New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-12
Evening Session.

S.rate met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Hon. O. j. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate;
Messrs Anderson Antoine, Barber, Black
man. Bowman, Better. Campbell, Coupland
Daiple. Fish, Futch, Harris. Herwig, Hun
saker. Iugrallam, Kelso, Lewis. Lynch, Nc,
Millen, holland, O'Hara, Pierce. Pinchback,
Raglan. Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Twltchell,
Whitney, Wilcox-36.
Mr. kelso, by unanimous consent, called
I'D Senate bill No. 1873, to be entitled an act
for the relief of Mrs. Mary Barlow.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and
adopted.
The constitutional rule was further s,ls-
pended by four fifths affirmative vote the
bill read it's third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
BILLS CALLED UP UNDER THE SPECIAL RULE
OF THE SENATE.
By Mr.. Sypher:
House bill No lib, to be entitled an act
supplementary to the several acts relating
| to the town Of Franklin, fixing the salary
of the Mayor and Councilmen, and granting
the said Mayor and Council certain powers.
| Passed it's first reading.
| The constitutional rule was then slls-
| pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
and the bill put on its second reading.
The bill was adopted on second reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-tfths affirmative vote,
the bill read it's third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
BY Mr. Thomas:
House bill No 225. to be entitled an act
relative to .juries in the parish of Caddo
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by fOur-fifths affirmative vote,
and the bill put on its second reading.
The bill was adopted on second reading
The constitutional rule was further sus
pended by tour-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time. and finally
adopted with its title.
BY Mr.. Thompson:
House bill No. 164. to be entitled an act
for the improvement of the navigation Of
the rivers Tchefilncta and Bogue Faia.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
and the bill put ON its second reading.
The bill was adopted OH second reading
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and last time, and finally
adopted with its title.
BY Mr.. Todd:
House bill No. So to be entitled an act TO
prevent frauds in the sale and shipment OF
cotton at the port of New Orleans. and to
provide for and regulate the inspection
thereof.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus'
pended by four-6fths affirmative vote,
and the bill put ON its second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, the bill Was re-
ected.
By Mr.. Twitchell:
House bill No. 263, to be entitled an act
granting wharf privileges to James H. Cos
grose. Of Natchitoches parish.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by tOur-ffths affirmative vote, and
the bill put upon its second reading.
The bill was adopted on 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.
BY Mr.. Wilcox:
House bill No. Is. to amend an act en-
titled ian act to incorporate the Bayou
Rapides Navigation Company approved
February II. 1860, and to grant State aid to
said company.
Passed its first reading
Mr.. Harris moved to reject the bill.
Mr.. Blackman moved to lay the bill on
the table.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
: decided to lay on the table by the following
vote:
Yeas: Anderson. Barber, Backman. Bow
man, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND. Daigle
Fish, Futch, Gallup. Harris, Ingraham
jerks, kelso, Lewis, Lynch, holland, Raglan
Ray, Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson
Todd, Twitchell, Wilcox-27.
Nays: Herwlg, Hunsaker, Smith, Whit
ney4.
BY Mr.. Whitney:
Senate bill No. 254, to be entitled an act
defining the obligations of the city Of
New Orleans to be redeemed as part of the
floating debt, under the provision of section
forty, act seven, approved March 10, 1870,
and to enforce the same.
Mr.. Blackman moved to lay the bill on
the table.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
refused by the following vote:
Yeas: Blackman, Bowman, Coupland,
Daigle. Fish, Futch, Lewis, Lynch, Sypher
ThOmas-l1.
Nays: Anderson. Barber, Butler, Camp
bell. Gallup, Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks
kelsO, holland, Raglan. Ray, Smith. Swords
Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-l9.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senat.
refused to suspend the constitutional rut|
to put the bill ON its third reading, by thI
following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Barber, Butler Camp
bell, Fish, Gallup, Herwig, Hunsaller. In
graham, jerks, kelsO, holland. Raglan, Rat
Smith, Swords, Sypher, Todd, Twitchel
Whitney, WilcOx-2l.
Nays: Blackman. Bowman. COPELAND
Futch, Lewis, Lynch, ThOmas-7.
The Secretary having called the names d
all the Senators. Mr.. Ray raised the poin
of order that then was the time to abrogatc
the rule under which they were acting