New Orleans Republican., 1871-02-22

House of Representatives Of each Senatorial
District are hereby constituted commlt$ees,
whose duty it shall be to CONTRACT Win
some newspaper published in such district
to publish all laws of a general character,
except the parish Of Orleans, to be paid
for at such rates as are provided Tor IN
section eleven OF this act.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to take recess
till seven o'clock.
On call Of the yeas and nays, the Senate
refused to take a recess by the following
vote:
Yeas: Campbell, Fish, Harris, Hunsaker,
Smith, Swords, Syphcr-7.
Navs: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman, Butler, COPELAND. Daigle,
Futch, Gallup, Herwis, Ingraham kelso,
Lewis, Lynch. McMillen. NCland, OHara,
Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-2
Mr. Black1nan moved to lay the amend
ment OF Mr.. O'Hara on the table.
On cali Of the yeas and nays the Senate
tabled the amendment by the following
vote:
Yeas: Blacsman, Bowman, Conpland,
Dagle. Fish. Futch. Gallup, Lewis, Lynch,
McMilen, Noland, Pinchback, Ragan, Ray,
Smith, Swords, Thomas. Todd-lS.
Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Butler,
Campbell, Harris. Herwig. Hnnsaker,
Ingraha,n, O'Iiara, Pierce, Sypher, Twitch-
| ell, Whitney, Wilcox-15.
Section nine was adopted.
Mr. Todd moved 20 take recess until
seven O'Clock.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
no nv "
ing vote:
Yee: Barber, Fish, Gallup. Harris, Her
wig. Hunsaker, Ragan, Smith, Swords,
TwiIchell-lo.
Nays: Anderson, Antoine. Backman,
Bowman. Butler. Campbell. Coupland
Daigle, Futch, lngraEam. Lewis. Lynch, Me
Millen, holland. O'Hara, Pierce, Iinchback,
Ray, Sypher, Thomas, Todd-2l.
Mr. O-Hara offered new section and
moved to adopt it as section ten.
Mr.. Lewis moved to lay it on the table.
ON call OF the yeas and nays. the Senate
was equally divided or the question.
TIE Chair gave the casting vote in the
affirmative.
The section was laid on the table.
The yeas and nays were as follows:
Yeas Blackman. Bowman. Butler,
Campbell. Coupland, Daigle, Futch, Lewis.
Lynch, pinchback. Ragan, Ray, Smith,
Thomas Todd-lj.
Nays: Anderson. Antoine, Barber. Fish.
Gallup, Harris. Herwig. Hunsaker, 1ngra-
ham, McMillen. Oiara. Pierce, Swords,
Sypher, Twitchell-l5.
Mr.. McMilen offered the following as an
additional section:
That the Governor Lieutenant Governor
and the Speaker OF the House OF Represent
atives lie and the same are hereby created
a board OF commissioners to select a journal
in each parish OF the State tOrlcans eX-
cepted). in which there shall be printed each
wear all laws OF a general nature which
shall be passed bv The General Assembly.
and which shall be paid for at the rates
fixed in section ten, by tue police juIies of
the parish.
Mr. Harris moved to lay the section on
the table.
On call OF me yeas and nays. the Senate
| adopted tie motion 10 lay on the table by
| the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine. Blackman, Bowman. But
Ter, Coupland. Daicle. Fish, Futch. Gallup.
| Harris. Hunsaber. lugraham. Lewis. @ Hara.
Pinchback. Ragan. Ray. Smith. Swords,
| Svpher. Thomas. Tw;tchell, Whitney-23.
\
wig, Lynch. McNillen, PIERCE.
Mr HunsaIlcr offered the following as an
additional section:
That the Senators representing the several
! senatorial districts shall select the official
! journal Of their district. and after the same
| shall have been selected. the Governor.
! Lieutenant Governor and Speaker OF the
House Of Representatives. shall contract
with the said paper so selected Ter the pur-
pose of printing the laws OF the St2te-the
! parish OF Orleans excepted.
Mr.. O'Hara offered. the following as a sub
stitutc therefor:
That the Senators and members of the
House of REPRESENTATIVES of each Senatorial
| IEstlict. are hereby constituted committees,
| whose duty il shall be TO contract with
some newSpapdn published in such districts
to publish all laws Of a general character,
except the parish O. Orleans. 70 be paid ior
| III such rates as are provided for IL section
eleven OF thisact.
Nr. Blackman offered the following
amendment 10 the substitute:
That the Lieutenant Governor and
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
| shall select -wo newspapers in each Con
gressonal District Except the First anc
| Second(, which shall print the laws passed
| by the General Assembly ol IL genera
character, each year FOR the rates set forth
| in section ten OF this act.
Mr. Barber moved 70 take recess IL
| seven O'Clock this evening.
Adopted.
The Chair announced TO the Senate that :
recess had been ordered until seven O'Clock
p NJ.
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary Of the Senate.