New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-09
proclamation as special orders Of the day
after one O'Clock.
Mr.. Wittgenstein appealed from the de-


after one O'Clock.
Mr.. Wittgenstein appealed from the de-
cision of the Chair.
The decision of the Chair was not sus
tanned, on a call of the roll, as follows:
Yeas: Anderson. BIackman, Bacon, Oar
rail-. Futch, Foute, Jewell, jerks
Lynch-9.
Nays: Antoine, Beares, Braughn, Kelso
Mopette, Ogden. Packard, Pinchback
Poindexter, Smith, Wittgenstein, WILCOX
Williams-l3.
The rules were then suspended by tht
following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Beares, Braughn, Darrall
Foute, jerks, Kelso, Monette, Ogden, Pack
| ard, Pinchback, Poindexter, Randall, Smith
| Wittgenstein, Wilcox, WilliGms-lG.
Nays: Anderson. Blackman, Bacon, Futch
Jewell, Lynch, Whitney,.
The bill was then taken up and ordered
printed.
Mr.. Wittgenstein, under a suspension 0
the rules, and without notice, introduced
the following entitled bill An act to lay
out and open a road to connect the Crane
Point Settlement, in st, James parish, ant
the Mississippi river
Which was read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by a four-fftbs affirmative vote,
the bill read its second time, and ordered
engrossed for a third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus
pended by a fourth-ffths affirmative vo'e,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Packard, under a suspension Of the
rules, introduced the following resolution
WHEREAS, The Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts did On the tWenty-fOurth day of Feb
ruary, 1869, certify that he had lost or mis-
laid TWO warrants of the Warrant Clerk
one fer ninety six dollars and the other for
one hundred and twelve dollars and
whereas, the present Auditor, james Ora
ham, ~certiies that said warrants have no.
been audited; b. it
ReSOiced, That the chairman Of the Com
mittee GU Contingent Expenses OF the Senate
be directed 10 approve a voucher Tor the
above amount, anu that the Warrant Clerk
be directed 80 issue warrants. bearing even
date with the original warrants, and to "riJe
across the race OF SAID warrants, IL red INK,
''duplicste,nan have the sames audited aud
pay the aGlou4ts OF the
Which was adopted.
Mr.. Lynch. under a suspension OF the
rules, introduced the following resolution:
Resolced, That q special committee OF
three be appointed by the Senate TO examine
into the conduct Of the Board OF Public
Works, and the engineers and other en-
ploy ees Of said Board, and report 10 the Sen
ate on the manner il which said Board and
empioyee s have performed the duties pre-
scribed by law or other proper authority.
The committee is hereby authorized TO send
for persons and papers, and compel the at
tendance Of witnesses.
Pending a motion to adopt the resolu'
ton, a motion to adjourn being adopted
by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Baares, Corpland, Fouto,
Monette, Pincnback, PoindeXter, Smith,
Witlgens'eg IN, Whitney. Wjlliams-ll.
Nays: Btaughn, Bacon, Campbell, Futch,
Kelso, Lyrch, Ogden, Packard, Wiicox-9'
The President announced hat the Senate
stood adjourned until tomorrow, the
eight instant. at twelve o'clock ".
CHARLES II. MERRITT,
Secretary Of the Senate.