New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-01

Senate joint resolution No. IS, "Propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution OF
the State"
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
Senate bill No. S, Militia billy, was ia
ken up and postponed for ten minutes, 80
as to take up House bill No. IS, San act
providing for the appointment of Public
Administrator and defining the duties OF
the same" (rom second reading file.
Which was read second time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time and
finally adopted with its title.
Under q suspension of the rules Mr..
Braugh ncalled up from first reading file
House bill $50, "To authorize the Ward
ems of the Church of St tLouis to sell GER
tain real estate and the city of New Or
leans to transfer st. Anthony Square,"
Which was read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
and read second time, and adopted on
its second reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote.
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Senate bill No. 5, San act to organize,
arm and equip uniformed militia, to pro-
vide for its instruction, duties and govern.
ment; to appropriate - dollars for the
arming, equipping and payment Of the
same, and to repeal an act entitled an
act" etc., approved, ETC., was then taken
up and action thereon resumed at section
ffty-two. which was read and adopted.
Sections fifty-three, fifty-four, ffty-fve,
fifty-six and fifty-seven were then read
and adopted.
The hour of 80 P. M. having arrived,
the President announced that it was the
hour for the sitting of the Court of I'm
peachment and vacated the chair.
The Court Of Impeachment having ad-
journed, Lieutenant Governor Dunn
resumed the chair, and on call of the
roll the following Senators answered to-
their names:
Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares, Camp
bell, COPELAND, Darrall, Day, Egsn, Foute,
Futch, Kelso, Lynch, Monette, Offutt, Ogden,
O'Hara, Packard. Pinchback, Poindexter,
Ray, Smith. Todd, Wilcox, Williams, Witt
genstein-26.
Under suspension of the rules the fol-
lowing reports were received from various
committees:
Mr.. Campbell, from Corporations and
Parochial Affairs, reported favorably on
the following bills, viz:
House bill No. 154, to amend and re-
enact an act entitled can act to repeal all
laws and parts of laws creating draining
districts in certain portions Of the parishes
of Orleans and Jefferson, and providing
the mode and means for draining the same,
and to provide for the disposition of the
property belonging to the said draining
districts. and for the collecting the taxes
for draining purposes, and the manner
the funds so derived are to be appropri-
ated to aid in the construction Of the New
Orlens and Ship Island Canal Company
passed March 2, 1869.
Also House bill No. 2, "To provide
for the construction of hell road in the
parish of Jefferson, by the Police Jur- of
the left bank, etc., and to authorize said
Police Jury to levy special tax for said
purposes.
| And Senate bill No. 236, "To create the
parish of Atchafalaya, and providing for
the organization thereof" which was taken
up, read second time, and ordered en-
crossed for third reading.
| The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
And from the Education Committee,
| favorable, with amendments, on House
bill No. AZ, (the Education BilD.
Mr.. Ray reported as follows on the fol-
lowing bills:
Favorable on Senate bill No. 23O, eau
thorizing C. Ward to sue the State"
Favorably, with amendments, on Senate
bill No. 1853, s.For the relief Of Billings &
Hughes and G. S. Rice"
And as follows, on House bill No. III,
"Relative to- the subscription, collection
and prescription of judgments in favor Of
the city of New Orleans.
The judiciary Committee of the Senate
| have had the above bill under consideration
and report favorably, with the following
substitutes:
First-Add preamble, explaining the
| object of the law.
| Second-Substitutes for sections one and
two. Section five is stricken out. Substi
| tute for section six. JOHN RAY,
| Chairman.
The the following on Senate bill No. 191,
for the relief of Mrs. Ann A. Robinson:
The Committee on Judiciary of the Senate,
! to whom was referred Senate bill No. 191,
have had the same under consideration, and
| oftar q caraful examination of the Casp