New Orleans Republican., 1868-09-16


Your committee have read this bill in
every possible way that it could be read,
and have put the most favorable construc.
ton upon the same, with a view of deter
mining the advantages 1t might result in to
the community, and have come TO the con-
clusion that there is bat one individual
whom it will benefit, and that il the in
spector. Your committee would respect
fully recommend that the further COZ idera.
ton of this bill be indefinitely postponed,
G. G. PACKARD.
SAM. NJ TODD,
7. V. COUPLAND.
RESOLUTIONS.
The majority report of the Committee on
Elections and Returns was taken up and
read as follows:
CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.
mature deliberation and careful review of
the evidence submitted to them in the case
OF G. G. Antoine, who contests the right of
Hon. Reuben White to his seat insthe Sen.
ate of the State of Louisiana, from the
Twenty-6rst Senatorial District, YOUR COM
mittee are of the opinion that Mr.. White is
clearly DISTINGUISHED under the provisions
of the fourteenth article known as the Con-
stitutional amendment of the Constitution
of the United States, for the reason that he
was member of the Legislature of the
State of Louisiana prior to January 26, 1861,
and his continuing to act in said Legislature
while 1t was under the jurisdiction of the
so-cal!ed Confederate States; and for the
further reason that he otherwise rendered
aid and comfort to the ennemies of the
United States government after having
taken the oath to support the Constitution
OF the United States and obey the laws
thereof. Therefore, Mr.. White is consider
ed ineligible to hold any office whatever
until relieved from his disability by the Con.
gress of the United State, and your com.
mittee respectfully recommend the adoption
OF the following resolutions:
ReSoLCed, That Reuben White is ineligible
to his seat as Senator from the Twenty.frst
senatorial District of the State of Louisiana
for the reasons set forth in this report. and
that his seat be declared vacant: and be it
further
Resolced, That c. C. Antoine be permitted
to appear before your committee and estab.
llsh his right to a seat in your honorable
body in accordance with his petition and
the petition OF other voters IN the Twenty
hrst Senatorial District, that he may receive
full Justice and relief In the premises.
MORTIMER f. SMITH,
7. V. COUPLAND,
R. P0INDENTER,
G.. Y. KELSO,
PATRICK C'HARA.
~A-' 4@N "A9s AAONG LLAdL ILlG LGlOLG LG lduC
the special order of the day on Wednesday
at one O'Clock.
Adopted.
The order of the day was called.
BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bill No. IA, an act to amend and
extend an act to provide for supplying the
loss OF the public records and other papers
consumed by the burning of the courthouse
in the parish of Rapides during the month
Of May, 1864, and to ratify the appointment
by Governor Wells of commissioner for
that purpose, was read.
Mr.. Ray: move that the rules be sus.
pended to put the bill on its second reading
Adopted.
The bill was taken up section by section.
Sections one to twelve, inclusive, were
read and adopted.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be adopted
as a whole.
Adopted.
Under further suspension of the rules
the bill was considered engrossed, read a
third time, and finally adopted with its title.
House bill No. I62, an act relative to
jurors and to establish and fy the drawing
of the grand petty jurors in and for the State
of Louisiana.
Read twice under suspension Of the
rules and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
House bill No. POS, an act for the relief of
Augustus Bowers an inmate of the Jackson
Insane Asylum, was read.
Mr.. Anderson: ask for suspension of
the rules to put the bill or its second read.
ing.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under a suspension of the rules the
bill was read third time and finally con-
CURED in, and its title adopted.
House bill No. 2l3 an act for the relief of
Widow Hettie Sinclair of ouachita parish.
Mr. Ray: ask for a suspension of the
rules to put the bill Oh its second reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Foute: move that the preamble of
the bill be stricken out.
Adopted.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read a third time.
Mr.. Ray: move that the Senate now con-
eur iR the bill.
Mr.. Blackman: call for the yeas and
Gays.
The yeas ana nays we're ordered, resulting:
Yeas: Anderson, Beares Campbell, Dar-
ell, Foute, FRANCOIS, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch,
honette, O'Hara, Packard, Pinchback, Pol
ard Randall, Ray, Todd, White, Whitney,
Nhcox, Williams. Wittgenstein-2G.
Nays; Bacon, Blackman, Braughn, JEWELL.
The bill was finally concurred in and its
title adopted, tHr
t,E ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. 1870, substitute from Jud
iary Committee, an act to amend articl lie
linety-nine of the constitution of the
state.
Mr, Campbell; l move that the bill be
made the special order of the day on Mon
lay next.
Adopted.
Senate bill No. 1O7, substitute from Judi.
iary Committee, an act granting the ex-
lusive right to Mr.. ]. Taylor and NJ. C.
Jomerto erect platform scales for weighing, i
nd to reduce the price Of weighing in this
tate. WAS road III t45