New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-22
EveRsug session
Friday. February .. 1870.

FRIDAY, February 70, IoIu.
The special order of the day was called,
being Senate bill No. 70 (the printing bill)
Section one was read.
Mr.. WittgensIein: Mr.. President, in the
first section, in line FIVE, | move 10 strike
out the word Governor. and in line
six, after the words Secretary OF State"
the words Speaker of the House Of Rep
resenta'i ives" SO that it will read "Lieu-
tenant Governor, Secretary of State, and
Speaker OF the House of Representatives. ;;
Mr.. Campbell: Would it not be better
to strike out " Secretary OF STATE and in
sert Speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives?'
The President: How would it do to
strike out the " Lieutenant Governor?o
Mr. Ogden: [ object to striking of the
Lieutenant Governor"
Mr.. Tod0: second the motion to strike
out the - Governor" and insert "chair-
man of tee Committee On Penitentiary."
The President: His position expires
with this session.
Mr.. Todd: am very sorry for 1t, and
that is the reason [ desire to give him
some Office.
Mr.. Witgenstein: Mr.. President move
to strike out the word Governor in line
five and in line six, and insert the words
"Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives."
Mr. Pinchback: l propose to second the
motion TO strike out Secretary of State -
and insert - Speaker OF the House Of Rep.
resentatives."
Mr.. O'Hara: Mr.. President, move to
lay that motion on the table.
Mr.. Todd: Mr.. President, move to post
pone this section for the present, and pass
to the next.
This motion was adopted, and section
two was read.
Mr.. O'Hara: Mr.. President, I move to
lay this section on the table.
Mr. Futch: Mr.. President, do not know
bu. what the next Legislature will be as
wise as ourselves-at least we have no right
to anticipate that they will not be; and
thinking so, l make the motion to indef-
nitely postpone, the bill. This, / think, IS
no time to enter into new contract for
printing
Mr.. O'Hara: The old one is nuisance
and everybody is tired Of it; we want a
new printer at the next Legislature. |
make the motion, Mr.. President, to lay the
motion to postpone on the table.
The yeas and nays were called on the
motion 10 table, and it was carried by the
vote Of IA to Il.
Section two was adopted and section
three was read.
Mr.. Poindexter: Mr. President, now if
we adopt the first section am willing to
vote for the bill, but if you are going to
adopt the second section without adopting
the first, am going to vote against it ali
the way through, because the third section
SAYS the same thing as the first section.
Mr.. Wilcox: Mr.. President, I move to
strike out. in liTeIten, the words Secretary
Of State" and insert Speaker of the
House of representatives, so as to make
il correspond all he way through.
Mr.. Day: Nh. President, move to
strike out the words Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor and Secretary OF State"
wherever they occur and leave it in
blank until the bill is adopted. The only
difficulty seems to be as to who shall make
this contract. I merely wish to open the
way and let the bill pass first and this
matter can be all arranged after the bill is
adopted.
Mr.. OHara: Mr.. President, l move to
lay the motion of the Senator on the
table.
The President: heard no second to the
Senator'S motion to strike o1t.
Mr.. Futch: Mr.. President, | move to
strike out the words "by unanimous con-
sent" and insert the words ''or majority
Of them" in line eleven, section three.
Mr.. Smith: Mr.. President, | move to
strjka ont the whole section
Mr.. Futch: Let us strike out by degrees
and not all at once.
Mr.. Day: Mr.. President, we have to
strike out something else, or it won't make
sense.
Mr.. Ogden: Mr.. President, / rise to
question of privilege. | am requested by
the Senator from Terrebonne Mr.. Hara)
to ask leave of absencs for him for the
remainder Of the session.
The President decided this motion out
of order at this time.
Mr.. Campbell: Mr.. President, there
seems to be a diversity of opinion as to
who these contracts shall be made by, and
in order that we may come to some under
standing, l move to postpone the further
consideration of this bill until tomorrow
evening at seven O'Clock.
This motion was adopted.
Mr.. Ray: Mr.. President, ask if there is
any special order Of the day-any special
bill fixed. Mr.. President, did not rise to
ask for any suspension of the rules, but if
there be no special bill fixed for to-day,
then ask that the rule adopted the other
day in the resolution of Senator Packard
be carried oat.
Mr.. Ogden: Mr. President, l object, be-
cause it was not done this morning.
The President: / will state for the infor-
nation of the Senator, that according to the
spirit of the resolution, we have Just now
gotten through with the morning business,
and the resolution applies at this time.
The Senate then proceeded to act under
this resolution, which provides that each
member, as his name is called in alpha
betical order, shall have the privilege Of
calling up one bill or resolution.
Several bills were passed without de-
bate. (See journaL)
Mr.. Beares called up House bill No. 50,
for the relief of z. ]. Kennedy.
Mr.. Wittgenstein: I move that this bill
be now finally passed.
The yeas and nays were called.
Mr.. Lynch, when his name was called:
Mr.. President, would like to explain my
vote.
Mr.. Ogden: ask the unanimous consent,
Mr.. President, to allow the Senator to ex-
plain his vote.
Mr.. Lynch: vote yes. Mr.. President,
I would like to explain my vote. would
simply say that the two objections on
which opposed the bill before have been
overcome. One was q constitutional OBJ
lection that there was a provision in the
bill to meet an indebtness, and as to the
other objection, was under missppre-