The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-22
NINETY-sEvENrH DAY.
senate.


Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called
10 order by the president at Z O'Clock p NJ.
The roll was called present, the Following
members:
Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares,
Foute, Francois, Futch, jerks, Jewell, Kelso,
Lewis, Lynch, Monette, Ofut, Ogden. o. Hara,
Packard, Pinchbsck, Poindexter, Ray, smith,
Thompson, Whitney, Wilcox and Wittgenstein-
80.
Prayer by the chaplain. Rev. Mr.. Turner.
Amessage from the governor was received.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the judiciary committee, reported
fayorably upon Senate bill No. 203, act TO pro-
hbit the receiving of city notes for Indebtedness
becoming due after the passage OF TINS act, ana
also prohibiting the city of New Orleans from
paying out any city notes, and providing penalty
for the violation of this act.
Mt. wittgenstein, from the enrolment commit
tee, aeported as follows:
SENATE ENROLMENT ROOM,
October 20, 1858.
To the Hon. PRECEDENT and Memt Of the Senate:
Your committee on enrolment respectfully re-
port the following bills as having been duly
enrolled
senate bill No. 256-" An act to repeal section
one Of an act to define more fully the powers and
duties of the Board of Registration and supervi.
sors thereof for the registration OF the qualified
voters Of the State" approved Sept. u. lses,
and to msko- other rs ss.s
benare bIn NO. fff-SN .~s - ~~tAnriZe the
compilation of q new and official map OF tho
State"
Senate joint resolution No. SD Joint resolu.
ton approprsting one hundred dollars each to the
members of the police force who have attended
in their official capacity the session of the Legis
lature of 1865"
Senate bill No. 2iS-" An act for the relief
of John M. Huger and Charles Jones, lessees of
the Louisiana penitentiary, 1865"
And as duly engrossed
A Oh fnrf ha rso
ton of s42 224 SO to pay the past indebtedness Of
the Louisiana State pententiary."
Respectfully submitted.
Mr.. O'Hara, from the committee on claims re.
ported favorably upon House bill No. 2iS, an act
for the relief of Martha Waters.
Mr.. O'Hara-I ask for Q suspension of the rules
10 take up the bill.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Mr.. 0Hara-I ask for a suspension of the rules
TO put the bill on its third reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
Mr.. O'Hara-I move that the bill do now finally
pass.
Mr.. Lynch call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were called, resulting:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Beares, Braughn,
Campbell, COPELAND, Francois, jerks, Kelso,
Lewis, Monette, Ofut, Ogden, O'Hara. Pinchback
Whitney, Wilcox, Wittgenstein-l9.
Nays-Day. Futch, Jewell, Lynch and Thomp-
The bill was finally passed and adopted by its
title,
Mr., Anderson-I ask for q suspension of the
rules to introduce q resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read:
BE IL resolred by lte Senate, That the sum of
one hundred dollars be and is hereby appropriated
TO A. W. Roberts, II. Peralta, and j. II. Petty,
the clerks Of the judiciary committee of the Sen
ate, 10 be paid out of the contingent expense fund
of the Senate.
Mr.. Day. move to amend by including D. W.
Brandon, late clerk of the committee on the con-
duct Of the late election, etc., for similar
sum.
Mr.. Anderseu-I accept the amendment
The resolution was adopted as amended.
1.-THE clerk of the House of Representatives ap-
peaIed with message from the House. announc-
ing concurrence In Senate bill No. 285, an act to
authorize the police jures in the parishes subject
TO overflow, 10 have temporary levees erected,
with an amendment; and Senate bill No. III, an
act 10 further the jurisdiction of the parish courts
of this State, without amendment Also asking
concurrence in House bill No. 1858, an act for the
relief of Edward Gotthiel and House bill No. 2sO.
Join, resolution informing the governor of the ad
tournament of the General Assembly sine die.]
M. Lynch ask for q suspension of the rules
TO take up Sen ate bill No. 2S5, an act to author
ize she police juries in the parishes subject to
overflow, to have temporary levees erected.
Rules suspended, and the amendment of the
House read as follows: Z" strike out in the third
section : by the board of public works. and insert
by the parishes In which the levees are built"
the amendment.
Adopted.
Tie following communication was read:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
sTATE OF LOUISIANA. OFFICE CHIEF CLERK,
New Orleans, Monday, Oct. 10, lS6S.
To TIE President and Members of the Senate: aa tn
GenGener.-I am directed by the speaker to
state that House bill No. l54, an act to authorize
and require the mayor and Common Council of the
city of New Orleans to issue bonds for the re.
demption Of the city notes and for the liquidation
of other indebtedness-vetoed by the governor,
was called up and reconsidered.
The speaker put the question: Will the House
agree upon reconsideration to pass the bill
Yeas and nays ordered, resulting as follows:
Yeas so nays 81
There not being two-thirds of the members yot.
ing in the Affirmative the veto was sustained.
Mr.. Pierce moved 10 reconsider the vote.
The speaker decided that vote upon the pas
ssge Of veto bill could not be reconsidered ac-
copding TO Barclays manual, (page 1911
Appeals from the decision of the chair were
taken and withdrawn, and the motion to recon.
slider was withdrawn.
TUESDAY, October 20, 1868.
mr. Pierce, Of Livingston, moved to reconsider
the vote whereby the governors veto was sus-
tanned and called the previous question.
Main question ordered.
Mr.. ID. II. Reese in the chair.
The speaker pro tempore decided the question
in order.
Mr.. Kent raised the following point Of order:
That speaker pro tempore could not reverse
a pr,or decision make by the speaker of the House
on the same question.
The speaker having resumed the chair, decided
that the point Of order of Mr.. Kent of st. Helena,
was well taken.
Mr.. Pierce and Mr.. Devices appealed from the
decision of the chair.
y zee end peys called, resulting follows,
Yeas "a (; nays 40.
The decision Of the chair was not sustained.
Then the vote TO reconsider was put, resulting
as follows: Yeas As nays rs.
The motion 10 reconsider prevailed.
The speaker then stated that by order OF the
House he would again put the question to the
House. Will the House, upon consideration,
agree to pass the bill
Yeas and nays were called, resulting as fol-
lows: Yeas So nays 10.
There being a two-thrds vote cast, the veto was
nor sustained and the bill passed. and notice was
ordered to be sent to the Senate.
WIN. VIGERs,
Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
The Senate went into executive session.
The executive session being raised:
Mr.. Wittgensten-I ask for a suspension Of the
rules to take up the veto of the governor on
House bill No. l54: An act to authorize and re-
quire the mayor and Common Council of the city
of New Orleans to issue bonds for the redemption
of city notes and for the liquidation Of other In
debtednesg.