New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-15

The Senate refused to lay the motion
reconsider On the table by the followin
vote:
| Yeas: Anderson, Braughn, Day, Egar
Futch, Jewell, Ogden, Packard, Smith
Todd, Whitney--1l.
Nays: Bacon, Beares, Campbell, Coupland
Eoute. kelso, Lewis, Monette, O'Hars
Pinchback, PoindeXter, Pollard, Ray, vii
COX, Williams, Wittgenstein-16.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: call the previeu
question on the motion to reconsider.
The main question was ordered by tn
following vote:
Yeas: Beares, Campbell, Coupland. Oar
rail-, Foute, Keso, Lewis, Monette, CHara
Pinchback, Poindexter, Pollard, Ray, vii
Cox, Williams, Wittgenstein-16
Nays: Bacon, Braughn, Day, Egan, Futch
jewell, Lynch, Ogden, Packard. Smith
I Todd, Whitney--12.
The motion to reconsider was the1
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon. Beares, Campbell
COPELAND, Darral, Fouts, kelso. Lewis
Monette, O'Hara, Pinchhsck, Poindexter
Pollard. Ray, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgen.
| stein-lS.
Nays: Blackman, Braughn, Day, Egan
| Futch, Jewell, Lynch. Ogden, Packard
Smith, Thompson, Todd; Whitney-l3.
Mr.. Smith: l move we do now adjourn
Lost, by by the following vote:
| Yeas: Blackman, Bra1ghn, Day, Egan
| Futch, Lewis, Ogden, Smith, Thompson
| Whitney-l0.
| Nays: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Campbell
| Coupiand, Darrall. Foute, Jewell, Kelso
| Lynch. Mopette, O'Hara. Packard, Poiudex
ter, Pollard, Ray: Todd, Wilcox, Williams
Wittgenstein-20.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: move that the report
of the Committee Of Conference on House
bill No. 1872 be adopted, and that the
amendments reported by said committee
be adopted.
Mr.. Wilcox: call toe previous question.
Mr. Packard: Mr.. President, have an
amendment to offer to that motion, which
Isend to the desk.
Mr.. Blackman having obtained the
floor before the amendment Of Mr. Pack
ard was read, offered that amendment. viz:
"That the Senate adhere to its amendment
in section two
Mr.. O'Hara: rise to the point of order
that it is not the province OF the Senator
from Claiborne to offer an amendment for
another Senator; it mus. be in his own
name.
The President pro tempore decided the
point not well taken.
Mr.. Bacon: I rise to the point OF order
that the motion pending is that Of the
Senator from the Second District, Mr..
Campbell
The president pro tempore: The point
is well taken; that motion was pending
when tie substitute of Senator Smith,
(Which has been disposed Of was offered.
Mr.. Campbell, by unanimous consent,
withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Bacon: l rise to the point OF order
that We have only decided to recon
slider the vote by which Senator Smiths
substitute was adopted. We have not
yet reconsidered it. The question should
now be upon that substitute.
The President pro lem. decided the point
not well taken, and that by recon-
sidering The Senate had reversed it's action
upon the substitute of Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Pinchback rise to the point of
order, that the amendment of Senator
Packard, which was offered by Senator
Blackman, can not be entertained, for the
reason that it is supplementary to amend
the report Of Conference Committee-it
must either be adopted or rejected.
The President pro tenn. decided the
point well taken.
MIR. Blackman appealed from the de-
cision Of the Chair, and the Chair was
sustained by the following vote: THE
question being, "Shall the decision Of the
Chair be sustained :'')
Yeas: Anderson, Beares, Braughn, Camp
bell, COPELAND, Darrall, Egan, Foute, keIso,
Lynch, Monette, Ogden, O'Hara, Pinch.
hack, Poindexter, Pollard, Ray, Wilcox,
Wittgenstein-20.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Futch, Jewell,
Packard, Smith, Todd.
The motion of Mr.. Wittgenstein to adopt
The report of the Committee OF Conference
was then carrie by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Campbell,
Darrall, Foute, Kelso, Lewis,
donette, O'Hara, Pinchback, Poindexier,
Pollard. Ray, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgen-
tein--1S.
Nays: Blackman, Braughn, Esan, Futch.
Jewell. Lynch, Ogden, Packard, Smith,
rodd-10.
Mr.. Wittgenstein moved q reconsidera-
ion of the vote last taken, which motion |
vas laid on the table by the following |
vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Bacon, Beares, Camp !
bell, COPELAND, Darrall, Foute, Kelso, |
Lewis, Monette, O'Hara, Pinchback, Pom |
lexter, Pollard, Ray, Thompson, Wilcox, |
Williams, Wittgenstein-l9.
Nays: Blackman. Braughn, Egan, Futch, !
Jewell, Lynch, Ogden, Packard, Smith, |
rodd-10.
Mr.. Ray: l move that the House of Rep
be notified of the action of |
he Senate, in concurring in the report of |
he joint committee of conference.
Adopted.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Assistant Secretary informed the !
House of Representatives that the Senate
lad concurred and adopted the report OF
he Committee of Conference upon House |
ill No. 1872 (ciy charter bilD; thereby
eceding from its amendments, and |
doping the amendments reported by
aid committee.
Mr. Rrauphn asked q c,cnono;or or 4bo