New Orleans Republican., 1868-09-17
LOUISIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY


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TUESDAY September II, 1868
The Senate assembled at twelve o'clock.
LieutenantGovernor Dunn presiding.
A full quorum present.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
with.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Judiciary Committee reported favor.
ably upon an act prescribing the mode of
holding election, and an act further detin.
ing the jurisdiction of parish courts,
Mr.. Lynch, from the Committee on Fl J.
nance. reported favnrably upon resolution
providing for pay and mileage Of witnesses,
and upon an act providing for the payment
Of back taxes due the State in State notes
and warrants of the Auditor, and granting
an extension Of time to tax collectors for the
collection of the tax of 1867 to the first of
January, 1869, and unfavorably upon an act
regulating the time of settlement of State
tax collectors, and an act TO provide for the
publication of work on the agricultural,
meteorological and manufacturing interests
Of the State.
The Committee on Enrolment reported
several bills as duly engrossed or enrolled.
tr' MOTIONS.
Mr.. Darrall moved that Senator Franco 3
be granted leave Of absence for ten
days.
adopted.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Day
called up resolution providing for pay
and mileage of witnesses.
Mr. Day moved that fifteen cents instead
Of ten cents per mile be allowed witnesses.
Mr. Smith moved to lay on the table, and
called for the yeas and nays.
Yeas IL, nays Z.
The resolution was adopted as amended.
TTr4Iar q 90 ,,t,ta
introduced a bill for the relief of B. Dele
Plane, and Lacey. Marks, and Buters
Read twice and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Ray
introduced bill TO amend an act 10 enable
the city of New Orleans to procure loan
OF mnrer.
The bill authorizes the city to issue one
m Ion uuilars of bonds bearing eight per
ce u per annum interest, and providing
means for securing the loan and of funding
the city debt by ievying a special tax of one.
half per cent on all real estate, payable in
legal tender.
The order of the day was called.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill O., an act to incorporate the
North Louisiana Railroad Company, re
turned from the House with amendmentsy
The amendments were concurred in.
Under suspension Of the rules Mr.. Camp
bell, for the Committee on Corporations,
presented favorable report upon an act to
incorporate the New Orleans News Associa-
ton.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr..
Campbell introduced bill relative to cleo
tons in the State and to enforce article 1903
of the Constitution.
AT the request OF Mr.. Blackman the bill
was read.
Among other things, the bill provides
that citizens can openly carry arms on the
day of election without fear of interference
of the police, provided that they do not
carry their weapons nearer than one-eighth
of mile of the polls.
The bill is similar in great many respects
to the law of 1855, and made to apply to the
new registration law.
The bill was read twice, and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
BILLS ON FIRST READING. t,
House bill No. 45, relative to State and
referred to the Finance Committee.
House of Representatives.
THURSDAY, September II, 1865.
The House met at eleven o'clock, Speaker
Lowell in the chair.
Forty-three members, and no quorum,
present, f-s "a .A.
On motion of Mr.. Rey, of Orleans, the
sergeant-atArms was sent for absent mem
bers.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Satchell. F
On motion of Mr.. Gair, of East Feliciana,
the, reading Of the journal was dispensed
with.
ON motion of Mr.. Morey, of Ouachita,
leave of absence for the chicf Clerk for two
days was granted.
The Speaker announced as the speciai
committee to whom was referred House bill
No. 30, which provides that the CITY Work
house shall be placed under the control of
the Metropolitan Police Board--Messrs,
Rey, Carr, Hanlon, Mansion and L'Hoste.
The Committee on Claims reporteds favor.
ably upon the petition of A. Walker by bill.
Same committee reported upon the peti.
ton OF Roman M0nticino uniavoFably. Re
portaccepted. -
The Special Joint Committee on the legal
ity OF the issue of 81 100000 levee bonds
reporteds rttaslaulsssat4s1, ~ l.ss-.1s
| The report was ordered 10 be printed. and
made the order OF the day for Monday next.
| A message from the Governor, announcing
| that he had signed a bill for the relief OF
widows Loup ard Hurst.
Many Senate bills passed their first and
second readings. IN