New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-11

character. for account Of the several funde
8 debts be deposited with the Fiscal Agent.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch offered the following, to b
{ section twelve:
That moneys so deposited TO the credit
F any one Of said several special account
shall be exempt from seizure in any coul
for claims not pertsining to the item repre-
sented by said special account.
| Adopted.
Mr.. Lynch moved that section eleven {
House bill be section thirteen.
Adopted.
The section was then adopted
Mr.. Lynch moved that section twelve {
House bill be section fourteen.
Adopted.
The section was then adopted.
The bill was then adopted as amended a
q whole, and the amendments ordered en-
crossed.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote
the bill read its third and last time, ant
finally adopted with its title.
The hour of P. II. having arrived
House bill No. 1872 was postponed twenty
| minutes.
MIR. Braughn, under suspension Of the
rules, called up House bill No. 243
Creating a joint committee of both
Houses of the General Assembly to inves,
tigate the affairs of the New Orleans, Ope-
lousas and Great Western Railroad Com
pany."
Which was read its first time.
The Senate refused to suspend the con-
stitutional rule to put the bill on its Sec
ond reading, by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Beares, Braughn, Camp
bell, Foute, jerks, Lewis, Ogden, Packard,
Pinchback, Poindexter, Smith, Todd, Whit
ney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein--l7.
Nays: Bacon, Blackmap, COPELAND, OAR
rail-, Egau, Futch, Ray.
Mr.. Pinchback called up, under a sus-
pension Of the rules, House bill No. POI,
ITO facilitate commerce by providing for
the construction of additional basins on
the New Canal"
Which was read its second time.
Mr.. Todd moved to refer the bill to the
Judiciary Committee.
Which motion was ordered to lie on the
table.
The billw then adopted on its second
reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Lewis, under a suspension of the
rules, called up House bill No. 81,
Authorizing the assessment and collec-
ton of a special tax of twenty-five thou
sand dollars to rebuild courthouse in
The parish of Rapides."
Which bill was read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four fifths affirmative vote,
the bill read its second time, and adopted
.hereon.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
he bill, read its third and last time, and
inally adopted with its title.
SPECIAL ORDERS RESUMED.
Substitute for Senate bill No. 81, "To
ON additional District Court for
he parish of Orleans, to define the iuris-
LECTION thereof, and to reorganize and de-
ermiae the jurisdiction of the existing
even District Courts for the parish of
)rleans," was taken up and read its first |
ime.
The Senate refused so suspend the con-
titutional rule for second reading of the |
ill.
The time for taking up the city charter
aving arrived, action on House bill No.
80 (amending city charter) was resumed.
Section two was then read.
Mr.. Campbell moved to amend by in
erting at the end of line four the words
now included within. the corporate
mits of the city of New Orleans" and to
trike out in lines eight and nine the words
the parish of Orleans and"
Adopted.
The section, as amended, was then
1opted as section one.
Section three was read.
Mr.. Coupland moved to strike out the word
six" line three, and insert "four;" in line
inc strike out "frst' and insert ''third;"
/ line eighteen strike out "third" and in
1T s'frst.'
Adopted.
Mr.. Smith moved to strike out all of the
,ction after the word "district," in line
venty-four. l.
Adopted.
The section, as amended, was then
lopted as section two /
Section four was read as section three. |
re as four, six as five, seven as six, eight
seven, and adopted accordingly.
Section nine was read.
Mr.. Campbell moved to insert the fol-
wing at the end Of item fve.O l.
Provided, That no authority or duty
rein conferred or imposed upon said de-
rtment, or upon the Council Or Mayor,
all conflict with or impair any of the &
wers, duties or rights now conferred by
listing laws upon the Board Of Metropoli.
n Police or their officers.
Adopted. Il
The section, as amended, was then
opted as section eight.
Section ten was then read and adopted