New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-09

JUdN II. CONWA1,
Mayor.
JOHN w. OVERALL, Secretary. -
On motion Of Mr.. Lynch the communica-
ton was referred to the Committees on
Finance and Corporations, jointly.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives
appeared with message from the House
| asking the concurrence of the Senate in the
following bills:
House bill No. II, an act to amend an act
| entitled an act relative to the monitions
and mode of proceedings, and to secure
| purchasers at tax sales.
Joint resolution guaranteeing the rights
| Of free speech to all the citizens of this
State.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
| Senate bill No. AZ, substitute by the Ju.
dietary Committee for House bill No. and
Senate bill No. II, an act to ascertain the
eligibility of persons elected or appointed
to office, and to declare Offices vacant when
the persons elected or appointed are ineli-
gible, and providing how such vacancies
shall be filed, and prescribing penalty for
falsely taking the oath required by this act,
and also penalty for refusing to give up
the books, papers, archives, and property
of such offices to the persons elected or ap-
pointed to fill the vacancies, and for OBJ
structing or resisting the officer appointed
to fill the vacancy, was taken up and read
by its title.
The first, second, and third sections hay.
ing been adopted previously, section four
was taken up and read.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out all of the
section after the word "yacapt" in line
twenty-one to the word "then" in line thir-
ty-seven.
Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Ray the word "flliDg'
was inserted after the word for" in line
forty.one.
On motion Of Mr.. Ray section four wal
then adopted as amended.
Section five was then read.
Mr.. Bacon moved to insert after the wore
falsely" in line three the wosds- " ant
corruptly.n
Adopted.
Mr.. Foute moved to substitute the wore
twenty" after the word than" in line ten
and to strike out the balance of the
section.
Mr.. Ray moved to lay the amendment 0
Mr.. Foute on the table.
The amendment was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Ray section five wa
then adopted as amended.
Section six was then read.
In IF Nv Do -.
adopted
Section seven was read.
A message from the Governor was re
ceived.
Mr.. Ray moved the adoption of section
seven.
Mr.. Blackman moved to lay Mr.. Ray
= motion on the table.
Mr.. Smith called for the yeas and nay
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ng:
E. L. Jewell, F. L. Jewell, Ogden, Tod
and White-l+.
Nays : Campbell, COPELAND, Frangoi
jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monet,
0'Hara, Packard, Pollard, Ray, Smitl
Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, and Wittgen
. stein-17.
The motion to lay on the table was los
Mr.. Campbell moved to strike out all
# the section after the word "do' in lin
: seventeen to the word "and" in line min
teen and insert 1.-THE Governor shall declal
j such persons ineligible to office and the
offices vacant"
s The amendment of Mr.. Campbell W,
adopted by rising vote of lG yeas to
= nays.
L On motion of Mr.. Campbell, the wore
t "the same" in line twenty we're stricke
e out from the section as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the seventh sectic
was adopted.
G Section eight was read.
!. Mr.. Campbell moved to amend the Sc
1 ton by inserting after the word "office.n
line seventeen, the following words, "ar
8 his right to hold his office be contested,
8 shall file bond in the court in which IL
suit of contest may be instituted, with goo
e and sufficient securities, conditioned th
IS in case the decision of the court shall |
o against him he shall pay to the person
e found to be entitled to said Office the zee
salary, and emoluments of said office duriI
il the whole time he shall have held Il
same, and"
n Mr.. Campbell's amendment was adopte
d On motion of Mr.. Ray section eight vi
adopted as amended.
IL SectiC nine was read.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to substitute the wor
n "six years. for the words twelve months
d in line twenty eight.
Mr.. Foute moved to amend by substitU
Il ing item years. instead of. six years.
Mr.. Lewis moved to lay all the amen,
# ments on the table.
II Adopted.
d Mr.. O'Hara moved to substitute the wol
"thousandn for "hundred," in the twent
II ninth line, and the word five" for the VOL
"one," in line thirty.
I. On motion of Mr.. Lewis the amendmen
of Mr.. O'Hara were laid on the table.
3. Mr.. Braughn moved to strike out all of IL
d section after the words shall ben in lii
twenty-five and insert hanged and qua
d tered and the ashes scattered to Il
Winds"
IS Mr.. oHara moved to amend by strikiI
out all after the word hanged" of N
Braughn's amendment.
J. MIR. Ray moved to lay on the table bot
amendments.
= The amendments were laid on the tabl
n Mr.. Bacon moved to amend by addir
= ''and that this bill take effect one hundr,
4 s1.w.. lsof