New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-20

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JOHN RAY,
). J. MONETTE-
The committee was discharged.
MOTIONS
Mr.. Wittgenstein: l move to reconsider
the vote by which the Senate refused to con-
slider engrossed Senate bill No. 8, an act reIa-
tive to Notaries Public.
Mr.. Ray: move to lay the motion of. Mr..
Wittgenstein on the table.
Mr.. Campbell: caI for the yeas and
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered resulting=
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Braughn.
Day, Foute, Futch, Jewell, Lynch, Ogden.
Packard, Ray, Todd-l3
nays: antoine, Campbell, Coupland.-
FRANCOIS, Kelso, Lewis, Monette, O'Hara,
Pollard, smith, Wittgenstein-1l.
The motion was laid on the table.
The different reports of the Committee ON
Elections and Returns in the case Of CIV
Ragan VS.. &. H. Day were taken up.
Mr.. Futch: I move the adoption of Mr..
Thompsons minority report.
Mr.. 0'Hara: I move to substitute by
adopting my minority report.
Mr.. Lewis: l move that the reports be
made the special order of the day tomorrow.
Mr.. Braughn: move to lay that motion
on the table. ra-7rzt
The motion of Mr.. Lewis was tabled.
Mr.. Braughn: l call for the main ques-
tion. aF .eHE8
The main question was ordered, by a ris-
ing vote of l6 yeas tos nays, and the reports
taken up and read.
Mr.. Campbell: I call for the yeas and
nays on the motion to adopt Mr.. 0'Hara's
minority report offered as a substitute to
the motion to adopt the minority report OF
Mr.. Thompson.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing;
Yeas: Antoine, Campbell, Coupland,
Darrall, FRANCOIS, Kelso, Lewis, .Monette,
o'Hara, Pinchback, Poindexter, Pollard,
| Smith-13.
Nays: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Braughn,
Foute, Futch, jerks, Jewell, Lynch, Og-
den, Packard, Ray, Wilcox, Wittgen--
| stein-l4.
Mr.. o'Hara's substitute was lost.
On the motion to adopt the minority re-
port of Mr.. Thompson the yeas and nays
were ordered, resulting:
Yeas; Anderson, Bacon. Beares, Braughn,
Foute, Futch, jerks, Jewell, Lynch, Ogden,
Ray, Wilcox Wittgenstein--l3.
Nays: Antoine, Campbell, Coupland,
Darrall, FRANCOIS, Kelso, Lewis, Monette,
| O'Hara, Packard, Pinchback, Poindexter,
| Pollard, Smith, Whitney-15.
The motion was lost.
The majority report being taken up, Mr..
Campbell entered the following protest:
Iprotest against the decision of this i'm.
portant contest under the spur of the pre-
vious question. The report Of the majority
otthe committee occupies one hundred and
eighty.fve pages of closely printed NATTER
have not had time to read it, much less to
| investigated it. If forced to vote, must vote
| IN total ignorance of the subject matter. I
do not believe Senator on this floor, ex-
cept the members of the committee has
read this report In my opinion it is unjust
| and impolitic thus to attempt to cut off de-
| liberation upon this contest, but If compelled
| to vote must vote in accordance with the
finding of a majority of the committee. L
| say to the friends of the sitting member,
that in forcing this question they have COM
| PEELED some to vote against them who might
| after examination have voted with them,
at least so far as to refer the whole matter
back to the people.
HUGH J. CAMPBELL.
Mr.. 0'Hara: call for division of the
question on the report of the majority of the
committee, and call for the yeas and mays
on that portion of the report declaring va-
CANT tne seat OF senator Day.
By unanimous consent the matter was
postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. Anderson: ask for a suspension of
the rules to take up Senate bill No. l6s, an
act to provide for the payment of the annual
salaries of the officers of the last General
Assembly of Louisiana.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Anderson: move that the bill be con-
sidered eDgrossed.
Adopted.
Mr.. Anderson ask that the rules be-
suspended to put the bill on its third read
ing. sv a# m
Mr.. Lynch: move that the bill be post-I
poned indefinitely.
Mr.. Anderson: call for the yeas and
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing: -.
Yeas: Messrs. Antoine, Campbell, Coup
land, heiso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette, O'Hara,
Packard, Pinchback, Poindexter, Pollard,
Ray, Smith, Whitney, Wittgenstein-l6.
Foute, Futeh, jerks, Jewell and 0g-
den-S.
The bill was postponed indefinitely.
By Mr.. Smith:
Resotred, That in view of the great dis
count upon State warrants, that the porters
OF the Senate be allowed the sum of eighty
dollars each as an extra compensation.
Mr.. Smith: I move the adoption of the
resolution.
Mr.. Todd; move to amend by including
the doorkeeper and postmaster.
The amendment was accepted and the
resolution adopted as amended.
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived.
By Mr.. Todd: resolution which lies over,
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Campbell: give notice that on a fG-
ture day will introduce bill to be enti--
tied an act repeating an act entitled an act
relative to Notaries Public, approved April
s, ls6s.
The Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives appeared with message from that
body, asking concurrence in House bill No.
ls6, an act for the appropriation of S42, 2s3
to pay the past Indebtedness of the LOUISE
lana State Penitentiary; and announcing
that the House had concurred in Senate
joint resolution appropriating one hundred
dollars each to the members Of the police