, honette, 0Hsra, Packard,
PinChback, PoindeXter, Pollard, Ray, Smith
| Wilcox, WittgcnsteiR-l5.
Nays: Bacon, Day, Futoh, Thompson and
! Todd.
/ The motion to strike out was laid on the
table.
The section was adopted.
Section four was read.
Mr.. Bacon: i move to strike out the sec.
ton.
Mr.. Campbell: move to lay the motion
on the table. .#
MIR. Todd: call for The yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing: .. -.r ...= ...=...
Yeas: Antoine, Campbell, Francois, jerks,
Kelso, Lynch, Honette, 0'Hara, Pack ard,
Pinchhack, ,Poindexter, Pollard, Ray, Smith,
, Wilcox, Wittgenstein-15.. 7
Nays; Bacon, Day, Futch, Jewell, Thomp.
son and Todd--6. &
The motion TO strike out was laid on the
table,
Section fourth was adopted. ..i
Sections fifth and sixth were read and
adopted.
Mr., Ray move tie adoption of the bill
as whole.
| Adopted.
Mr.. Ray: I move that the bill be con-
sidered engrossed.
Mr.. Bacon; call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Antoine, Campbell, Coupland, Fran
gois, Kelso, Lynch, Monette, OfHara, Pack.
ard, Plnchback, Poin iexter, Pollard, Ray
Wittgeustein-H.
Nays: Bacon, Braughn, Day, Foute, Futch
Jewell, Thompson TOdd-5.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its third reading.
The Senate refused to suspend the rule;
by rising vote of l4 yeas and nays.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be made
the special order of the day tomorrow FOL
third reading. ..s.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: ask for a suspension
of the rules to take up Senate bill No. 253
substitute, an act to amend article eighty
one of the Civil Code of the State.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rule
the bill was read third time and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Bacon: ask tor suspension Of thl
rules to introduce bill 80 be entitled al
act to exempt from taxation the Working
mems Mutual Life Insurance Society o
Louisiana. ttatE
Rules suspended and bill read frs
time.
Mr.. Bacon: l ask for further suspension
kOf the rules to put the bill on its secont
reading.
Rules suspended and the hI read.
hr. Todd: ] move that the bill be .rG
ferred to the Finance COmmitte.
/ Aiopteds
2 Mr. Jsnks; ask for suspersion Of III
rules 10 Introduce the petition of Bei jam