New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-25
VOLUME II-NO. 1l8.
F0UIsIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
cEEDINGS In THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
POLICE BILL IN THE HOUSE.
SENATE.
Forty-Elrhth Days session.

~ FOrty-Etkntn Dhp9 DchshUns
MONDAY, August "a, 1868.
The Senate was called to order by the
lop'a resident at noon. [Change of hour from
nV even o'clock 70 noon.l
The roll was called; present the following
ssmbers:
EnDiS Bscon, Beares, Blackman, Campbell, Oar
ths'S Al. Day, Egan, FRANCOIS, Futch, Lewis,
in III Eonette, Packard, Poindexter, Pollard,
: Hsy. Smith, Thompson, Todd, Whitney,
ID" Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-22.
'psr'i Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
0t@1 Mr. Ray: move that the reading of the
nutes be dispensed with.
annn Adopted. -
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the Judiciary Committee,
clndi. ksported progress.
Mr.. Ray, from the Finance Committee, re-
EOrted progress.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
tIlment, reported as duly enrolled:
Senate bill No. IL, an act to incorporate
'Ap" Ne New Orleans Elevator Company.
And also as duly engrossed: -"
IMAM Senate bill No. SO, an act for the relief Of
Edmonston.
Senate bill No. lO2 an act relative to the
|SeE yision of the Eleventh Ward Of the parish
Aesp' Terrebonne.
Pd con Senate bill No. 81, an act to amend an
q entitled an act to incorporate the Lou.
do .hna Central Stem of the Mississippi Rail
laFai bad Company.
FlOus Senate bill No. 1872, an act to authorize IL e
armies oice Jury OF the parish of st. james to re-
rove the courthouse and ether parish build
Pa'' nr
Faeta House bill No. 80, an act TO amend an act
Ocbt nd the amendment thereto, concerning the
Fistia own of Bastrop, in. the parish of More
ouse,
House bill No. 152, an act for the relief Of
le widow of Thomas A. Montague.
: 1"A Mr.. Ray from the Committee of Internal
Ohio improvements, reported as follows;
S, Favorably, with amendments, upon bill
No kcorporating the Vaudeville and Sulphur
E 3prngs Railroad Company.
Upon an act relative to the New Orleans
lent. md Ship Island Canal Company.
Mr.. Ray: move that the latter bill be or
cred to be printed.
Adopted. i
Mr.. Ray: ask that the rules be suspend
TO introduce bill.
x Rules suspended.
An act to amend and re-enact the thirty
Ah section of an act entitled an act relative
peA.s sAG5 criminal proceedings, approved March
1856.
Read twice under suspension of the
Arb,, les nd referred to the Judiciary Gem
3 * :. Az A1fitee.
|iO sI Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. Ray
Vast9 VerOn so introduced the following bills:
te9aog An act to amend and reenact the forty.
PIOWa hth section of an act entitled an act rela.
We to criminal proceedings, approved
PS SIst9 lSs5 Isrch IA, 1s4j. --. e-.. -,
" ES,iC5 io Read twice under suspension Of the
Road lies and referred to the Judiciary Com
psi psf 81 Il ttee,
NlAsA An act.making an appropriation to carry
seqss Ito effect the first, second, and third sec
tons of an act entitled an act to provide for
ErI X. he more effectual assessment of lands be-
IA, NngiDg to non,residents. .....
lnd Il Read twice under a suspension of the
ues and referred to the Finance Com.
al l,s si nittee.
ester An act to exempt the Mutual Aid and Be-
H., 81 syolent Life Insurance Association of Lou.
AND lana from taxation.
,uS An act to create the parish of Richland,
s ?; ~ providing for the organization thereof.
Era III Read twice and referred to the Finance
| TalSsS noiI ommittee.
:. Mr. Blackman: l ask for a suspension oi
|tadyl s rules to introduce bill.
b ESSf Roa Rules suspended. .,.s..
S.15hh 21h al.s'f ','let an act to
BaaL bend an act entitled an act to provide for
ara II pplying the loss of the public records and
TrsDt her papers consumed by the burning OF
|th AEfs Courthouse in the parish Of Claiborne
the sixth of November, ls49, approved
bndSi pTil %, 1858.
/ "a "a ~ Read twice under suspension of the
|ids1 hes, and referred to the Judiciary Com
n iME ME Tklttee.
vita Under further suspension of the rules
"~~ /. Blackman introduced bill;
,.sa An act to exempt parties from giving tes
[OhnE lmony in certain cases. no 20
L cSass Read twice under q suspension of the
nss% s4iI les and referred TO the Judiciary Com
rstH =, nh. !. iitee, 5.tz Il ii. gs r5sav f.tz 4
J, BIAd The order Of the day was called.
FsiI SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY. ~
IN Bird Senate bill No. l25, an act to provide for
rain tnI Iking the testimony of witnesses in suits
[rNDI {snding in the courts of this State was
ken up and read. llU liza
e; g. .Ss Mr. Ray: 1 move that the bill be taken
sNction BY section. ..si. .a,- F5.5
@ Adopted. XII al @
% Sections one to twelve were read and
Is Is : + lcpted,
0 ?. Mr. Blackman; offer the following addi-
ss A H0nAl sactinu. t4s.f.,9 Il -.t