New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-25
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.

The rollfwas called. Present the follow
ing members:
Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Blackman,
Campbell, Coupland, Darrall,, Day, Eegan,
Foute, Francois, Futch, jerks, Jewell, E.
L., Jewell, F. L., Kelso, Lewis, Lynch,
Monette, Ogden, O'Hara, Packard, PoindeX-
ter, Pollard, Ray, Smith, Todd, Thompson,
White, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, and
Wittgenstein.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Turner.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Smith, from the Committee on Elec-
lions, reported progress.
Mr.. Ray from the Committee on Judi
Ciary, reported as follows:
a substitute for House bill No. 20, g An
act to facilitate parish officers in furnish
ing bonds and for other purposes
substitute for the Senate bill entitled
An act to organize parish courts, and to
define the duties and powers OF parish
judges
Mr.. Ray moved that the two substitutes
last reported be printed.
Adopted.
Mr.. Packard, from the special committee
on registration, reported progress.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Todd gave notice of a bill to amend
the charter OF the City of Jefferson.
Mr.. Futch gave notice OF bill entitled an
act for the more etfectual enforcement of
certain provisions of article 3ls4 of the
Civil Code.
Mr. Kelso gave notice of bill entitled an
act relative TO provisional seizures in GER
tain cases.
BILLS INTRODUCED AcCORDING TO NOTICE.
BY Mr. O'Hara:
An act to amend the charter of the city
of New Orleans, to enlarge its limits by
adding thereto the city of jefferson and the
town of Carrollton: and also some other in
dispensable territory, and for other purpo-
Mr.. O'Hara moved to suspend the rules
in order to put the bill on It's second read
ing.
The rules were not suspended.
Mr.. O'Hara moved that 100 copies Of the
bill be printed for the use of the Senate.
Mr.. Todd moved to lay the motion on the
table.
The motion was laid on the table.
| Mr.. Ray asked for the suspension of the
rules to introduce a bill-An act entitled an
act relative to district attorneys, approved
March 80, 1866.
The rules were suspended and the bill
was read.
Mr. Ray asked for the suspension of the
rules to put the bill on its second read
ing.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read by its title,
On motion Of Mr.. Ray, the bill was re.
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House bill No. 53-A Joint resolution au.
| thOriZing the Clerk of the District Court
and Parish Recorder of the parish of Cald-
| well to count and compile votes cast for
| Justices of the Peace for Ward No. of said
| parish, and for the sheriff of said parish to
make return of the result thereof to the
| Secretary pf State
Mr.. Ray asked for the suspension of the
rules to put the bill upon its second read
| ing.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read a second time.
Mr.. Ray moved that the question he
| put whether this bill shall be engrOssed for
a third reading,
| Adopted.
Mr.. Ray asked that the rules be suspend,
| ed that the bill may be read a third time.
The rules were suspended, and the bill
read by its title.
Mr.. Ray moved that it be adopted on its
third reading.
| Adopted.
The title was then adopted, and the Sec.
| rotary directed to inform the House of the
concurrence of the Senate.
Mr.. Smith asked for a suspension of the
rules to introduce a petition of Mrs. G..
| Burke, late of St. John Baptist.
The rules were suspended and the petition
received.
On motion of Mr.. Smith it was referred to
the Committee on Claims.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Mr.. Bacon called up Senate bill No. %
An act relative to imprisonments and fines,
reported on favorably by the Committee on
Judiciary.
" or Recorder OF any municipal corpora,
ton" in lines five and six of first section,
printed copy. Also to strike out the word
I" shall" in the fifteenth line.
| Also to strike out the word
=" adjudged" and insert the word /" alleged
in line three of section two.
The corrections were adopted.
Mr.. Bacon moved that the bill be consid
cred as engrossed in order toput it upon its
| third reading.
Adopted.
Mr.. Bacon moved that the rules be sus-
pended for the third reading.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read.
Mr.. Bacon moved the final adoption of the
| bill.
The bill was adopted.
The bill was adopted by its title.
Mr.. Day called for a second reading Of
his bill-An act to repress and prevent lar
ceny-reported on unfayorably by the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
The bill was read.
Mr.. Lynch moved that the further consid
GRAFTON of the DILL be indefinitely POSTPONED
Adopted.
Mr.. O'Hara asked for suspension of the
rules to introduce petition of MeFarlan
Straight d Co., asking that an illegal taz
assessed on them be refunded.
The rules were suspended, and the petition
received.
On motion of Mr.. Jewell, of Orleans, L
was referred to the Committee on Claims.
The special order Of the day was ther
taken up.
| SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY--ELEcTION CASE
The Secretary proceeded TO read the ma
j0rity report of the Committee on Election.
in the case of P. B. s. Pinchback versus &
L. Jewell.
On motion of Mr.. Braughn the reading o,
the report was dispensed with.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the majority re
port be adopted.
The Chief Clerk of the House of Repre,
sentatiYes appeared with message from the
House, asking concurrence in House bin
No. 81, an act to empower the State Super
intendent of Public Education to hire a suit
able building for his Office, and to appoint
one Assistant Superintendent and one Sec
rotary.
Also, announcing the concurrence of the
House In Senate bill No. H. by John Ray
OF Ouachita-an act relative to the First and
second District Courts Of the parish and city
i Also, that the House had coneurred in the
Senate joint resolution requesting the War.
rant Clerk OF the late constitutional conYen.
ton 70 furnish the General Assembly with
2 statement separately Of warrants issued
BY him, 70 whom, by an amendment.
Also, that the House had cOncurred IN the