New Orleans Republican., 1868-09-16
LO UIsIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY,


LO UIsIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
| Senate.
WEDNESDAY,, September 16, 1868.
The Senate net at noon.
Lieutenant Governor Dunn presiding.
Members present.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Ray, from the judiciary Committee,
| reported by substitute upon an act to pro-
vide for carrying into effect the 13?d article
Of the constitution.
Favorably upon granting certain ferry
| privileges to j. B. Antoine, of st. Martin,
| Louisiana.
Fayorably upon House bill l62 relative to
juries.
The Finance Committee, through Mr..
| Lynch, reported favorably upon au act re
!atiye to an appropriation TO defray the eX-
penses ofthe Board ofRegistration unfavor.
| ably upon Senate Joint resolution allowing
| twenty-five per cent extra compensation
for per diem and mileage of members and
employees to meet discount on warrants and
unfavorably upon an act for the relief of
William F. Lockwood, he having already
been compensated for his services in pre-.
serving the machinery of the State peniten-
tiary.
MOTIONS.
Mr.. Blackman movedto postpone for three
days action on the case C. c. Antoine, con-
testing the seat of Reuben White.
Mr.. Smith moved to lay on the table.
MIR. Whitney called for the yeas and nays.
The motion to postpone was laid on the
table by l3 yeas to IL nays.
Mr.. Braughn arose to personal explana-
ti0n. He had hoped the postponement
would be granted. There were five Demo-
cratic Senators absent, only one of whom,
Mr.. Futch, had obtained leave. He did not
wish to be blamed for their absence, against
which he protested, for this and other i'm
portant occasions.
If they could satisfy their constituents
that they were absent on reasonable grounds
he had nothing to say; but they had i'm
portant business before them, to which they
should attend.
Mr.. Coupland, from the Committee on
commerce, was permitted, under a suspen-
sion of the rules, to present an unfavorable
report upon a bill in relation to public
weighing.
Mr. Bacon, from the Committee on Public
Education, presented minority report ad
verse to House bill No. l97, relative to pub
lie education.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Anderson; A resolution providing
for pay and mileage of witnesses.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. An.
derson introduced a bill in relation to
pledges.
Read twice and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Ray
introduced the following bill.
An act prescribing the mode of holding
election for State and parish officers.
And an act further defining the jurisdic.
tion of the Parish Courts OF the State.
Both bills were read twice and referred to
the Judiciary Committee
Under suspension of the rules Mr..
Campbell called up an act to incorporate
the New Orleans News Association.
Read twice, and referred to the Commit.
tee on Corporations.
Mr.. - asked for suspension of the
rules to take up the report of the special
committee on Slaughter Houses.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules,
on the yeas and nays being ordered by the
President, by yeas IA, nays II.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.. Will
cox introduced bill authorizing attorneys
at law from other States to practice in this
Read twice and referred to the judiciary
Committee.
House of Representatives..
/ wEDSEsDAY, September l6, 1s6s.
The House was called to order at eleven
o'clock. Thirty-nine members present. No
quorum.
On motion Of Mr.. Morey the Sergeant.at-
arms was sent for absentees. Fifty.three
members "a quorum) finally appeared and
answered to their names.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Satchel.
The reading of the proceedings of yester-
day was dispensed with.
Mr.. Carr, Of Orleans, asked for ten days
leave OF absence for Mr.. I4anders, of Union,
who is sick. Leave was granted.
Mr.. Rey presented petition of Mrs. C, A.
Murphy, President OF the URion Benevolent
Association, asking for assistance. Referred
to Committee on Charitable Institutions.
Mr.. Garstkamp presented a petition of
Snarles Boree; which was referred to the
Mr.. Harper asked for suspension of the
rules to introduce a resolution providing
for the payment OF per diem and mileage to
Ut. Moore, contestant from the Ninth Dis.
trlct ot Orleans. The rules were sus
Mr., Burrel moved that the resolution be
adopted, ......-..
/ Mr.. pemarest moved to Iag the motion on
the table. Lost, and TIE Resolution adopted.
| Mr., Morey moved to susnend the rules to
take up unfinished business.
| Carried. ia 441a
! The Constabulary bill, (No. 2eql. was then
taken up for discussion. -
| This bill provides that the Governor. by
and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, shall appoint in each parish OF the
| state Except 0rleaus, Jefferson and st.
| Bernard a Constable who may appoint a
Necessity number Of deputies IN bis parish.
| His Office contihpes during the pleasure of
the Governor. and be is the general conser-
The bin 3 trable dsBata.
chiefly on the Is Of the House,
| The bill was red engfoesed
and passed to @ bg.