New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-13
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PROCEEDINGS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
OF THE
NinetIeth Days Session.

MONDAY, OctOOer IL, 1868.
The Senate was called to order by the
President at twelve O'Clock NJ. A
The roll was called, the following members
present: r....
Antoine, Bacon, Beares, Braughn, Camp
bell, CoupIand, Darrall, Day, Foute, Fran
eois, Futch, jerks, Jewell Kelso. Lewis,
Lynch, Monette, Ogden, 0'Hara, Packard,
Plnchback, Poindexter, Pollard, Randall,
Ray, Thompson, Todd, Wilcox-2s.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the reading of the
minutes was dispensed with.
RESoLU TIoNS.
Senate joint resolution No. SO, appropri-
ating one hundred dollars each to the mem
bers of the police force who have attended
in their official capacity the sessions of the
Legislature of 1868, was read.
Mr.. Lynch: ask for suspension of the
rules to put the resolution on its second
reading.
Rules suspended and the resolution read.
| The resolution was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules
the resolution was read third time, and
finally adopted with its title.
According to previous notice, Senate bill
No. 46, an act to empower McFarlane,
Straight Co. to sue the State, was read.
Mr.. O'Hara: ask for suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its second reading.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules.
| Mr.. Todd: 1 ask for a suspension of the
rules to present a petition from the Mayor,
Council and people of Carrollton, asking to
be excluded from the provisions Of the
Metropolitan bill.
Rules suspended and the petition read.
Mr.. Todd; move that the petition be
ordered to be printed.
Adopted.
Mr.. OHara: move that the petition be
referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Adopted.
Mr., Campbell: ask for suspension of
the rules to take up Senate joint resolution
ton No. IS, relative to the sitting of the
joint committee on the conduct of the late
election, and the condition of peace and
good order in the State, during the recess of
the General Assembly.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill lies over.
Mr.. Day: ask for suspension of the
rules to present resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read:
RESOLVED That Leon Caste and Augustus
Williams be allowed their per diem and
mileage as witnesses in the case of Geo. W.
Reagan VS.. R. H. Day, and that the chair
man of the Committee on Elections be and
he is hereby directed to certify to the mum
Der of days the above named parties have
.N,1
and that the Committee on Auditing and
Supervising Expenses be and is hereby
directed to approve the same.
Mr.. Day: I move the adoption of the
J resolution.
Adopted.
Mr.. Packard: ask for suspension O.
the rules TO introduce bill, to be entitled
an act defining more fully the duties of the
police juries of the several parishes in thu
; State wherein there are levees or othel
public works to be built or repaired in thei
respective parishes in connection with tn,
general duties of the Board of Public Works
Rules suspended, the bill read.
Under further suspension of the rule
the bill was read second time and referred
to the Committee on Corporations and Paro
chial Affairs.
Mr.. Lewis: l ask for a suspension of tn
: rules to take up Senate bill No. 200, an ac
to incorporate the Louisiana Grain Elevate
and FIGURING Company.
: Rules suspended.
The bill was taken up section by section
, The first and second sections were rea
t and adopted. .-.t
J The third section was read.
Mr.. Ray: move to insert in line thirty
, seven, after the word "the" the word
! "right Of"
Adopted.
, Mr.. Braughn: l move that further COZ
T sideration of the bill be postponed and this
it be referred to the city delegation.
Mr.. Lynch was called to the chair.
Mr.. Braughns motion was adopted.
The President resumed the chair.
Mr.. Campbell: ask for suspension {
!. the rules to take up House bill No. 224,
e joint resolution appropriating $500 for tn
relief of the widow Of Michael Butler, polio
a officer, who was brutally murdered while i
the discharge of his duty. ,,lot.A
Rules suspended and the resolution reaG
The resolution was considered engrosseG
a Under further suspension of the rules tn
s resolution was read a third time and inall
!. concurred in with its title.
Mr.. Braughn: ask for suspension {
: the rules to take up House bill No. 1874, a
! act to regulate and define the duties and I
stipulste the Jurisdiction and emolument
! of Coroner
5 Rules suspended Snd the bill read.
E The bill was considered engrossed.
r Under further suspension of the rules th
It bill was read third time, and finally cor
CURED in with its title.
Mr.. Bacon: ask for suspension of tn
!, rules to take up House bill No. 2OS, an az
for the relief of Chas. E. Fortier and Mr.
t. Hypolite Fortier.
o Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
I'll Under further suspension of the rules Ii
y bill was read third time, and finally col
I, CURED in with its title.
Mr.. kelso; ask for a suspension of Il
rules 10 take up Senate bill No. 2s2, subsI
ID tute, an act to amend and re-enact an a
s. entitled an act providing against usurp
3 tlons intrusion into, or the unlawful hel
= !; ing Or exercising public office or fra
r = chise IN this State, approved September
&. 1860, returned from the House with amen
ii meRts.
e. Rules suhpsnded and the amendmen
read. |.,.i'.szsl-s,issa.lss9i. i.ss,.--s
Mr.. Ray: move. shak the Senate conh,