New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-08

Inc uHueTSleneu. majority OF Inc Con
mittee on EDUCATION, concur in all I'll
, 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 cOncu
IN the recommendation of the majority @
the Committee. to strike out the words i
the fourth and fifth lines of section two.
E. J. CAMPBELL.
P. B. S. PINCHBACK.
Mr.. OHara moved to adopt the minor
ity report. .
After a lengthy discussion, Mr.. Black
man moved to postpone further considera
ton OF the bill, and lay it on the tabl
subject to call.
Which waa lost by the following vote:
Yeas: Blackman, Braughn. Bacon, Eean
Futch, Jewell, jerks, Ray, Thompson-9.
Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Campbell
Coupiand. Darrall. Foute, Kelsc, Lewis
| Lynch. Monette, O'Hara, Packard, Pinch
back, Poindexter, Smith, Todd, Wittgen
stein. Wilcox, Whitney, Williams-2O.
Mr.. Blackman moved to postpone the
bill until twelve o'clock.
Which motion the President decided out
of order.
! Tie 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, Wi!liams-17.
Nays: Blackman, Braughu, 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 toe 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 Honorable senste and House of Represent
atives III General Assembly convened:
WHEREAS, An extraordinary occasion has
arisen, requiring further legislation in 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, I, 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, aud 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 thereto;" 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 seventh 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 l 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.
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 I do hereby indicate as the length of
said session herein called, the term of ten
days, commencing with said Monday,
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. c. WARMOTH.
By the Governor.
GEO Z. BovEE, Secretary of State.
Mr.. Lynch's motion was then adopted.
Mr.. Coupland, by unanimous consent,
introduced the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Secretary be author.
lied to continue the journal and entry
clerks. during the interval between this and
the extra session. to be laid out of the con.
tingent fund of the Senate.
Adopted.
Mr.. Braughn, by unanimous consent,
offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED. That the chairman of the Com
mittee on Contingent expenses be author
lied to pay W. R. Whitaker the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars ($250) out of the
contingent funds of the Senate, on taQ4ount
of legal services rendered the joint Commit
tee on City Charter.
Mr.. Campbell moved to amend ITO pay