New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-20
LOUISIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
Senate.

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edits TUESDAY, October 20, 1868.
The Senate was called to order by the
President at ten o'clock.
The roll was called; a full quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Ray the reading of the
minutes was dispensed with.
SPECIAL ORDEF OF THE DAY
BY unanimous consent, on motion of Mr..
Lynch, the unfinished business was taken up.
Senate resolution making an appropria-
ton TO the clerks and employees of the
Senate was taken up.
Mr.. Ray: / withdraw my motion to lay
Mr.. Braughn's amendment on the table.
Mr. Lynch: | move the adoption of Mr..
Braughn's amendment. Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch: move to adopt the resolu-
ton as amended. Adopted.
The special order of the day, House bill
No. 222, an act to provide for the revenue of
the State Government and the manner Of
collecting the same, was takenup.
The bill was taken up section by section.
The first and second sections were
adopted.
The third section was read.
Mr.. Lynch: l move that the section be
taken up item by item. Adopted.
Items one, two, three, four, five and six
were read and adopted.
Item seven was read and passed over in
o mally.
\ Items eight, nine, ten were read and
adopted.
The seventh item was read and adopted
Sections four, five and six were read and
adopted.
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived.
Section seven was read.
Mr.. Lynch; Imove to strike out after the
word "ben in line three, the words zap.
pc inted by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent ofthe Senate,r and in
sorting instead the words elected by the
qualified voters thereof" Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Section eight was read.
Mr.. Lynch: move to strike out after the
word be-" in line FIVE, the words tap
pointed by the Governor by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate,p and to
insert the word elected" after the word
''be" in the fifth line, and to insert the
words "by the qualified voters thereof after
the word assessor" in line five.
Adopted.
Section eight was adopted as amended.
Mr.. Lynch: | move the adoption of the
following as section nine:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the cleo
ton of State Assessors of the city of New
Orleans, as provided by the two preceding
sections, shall be held at the same time as
the election of members of the General AS
sembly, and they shall hold their Office for
two years. Adopted.
Messages from the Governor were re-
ceived.
Sections ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen and sixteen were read and
adopted.
Section seventeen was read.
Mr.. Lynch: l move to amend by inserting
after the word assessor" in line two, the
words 'elector orr Adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Sections eighteen to forty inclusive were
read and adopted.
The section was adopted as amended.
Section forty-one was read.
Mr.. Lynch: | move to insert the words
selected orr after the word ''person," in line
two, Adopted.
House of Representative.
The House met at ten o'clock, Speaker
J. well in the chair.
Twenty members present. No quorum.
On motion of Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, the
House took recess until eleven O'Clock.
AT that hour ffty-seven members an
swered to their names.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Satehell.
On motion of Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, read
ing of the journal was dispened with.
Resolution for extra compensation for
clerk of the Committee on Contingent Ex-
peDses taken up.
st. Helena, called for the yeas and nays on
the adoption Of the reso ution.
Adopted, yeas &c. nays ID.
MIR. Pratt, of Claiborne, introduced q reso,
luton discharging all committees that have
been authorized 10 sit during the recess.
Resolution adopted.
Senate bill No. 286 was taken up, and went
to its final passage, and notice sent to the
Senate.
The rules were suspended on motion of
Mr. LHoste, of Orleans, to allow him to in
troduce q resolution relating to the Com
mittee on Banks and Banking. First read
ing.
Mr.. Crawford, of Franklin, introduced
resolution, which was adopted, informing
the Governor that the General Assembly had
voted to adjourn today.
Resolution relating to charitable institu-
tions, introduced yesterday, was adopted
yeas 3S, nays 2S.
Message from the Senate asking concur
renee in Senate bill No. 2S3, and announc-
ing concurrence in House bill No. 277.
Resolution of Mr.. Heidenhain, of Orleans,
relative 70 State Printer, introduced yester-
day, adopted.
A letter was received from Mr.. Gotthiel
late Commissioner to Paris Exposition, and
ordered TO be spread on the journal.
Report of special committee relative to
the case of Eugene Mccarthy, Justice of
the Peace at Alglers, received.
Rules not suspended to adopt the resolu-
ton authorizing investigation.
Message from the Senate announcing con.
currence in House bill No, ls6.
On motion of Mr.. Kent, of st. Helena, |
Senate bill No. I'll was called up, went to |
its final passage and notice sent to Senate. |
On motion of Mr.. McMillen, of Carroll, |
Senate bill No. 285 was taken up.
Mr.. RAYMOND, of Jefferson, moved to |
postpone the bill indefinitely. Under con-
sideration when our report closed.