New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TIL RID ION.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.

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FRIDAY. March 3, 1870.
The time of recess having expired, IL
Senate was called to order at seven P. N
by Lieutenant Governor Dunn, Presidel
Of the Senate. Present, the following Sci
ators, viz:
Messrs, Anderson, iAntoine, Bacon, Beare
Blackman, Braughn, Campbell, Couplan'
Darrall, Day, Egan, Foute, Futch, Jenk
Jewell, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch. Monette, o.
den, O'Hara. Packard, PinchbscS, Poilde:
ter. Ray, Smith, Thompson, Todd. Whitne.
Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-32.
Mr.. Whitney rose TO personal explan'
ton, and stated that his reason for votin
mo" on the order of judgment of th
Court of Impeachment was because sal
Judgment contained clause disqualifyin
Mr.. Wickliffe from holding Office.
The Senate then resumed business I'm
der Mr.. Packard's resolution giving eacl
Senator, on an alphabetical call of the roll
the privilege of calling up a bill.
Mr.. Smiths was then called, who called
up House bill No. l54. ITO amend and re
enact an act entitled an act to repeal al
laws and parts of laws creating draining
districts in certain portions of the parishe;
of Orleans and Jefferson, and providing
the mode and means for draining the same
and to provide for the disposition of the
property belonging to the said draining
districts, and for collecting the taxes," etc.
Mr.. Ray moved to refer this bill and
all bills on the subject of drainage to a
special committee of five, to be composed
of Senators from the parishes of Orleans
and Jefferson, to report suitable bill at
the next sitting of the General Assembly,
which motion was tabled by the following
vote:
Yeas: Antoine. Beares. Campbell. Coup.
land, Darrall, jerks, Kelso, Lewis, O'Hara,
Packard, Pondexter, Todd, Whitney, Will
cox, Williams, Wittgenstein-16.
Nays Bacon, Blackman, Braughn, Day,
Egsn, Jewell, Lynch, Pinchback, Ray.
the bill was ordered read section by
section. Section one was read.
Mr.. Blackman moved thai the bill be
printed.
Mr.. Wittgenstein moved to lay that mo-
ton on the table, which motion was car
ried by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Besres, COPELAND, jerks,
Lewis. Monette, O'Hara, Packard, Pinch
back, Poindexter, Smith, Whitney, Wilcox,
Williams, Wltfgenstein-l5.
Nays: Blaokman, Bacon, Braughn, Day,
Egan, Jewell, Kelso, Lynch, Ray, Todd-1O.
Mr.. Blackman moved to postpone fur
ther consideration of the bill until twelve
o'clock tonight, which motion was laid on
the table by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Beares, Coupland. jerks,
Lewis, Monette, Packard, Pinchback, Poin.
dexter, Smith, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-4.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Braughn, Day,
Egan, Jewell. Kelso, Lynch, O'Hara, Ray,
TOdd-1l.
Mr.. Poindexter moved to indefinitely
postpone the consideration of this
bill, which was lost by the following
vote:
Yeas: Bacon, Brsughn. Campbell, Day,
Egan, >Jewell. Kelso, Lynch, Poindexter,
Ray, Thompson, Todd-l2.
Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Beares, Oar
rail- Foute. jerks, Lewis, Monette, O'Hara,
Packard, Pinchback, Smith, Wilcox, Will
liams, Wittgenstein-l5.
On motion Of MIR. Pinchback the bill
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Thompson's name was then called,
and he called up House bill No. 2il (ile
of 1869, ''To purchase two hundred
volumes of volume to fifteenth, in
elusive, Of the Annual Reports of the
Decisions of the Supreme Court of the
State Of Louisiana taken up from sec
ond reading file and referred to the FL
nance Committee.
Mr.. Todd's name was then called and
he reported favorably and called up House
bill No. 126, ITO incorporate heLouisi-
ana Dredging Company, to improve the
channels of the Mississippi, between the
passes and the Gulf of Mexico, and
granting the aid Of the State to the same"
from second reading file and read.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch the bill was
laid on the table subject to call.
Mr.. Whitney's name was called, and he
called up House bill No. 1853 (fle of 1869.
s.For the relief of William II. Honneus,'
from second reading file.
MIR. Foute moved to indefinitely post
pone the consideration of.the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Wilcox's name was then called, and
he called up House substitute for bill
Al "To create the Lafourche and Terre-
bonnie Drainage and Land Improvement
Company, etc., from first reading file,
which passed it's first reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by q. four-ffihs affirmative vote,
the bill read its second time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ifths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Williams name was then called, and
he called up House bill No. $50, For
the relief OF the Atlanta Male and Female
institute, in the town of Atlanta, parish
of VIM, State of Louisiana" from first
reading file. 4
Which was Rad its first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ifths affirmative vote,
and the bill read its second time.
The constitutional rule was further
vuspended by four-ffths affirmative vote,