New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-12
Mr.. Campbell moved 10 strike out all
after the word ''seats."

Yeas: Antoine, Beares, Campbell, Kelso'
Lynch, Monette, OHara, Pinchback, Kay,
Todd, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-1S.
Nays: Blackman, Braughn, Darfail. pay
Egan, Foute, Futch, Lewis, Ogden' facAaro'
Poindexter, Smith, Whitney-l3.
Being a tie vote the President voted
yea.
The additional section as amended was
ordered to be laid on the table by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Beares, Campbell, Kelso,
Lynch, MOnette. O'Hara, Plnchback, ray,
Todd, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgensteint|,l3.
Nays: Blackman, Braughh, Darrall, Day.
Egan, FOute, Futch, Lewis. Ogden, PACKARD
POindexter, Smith, Whitney-l3.
Being tie vote the President voted to
lay on the table.
Mr. Blackman moved to adjourn, which
the Senate refused.
The bill was then adopted as whole,
and as amended, by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Beares. Campbell. OAR
rail, Egan, FutchI, Kelso, Lewis. Lynch.
Monette, OHara, Packard. Pinchback.
Poindexter. Ray, Smith, Todd, Whitney,
Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein--2l.
Nays: Braughn, Day, Foute, Ogden.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read it's third and last time, and
finally adopted.
The title was then read.
Mr.. Campbell moved to strike out all in
lines one, two and three, and all in line
four, to and including the word sand"
and all of the title after the word "thereto,"
in line nine.
Adopted.
The title was then adopted, as amended.
Mr.. Foute moved that the special COM
mittee on Waterworks be reappointed.
Adopted.
The President then announced the fol-
lowing committee on the case of n.
Schwab, late Sheriff of Jefferson:
Senators Todd, Pinchback, Packard,
Ogden and Foute.
Mr.. Wilcox moved to reconsider the
vote by which House bill No. 81, can act
to provide for the payment of the floating
debt of the city of New Orleans" was
finally adopted.
Reconsidered.
The vote by which the bill had been
adopted on its second reading was then
reconsidered.
Mr.. Wilcox moved to amend section four
by striking out, in lines seven and eight,
the words "frst day of January, 1870"
and insert in lieu thereof the words sdate
of the passage of this act"
Adopted
The section was adopted as amended.
The bill was then adopted as whole as
amended, and amendments ordered en-
crossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-dfths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted.
The title was then read.
Mr.. Bacon moved to amend the title by
inserting, at the end thereof, the words,
"and to regulate the keeping and disburse-
ment of the funds of said city"
Adopted, and the title as amended
adopted.
Mr.. Ray, under a suspension of the
rules, introduced bill to be entitled an
act s'To appropriate the SUM of seventy
five thousand dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, to pay the mileage
and per diem Of members, and
per diem of officers and employees and
contingent expenses of the General AS
sembly."
Which received its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its second time.
Mr.. Ogden moved to strike out all that
which related to mileage.
Which motion was ordered to lie on the
table by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine. Beares. Blackman, Camp
bell. Darrall, Day, Futch. Lewis. Lynch,
O'Hara, Packard, Pinchback, Ray, Todd,
Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein-
Is.
Nays: Braughn, Egan, Foute, Kelso, Mo.
nette, Ogden, Poindexter, Smiths.
The bill was adopted on its second read
ing, and ordered engrossed for third
reading.
The constitutional rule was further
suspended by four-f ifths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Bacon, Beares, Blackman,
O'Hara, Packard, Ray, Todd, Whitney,
Wilcox, Wiiliams-16.
Nays: Braughn, Darrall, Day, Egan,
Kelso, Monette, Ogden; Pinchback, Poin-
dexter, Smith, Wittgenstein-1l.
The title was then read and adopted.
Mr.. Pinchback asked a suspension of
the rules to take up House bill No. 154
(Ship Island canal bilD.
The President decided that it required
unanimous consent to take the bill up, as
it was only reported from committee
this day.
Mr.. Pinchback appealed from the de-
cision of the Chair.
The question being put, Shall the de-
cision of the Chair be sustained ?n the
Senate refused to sustain said decision by
the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Bacon, Beares, Blaekman.
Braughn. Campbell, Darrall, KeIso, Lynch,
Ogden, Ray-l1.
Nays: Foute. Lewis. Monette, O'Hara,