New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-06
The following substitute Of the commit.

| Inc recommendation OF the committee
was adopted.
The next amendment of the committc
was read as follows:
That section one of the House bill be sec
ton two.
Adopted.
Section two of the House bill was read
The amendment of the committee wa:
read, as follows:
To amend section two of House bill, by
striking out, in lines four, five and six, al
after the word "shalr' to the word zap
point" and in line twenty one to strike out
the word The" and insert the word leach, y
and in lines twenty-seven and twenty eight
to strike out ali after the word 'upon," and
insert the words his own warrant" and
that section two of the House bill, sc
amended, be section three.
Mr.. Campbell, on behalf of the com
mittee, presented the following majority
and minority reports, which were read:
MAJORITY REPORT.
The undersigned, majority of the Com.
mittee on Education, concur il all the
amendments proposed by the committee, as
presented by the chairman of said COM
| mlttee. JOHN LYNCH,
| J. l.. EGAN,
L. B. jerks.
| MINORITY REPORT.
The undersigned, minority Of the Com
mittee ON Public Education, do not concur
IN the recommendation of the maiority OF
the Committee, to strike out the words in
the fourth and fifth lines of section two.
| Fl. j. CAMPBELL.
| P. B. S. PINCHBACK.
Mr.. OHara moved to adopt the minor
ity report.
After lengthy discussion, Lr. Black
man moved to postpone further considera-
ton of the bill, and lay it on the table
subject to call.
Which was lost by the following vote:
Yeas: Blackman, Braughn. Bacon, Egan,
Futch, Jewell, jerks, Ray, Thompson-s.
! Nays: Anderson. Antoine, Campbell,
! Coupland, Darrall. Foute, Kelso, Lewis,
Lynch, Mone.te, O'Hara, Packard, Pinch
back, Poindexter, Smith, Todd, Wistgen-
stein. Wilcox, Whitney, Williams-20.
Mr.. Blsckman moved to postpone the
bill until twelve o'clock.
Which motion the President decided out
of order.
The motion recurring on the adoption
of the minority report, it was adopted by
the following vote:
Yeas Anderson, Antoine, Campbell, Oar.
rail-, Foute, Kelso, Lewis, Monette, O'Hara
Packard, Pinchback, Smith, Todd, Wittgen-
stein, Wilcox, Whitney. Willisms-l7.
Nays: Blackman, Braughn, Bacon, Coup
land. Egan, Futch, Jewell, jerks, Lynch,
Poindexter, Ray, Thompson-12.
Mr.. Campbell moved the adoption of the
amendment of the committee, as amended
by the minority report.
Adopted.
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived.
Mr.. Lynch moved that the bill, with the
amendments of the committee, be printed.
The President stated that in order that
the Senators might act advisedly, and mes
sages from the Governor being always in
order, be would order the message from
the Governor, just received, be read,
which was read as follows:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, }
New Orleans. March 3, 1870. }
To the Hon orable senate and House of Represent
stives in General Assembly convened:
WHEREAS, An extraordinary occasion has
arisen, requiring further legislationin behalf
Of the interests of the State, upon subjects
and matters unfinished, or not acted upon
by the regular session of the General Assem-.
bly, terminating this day;
Now, therefore, l, Henry c. Warmoth,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, under the
powers vested in me by article sixty-four of
the constitution of the State, and by act No.
10, of the acts of 1870, entitled San act
relative to extra sessions of the General
Assembly, and defining the duties of the
Governor in reference therefor do issue
this, my proclamation, converting the Gene
raj Assembly of the State for the transaction
of business, at the city of New Orleans, on
Monday, the eighth day of March, instant,
at twelve o'clock NJ, in the building known
as the Mechanics Institute, and do hereby
notify all members of the Senate and House
of Representatives to assemble at the time
and place above mentioned.
And do hereby specify the objects for
which the General Assembly is convened in
extra session, and which shall take prece-
dence of all other business, to wit:
To provide for the assessment and Collec-
ton of the revenues OF the State.
To make appropriations for the support
Of the State government.
Amendments to the present law relative
to public education.
TO provide for the floating Indebtedness
of the State.
The militia law, the registration laws, and
amendments to the charter of the city of
New Orleans.
Reorganization of the land Office of the
State, and to make provision for the survey
of unsurveyed lands of the State.
An act is needed to restrict the power of
the courts to issue writs of mandamus
against the officers of the city of New Or
leans for the object of collecting demands
for money against the corporation.
To provide for the organization of the
District Courts of the parish of Orleans, and
defining the jurisdiction of the several courts
relative, especially, to injunctions, manda.
muses., etc.
Unfinished business relative to the float
ing Indebtedness and other matters impor-
tant to the good government of the corpora
ton of New Orleans.
And do hereby indicate as the length of
said session herein called, the term of ten
days.. commencing with said Monday,
March s.
Given under my hand and the seal of the |
State. this third day of March, 1870, and of |
the independence of the United States the |
ninety. fourth. H. G. WARMOTH.
By the Governor.
GEO. E. BovEE, Secretary of State.
Mr.. Lynch's motion was then adopted.
Mr.. Coupland, by unanimous consent,
introduced the following resolution:
Resolued, That the Secretary be author.
zed to continue the journal and entry
clerks, during the interval between this and
he extra session, to be Iaid out of the con.
ingent fund of the Senate.