New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-20

| PRESIDENT at eleven o'clock.
| The roll was called; present, the following
members: .....
Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Blackman,
Braughn, Campbell, Coupland, Darrall,
| Day, Egan, Foute, FRANCOIS, Futch, F. L.
| Jewell, Kelso, Lewis, Monette, Offutt, Og.
den, 0Hara, Packard, PoindeXter, Pollard,
Ray, Smith, Thompson, Todd, White, Whit
ney, Wilcox,W. Williams, and Wittgenstein-
81.
| STANDING COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported substitute for House bill.
No. ia, an act extending protection to
laborers in the exercise Of the privileges of
free suffrage.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported as duly enrolled an act
to determine the mode of filling vacancies,
| etc.
Mr. Coupland, from the Committee on
Commerce and Manufactures, reported un
taVora5ly upon Senate bill No. 107, an act
to facilitate and reduce the price of weigh
ing in the State.
Mr.. OHara, from the Committee on Edu-
cation, reported back Senate bill No. As, an
act for the relief of Mrs. Young Burke, with
the recommendation that it be referred to
the Superintendent of Public Education.
Mr.. Ray, from the Committee on Internal
improvements, reported q substitute for Sen
ate bill No. III, an act for improvement of
the navigation Of Red river.
RESOLUTIONS.
1 Air. Blackman: offer the following reso-
luton;
| ReSolred, That the Committee on Flee.
tlons and Returns be required to make re-
| port in the case of @. G. Antoine VS.. Reuben
White, by tomorrow ct IL A. NJ, and in de-
fault Of said committee agreeing on said re.
port, or in their absence or refusal to sign
| the same, then the chairman of said com
mittee will report the evidence taken in
! SAID case to the Senate for its decision
/ thereon.
Mr.. oHara: move to reject the resolu-
| ton.
! No second.
Mr.. Campbell: move to lay the resolu.
tion on the table.
Mr.. PoindeNter: l call for the yeas and
nays.
| The yeas and nays were ordered
The roll was called, pending which Mr..
Smith, who was absent when his name was
called, asked that his vote be recorded.
! Z Mr.. Blackman: object.
Mr.. o'Hara: ask for a suspension of the
rules, to allow Mr.. Smith to vote.
The rules were suspended, and Mr.. Smith
was allowed to record his vote.
The result of the yeas and nays, on the
motion to lay Mr.. Blackmans resolution on
the table, was as follows:
Yeas; Beares, Campbell, Coupland, Dar-
rail-, Francois, Kelso, O'Hara Packard, Poin-
dexter, Pollard, Smith, Todd, Whitney, Will
COY, Williams, and Wittgenstein-l4.
Nays: Anderson, Bacon, Blackman, Day,
Egan, Fonte, +. l.. Jewell, 0Gutt, Ogden,
Ray, and White-ll.
The resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. Bacon: l ask for suspension of
the rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to provide for the election of elect
ors of President and Vice-President, and of
members of the House of Representatives of
the United States, in the year wherein the
election of President takes place.
Read twice and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: ask for suspension of
| the rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to authorize the Police Jury of the
parish of st. James to remove the court
| house and other parish buildings.
| Read twice and referred to the Committee
on Corporations.
Mr.. Coupland: ask for a suspension of
the rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act TO amend the third section of an
act entitled an act to establish the office of
Inspector of Hay for the city and port of
New Orleans, and to regulate the duties
pertaining to same, approved March 28
| 1861.
Read twice and referred to the Committee
on Commerce and Manufactures.
Mr.. Wilcox: ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to incorporate the New Orleans
and Ship Island Canal Company.
Read twice and referred to the Committee
on Internal improvements.
Mr.. Beares: ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
take the sense of the qualified electors of
the parish of Winn as to the expediency of
removing the scat of justice from the town
of Winnfeld to the town of Montgomery in
said parish.
Mr.. Ray: I ask for suspension CT the
rules to call up bill
Rules suspended.
Senate bill lit, an act to provide for the
improvement Of the navigation of Red river,
substitute presented by the Committee on
Internal Improvements, was read.
The bill underwent its several readings,
ard was finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Day: According to previous notice,
wish to introduce the following bill:
Senate bin 1873, an act for the relief of the
parishes of Washington, st. Martin, Living
ston, Rapides, Terrebonne, Jefferson, St.
Tanimany, Caddo, City of Jefferson, and
parish of ST. Charles to pay warrants SS4,
1856, ss7 $50, 800, 39l, 1872, S93, 423, and 429.
Read twice, and referred to the Commit
tee on Education.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce a bill.
Rules suspended.
Senate bin No. I4i, an act to fix the time
of holding the terms of court of the Ninth
JndiciAl District