New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-09

| city of New Orleans, and the administra-
| ton of the affairs thereof" ETC., was then
taken up from first reading file, read first
time, and ordered printed.
Senate bill No. 209, 'To amend and re-
enact sections eight and nine as amended
IN section one Of an act entitled
an act to amend an act to con-
solidate the city of New Orleans, and
to provide for the government OF the city
of New Orleans, and the administration @!
the affairs thereof, approved February 26,
1866" was then taken up from third
reading file and read its thil d time.
MI. Blackman: 1 rise to the point OF
order that the Senate can not pass this
bill now, because the same has not been
reported back to the Senate from the Com
mittee on Unfinished Business; it being a
bill Of last session it is not proper to act
upon it until it has been properly intro
duced, or brought back.
The President: Under the resolution
adopted to-day, the Chair decides the
point of order not well taken.
Mr.. Blackma1: 1 appeal from the de-
cision of the Chair.
The question being, 'Sball the decision
of the Chair be sustained? p the President
was sustained by the following vote, viz;
Yeas: Antoine, Beares, Braughn, Camp
bell, Coupland, Ecan, jerks, k7iso, Lynch,
Ogden, Packard. P~inchback, Ray, Smith,
Whitney. Wilcox, Williams and Nlttge1-
stein-lS.
Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Jewell, Todd.
The bill having been read its last time
was finally adopted by the following vote,
VIZ:
Yeas: Antoine, Beares, Campbell, Coup
laud, Dar1all, Kelso, Lynch, Packard, Pinch
back. Ray, smith, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox
and Wil.iams-15.
Nays: Bacon. Blackman, Braughn, Egan,
Foute, Futch, jerks and Jewels.
The title was then adopted.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary asked the concurrence of
the House in Senate bill No. 209, "To
amend and re.enact sections eight and
nine, as amended in section one Of an &C
entitled an act to amend an act entitled
an act to consolidate the city Of New Or
leans, and to provide for the government
Of the city Of New Orleans and the ad-
ministration OF the affairs thereof" ap-
proved February 26, 1866.
House bill No. 81, ITO provide for the
payment OF the floating debt Of the city
of New Orleans" was then taken up
from the Grst reading file and read its first
time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four ftths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and,
with Senate bill No. 100, "Amendatory Of
and supplementary to tie act entitled an
act 10 enable the city Of New Orleans 10
fund is floating debt and to ~liquidate its
indebtedness, approved twenty-seventh Of
February, 1862" referred jointly to the
Finance Committee and special committee
on city finances.
The House bill wa ordered printed.
Under a suspension Of the rules, the
following entitled bills were called up,
precedence business having been disposed
Of for the day:
Mr.. jerks called up from first reading
file House bill No. 2G0, An act to incor-
porate Nillwood Female Institute, located
in the town Of Jackson, 10 the parish o:
East F~eliciana."
Which wa read its first tine.
The constitutional rule vas then sUs-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote,
and the bill read its second time.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Smith called up from first reading
file House bill No. 327 (fle Of 1869,
joint resolution creating the office of JUS
tiee Of Peace and Constable at Freniel
Station, lake Shore, in the parish Of st.
John the Baptist, Louisiana.
Which was read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus.
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote.
and the joint resolution read is second
time.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by a four-ifths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time, and finally
adopted with its title.
Mr.. Braughn c4lled up from first reading
file, House bill NJ. 207, "To facilitate com,
merce by providing for the construction
Traditional basins or the New Canal.
Which was read its first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Wilcox called up from second read
ing file, House bill No. 321, (fle Of 1869.
"For the relief Of William II. Hunt
Henry C. Dibble, and John B. Robin.
son."
Which was read its second time.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
to put the bill on its third reading.
Mr.. Ray called up from third reading
file House bill No. 210 (fle of 1869, etc
authorize A. G. Banks, Daniel Kelly, ant
their associates, to render nayigable The
Bayou Dugdemonia, in the parish 0
VIM"
Which was read its third and last time
and finally adopted with its title.