New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-22
LOUISIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Senate Proceedings Yesterday,
THE EDUCATION BILL IN THE HOUSE
SENATE.
Forty.second Days Proeeedln rs.

The roll was called. Present, the follow.
ng members.
Anderson, Bacon, Blackman, Braughn,
Campbell, Darrall Day, Foute, FRANCOIS,
Futch, Harris, Z. L. Jewell, F. L. Jewell,
helso, Lewis, Offutt, Packard, PoindeXter,
Pollard, Ray, Smith, Thompson, Todd,
White, Wilcox, Williams, WittgensteiE-27.
Prayer by the chaplain, Reverend Mr.
Turner.
On motion Of Mr.. Ray the reading of the
minutes was dispensed with.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Judicia-
ry, reported as follows: ...-
Substitute for Senate bill No. l39, al act
10 amend and re.enact articles 32iG, 3239,
and 3240 OF the Civil Code of louisiana.
Substitute for Senate bill No. Il3, an act
to purchase 500 copies each of the Code of
Practice and Civil Code of Louisiana, edited
by J. O. Fuqua, and 100 copies of Hennens
Digest.
Substitute for Senate bill No. l35, an act
to amend an act to take the sense of the
qualified voters of Winn as to the expedi-
eacy of removing the seat of justice from
the town of WINFIELD to the town OF Mont.
SOuCtJ, anu IOnLl bhC bONA vi " Aun-
field as the seat of justice.
Favorably upon House bill No. "a, an act
to fix the terms of the District Courts in the
Third Judicial District.
Favorably upon an act for the relief O.
George S. Lacey, attorney at law, and
Favorably upon bill for the relief Pierre
Soule, attorney at law.
Mr.. Darrell, from the Committee on En-
rollments, reported as duly enrolled tht
following bills: .".-...
An act to ascertain tire eligibility of per
sons elected or appointed to office.
An act to define and regulate the costs 0
Sherifs and Clerks Of Courts, etc. t..
An act to incorporate the Louisiana ant
Arkansas Railroad Company.
An act to provide for the improvement o
Red river.
An act to provide for fixing the terms 0
District Courts in the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict,
House preamble and resolutions to hay,
the United States Nag to wave over all pub
lie buildings and institutions.
Mr.. Day presented thh following report
Your committee, appointed by resolution
/ of the Senate of the nineteenth instant t
confer with the Warrant Clerk and lear
how much of the appropriation of $4,000
made by the Legislature, has been receive
by him, and why he is unable to pay tn
members their per diem, beg leave to rCpor
progress, and respectfully ask for furthe
time and for authority to confer with tn
State Treasurer in order TO elicit all tn
facts and information required by the foTt
going resolution of the Senate.
(Signed) P0IEDEXTER.
| Chairman.
Mr.. Bacon; move that the report b
adopted.
Adopted,
Mr.. Ray: l move that Mr.. White b
granted twenty-five days leave of absence.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ray I move that the case of NJ
Antoine, contesting the seat of Mr.. Whit
be postponed until the return of Mr.. Whit
Adopted.
Mr., Wittgenstein: I ask for a suspensil
of the rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act relative to succession sales.
Read twice under suspension of the rul
and referred to the Judiciary committe.
MrJ Wilcox: ask for suspension of IL
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act authorizing Joseph st. Cyr TO d
; nate by viii or testament property to h
natural children.
Read twice under suspension of Il
rules and referred to the Judiciary Cor
mittee.
/ Mr. Wilcox; I ask for suspension of Il
rules to introduce bill.
a Rules suspended.
i An act relative to public weighing.
. Read twice under suspension of t
rules and referred to the Committee
Commerce and Manufactures.
5 BILLS ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
= Senate bill incorporating the Mandeyi
and Sulphur Springs Railroad company.
a The bill was taken up and read.
MI. Thompson: / ask for a suspension
. the Iules to put the bill on its second rea
ing.
Rules srape nded.
Mr.. Thompson: move to refer the b
q 1 W AAG NOnlulltbCS bh 1UlpIU'
r ments.
q Adopted,
Y BILLS On FIRST READING.
g House bill No. li6, an act appropriate
. 100000 for the pay of milage and per di,
ofmembers and per diem of employees of t
General Assembly, and the contingent
penses of the same, was read.
h Mr.. Ray: move that the rules be S
. pended in order that the bill be put ON
e second reading.
Rules suspended, and the bill read.
is Under suspension of the rules the /
q was read third time and finally adopt
u with its title.
House bill No. 152, an act for the relief
the widow of Thomas A. Montague, v
u u read.
- Mr.. Ray: move that the rules be S
E pended to put the bill on its second readil
is Rules suspended, and the bill read.
Ill Under suspension of the rules the
s. was read third time, and finally adop
by its title,
" House bill No. 81, substitute for Sen
!" registration bill, an act to provide for
;s registration, Of all qualified voters in
e State, was taken up and read twice unde
d suspension Of the rules, and referred to
st Special Committee on Registration,
eh The order Of the day was taken up,
BILLS on SECOND RKAD1sd,
ur Senate bin No. 90, an act regulating
y collection OF taxes in the city Of New
- ~ leans was taken up and read.