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

present:
Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Blackman,
Campbell, Coupland, Darrall, Day, Egan,
| FRANCOIS Kelso, Lewis, Monctte, Ogden,
| O'Hara, Packard, Pinchback Pollard, Ray,
Smith, Todd, Whitney Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-25.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the reading Of the
minutes was dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Ray, from the Committee on Finance,
reported favorably upon the following
bills
Senate bill No. 162, an act authorizing
the Secretary of State to appoint an Assist.
ant Secretary, Clerk, and Page.
Senate joint resolution relative to the
extra pay for Clerks and Messengers en-.
ployed by joint committee or the conduct
Of the late election. ..r..
Senate bill No. II, an act to repeal section
four of an act fixing the compensation of
the officers and employees of the General
Assembly. with an amendment.
House bill No. 147, an act to establish the
fees due witnesses who are duly subpenaed
mittees with amendments.
Substitute for House bill No. 10, an act
fixing the salaries OF the District Judges il
the State.
Dir. Campbell, from the Committee on
Corporations, reported faYorably upon
House bill No. 81, an act removing the seat
of Justice Of the parish of Carroll from the
town of Floyd and fixing it at the village of
Elton in said parish, on the Mississippi
river; and Senate bill No. 1872, an act to
authorize the city Of CarroIlton to sell or
dispose of certain property.
Mr.. Todd l ask for suspension of the
rules to take up Senate bill 189, the bill lust
reported upon favorably By the Committee
on Corporation.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
On further suspension of the rules the
bill underwent its second and third read
ings and was finally adopted with its title
Mr.. Packard: I ask for suspension of
the rules to take Up the following re-
| solution:
RESOLVED. That the following be adopted
as one of the standing rules of the Senate,
to.wit: No member shall absent himself
from the session of the Senate without the
leave of the Senate first obtained and in
case less number than quorum of the
Senate shall be found convened, they are
| hereby authorized to send the Sergeant-at-
Arms, or any other person or persons by
them authorized, for any and all absent
| members as the majority of such members
present shall agree, at the expense of such
| absent members respectively. unless such
| 1xq11en for attendance sba1l hn n1nln q 9
the Senate, when q quorum is convened,
shall Judge sufficient, and in that case the
| expense shall be paid as other expenses of
the Senate. And this rule shall apply as
well to the first convening of the Senate at
the legal hour of meeting as to each day of
the session after the hour has arrived to
| which the Senate stood adj djourned.
Rules suspended and the resolution read.
Mr.. Anderson: move to lay the motion
on the table.
Mr.. Packard: I call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, re-
sulting:
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon. .Beares, ,Blackman,
| Coupland, Day, Egan. Kelso, Ogden, Pinch
back, Smith, Todd, Whitney, Williams-l%
Nays: Campbell. Darrall, Francois. Lewis
o Hara, Packard, Pollard, Ray, Wittgen
stein--9.
The resolution was laid on the table.
NOTICES OF Bills.
BY Mr. Pinchback: An act to regulate the
seizure of property under ieri facias and
other writs, and to exempt certain property
from seizure.
Mr.. Campbell: ask for suspension Of
the rules to introduce petition of J. Mad
son Wells and wife asking for payment o.
certain property destroyed by State and
Confederate States authorities in 1864.
Rules suspended and the petition read ant
referred to the Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. Bacon: Notice of resolution K
restore rule No. As of the Senate.
Mr.. Smith: I ask for suspension of tht
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended. eFs -s.-=e-....
An act to amend an act entitled an &C
relative to pilots, approved April A, 1855.
Read twice under suspension of the rules
and referred to the Committee on Commerc,
and Manufactures.
BILLS ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
Mr.. UHara introduced bill to create tn,
Louisiana Homestead Association.
The bill was read.
Mr.. 0'Hara: ask for suspension of TIL
rules to put the bill on its second reading
with view of reference.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
Mr.. Wittgenstein: ask for suspension
OF the rules to take up bill.
Rules suspended.
Senate bill No. 162; An act authorizing til
Secretary of State to employ an Assistant
Secretary, q Clerk, and Messenger.
Mr.. Blackman: I move to strike out th,
Clerk, all that relates to him and his salary
Adopted. ..s+-.sl HI.
Mc, Blackmsn: move to amend the bill
by making the salary twenty dollars pc
month instead of fifty dollars. ein ~
Mr.. wittgenstein; l move to amend b,
substituting twenty five dollars for tweni
! dollars. l1as.st II ,s ge'
! Mr. Blackman: accept the amendneni
The amendment was adopted.
hr, BiackmaA: offer the following addi
tonal section, and move it's adoption;
! sEc- 5. BE Il further enacted, ETC., Tha
the secretary Of State shall not receive an
a extra compensation for the copying OF th
: laws passed BY the Legislature. ~ Sl..,.,g
! Adopted.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: move that the bill b
considered engrosssd iof . third reading.
\ Adopted. .s'-,ls
i nUuder g suspension Of ne ts.lss the bi
. vas read . third time and anally adopte
!. with iss.sitlO.