The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-16

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ie The constitutional rule was then suspended by
. four'Afths affirmative vote, the bill put on its
second reading and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary, s'a,,.,o. ,a 1qi.t.i,.ini
! BY Mr.. Lewis:
A bill to be entitled an act granting certain
privileges to the Louisiana Canal and Land I'm
provement Company. aa'ls % ~ '''H
Passed its first reading. s9nlSea' hiIS
The constitutional rule was then SUSPENDED
BY . four-fifths affirmative vo4e, the bill put on
its second reading, and referred to the Committee
on Drninage, Canals and Inland Navigation.
Senate bill No. 1877 was taken up and fixed. for
next Thursday, at l P. MO- oy nd s.noa
The following bills were introduced according
to previous notice: ...,,,..t...
BY Mr.. Sypher:
bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the
Atchafalaya Bay Company for the purpose Of
making a deep channel through said bay, to aid
eommercs between Louisiana and Texas II
Passed its first reading. A-.a ana sno'i .'i'
The constitutional rule was then suspended Nv
fourtffthp affirmative vote, the bin put On its
second reading. and referred to the Committee
on Drainage. Canals and Inland Navigation,
BY Mr. Antoine: o liza bna. I,ii3 as goij
bill to be entitled an net to sat6yand con-
firm o compromise made between, the city Of
Shreveport and the assignees and representatives,
Of the Shreveport Town Company, relative to
batture property. . : - -
4 Passed its first reading
The constitutional rule was then suspended by
four-fifths affirmative vote, and the bill put
upon its second reading i.iA.' ~ JOE
b. The bill was read and considered engrossed for
q third reading. "a e ~ g t''l,.Ft'- %
The constitutional rule was further suspended
by four-6fths affirmative vote, the bill read It's
third and last time, and finally adopted with its
title. ..,,. .,o.ra
by Mr.. Swords: ss az ~. l!ti .e-ian
bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the
town Of Napoleonville, in the parish of Assump-
ton.
mann. * :. immct u i'a-rot'H
fassed It's nrst reading J,d .ryvH
The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by four-ffths affirmative vote, the bill
put on its second reading, and referred to
the Committee on Parishes and Parish
Boundaries
JOINT RESOLUTIONS ,,,..
By MI. Ray:
A Senate joint resolution to purchase the
files Of the Louisiana Courier. ,... go
Lies over.
REPORTS OF CoMMrTEEs LYING OVER.
70 Mr.. OHara called. up the report of the
Committee on Elections, dr.lS ls,gaiaa
The report was read, n .....r..f.a
Mr.. O'Hara moved to adopt the report.
Mr. Thompson moved the petition Of Mr..
Marks, the contestant, be read also. ,.,,
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| The petition was read.
Mr.. Smith moved to recommit the report
to the Committee ON Elections
Mr.. O'Hara moved to lay the motion to
recommit on the table.
Adopted n .'a4 lii' h,4'ioiii' .'i. LIN *
The question then REQUIRED on the motion
to adopt.
The report of the committee was adopted.
Mr.. Ray called up an Original bill, report
ed by the Committee on Judiciary, to BE
entitled an act to authorize the Governor OF
the st tie of Louisiana to grant leave of alb.
sence to State and parish officers. aa' 70 f'
Passed its first reading. . 'i. - 90.
The constitutional rule vas then suspend-
ed by fow-fifths affirmative vote, the bill
put ON its second reading, and considered
engrossed for q third reading y,fa 'p.cl
The constitutional rule was further nis-
pended by a four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill read its third and lasttime, and finally
adopted with its title. g ~ Afl Pa
Mr. Barber called up Senate bill No. 80,
to be entitled an act 10 authorize the city OF
New Orleans to levy water rates upon all
property ON the lines of water pipes, etc. e1~'
The bill was made the special order for
Thursday next at one o'clock. 90 A-l19l't
opnpp NJ rupn.v sn,
| M. Lewis moved topostpone the order Of
day to enable him to call up bill ''''''s
The yeas and nays were called on the mo
ton to postpone, which was adopted by the
following vote: .-a II ,1al - -l:' .''ioti
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine; Barber; Bow
man, Butler, COPELAND, Fish, Futch Her
wig, Ingraham, Kelso, Lewis, McMillen,
Noland, O'Hara, Pierce, Pinchback, Ragnn,
Ray, Thomas, Thompson Todd, Whitney,
Wi}coxL24. 80 ii'.10 : O.! A-rzoll.
Nays: Campbell, Gallup, Harris, Smith.
Sypher,Y Twitchell-6. % - ~ .--a .-7i'0 q
Mr. O'Haa raised the point Of order that
the bill alluded to was not before the SEN
ate; that it was then IN the hands Of the
committee, and no action could be had
whatever on the bill. ''''
The point of order was sustained by the