New Orleans Republican., 1868-07-23

stitution prohibited the passage of special
acts.
Mr.. Coupland said the bill was drawn by
one of the ablest lawyers of the city.
Upon examination of the constitution 1t
appeared to be in violation of article ll3.
Mr.. Couplsnd withdrew the bill.
The order of the day was then taken up.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Mr.. Lynch called up House bill No. 0, an
act. granting certain powers to Parish
Judges.
Favorably by the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Ray moved that the rules be sus-
| pended.
The rules were suspended, and the bill
read.
Mr.. Ray moved the final adoption of the
bill.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray moved the adoption of the title
Adopted.
The Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives appeared with a message. an
| nouncing that the House had passed the act
| transferring certain funds in the State treas
ury to the general fund over the veto of the
| Governor by a vote of 60 yeas, IS nays.
The bill therefore becomes law.
| Senate bill No. 23-an act respecting i'm
prisonments and ines-by A. b. Bacon, of
| Orleans.
The bill was read by the Secretary,
No action taken on the bill.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY-PRINTING BIZ L.
| The hour fixed for the consideration of
House bill No having arrived, Mr.. Camp
| bell moved that it be regarded as engrossed d
and put upon its final passage.
| Mr.. Bacon moved to amend that the bill
be taken up section by section and consid
cred as in committee OF the whole.
1oIa otAV
Bacon, Jewell Blackman, and Poindexter
speaking in opposition to and Senator
0'Hara in support of the bill.
| Pending the discussion on the printing
bill, the Assistant Clerk of the House OF
Representatives appeared with message
from the House requesting concurrence in
House bill No. 50.
A Joint resolution authorizing the Clerk
of the District Court and Parish Recorder
of the parish of Caldwell to count and com
pile the votes cast for Justices of the Peace
for Ward No. 4 of said parish and the Sheriff
of said parish to make return of the result
thereof to the Secretary of State as soon as
practicable.
The Chief Clerk of the House appeared
with message announcing the concurrence
| of the House in the Senate Joint resolution
invoking military aid from the General
commanding the armies of the United
States for the suppression of lawlessnest
and violence in certain parishes of this
State.
Mr.. Jewell. of Orleans, moved to recon
init Senate bill No. to the Committee OF
Printing.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to lay the motion OF
the table.
Mr.. White called for the yeas and nays
which were ordered, resulting:
Yeas: Beares, Campbell, Coupland, Oar
rell, Francois, jerks, Lewis, Monette
O'Hara, Packard, Pollard, Smith, Todd
Whitney, Wilcox, and Wittgenstein.-
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Braughn, Day
Egan, Foute, Futch, E. L: Jewell, F. L
Jewell, Lynch Ogden PoindeXter' Kay
Mr.. 0'Hara moved the previous question
Mr.. Jewell, of Orleans rose to the point o
order that the bill was not properly upol
its third reading without suspension o
the rules.
The President decided the main question
in order.
The motion to put the main question wa
adopted on a division.
Yeas l6, nays u.
Mr.. Blackman moved to adjourn.
The yeas and nays were ordered, resulting
Yeas Day, Egan, Foute, Futch, E. L
Jewell F, L. Jewell, Poindexter, Thompson
and White-9.
Nays: Bacon, Beares, Blackman, Braughn
Campbell, Coupland, Darrell, FRANCOIS
jerks, kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette, Dc
den, O'Hara, Packard, Pollard, Ray, Smith
Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, and Wittgenstein-
%.
Mr.. Blackman moved to postpone consid
} Grafton of the bill until tomorrow.
Mr.. Jewell, of Orleans, moved to amend
! to postpone until day after tomorrow.
Mr.. Campbell rose to a point of order
that no motion was in order the previou
question having been ordered, and quoteC
J the Manual of Jefferson.
The President decided the motion t
postpone in order.
Mr.. Campbell appealed from the decision
of the Chair.
The yeas and nays were ordered on til
question to sustain the decision ofthe Chair
resulting
Yeas: Bacon, Beares, Blackman, Braughn
Coupland, Darrall, Day, Egan, Foute, FutCh
! E. l.. Jewell, F. L. Jewell, Kelso, Lynch
, Monette, Ogden, Poindexter Thompson
| White, and Wilcox-2O.
Nays: Campbell, FRANCOIS jerks, Lewis
, O'Hara, Packard, Pollard, Ray, Smith
Todd, Whitney, Williams, and Wittgen
stein-l3.
postpone until day after tomorrow.
Mr.. Lewis moved to lay the motion +
postpone on the table.
} Adopted.
J Mr.. Campbell moved the previous ques
ton be engrossed for third reading.
The yeas and nays were ordered, re
) sulhng:
Yeas: Beares, Campbell, Coupland, Dar
: rail-, Francois, jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Mo
nette, 0'Hara, Packard, Pollard, Ray
Smith, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, William:
!. and Wittgenstein-l9.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Braughn, Day
Egan, FOute, Futch, E. L. Jewell, F. L
5 Jewell, Lynch, Poindexter, Thompson, an
White-l3.
Mr. Campbell moved that the bill be rea
Q by its title and adopted.
Mr.. Blackman rose to point of order
9 that the bill was now on its second reading
and 1t required a suspension of the rules t
put il on Its third reading.
The Chair decided that the bill havin
:. been reported favorably upon by the com
g mittee had received its second reading an
u was ready for its third reading.
Mr.. Lewis moved the previous question
3 to put the bill on its third reading.
The motion to put the previous questio
was adopted.
The previous question was then put an
adopted.
The bill was read by its title an
; Mi. Campbell moved to adopt the title
I Adopted.
o Mr. Campbell moved to reconsider tn
e vote last taken.
t Mr.. OHara moved to lay the motion O.
the table. Adopted.
e The President directed message rc
; ceiyed from the Governor to be read.
! Mr.. Todd moved to lay over until t
morrow. Adopted.
Q On motion the Senate adjourned.
1.-THE debate yesterday was so length
f that we are unable to report i'll