New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-21
PROCEEDINGS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
OF THE SENATE.
seventy-First Days Session.

Campbell, C0upland, Darrall, Egan, toute,
FRANCOIS, Jewell, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch,
back, Pollard, Randall, Ray, Smith, Todd,
Whitney, Wilcox, Williams Wittgenstein-
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Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Pollard the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Darrall, from the Committee on En-
rollment, reported the following bills as
duly enrolled:
Senate bills Nos, no. pa, 14S, 205, and
Senate joint resolution IS.
And the following bill duly engrossed:
House bill No. ISL.
Mr.. Kelso, from the Committee on Public
Lands and Levees, reported unfavorably
upon Senate bill No. 2l3, an act to incorpo-
rate the Louisiana Homestead Association.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Todd, from the special committee
to investigate the amount of labor per
formed by the clerks of the Committee on
the Conduct of the Late Election, reported
in favor of allowing them extra compen-
sation.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension of the
rules to introduce bill.
Rules suspended.
An act for the relief of the ex-Judges of
the Supreme Court of the State Of Louisiana.
Read twice under suspension of the
rnes and referred to the Finance Com
miuee.
Mr.. O'Hara: arise to question of privil-
lege. desire that my name be recorded
among the votes on the adoption of the
civil rights oill. believe that il would be
mere g,g-tcsy toward mo if the Senate re-
coded from is refusal yesterday to grant Inc
this privilege.
NJ, Fontc: move reconsideration of
the vote OF yesterday, by which Mr.. o'Hara
was refused the privilege of recording his
vote on the adoption of the civil rights bill.
The vUte waa reconsidered.
Mr.. Foutc: | move that Mr.. O'Hara be
permitted to record his vote,
Adopted.
Mr.. O'Hara I vote yes.
Mr. Braughn: I AK for suspension Of
the rules to Introduce bill.
Rules spenled,
An act relative 10 partitions was read.
Read twice under suspension CT the rules
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Ray: 1 ask Tor a suspension of the
rules 30 introduce joint resolution.
Rules suspended and the following read:
ResolUed. That u joint committee of both
Houses OF the General Assembly be appoint
ed, to consist OF thr-e members OF each
House to examine for q suitable location for
State House and other necessary State
buildings i'll the civ of New Orleans, and to
report the result of their examination to the
General Assembly, and that said committee
be authorized t. provide suitable build
ing tor state House until one is built by
the State.
Mr.. Ray: ask for suspension of the
rules to put the resolution on its second
reading.
Rules suspended and the resolution read.
The resolution was considered engrossed.
Under suspension of the rules the reso
luton was read third time and adopted.
ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS NOTICE.
By Mr.. Day: ......
Joint resolution making it the duty of the
Secretary of State to furnish to each of the
parish judges and members of the Legisla-
ture with copy of the Civil Code, Code OF
Practice and Revised Statutes of the State.
Read twice under suspension OF the rules
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The order of the day was called.
| BILLS ON FIRST READING.
House joint resolution No. 224, appro-
priating the sum of $500 to the widow of
Michael Butler, police officer of the city of
New Orleans, murdered in the discharge of
! his duties.
Read twice under a suspension of the
rules, and referred to the Committee on
! Finance.
1Ir. Ray: I ask for suspension of the
rules to take up bill out of order.
Rules suspended.
| House bill No. l62, an act relative to iu
ries, and to establish and Rx the drawing OF
the grand and petit jurors in and for the
| State of Louisiana, was read.
The bill was taken up section by sec
ton.
Sections one to eleven inclusive were read
and adopted.
Mr. Ray: move that the bill be adopted
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