New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-20

house amendment.
Mr.. Todd: call for executive session.
| The Senate went into executive session.
The executive session being raised, Mr..
Lynch, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported favorably upon Senate resolution
making an appropriation for the clerks and
employees of the Senate chamber, with
amendments as follows: Secretary $500 in
stead of $500; Assistant Secretary $500 in
stead of $500; Chief Enrolling Clerk $3.50
instead of $500; Enrolling Clerks cash $50
instead of $500; reporters of the New Or
leans Pioayane, Crescent, REPUBLICAN and
German Press, each $50 instead of $3.50;
clerks Committee on Peace and Good Order
in the State, $3.50 instead of $500; strike out
Clerk of Contingent Expense Committee
and add night watchman $50.
Mr.. Lynch: ask for suspension Of the
rules to take up the resolution.
Rules suspended and the amendment
read.
Mr.. Lynch: move the adoption of the
resolution as amended by the committee.
Adopted.
Mr.. Coupland: ask for suspension of
the rules to introduce resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read;
WHEREAS, There is much unfinished bust
| ness for the committees on auditing and
| supervising the accounts of the Senate to
do in order to close up the accounts with a
view of making report Of the expenses of
the Senate at the next session of the Gen
eral Assembly; therefore, be it
ReSolued, That the chairman of said com.
mittee be authorized to pursue the duties
devolving upon him during the time to the
next session of the General Assembly, and
he have authority to convene the said COM
mittee whenever it is deemed necessary
during the time to decide upon any ques-
tons that pertain to the duties of said COM
mlttee.
Mr.. COPELAND: move the adoption of
the resolution.
Adopted.
Mr.. Ogden: 1 ask for a suspension of the
rules to introduce a resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read:
ReSolued, That in order to pay the per
diem and mileage of the members of the
Committee on Public Buildings for the time
they are authorized to sit after the adjurn-
ment of the Legislature, the Warrant Clerk of
the Senate is hereby authorized to draw his
warrant on the Auditor of 3he State in favor
of the member to whom it is DUE on the GER
cihcate of the Chairman of said Committee
that the amount is correct and that this ap-
ply TO all committees authorized to sit du.
ring the interval.
Mr.. Ogden: move the adoption of the
resolution.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: ask for suspension
of the rules to introduce resolution.
Pu1as suspaD1aJ op5 +ba Fol1ou,;,,os rooJ.
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of
Louisiana, That the Chairman or Acting
Chairman of the Committee on Enrolment
be allowed to sit sufficient length Of time
after the adjournment of the General AS
sembly to complete such business as may
remain unfinished, and that they and such
number of clerks as may be necessary be
entitled to their per diem, to be paid on the
warrant of the Warrant Clerk, approved by
the Chairman of the Enrolment Commit
tee.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: move the adoption of
the resolution.
Adopted.
Mr.. Braughn: move that the Senate ad-
Journ to meet again at seven o'clock this
evening.
Adopted.
Evening Session.
Pursuant to adjournment the President
called the Senate to order at seven O'Clock
PM.
The roll was called; present the following
members:
Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares
Braughn, Campbell, Day, Foute FRANCOIS,
Futch, Jewell, Kelso, Lynch, Monette,
Packard, Poindexter, Ray, Smith, Whitney,
Wilcox and Witgenstein-2l.
Mr.. Campbell: ask for a suspension of
the rules to introduce q favorable report
from the joint committee composed of the
city delegation and internal improvement
committees, upon Senate bill No. 2s9, an act
to aid in the construction of the New Or
leans and Ship Island Canal for the purpose
of more efIectually leveeing, draining and
retaining swamp land in the rear of the
city of New Orleans.
Rules suspended and the bill read by its
title.
Mr.. Beares: move that the bill be taken
up section by section.
Adopted.
The first, second and third sections were
read and adopted.
Section fourth was read.
Mr.. Lynch: move to strike out five per
cent wherever it occurs, ond insert two and
one-hslf per cent instead.
Adopted.
Mr. Braughn: I move to strike out the
word city" in line =, and to insert instead
the word parish"
Adopted. ,H u4Ft.is
The section was adopted as amended.
The Chief Clerk of the House of Repre-.
sentatives appeared with a message from
that body asking concurrence in House bill
No. pa, an act for the relief of Frank Huguet;
House bill No. 254, an act appropriating
money to pay claim of James Edmonston;
and House bill No. =, an act to provide a
revenue for the support of the State govern
ment, and the manner Of collecting the
same.
Action on Senate bill No. 2ss was resumed.
The fifth and sixth sections were read and
adopted.
The seventh section was read.
Mr.. Futch: move to postpone the con
sideration of the bill until next session.
The Clerk of the House of Representa-
tiyes appeared with message from the
House, asking concurrence of the Senate in
House bill No. lss, an act defining the du-
ties Of notaries public and Sheriff in the
parish Of Orleans in certain cases; House
bill 27s, an act for the relief of Victor
Gerodias House bill No. 277, an act to
provide for survey Of Bavou Manchae: