New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-24
FOrty.ScconL Day-Eyenihg Session.

Forty.ScconL Day-Evenins session.
MONDAY. February -, 1871.
The recess taken by the Scnat. hlvin.
expired the Senate was called to order by
Hon. o. J. Dunn. Lieutenant Governor AID
President OF the Senate.
Present: Messrs Anderson. Antoine, Bar
Der, Blackman. Bowman, Butler. Campbell.
COPELAND, Daigle. Fish, Futch: Gallup,
Harris, Herwig. Nunsaker. lnsi;l!iain'
jerks. kelso. Lewis. Lynch. McMiilen,
holland, O'Hara, Pierce, P;:!chback. Raglan.
Ray, Smith, Swords. Sypner, inon"S'
Thompson, Twitchci. Todd Whitney
WilcOX-:56.
MESSAGES To TIE SENATE.
To the Honorable President and Mem 'ess OF me
Senate:
Gr>TLEMES-I am directed to ASK IN.
signature OF the President OF the Senate t.
enrolled SlaughterhouSe Dill. enrolled
bill making an appropriation 10 pay the
Memhers, officers ana employees OF the
General Assembly.
" 80 WILLIAM yIGERs,
Chief Clerk.
To .he Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
am directed to ask the concurrence OF
the Senate in the following House Dill:
ing and confirming a contract between the
Louisiana Levee Company amt tie Governor
of the State of Louisiana:
Also to inform the Senate that the House
has concurred in the following Senate bill.
substitute for Senate bill No. %. an act TO
provide for the drainage o! New orleans.
WILLIAM NIGERS.
Chief Clerk.
Ho-.R OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Once Of Chief Clerk,
New Orleans, February 20. 1911
To the Honorable Pre,iden; and Members Of the
Senate
am directed to ask concurrence of Senate
on House bill No. POO az act to create
board of State engineers.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. %. an act to define the
duties and fix the compensation OF the state
Printer came mp as unfinished business.
Mr. Ingraham moved to recommit the
bill to the Committee OF Printing, on which
lie moved the previous question.
Mr.. Blackman raised a point OF order
that the previous question could not be en-
tertained until the Chair had PIT the q,,es-
ton moved to the Senate.
The Chair refused TO sustain the point o.
order.
Mr.. Blaclzman appealed t,o,.: the decision
of the Chair.
On call of the yeas and nays, tie Senate
sustained the Chair by .le following vote:
Yeas: Barber. Butler. Campbell, Coup
land. Harris, HerWig, In-raaam jerks.
Kelso. Lewis. O'Fa.a, P.elce, Na-an. Ray
Swords, Sypher Todd, IwitcAeI NhitneF,
WilcOX-2O.
Nays: Barber, BIaclman. Bowman
Thomas.
Mr. Blackman called for executive ses-
sion, which was duly seconded.
The Chair ruled the call foc executive
session out of order.
Mr.. Blackman moved to adjourn.
The Chair ruled the motion to aG: o5!-n oiit
of ORDER the previous question having been
moved.
The motion Of NJ. IngraIam was then
put.
The main question was ordered. and on
motion to recomnit, on call OF the yeas was
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Barber, Butler, Campbell.
Harris, Herwig, Hunsaher. Ingcaham,
jerks, O'Hara. Pierce. RagaI, Swords,
Sypher, Thomas, Todd, Tw;tche.l, Whitney,
Wilcox|l9.
Nays: Anderson, BIacklnan. BOWMAN,
Coupland, Daigle, kelso, Lewis, ~Pincn-
back, Ray---9.
Mr.. Ingraham then moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was rccommitted
to the committee on printing.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to lay on The table the
motion to reconsider
On call of the yeas and NAYS the Senate
adopted the motion to lay Oh the table by
the following vote:
Yeas: Barber. Butler. Campbell, Gallup,
Harris, Herwig, HUnsaker, 1ngraham
jerks, holland, O'FIara. Ragan, Smith
Swords. Sypher, Todd, T.witchell, Whitney
WilcOX-l9.
Nays: Anderson. Antoine, Blac!sman
Bowman. Coupland. Daigle, Futch, kelso.
Lewis, Lynch, Pierce. Pinchback, Ray
Thomas-li.
Mr.. Hunsaker called up bill.
Mr.. O'IIara raised a point OF order that
the Senate was now working under a reso-
luton requiring the Secretary to call the
roll and have each Senator call up bill.
The point Of order was sustained, ~ the
Chair.
Unanimous consent Was asked by Mr
Hunsaker and obtained to take up House
bill No. l35, to be entitled an act 10 com
pensate John Ray for experimenting the
printing of the Revised Civil Code and
Code of Practice, AMI compiling a digest o.
the Statutes of the State OF general char
acter, under the appointment OF the Gen
eral Assembly for that purpose, by the sec
ton two of act No 95 OF the regular session
of 1870, approved March Is, 1919.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then Sis
pended by four-tifths affirmative vote, an'
the bill put upon its second reading.
Adopted on its second reading.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved a suspension Of tlt
rules to put the bill on the third reading.
On call OF the yeas and nays. the motor
was adopted by tie following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Bow
man Butler, Campbell. COPELAND, Fish
Futch Gallup, Harris. Herwig, Hunsaker
Insraham, jerks. Kelso. Lewis holland
O'Hari, Pierce. Pinchback. Raglan. Smith
Swords, Sypher, Todd, Twitche.l. Whitney
Wilcox-29.
Nays: Lynch, Thomas.
On call Of the yeas and nays the bill Wa
finally adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Barber. Butler. Camp
bell. Fish, Futch. Gallup. Harris. Eerwig
Hunsaker, lngraham. jerks. kelso Lynch
NOIand Pierce P;uchback Raglan. Smith