New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-15


Sixth Days Session.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Saturday, March II, 1870.
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present. Honorable 0. J. Dunn, Lieuten
ant Governor and President of the Senate, ani
Meesrs. Anderson. Antoine, Bacon. Beares
Blackmap, Braughn. Campbell, CouPland
Darrall, Day, Egsn, F0ute. Futcn, jerks
Jewell Kelso. Lewis, Lynch, Monette, 0g
den, OHara, Packard. Pinchback, Poindex
ter, Pollard. Ray, Smith, Thompson. Todd
Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, WlttgeRsteil
80.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. JOIN
Turner.
The reading of the, minutes Of the pre-
vious days session was dispensed with.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Lewis, from the Committee Oh
Charitable Institutions, submitted writ
ten report, which was ordered printed.
Under a suspension of the rules the
following petitions and memorials were
introduced:
Mr.. Wilcox presented memorial from
the citizens of Pointe Coupee praying for
the removal of the Courthouse, etc.
which was received and referred to the
Committee on Corporations and Parochial
Affairs.
Mr.. Todd presented the petition Of A.
F. Tervalon.
Received and referred to the Commit
tee on Lands and Levees.
Mr.. Smith, under suspension Of the
rules, called up from second reading file
Senate bill No. IT'S, Regulating places Of
public entertainments
Which was read second time and order
ed engrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time and finally
adopted with it's title.
Mr.. jerks, under suspension of the
rules, called up House bill No. 1S6,
"Granting ferry privileges to T. R. Yer
bois, his heirs or assigns, across the Missis-
sippi river at the town of Plaquemines,
in the parish of Iberville, State of Louisi-
ana from second reading file.
Mr.. jerks moved to strike out section
four.
Adopted.
The bill was then adopted On its second
reading as amended.
Tho >-,1o ,,,-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Under suspension Of the rules, the fol-
lowing bills were called up:
By Mr.. Bears-House bill No. 295, An
act to amend an act entitled an act to in
corporate the town of Covington, parish
of St. Tammany," (from first reading fle),
which was read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by fourffths Affirmative vote,
the bill read its second time.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-fshs affirmative vote,
finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Wittgensteln asked suspension
Of the rules to call up Senate bill No. IL,
file of 1868, sFor the relief of William
Denniston Sanger and Oliver D. Russell,
remaining copartners of and successors to
the firm of Andrew Friam & Co."
Mr.. Campbell asked for the reading of
the bill.
The Chair CMr. jerks in the chair) de-
cided that the bill could not be read, as
there was nothing before the Senate.
MIR. Campbell appealed from the de-
cision Of the Chair
The Chair was sustained by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Beares, Blackman, Braughn,
COPELAND, Darrall, Day, Egan Futcb, Jewel,
Ketso. Ogden. Pondexter, Smith, Thomp-
SON, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, Witt
genstein-20.
Nays: Bacon, Campbell, Foute, Lynch,
Monette, Packard-6.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
to take up the bill, two-thirds of the mem-
bers present not voting in the affirmative,
by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine. Beares, Braughu, jerks.
Monette, Ogden, POindexter, Smith, Thomp.
son, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox, Williams,
Wittgenstein-14.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Campbell,
Darrall, Day, Egan. y Foute,
Futch, Jewell, Keiso, Lynch. Packard,
Ray-l4.
Mr.. Wittgenstein asked a suspension of
he rules to take up House bill No. 126
dredging billy.
The rules were suspended by the follow
ng vote, two-thirds of the members
present voting in the affirmative:
Yeas: Anderson. Antoine, Beares,
3raughn, Campbell, Foute, jerks, Kelso,
donette, Ogden, Packard, Pinchbsck.
Pollard, Ray, Smith, Todd, |
's Wilcox, Williams, Wittgen'
Nays: Bacon, Coupland, Darrsll, Day,
Egan, Futch, Jewell. Lynch-S.
The bill was then taken up from third
'eading file.
The tile was read its third and last time,
md adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Beares,
sraughn,. Foute, jerks, Monette, Ogden,
'inch6ack, Poindexter, Pollard, Smith,
odd, whitney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgen-
Nays: Bacon, COPELAND, Darran. Day.
gan, Futch, Jewell, Lynch, Ray-9.
The bill was then adopted:
Mr.. Blackman submitted the following