New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-21
LoUIsIAxA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Senate.

MONDAY, September q, 1868
The Senate Was called to order by the
President.
TITO roll was called.
A quorum present.
Prayer by Che Rev. Mr.. c. P Maistre
On molten of MIR. --, The reali.s of
the minutes was dispensed with,
STANDING COMMITTEES
MIR. Lynch, from the Finance Clsm tee,
reported by substitute upon doust t.t No.
| 2l5, an act TO provide means for .Le -alisc
of the State Treasury.
FAYOIablr, with amendments, upon
| House bill 176, AN act to fix aud determine
the salaries Of the Board of Police Cumms-
| si0ners Of the city of New 0rleauH, es,ah-
fishing Board of Police Commissioners for
| the city of New Orleans, approved JGly s,
! 1865.
| Aud favarably upon House bill No As, an
act relating to State and Parish FAX 1ol-
| lectors.
Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Eec.
tious, reported progress.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on Eu-
rollment,, reported the following bills duly
| engrOssed:
Senate joint resolution No. %, Senate
hills Nos. lis and "a. and House bills Nos.
125, 162 and II.
| Mr.. Smith moved to reconsider the vote to
| postpone indefinitely an act relative to the
| construction OF II she'll road in the parish of
| Jefferson.
llr. Todd moved to lay the motion on the
| table.
MI Smith called for the yeas and nays.
| The Senate refused to lay on the table by
vote Of seven yeas to sixteen nays.
Mr.. Todd, after claiming that the proper
! ty holders on the line of the proposed shell
road were opposed to its construction: The
object of constructing The road was to bene-
fit beer gardens, to some of which Mr.
Smith mnst have gone yesterday, that he
should come here to-day and move "a re-
consideration.
The President: Does the Senator mean to
insinuite that Mr.. Smith has not recovered
from the effects of his visit to the beer
garden?
Messrs. Ogden and Foute advocated q
reconsideration, and alluded to the horrible
condition of St. Charles street above the
Nicholson pavement. The names of Dan
Hickoek, Burtb Bullitt and others upon q
petition were read in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Foute to some objections answered
that it was immaterial whether asshell,
Nicolson or other road be built.
The vote was then reconsidered.
On motion of Mr.. Foute, the rules were
suspended and the bill taken up and read.
hr. Foute moved to amend the title so as
to make it optional with the Police Jury
whether they build shell road or Nicol.
son pavement.
Mr.. Foute withdrew his amendment.
1.-THE CLERK of the House appeared and
asked concurrence of the Senate in several
House bills and announced concurrence by
the House in several Senate bills.
Mr.. Todd moved 10 strike out she'll road
and insert Nicolson pavement, which
was voted down.
Mr. Bacon then made a motion to tbs
same effect as that offered by MIR. Foute
which was adopted, and the bill finally
passed thereafter.
The order of the day was called.
SPECIAL ORDER OF TIE DAY.
House bin No. 1877, an act providing fol
the administration of public schools, wa'
taken up.
The bills pending.
House of Representatives.
House met at twelve o'clock, Speaker
Lowell in the chair. Fifty.two member!
present.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Satchell.
On motion of Mr.. Tureaud, of st. James
the reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
on motion of Mr.. Kent, of st. Helena,
leave of absence for ten days was granted
Mr.. Haskell, of Caloasieu.
On motion of Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, the
rules We're suspended to allow him to intro
duce resolution to pay per diem to Theo'
gene Castillo, of st. Landry, from the com
menCemenC OF the session,
The resolution was adopted.
1 The rules were suspended TO allow Mr.
Hill, of Ascension, to introduce a resolu-
3 tion for the payment of Supervisors of the
late registration.
J Resolution adopted.
The rules were suspended to allow Mr.
a isabelle, of Orleans TO introduce a resolu-
tion providing for the payment OF sixteeI
y dollars a day to the Speaker.
$ The Committee on Public Education re
e ported on Senate bill No. 1873 favorably.
r The House went into Committee OF tn,
Whole to consider the bill, which was re
commended for adoption, Mr.. May, OF Or
leans, in the chair.
The committee rose, and the bill went Il
4 its third reading aud FINAL passage, and wa
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
- The Committee on the Iudiciary rePorteI
!, Senate bills Nos. "A, 173, 1877, which wer
placed on the calendar for third reading.
n The Committee on Parochial Affairs re
y ported favoraply on Senate bills Nos. 1876
4 i59, 154, which were placed on the calendar
n Mr.. RAYMOND, of Jefferson, gave notice /
II his intention to introduce 8 bill reduein
+. licenses.
e A message was received from the Senat
Il eoneurring Ia House bills Nos. l25, II, lsl
Il and asking concurrence IN Senate pilh No
" 173, %, IFS.