New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-01


tion providing, in view of the vacancy oc-
curing in the Senate by the election of Mr..
Harris to the Senate of the United States,
that hereafter eighteen members Of this
body shall compose quorum.
The resolution was read.
Mr.. Bacon: move to refer to the Judicia-
ry Committee.
The President: Considering that the reso.
luton is in conflict with the rules of the
Senate, decide that the resolution is out Of
order,
Mr.. Lewis: ask for suspension of the
rules to present petition from D. E.
Haynes, asking for relief.
Rules suspended and the petition read
and referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: ask for a suspension
of the rules 20 introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act for the organization and govern
ment Of the University of Louisiana.
Read twice under suspension Of the
rules, referred to the Committee on Edrca-
tion, and ordered to be printed.
BILLS ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
Senate bill No. -, an act amendatory to
an act fixing the compensation Of employees
of the General Assembly, etc.
Read twice under suspension OF the
rules, and referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension Of The
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act providing fee bill for clerks in
criminal cases, and the mode of collecting
| them.
Read twice under Suspension Of The
rules, and referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
On motion Of Mr.. Ray the rules were sus-
pended each time for the introduction Of
the following entitled bills:
An act requiring the Board Of Internal
Improvements to cause to be examined the
levee known as the Possum Fork Levee, n
the State OF Arkansas.
Read twice under a suspension Of the
rules, and referred to the Committee on In
ternal Improvements.
An act to amend and re-enact article SIS
of the Civil Code of Practice.
Read twice under Suspension OF the
rules, and referred to the Judici4r Com
mittee.
An act to amend and re.enact article s25
OF the Civil Code.
Read twice under Suspension Of The
rules, and referred to the. Judiciary Com
mittee.
An act 10 amend an act entitled an net
relative to criminal proceedings, pproved
March "A, 1856.
Read twice under suspension Of the
rules, and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
A message from the Governor was re
ceived.
An act to incorporate the Teche NaV.ga
tion Company.
Read twice under suspension Of the
rules, and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
An act for the relief Of Alfred Shaw.
Read twice under suspension of The
rules, and referred to the Committee OF
Claims.
Mr.. Wilcox ask for suspension OF the
rules to take up Senate bill l34.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The majority report of the Committee ol
Elections and Returns in the case OF P. B
S. PinchbacG, contesting the seat Of Z. L
Jewell, was taken up and read.
Mr.. Lewis: l move that the doors Of tn
bar of the Senate be closed and member
be prohibited from leaving the room.
The President: twill require s4spen
sion Of the rules to put the motion.
Mr.. Smith; ask that the rules ba sui
pended in order that the motion be put.
The President ordered tine yeas and nay
to be called, resulting:
Yeas: Campbell, Coupland, Darrall, FraI
cois, Kelso, Lewis, Monette, 0'Hara, Pael
ard, Poindexter, Pollard, Smith, Whitney
Wittgenstein-14.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Braughn, Foutt
E. L. Jewell, Ogden, Ray, Wilcox,-,s.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Braughn: move that the bill /
postponed and made the special order I
the day on Wednesday next.
} The Clerk of the House of Representative
appeared with a message from that bod.
and announced that the House had col
. CURED in Senate bill No. 20, an act to eEta
lish Metropolitan Police District, and {
provide for the government thereof, vii
} amendments, and the following bill withol
{ amendments: Senate bill, an act to amen
and re.adopt section one of an act entitlt
''an act for the corporation, organization
! ETC., of public improvements, etc., approve
} March Il, 1855.
Senate bill No. l4T, an act fixing the time
of holding the District Courts in the nil
Judicial Districts.
) Senate bill No. 10, an act to organize tf
Parish Courts of this State, etc.
Senate bill No. 81, an act to regulate a.
: peals in the District Court of the parish
Jefferson.
/ Senate bill No. 50, an act revising an
. amending the charterofthe city Of Jefferson
Senate bill No. 142, an act extending pr,
lection 20 laborers in the exercise of fri
. suffrage.
Senate bill No. 16S, an act authorizing Il
! Secretary Of State to administer oaths
certain cases.
, And asked concurrence in the followin
bills:
House bill, an act to protect all persons
their civil and public rights. ...
House joint resolution No. 81, appointir
joint committee to investigate the actio
of the first and second Drainage Commi
sioners.