New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-09
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PROCEEDINGS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
OF THE
EIghty.seventh Days Session.

! LhS uiSlnDClss
Antoine, Bacon, Beares, Blackman,
! Braughn, Campbell, Coupland, Darrall, Day,
| Foute, FRANCOIS, Futch, jerks, Jewell, Kelso,
Lewis, Lynch, Monette, O'Hara, Packard,
Pinchback, Poindexter, Pollard, Randall,
Ray, Smith, Todd, Wilcox, Wittgen-
stein-29.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Jackson.
On motion of Mr.. Beares, the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with, after
correction by Mr.. Todd.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
House bill No. s, an act relative TO nota-
ries public.
The two first sections having been adopt
ed yesterday, the third section was read.
Mr.. Braughn: move reconsideration
of the vote by which the first section was
adopted.
Mr.. Todd: move to amend the first Sec
tion by striking out all after the word
''shall' in line Eve, and inserting instead
the words commission as Notaries Public
all citizens who upon an examination before
Justice of the Supreme Court or a Dis
trict Judge shall be found qualified to dis
charge the functions Of Notaries Public,
excepting Attornies at Law, duly admitted
to practice by the Supreme Court of the
State, who shall furnish certificate to that
effect from the Clerk of the Supreme Court
of the State"
A message from the Governor was re.
ceived.
Mr.. Blackman: Imoye that the substitute
for House bill No. s, an act relative to Nc
taries Public, introduced into the House by
Mr. Isabelle, of Orleans, be taken up instead
of the original House bill before the Senate
The Clerk of the House of Representatives
| appeared with message from that body
! announcing concurrence by the House in
Senate bill No. GS an act requiring a spe-
cial term of the Supreme Court to be holden
at Monroe, Louisiana, and fixing the term
thereof with an amendment, and Senate
joint resolution No. q, appointing COM
mittee to investigate the report of the
Grand Jury of the parish of Orleans, con.
corning Eugene AIcCarty, fifth Justice Of the
Peace, Orleans Right Bank, without amend
ment; also that the House had laid or the
table Senate bill No. 256, an act to repeal
section one of an act entitled an act to de.
fine more fully the powers and duties of the
Board of Registration and supervisors there.
of, for the registration of the qualified
voters of the State, approved September 10,
| 1865, and to make other provisions respect
ing the same, was laid on the table.
Action on House bill No. S, an act rcla-
tive to Notaries Public, was resumed.
Mr., Bacon: I move to refer the original
bill and substitute to special committee of
three.
Mr.. Todd: move to amend by providing
that the committee be composed OF three
attorneys at law.
Mr.. Campbell: move to lay the motion
to refer on the table.
Lost by rising vote Of six yeas and four.
teen nays.
Mr.. Bacon having accepted the amend
ment OF Mr.. Todd,
Mr. Campbell: move as a substitute to
recommit to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Todd move to lay the substitute on
the table.
Lost.
Mr.. Campbelrs substitute was then
adopted, and the bills referred to the judi.
ciary Committee.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Lynch, from the Finance Committee,
reported unfavorably upon Senate bill
26s, an act for the purchase of museum
of medals, models, scientific library, etc.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Blackman, from the special commit
tee on an act to require State Tax Collectors
| to receive certain State warrants in payment
/ of taxes due the State, and authorizing the
! taking up Of said warrants, presented an un.
favorable majority report, signed by Messrs.
Lynch and Packard, aud also substitute
for the same bill from the minority of the
committee.
| The President announced that he had ap-
| pointed Senators Packard and Foute on the
joint committee to Investigate the report Of
the Grand Jury in the case of Eugene Nc.
| Clrty, Fifth Justice of the Peace, Orleans,
right bank.
The following communications from the
Governor were received:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
! State OF louisiana
New Orleans October 7, ls6s.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
| Senate;
l am directed by his Excellency, the
! Governor, to inform the Senate that he has
| approved and signed:
An act to transfer certain causes from the
District Courts existing prior TO the adop-
tion of the Constitution of 1865 to the Dis
trict Courts created by the Constitution OF
| 1868; and
Joint resolution appointing a committee
OF three TO act with a similar committee OF
the House, to revise the charter OF the city
New Orleans, and fixing the time OF said
committee to hold S sessions.
+. C. REMICK,
Private Secretary.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., }
| State OF Louisiana,
New Orleans, October Z, l5o3. }
To the President and Members of the Senate:
1 am instructed by his Excellency the
Governor to inform the Senate that he has
approved and signed ''an act to INCORPORATE
the New orleans and Ship Island Canal
F. C. RENIGK,
Private Secretary.
EXECUTIVE DEpARrMENr, ,
state of Louisiana.
New Orleans October 6, 1855. y
20 the Honorable President and Members Of the
l am instructed by his EAcelency, the
Governor, to inform the Senate that he has
approved and signed:
An act further defining the jurisdiction oi
the parish Courts in succession cases.