New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
FINAL PASSAGE Oh SEVERAL BILLS.
SENATE.
FIfty.Third Days Session.

pers present;
Bacon, Blackman, Braughn, Campbell,
Coupland, Day, Egan, Foute, FRANCOIS,
futch, jerks, E. L. Jewell, F. L. Jewell,
Packard, Poindexter, Pollard, Ray, Smith,
Thompson, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-27.
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 Judiciary Committee,
reported substitute for Senate bill No. 80,
an act to suppress and prevent the stealing
Of fruit, grain, ETC., and providing punish
ment for the same.
Mr.. Ray, from the Finance Committee,
reported progress.
Mr.. Wittgenstein, from the Committee on
Enrolment, reported as duly engrossed the
following bills:
Senate bill No. 81, an act for the relief Of
Pierre Soule, attorney at law.
Senate bill No. 81, an act for the relief Of
Margaret 7. Murphy.
Mr.. Williams, from the Joint Special Com.
mittee, appointed to investigate the nun
Der of employees of the General Assembly,
whether not excessive, and reduction
should be made, reported the number Of
employees in the Senate, as follows:
Enrolling clerks, eight; committee clerks,
twenty-seven, of which number twelve are
on the Committee on Frauds, and employed
counting votes cast at the last election, and
will be discharged in few days; one mes
senger; eight pages; eight porters; Que
night watchman. Total in the Senate fifty
three.
In the House enrolling clerks, fifteen:
committee clerks, none; messengers, two:
pages, eleven; porters, six; night watchmen,
one. Total number in the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes, thirty-fve.
The Committee furth er reported that re-
duction of the number is in their opinion,
impracticable, as there has already been a
large reduction.
Mr.. Blackman: ask for suspension Of
the rules to present a memorial from en-
ployes of the last Legislative Assembly, and
to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to provide for the payment of the
annual salaries of the officers of the last
General Assembly of Louisiana.
The memorial was received. and the bill
read twice nnder a sns6ension Of the rnleq
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anu reieiFeu 10 tne oohlnll''ee Oh Oialuns'
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Blackman: offer the following reso-
luton, ard move its adoption:
ne sr Of tSs Sanate 10 coNr tbe
committee of the House on the act pro
yiding for the registration OF voters Of the
stase De feqSlreS @ ITO 20 Iepost 70 i9e SSna.e
Tee on said act CT '- ''->~'- " ''''N
A5onted
Mr.. L. Jewell offered the following res
0iqslon' p, anu e,ea 40
the % senste to % wait itT mon non Goyerppr over Wsrmot5 NJ
to ascertain from him the names of the one
hundred sno nfty persons murdered IN tntt tnt
S19 ~ he @ raoyed ~
Monday next to the House the result O
their interview with the aforesaid official
Mr.. Smith: | move to lay the resolution
On ~ +ohle
VI sNo ~'Uie,
Mr.. L. L. JeWel:'1 call tor the yeas ane
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing
Yeas: Campbell, Coupland, FRANCOIS
Relso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette, o,hara
Wb;,Ser wiicoy wiliiemS wittGens y, SniSn
16.
Nays: Blackman, Day. Egan, Foute
Futch, +. l.. JeWell, +. L. Jewell.
The resolution was laid on the table,
mr. ,,aior;+,, raror+ ot tba Co,,,,;,,oo or
4sP0'' " ~ ~. ~ -
Elecuons ana hetufhs IN Ihe case OF r. D. D
| Pinchback, contestlng the seat of Z. L
Jewell was taken nm and read.
NJ proo,,mor. ,novo +h,+ +ba rano,
Di',s .,,i AAi''n; ,1.., W r. y
De mace the special ordef Oh tne Gay on mon
day.
Mr.. Lewis i move to lay Mr.. Blackmani
motion on the table. ~
NJ p,acl-p,on - oo,, fo,. 4to ,,oos ~,
MI H4sS Aii4f'ii : ! SH4A iOA 'he yeas @A'
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, resultin,
yeas IN NAYS 10
y vss' Cas.S..u c..,o.,, r..uo.,a
ieas; OampptH' Ooupihuu, TTansols
kelso, Lewis, Monette, OHara, Packard
Poindexter, Pollard; BAY, smith, whitney
"1IcoS, Mlllams, natlgenstelnCtp' g r.u
Nays; Branghn, Day. Foute' f. Ii Jewen
ogoeh' 4nompson+o'
On motion of Mr.. Raw Mr.. Dav was grant
| "a loa,-a &c onso,,oa ,,ntil Tna.ds,,
Gu leaVe Vi aoseuo9 onsA Auesuay'
At the request of Mr.. Whitney, the con
clusions Of the majority report of the Com
,,i.,aa ~ I,Ioo+iors ua-e -aad os to,,c,,s.
''-,.' maioritv ~ vanr con,niitee resnectf,i,,
submit the testimony taken in the case Of +