New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-26
Q r F1 on a L.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.


President at twelve o'clock NJ.
The roll was called.
Only nine members answered to their
names:
Anderson, Bacon, Baares. Blackman,
Braughn, Campbell, Wilcox, Williams, Witt.
genstein-9.
No quorum present.
Mr.. Pinchback: Mr.. President, as we have
no quorum present, and as there is oonsid-
cradle excitement on the streets, move to
take recess until one o'clock.
Mr.. Poindexter: second the motion.
Mr.. Bacon: The time is SO short, Mr..
President, and we do not want to hang
about the State House. If we adjourn at
all I think it should be until tomorrow.
Mr.. Blackman: had hoped there would
be quorum present, as intended to intro
duce a resolution which explains the caus
Of the excitement.
The motion to take recess was adopted.
The hour Of recess having expired, the
Senate was called to order by the Presi-
dent.
The roll was called; sixteen members
present; no quorum.
The Sergeant alarms being sent after ab-
seEt members, quorum was obtained, as
follows:
Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Blackman,
Braughn, Campbell, Coupland, Darrall,
is, Lynch, OHara, Packard, Pinchback,
Poindexter, Ray, Randall, Smith, Thomp-
son, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgen-
steiG--27.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion, the reading of the minutes
was dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Foute presented report from the
Joint Committee on Finance and City dele
cation, on House bill No. l54, With amend
ments, and moved that the bill be made the
special order of the day for tomorrow, i'm
medistely after the reading Of the minutes.
Adopted.
Mr.. Coupland, from the Committee on
Commerce and Manufactures reported ia.
vorably upon House bill No. ia, an act to
prevent the issue of false receipts and bills
of lading, etc.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported as duly enrolled Senate
bills Nos. 1876, l73, III, I54, and as duly
engrossed Senate bill No. pa.
Mr.. Lewis: I ask for suspension OF the
rules to take up a bill.
Rules suspended.
Senate bill No. 15l, an act for the relief of
W. W. Handlin, was read.
Mr.. Lewis: move That the bill be con-
sidered engrossed.
Mr.. Lynch: move that the bill be referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Lynchs motion was adopted.
Mr.. Bacon: ask for a suspension of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to adopt the registry of voters
under the reconstruction laws of the United
States as a registry under the constution of
this State to provide proper test of voters
under and in pursuance to the ninety
article of the constitution Of the State
under auoh registry, and to define the pow
ers of the Board of Registration and Super,
visors of Registration as to the oaths to be
taken by electors who desire to be regis
tered, was read.
Mr.. Bacon: ask for suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its second reading.
Rules suspended and the bill read
Mr.. Bacon: move the bin be printed and
referred to the judiciary Committee.
Adopted.
Mr.. Bacon: l move the bill be made the
special order of the day on Monday next,
one O'Clock P. NJ.
Adopted.
BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House joint resolution No. 234, providing
for a recess of the General Assembly from
and after the second of October, until the
seventh November, 1868, at II NJ.
Mr.. Lynch: ask for a suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its second reading.
Rules suspended, and the bill read.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: move to amend by
substituting the twenty-fourth of October"
for "the seventh of November"
Mr.. Jewell: move to lay the amendment
on the table.
Mr.. Jenks; 1 call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Braughn,
Futch, Jewell, Lynch 0futt-s.
Nays: Antoine, Campbell, Coupland,
Poindexter, Bay, Whitney, Wilcox, Witt
genstein--l5.
The Senate refused to lay the amendment
on the table.
Mr.. Wilcox move to lay the resolution
on the table subject to call.
Adopted.
Mr., Braughn; ask for q suspension Of the
rules to present resolution, and move its
adoption.
Rules suspended and the following read:
ReSolued, That committee of three be
appointed for the purpose of investigating
the character of the Instructions given by
the Board of Registrars to the Board Of Su-
pervisors, and whether the Board of Rrgis-
trars have done anything not authorized by
the law of registration, and that this COM
mittee be authorized to send for persons
and papers.
The resolution was adopted.
The President appointed Messrs. Braughn,
Bay and Kelso on the committee provided
for by the resolution.
Mr.. Campbell: move that Senate bill No.
23l. an act relative to elections in the State
Of Louisiana, and to enforce article lOS of
the Constitution of the State, be taken up.
TIE bill was taken up section By section.
sSectlon fiFst was read aud adopted.
The Clerk Of the Houe OF Representatives
appeared With message from that body,
and asked eoneurrence in House bill No. ls2.
An act . Incorporate the Savings ana
Farmers Bank. tii ari.laa il' 7iiasi
Ths seCOnd. third and fourth sections