New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-25
NEW ORLEANS REPUBICAN. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 1871
joint resolution put on its second reading,
and considered engrossed.


The constitutional rule was furthersus-
pended by q four fifths affirmative vote, the
resolution read it's third and last time, and
finally adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Barber, Bowman, Butler,
COPELAND, Fish, Futch, Harris, Herwig,
Hunsaker, 1ngr;,ham, jerks. KelsO. Lynch,
McMillen, holland, Raglan, Swords, Thomas,
Iwltchell. WilcOx-2l.
Nays: Blackman, Daigle, Gallup, Thomp-
sOn-i.
The title was adopted.
REPORTS LYING OVER.
Mr.. Hunsaker called up the report of the
Committee onElections in the case ofCharles
f. Merrill vs. Thomas II. Noland
Mr.. Smith moved that the evidence taken
by the committee be printed and laid on the
desks Of the members.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the motion Oh
the table
Adopted.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to adopt the report
of the committee.
Adopted.
A motion was made to reconsider the mo-
ton by which the report Of the committee
the table
BILLS CALLED Up FROM SECOND READING
FILE.
Mr.. Raglan called up Senate bill No. 3,
to lie entitled an act granting corporate
privileges to the inhabitants of the city of
Baton Rouge, in the parish of East Baton
Rouge. and to provide for the government
OF the affairs thereof, and to repeal an act
entitled IAN act TO amend the several acts
relative to the police and government OF the
city of Baton Rouge approved April .,
1888, and to repeal all acts amendatory
thereto and to repeal an act to provide for
the government of the city of Baton Rouge,
approved March 8, 1856, and to repeal all
acts anncndatory thereto.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
decided to take up the bill by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Barber, Butler, Campbell,
Fish. Gallup, Herwig, Hunsaker. 1ngraham,
jerks, kelso, O'iiara, Pinchback, Raglan,
Swords, Sypher, Twitchell. Whitney, VIII
cOx-l9.
NAYS: Blackman. Bowman, Coupiand,
Futch, Lynch, Smith, Thomas, Thomp-
sons.
Mr.. Raglan moved TO consider TIE bill
section by section.
Adopted.
Section one was read.
Mr. Raglan moved to amend by striking
ont the words at the mouth of Bayou
Grape and insert the words ''one and
onc-quarter miles south of Bayou Grasse.
Adopted.
Mr. Raglan moved to strike out the word
south" and insert the word north.
Adopted.
The section was then adopted as amended.
Mr.. Futch moved the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
M Raglan moved to lay the motion TO in
definitely postpone on the table.
On call OF the yeas and nays the Senate
adopted the motion TO lay on the table by
the following vote:
Yeas: Barber, Butler. Campbell. Gallup,
Uerwi~ Huusdker. Ingraham. k"lSo. Me
Millen. O'Hara. Ragan, Swords. Sypher,
Twitchell. Whitney. WilcoX-l6.
NAYS: Coupland. Fish. Futch. Thomas,
Thompson. Todd-G.
Mr. Thomas moved TO take a recess till
7P.M.
ON a call OF the yeas and nays the Sen
ate refused 20 take a recess by the following
vote:
Yeas COPELAND, Daigle. Futch, Thomas.
Tholnp>on-J.
NAYS: Barber. Campbell. Fish, Gallup,
Harris. Herwig. Hunsaker lngraham. kelso,
McMillcn holland. O'lIara. Pinchback,
vi, W hell
Whitney. Wilcox-2o.
mr.. COPELAND in the chair.l
Mr. Campbell moved to adop. the bill as
| 4 whole.
Mr. Thompson moved to lay the motion
| to adopt on the table.
| On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to lay on the table the motion to
| adopt 10y the following vote:
Yeas: Coupland, Daigle, Futch, Lynch,
| Thomas. Thompson-6.
| Nays: Barber. Fish. Gallup. Harris. Her
wig. Iunsarer. Ingraham kelso. McMillen.
| holland. O'Hara. Raglan. Swords. Sypher,
Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, Wllcox-lS,
Mr. Thompson called for executive ses
| SION.
On the call being duly seconded the Presi-
| sons except mem bers.
| Executive session having been raised, Mr.
! Pinchback moved to take a recess till
seven o'clock 7. NJ.
| Adopted.
| The Chair announced to the Senate that Il
recess had been ordered until seven o'clock
Y. N.
| Evening session.
Tie recess having expired, the Senate
was called to order by the President, Hon
j. Dunn.
| Present: Hon. O. J. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate
| Messrs. Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Black
man. Bowman. Butler, Campbell, COPELAND
Daigle, Futch. Gallup, Harris, Her
wig, Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks, kelso
Lewis. Lynch, Noland, O'Hara, Pierce
| Pinchback. Ragan, Ray. Smith, Swords
Syplcr. Thomas. Thompson, Twitchell
| Todd. Whitney, Wilcox-35.
! MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
| To the President and Members of Senate:
GESrLEMEN-I am directed to ask the
concurrence OF the Senate in the following
House bills. viz:
House bin No. 60, an act to establish AT
hospital for smallpox, etc.
House bill No. 30. an act to incorporate
the Crescent City Waterwo ,, etc.
WILLIAM VIGERS.
Chief Clerk
LErOE-S OF COMMITTEES.