New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-12

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sage.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be consid-
cred engrossed for a third reading.
Adopted.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time and finally adopted
with its title.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension of the
| rules TO take up Senate bill No. 2G5, an act
to amend and re-enact article No. 226O of
the Civil Code of the State of Louisiana,
and TO repeal an act entitled an act to
amend and re-enact article 22GO of the Civil
Code of the State of Louisiana, approved
March l3, 1857. f
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules
the bill was read third time and fnall7
! adopted with its title.
Mr.. Lewis: ask for a suspension of the
rules to introduce bill to be entitled an
act for the protection of commerce and the
| planting interests of the State of Louisiana.
Rules suspended and the bill read by its
title.
Under further suspension of the rules the
bill was read second time and referred to
the Committee on Commerce and Manufac.
lures.
Mr.. Wittgenstein ask for suspension
of the rules to take up Senate bill No. 253,
an act to amend article 81 Of the Civil Code
of Louisiana.
No further action being taken the bill lies
over
The order of the day was called.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. 269, an act amending the
first section of an act entitled an act max.
ing new division of the State of Louisiana
into five Congressional districts.
Mr.. Campbell move that the bill be
made the special order of the day on Mon.
day.
Mr.. Pinchback: move to amend by post
poniDg the bill indefinitely.
| Adopted.
Mr.. Beares l ask for a suspension of the
rules to take up Senate bill No. 251, an act
to regulate public places OF amusement.
| Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Bacon: move that the bill be post
poned indefinitely.
Lost by "a rising vote of nine yeas and ten
nays.
The bill was taken up section by section.
The first section was read and adopted
The Clerk of the House of Representatives
appeared with a message from that body,
asking concurrence of the Senate in the fol-
lowing House bills; No. 24s, an act for the
relief of Martha Waters; No. 275 an act ap-
propriating the sum of 100000 for regis
tration; and House bill No. 269, an act
making an appropriation of S1OO, 600 for the
purpose of paying the per diem and mileage
OF members and officers of the General As
sembly; also announcing that the House
had receded from its amendment to Senate
bill No. 81, an act for the relief of Pierre
Soule, attorney at law; and Senate bill No.
2S2, with amendments.
MIR. Braughn: move to refer bill No. 251
tothe Committee on Charitable Institutions.
Mr. Wittgenstein: move to amend by re.
ferring the bill to the City Delegation.
Mr.. Wilcox; move to add the Committee
on Health.
Mr. Blackman: I move to add the Com
mite on Contingent Expenses.
Mr. Pinchback: move as a substitute to
postpone the bill indefinitely.
Mr.. O'Hara: l call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Antoine, Bacon, ,Blackman, Braughn,
Foute, Futch, jerks, Jewell, Kelso, Lewis,
Lynch, Monette, Packard, Plnchback, Pol
lard, Rsndall-l6.
Nays: Beares, Coupland, FRANCOIS,
O'Hara, Poindexter, Ray, Todd, Wilcox,
Wittgenstein-9.
The bill was postponed indefinitely.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension of the
rules to take up House bill No. 269, an act
making an appropriation of one hundred
thousand dollars for the purpose of paying
'Le per diem of members and officers of the
General Assembly. ....-
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. Ray: ask for further suspension of
the rules to put the bill on its second read.
ing. .N
Rules suspended and the bill read a second
time.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under further suspension of the rules
the bill was read third time and finally
adopted with its title.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, Mr.. Blackman was
granted leave of absence for the balance of
the session.
The Senate went into executive session.
The executive session having been raised
the Senate adjourned without transacting
further business.
G. H. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.