Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-05-11
VI 1OIAL VOC hNALs
OF TIE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Continued from our last Number)

By Mr. Ingraham:
A bill to be entitled an act to authorize
the correction of assessments against, ant
the settlement of back taxes due, Asa L
Cochran and Edmund p. Tileston, O,
Boston, Massachusetts,.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus.
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Ray:
A bill to be entitled an act to extend
the commission under acts to provide
pensions for tile veterans Of 1914 and
1915.
Passed its first reading:
Tho constitutional rule was then Sis
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote,
and the bill put on its second reading.
End ordered printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. O'Hara:
Resolved, That Thursday and Friday
evenings are hereby set apart for the con-
hideration OF bills Of local character, to
fake effect this evening, and TO the close
I" the present session.
Laid over
BILLS CALLED cp Ell UNANIMOUS CONSENT
By Mi. Barber:
House bill No. 2i3, to be entitled an
net to regulate the mode OF trying cases
arising under the provisions of article
thirteen OF the constitution of Louisiana
or under any acts Of the Legislature to
enforce the said article thirteen of the
said constitution, and to regulate the
licenses therein mentioned.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-6fths affirmative vote,
lind the bill put on its second reading.
The constitutional rule was further
suspended by q four-ffths affirmative
vote, the bill put on its third reading,
and finally adopted on a call of the yeas
and nays by the following vote.
Yeas Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Butler,
Coupland, Fish, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker, In.
.rahari, kelso, Lynch, McMillen, holland,
@ Hara. Pnchback, Ragan. Swords, Sypher,
Twitchell. Whitney, Wilcox-22
Nays: Blackman, Bowman, Daigle, Futcb,
Thomas, Thompson-6.
The title was adopted.
The time having arrived to take up the
order OF the day, Mr.. Barber moved the
order of the day be postponed until two
o'clock
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Lynch:
Senate joint resolution abolishinc the
Office of Warrant Clerk of both Houses
OF the General Assembly; requiring the
present Warrant Clerk to mako immedi-
ute settlement with the Committees on
contingent Expenses, and providing for
The manner of drawing and expanding
the appropriation for defraying the ex-
penses of the General Assembly.
Passed its first reading
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fiths affirmative vote,
tho joint resolution put on it's second
'ading, and considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote.
he resolution read its third and last time
md finally adopted by the following vote:
Yeas Anderson, Barber, Bowman. Butler,
COPELAND, Fish, Futch, Harris, Kerwie, Hun.
a1er, Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Lynch, MeAIi!len.
Vuland, Raglan, Ray. Swords, Thomas Twit-
aell Wilcox-21.
Nays: BIackman. Daigle, Gallup, Thompson,
A.
The title was adopted.
REPORTS LYING OVER
Mr.. Hunsaker called up the report of
he Committee on Elections in the case
II Charles E. Merrill vs.. Thomas H. No
and.
MIR. Smith moved that the evidence
aiken by tho committee be printed and
aid on the desks of the members
Mr.. Harris moved to lay that motion
N the table.
Adopted. l.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to adopt the re-
,ort of the committee.
Adopted
A motion was made to reconsider the
notion by which the report of the COM