New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-18

Cout0r. Tax Collector for the parish of
Union. accompanied by a certificate from
the Auditor, showing that the amount OF
$500 had been overpaid into the treasury.
The bill was finally passed.
Mr.. Lewis. from the Committee on Cor
porations, reported favOrably on Senate bill
No. 36. Incorporating the Crescent City
WaterwOrks.
Also, Senate bill incorporating Fire I'm
CINE Company No. l, of Alexandria.
Mr.. Todd, by consent. !; bill ordering the
purchase and distribution to members of
the General Assembly, justices "f the peace.
iudrps. etc. of copies of acts ami judicial
dpriSionS. Referred to the committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. KAY called ny Joint reS"'ution Tor the
purchase Of files OF the LoHisi"oa Got9jer.
Referred to the Committee on Library.
Nj. I.nns,kcr. a resolution asking die re-
peal by Congress of the iton-clad oath.
NJ. OIiaa. a resolution that Al each eve
ming session the roll shall he called alpha
bcticallv. and each senator be empowered
to call up one bill or resolution foraction by
The Senate.
Mr.. Blarkinan called up the printing bill.
The bill was fixed as the special order for
the day 1t , L. NJ.
Mr.. HWnSaker. by consent, called up Sen
ate bill No.. ~, increasing the salaries Of
the judges of the supreme Court. The
bill vas finally passed.
Mr.. Ray. by consent. called up Senate
bill No. l!3. an act t" amend al act lncor-
p~olatilg the North Louisiana and Texas
Railroad Company. The bill WAS finally
passed.
The haur of : p. VI. having arrived. the
printing bill WIS taken up.
Penl;n. discussion the Senate went into
executive session
The Senate adjourned until : L. VI.
AyE>ISG SESSION.
The Senate Was called to order at seven
=. n. Lieutenant Governor Dunn IN the
chair. and twenty senators answering. to
their names.
Mr.. in.ralam moved that the printing
bill be taken ~, section by section.
Mr.. Harris moved an indefinite postpone
mcnt OF the bill.
MI. Lynch challenged the vote OF cTcTT
senator on the floor who WAS Interested III
the bill.
Mr.. Coaplaui demanded that the names
of the Senators interested III newspapers
havin. the contract for official printing be
eXpun.cd from the vote.
Mr.. Elackman enumerated the names of
certain senators whom he described Is i'll
tcrrStcd in the printing bill. and moved
that their votes be stricken out. and called
FOR the previous question. The motion was
ruled ont of order.
Rising TO a = point of order. Mr.. Cololand
claimed that the vote OF yeas ana nays
taken on indefinite poStp"nrilcnt Siio:!ld De
thrown ont. owing to Illegal votes.
The Chair announced that the motion 10
indefinitely POSTPONE WAS lost.
Speeches were made by Senators Black
man and Lynch in favor OF the passage of
the bill. and by Nj. liunsaher in favor Of
delay.
Mr.. McMillen. prcnisin. that bespoke -
Il Republican. made a lengthy speech III
favor Of "A change %! the old biz.
Mr.. Lewis said that the only vote IN his
life which he was ashamed OF WAS III" vote
he gave in the previous session Tor the
original printin" bill.
4 motion was made to make the bill the
special order for to-day at : L. VI. Adopted.
yeas i. nays -.
House bill relative to slau.htcrhouses,
rt,.. was called up a. the order of the day.
Finally passed by Il vote OF yeas 81, nay l.,
Mr.. Whitney voting nay.
4 motion 20 reconsider WAS laid on the
table by n large majority.
The senate al ieIrn"d.