The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-26
STATE LEGIsLATU URE.
FORTY-NIN III DAY.
Senate.

TUESDAY, August 70, 1908.
Mr. O O'Hara introduced resolution TO appoint
a committee of three from the committee on cleo
tious TO proceed to Baton Rouge TO take testimony
IN the case OF Regan Va. Day..
Mr.. Campbell moved to refer the resolution TO
the committee on finance.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to lay on the table.
Tie president ordered the yeas and nays.
Yeas I3-nays IL. Tbs motion was laid on the
table. 90,
Mr.. Bacon thought the resolution out OF order.
Mr. BTsnghn opposed.
Mr.. y. L. Jewell moved to amend by providing
that the testimony be taken By qualined magis'
Mr.. Blackman moved to postpone until to-mor-
@r. O'Hara moved to lay that motion on the
Mr.. Lewis moved to lay the whole matter on the
On division, the whcls matter was laid on the
| table. Yeas III, nsys9.
| was announced as follows Messrs. Ray, Coup
lepd and Thompson.
Mr Bacon ohersd resolution providing that
IL committee on eieetlons report IN certhn Cases
Mr. O'Hara moved TO lay on the table.
Mr. Braugbn called fov the yeas aud nsys.
| The resolution was la:a on the table by Is yeas
/ 10 10 nays.
| Teche was given by BiF. Francois.
| On suspension OF the rules Mr.. Wilcox intro
duced bill authorizing the secretary OF state TO
| smnlov an assislant a clerk aud page, at the
ste Of 10000 for the rst Sl2e0 for the second and
/ $500 per snuum for tbs third. Read twice.
| MIR Wilcox moved TO refer to the committee on
| corT orstiODs.
| Mr.. Bacon moved to refer to the finance com.
Accented by NJ. Wilcox, and adopted.
Mr.. Raw on suspension Of the rules introduced
bill authorizing the-secTetary Of state to admin
lister oaths.
| ts;..u, aannfel
Also bill providing for the veracstion OF Legal
bonds, etc.
| oroer of the day oaSeturdsy.
| ON a Suspension of the rules Mr.. Poindextei
| intrudueed a bill TO legaize parties living 70
Qeiher as man erd wife, and make the children
OF such psrtieB leg hmsts
| all persons Hy.ag together for one month or oVel
shall be deemed legally married. Cnildren oorI
previous to Iha passage OF the Dill shail oe 10
gifimized, and their parents held responsble TO
their msinte nance.
| and be sued a. man and VIE.
seuste IN! lO7, relative to weighing hay, wa
taken up. and en- moiUn ot Mr.. kay postpone
and made the special order Of the dsy on We'd
ssnsts bill No I42. relative to protection O
IsboTers in the exercise Of the privilege OF ire
T suffrage was read. III,
Mr. Futch 10 postpone.
1bp motion Of Mr.. Lewis, the last motiSn, wa
laid on the table.
l. Mr. Bacon considered the biA one Of She mo-
. harmless ever brought up. l. would haze no re
effect, and would only serve IS polseal doc
. uent on both sides.
N Mr. Dsy asked for q suspension OF the rules
d. introduce an amendment providing that the
shail no. be construed so as 70 interfere win U
right Of any one to employ whonsoeVer be n
ID Tbs yeas and nays being ordered By the Pre-
n. dent. the Senate refused u suspend the rule9.
Op motion Of Mr.. 0'Hara, the bill wa ana
I" adopted, the yeas aud nays being called ior
q. Mr. Bacon. Yeas II. nays Z.
a. Br. O'HaTa moved reconsideration. TAB
N on motion Of NJ. Campbell.
b. sEsoND READING OF EILLs.
he Senate biz AZ, granting the right 10 provisio
an seizures in other cases than those low allowed
=. law. -
'S The object OF the bill is to grant the Tiset TO
ny | yisiOnHlly seize crops without giving bond.
"a, Mr. Blackman did not favor the bill. II gave
us | right TO one nan to seize whole crop foz
= wsvPs, TO the detriment OF the other lAoDr
ste IL however, the Senate bill authorizing oocshnl
1re seized property sboOld pass the House, N .bs'
as | he v ould favor the bill.
ma Mr. Pollard spoke 10 favor OF the oih' ana m
a spicy speech, during which, ho"eEeii ne
ne thst he had always been well 'feAted Dy De
bim cra,s and they knew the interests u ths coz
uen better than they themselves