New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-12
BILLS or FIRST READING.


BILLS on SECOND READING.
Senate bill No. III, an act to amend and
re,enact section four of an act fixing the
compensation and providing for the pay
ment of the officers and employees of the
General Assembly was read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its third reading.
Rules suspended, the bill read third
time and adopted with it's title
Senate bill No. 147, an act to establish
the fees due witnesses duly subpcened before
the several Senate and House Committees
was read.
Mr. Ray: move that the bill be con-
sidered engrossed for third reading.
| Adopted.
The rules were suspended, the bill read a
third time and finally adopted with its
| title.
| Senate bill No. lS6, an act for the relief OF
Mr.. F. Lockwood for taking care of the
machinery of the State Penitentiary, was
read.
Mr.. Bacon; move to refer the bill to the
Committee on Finance.
| Adopted.
Senate bill No. l01, an act to incorporate
the Loan and Pledge Association.
Mr.. Ray; l move that the bill be laid on
the table subject to call.
Adopted.
House bill No. 81, an act removing the
seat of justice of the parish of Carroll from
the town of Floyd and fixing it at the village
of Elton, in said parish, on the Mississippi
river, was read.
Mr.. Blackman: I move to postpone in
definitely the consideration Of the bill.
Mr.. Smith: call for the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, result
ing:
Yeas: Beares, Blackman. Braughn, Day
Egan, Jewell Thompson, Wittgenstein--S.
Nays: Campbell, Coupland, Darrall
| FRANCOIS, Monette, Packard, Pinchback
Pollard, Ray, Smith Whitney, Wilcox, viii
liams-l3.
The Senate refused to postpone tnded
nitely.
Mr.. Kelso; move to lay the bill on the
table.
The yeas and nays were called for and or
dered, resulting:
Yeas: Anderson. Bacon, Braughn, Black
man, Day, Egan, Jewell, Kelso, Poindextet
| %.
Nays: Campbell, Coupland, Monette,
O'Hara, Packard, Pinchback, Pollard, Ray
Todd, Wilcox, Wittgenstein-10.
Mr. Wittgenstein: move to postpone the
bill, and that it be made the special order o.
the day on Friday next.
Adopted.
Mr.. Pinchback: move that Senate bill
| No. 10l, an act to incorporate the Loan and
Pledge Association, be made the special or
der of the day on Friday next, at one
o'clock.
Senate bin No. lie, substitute from Fl
nance Committee, an act to pay the indebt
edness of the Louisiana State Penitentiary
was read.
Mr.. Day: i move that the bill be consid
cred engrossed for third reading.
Adopted. t4
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time and finally adopted
with its title.
Senate bill No. 19i, an act to repeal arti
Gle sixty-three of an act creating specia
LeVee District in the parish OF Iberville
approved eleventh March, 1867, was read.
MIR. Ray; move that the bill be consid-
cred engrossed for a third reading.
Adopted.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time aud finally adopted
| with its title.
Senate bill No. so, an act for the relief o
Albert Lastrapes, was read
Mr. Anderson: move that the bill b,
considered engrossed for a third reading.
Adopted. fssaaas54
Under a suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time, and finally adopted
with its title.
Senate bill No, l99, substitute from Judi
ciary Committee, an act to perpetuate the
charter and privileges of the Barataria and
Lafourche Canal Company, changing IFS
domicile, increasing its capital stock, and
lending the credit of the State to the sane,
was read.
Mr. Ray: move that the bill be made the
special order Of the day on Wednesday next.
| Adopted
Mr.. Todd: move that the bill be printed.
Adopted.
Senate bill Nc. "a, substitute from Judi
ciary Committee, an act to amend an act
entitled an act relative to the inspection Of
tobacco, approved March 5, 1865.
Mr.. Ray: move that the bill be printed,
and made the special order of the day on
Thursday next.
i Adopted.
i The clerk of the House Of Representative
appeared with message from that body.
and asked concurrence of the Senate ID
House iesnt resolution No. I'll, requiring
the JOINT committee appointed to Investigate
the act q 1861, creating the issue Of foui
million dollnla leyee bonds to report withif
two days,aiteE the passage Of this act
Also, that tks House had coneurrsd II
Senate bill No. 2oes an act authorizing th,
issue of saOo.OoO Of warrants by the Asd,to'
or the Treasurer Of the State to provide 5,
the sale thereof to meet lie curreat expense,
Of the General assembly. with an amend.
ment.
Mr Ray: ask for . suapsnasoa Cf A.,
| rules 70 tAkeup Senate bin 2Oe. Adopted.