New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13

| Mr.. Todd, under suspension OF the
rules, called up House bill No. 245, "Joint
resolution requesting the Governor to re-
move from Office S. N. Burbank as Com
missioner of the Board of Metropolitan
Police"
Which was read its first time.
The Senate refused to put the bill on
| its second reading.
Mr.. Ray moved that eight o'clock this
evening be fixed as the hour of taking up
the special orders of the day.
Mr.. jerks asked suspension of the
rules to take up bill.
The rules were suspended by the fol-
lowing vote, two-thirds of the members
present voting in the affirmative:
Yeas: Anderson, Beares, Braughn. Coup
land, Darrall, Day, jerks, Jewell, Kelso,
Lynch, Ogden Packard, Pinchback, Poindex
ter, Ray. Smith, Thompson, Todd. Whitney,
Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-22.
Nays: Monette-I.
Senate bill No. 200, "An act authoriz-
ing G. Ward to sue the State which was
taken up from second reading file; which
was read second time, and ordered en-
crossed for a third reading.
The constitutional rule WAS then sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote
tho bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. Pack
ard introduced the following entitled bill,
An act to remove the seat of justice,
parish OF Plaquemines, from Point-a-la-
Hache, on the left bank of the Mississippi
river, to Jesuits Bend, on the right bank
of said river" which was read first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read second time, and ordered en-
crossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Ray, under suspension Of the
rules, called up House bill No. 81, can act
to amend an act entitled an act to create
the parish of Grant, etc, Grom second
reading file).
Which was read it's second time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Pinchback called up House bill No. Ill,
50 For biding unjust discrimination on &C
count of color or race, and providing means
for enforcing the same y from first read
ing file.
Which was read its first time
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote,
and the bill read a second time.
The Senate refused to suspend the rule
to put the bill on its third reading.
Mr.. Wittgenstein asked for a suspension
If the rule to introduce the following
resolution:
Resolued. That the Committee on Public
lands and Levees be directed to report back,
orthwith, House bill No. 60, mississippi
Valley Levee Company
Which the Senate refused, by the fol-
owing vote:
Yeas Anderson, Antoine. Beares,
MoDette. Ogden, Pinchback, Poindexter,
Smith, Thompson, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox,
Williams, Wittgenstein-19.
Nays: Bacon, COPELAND, Darrall. Egan, |
FoNte, Futch. Jewell, Kelso, Lynch, Packard, |
2ay-1l.
Mr.. Smith asked suspension Of the |
ules to take up House bill No. 1876, ITO |
Incorporate the Louisiana Dredge Com
,any," etc.
The rules were suspended by the fol-
owing vote, two-thirds of the members |
present voting in the affirmative:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Beares,
,raughn, Foute. jerks, Kelso, Lewis, |
donette, Ogden, Packard. Pinchback, Poin- |
lexter, Ray, Smith, Thompson, Todd, |
Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgen-
tein-2l.
Nays: Bacon, Backman, COPELAND, Oar
ALL Day, Egan, Futch, Jewell, Lynch-9.
. The bill was then taken up, from second |
eading file.
Mr.. Lynch called for the special order of
he day.
Mr.. Wittgenstein moved to postpone
he special order of the day until nine
o'clock.
The President stated that it required a
unanimous consent to postpone special
rider.
Mr.. Lewis appealed from the decision of
be chair.
The Chair was sustained by the follow
ng vote:
Yeas Anderson. Antoine, Bacon,
,lackman, Campbell. COPELAND, Darrali,
Jay, Egan, Foute, Futch, jerks, Jewell. |
ielso, Lynch, Monette, Poindexter, Ray,
thompson, Todd-20.
Nays: Beares, Braughn, Lewis, Ogden,
'inChback, Smith, Whitney, Wilcox, Will
Jams, INDEPENDENTLY.
There being objections, the motion to
postpone was lost.
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY--N0.1 l.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 81, '.To |
an additional district court for
he parish of Orleans" etc., (from second |
reading fle.)
The bill was ordered to be taken up |
section by section.
Mr.. Lewis moved 10 lay the bill on the |
table subject to call
Mr. Ray made point of order that |
lnder the law relative to extra sessions,
md under the proclamation of the Cover
nor and the rules of the Senate, no bills |
'peeifcally mentioned in the Governors |