New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-07
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FFlcIM JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
FHClAl JOURNAL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
LOUISIANA GENERAL AssE MsLV
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WEDNESDAY, 0ctober7 1868.
The Senate was called to order at twelve
O'Clock n.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Jackson.
Reading of minutes dispensed with.
ar. Ray, from the Judiciary Committee
reported favorably upon Senate bill No. $50
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported as duly enrolled Senate
bill No. ga, Joint resolution 26, and as duly
engrossed Senate bills 236 and 266.
Mr.. 0'Hsrs, from the Commlttee gu
Claims, reported an act for the reileI Vi WI
Farland, Straight Il Co. aoo
Also fayorably upon Senate bill Ne. 2O9,
an act fot the relief of FRANCOIS A. Ae"aA-
Ion and Jacques Adolphe. -,
Mr., Campbell asked for q suspension Of
the rules to take up House bill No 5.
Bill taken up section by sectlon'
The first and second sections were read
Mr.. Braughp: l move that further consi
Iteration of the bill be postponed until to-
morrow after the reading OF the minutes.
Adopted.
Nh. Braughn moved that a special com
nlittee of three be appointed for the pur
pose of assisting the Committee on Election
to take the evidence to be offered IN the
various cases of contested election,
Mr.. Lewis: move to lay the motion on
the table.
Adopted.
The President announced Messrs. Braughn.
Lynch and Kelso on the committee TO con
fer with the committee OF the House IN the
matter of the amendments of the House to
bill for the relief of Pierre Soule, III which
the Senate refused to concur on previous
day.
! message from the Governor was re-
ceived.
Mr.. O'Hara: move the adoption of the
following resolution: ,.-,.,
Be ii TesoLued, That in all cases to be tried
before the Committee on Elections the con
testants and sitting members be limited to
five witnesses each.
Adopted.
House of Representatives.
The House met at twelve O'Clock, Speaker
Lowell in the chair Fifty-one members
present. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Sateheil..
On motion of Mr.. Gair of East Feliclana,
the reading of the journal was dispensed
with
On motion ofMr. Kent DIST. Helena, leave
of absence for ten days was granted to Mr..
Holland, of Tensas.
Mr.. Isabelle, Orleans, presented a petit
ton of H. Millspaugh and Paul Beverages
praying for compensation as Assessors.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
On motion of Mr.. Alexander, of Orleans,
the rules were suspended to take up Senate
joint resolution No. 27.
The bill went to a second and third read
ing and final passage.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
favorably, with amendments, Senate bill No.
1GO Report accepted and bill placed on CAL
endar for third reading.
The Committee on Elections aad Qualitica-
tons reported in favor Of the admission of
i. Douglas, who claims the seat of hava-
nagh, of st. Landry.
Mr.. Kent, of st. Helena, was allowed, till
tomorrow, to make minority report.
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported favorably, with amendments, on
Senate bill 246. Consideration postponed
till a minority report can be made.
Mr. Heidenhain, of Orleans, submitted |
minority report from the Committee on I'm
migration, recommending the Belleville |
Foundry at Algiers as depot for the recep- |
ton of immigrants from all parts of the |
world. Report received, and both reports |
from that committee ordered to be printed. |
Mr.. DeGrange, of Orleans, submitted an
additional report from the Committee on
Elections and Qualifications, relating to the |
contested election case in Lafayette parish. |
Report ordered to be printed and referred |
to the Committee on Elections and Qualiti- |
cations.
Mr.. Williams, of East Feliciana, presented |
a joint resolution providing for Joint ses.
sion of the General Assembly on Monday |
evening next, to consider the propriety of |
taking a recess from the fifteenth of October |
to November seventh. First and second |
readings, and referred to the judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, introduced a
bill appIopriating 100000 for registration
purposes. First and second readings, and |
referred to Committee of the Whole.