The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-19

Resolved, That Committee Of three be
appointed by the Chair to examine and in
quire into what disposition was made Of
$309, 642 n, which was collected a. Metro
politon fund, the said police force being now
paid in checks, instead of currency as re-
quirod by law.
Mr.. McAIillen moved the following amend
ment to the foregoing resolution:
Resolred, That the special committee COM
posed of the Senators from the Metropolitan
Police District, be and hereby are instructed to
inquire into and report to the Senate, what dis
position was made of three hundred and nine
thousand six hundred and forty-two dollars and
twenty-seven cents (S309, 642 27), which was
collected as Metropolitan Police fund the said
police force being now paid in checks instead Of
currency, as required by law, and that they be
empowered to send for persons and papers.
The amendment was accepted and the resolu-
ton adopted as amended
By Mr.. Blackman
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of
Louisiana, in regular session convened, That
the Committee on Pensions and Gratuities of the
Senate be instructed to ascertain and report to
the Senate, at as early day as practicable, why
the commissioners appointed and constituted by
act No. 1O4 Of the regular session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana of 1870,
to ascertain who are the surviving veterans and
the widows Of veterans of the war of 1914 and
1915, have not made their report to this Senate,
as required by law. t
Lies over.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING OVER.
Mr.. Ingraham called up the report of the
Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the
petition of James o. Nixon, who reported an
original bill, to be entitled act for the relief
of James o. Nixon, late public printer.
Mr.. Ingraham moved the bill reported by the
committee be read.
The bill passed its first reading.
Mr.. Ingrham moved the constitutional rule
I've suspended and the bill read a second time.
Mr.. Lynch called for the yeas and nays on the
motion to suspend the rules.
The rules were suspended by four-6fths!af-
frmative vote, as follows
Yeas Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Blackman,
Bowman, Butler, Daigle, Fish, Gallup. Herwig,
Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis, No
land, O'Hara, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith,
Swords, Sypher, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney,
Wilcox-27
Nays: Campbell, Coupland, Lynch, McAIil-
len, Pierce--5.
Bill put ON its second reading and ordered
printed.
ORDEs OF THE DAy-BILLs on THIRD READING.
An act to change the venue in the case OF
David Fisher, J. c. Oliver and Celestine Oliver,
from Ascension parish to the parish of jefferson,
passed its third reading, and on call of the
yeas and nays was adopted DO the following
vote
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Butler
Campbell, COPELAND. Fish, Futch, Gallup, Her
wig, Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis
McNIillen, holland, O'Hara, Pierce, Pinchback
Raglan, Swords, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, Viii
'cox-26.
Nays: Blackman, Bowman, Daigle, Smith
The title was then adopted.
Senate bill No II, entitled and act to fix the
terms of the District Court in the Fourteenth Ju
dicial District, came up and was read the third
time, and finally adopted with its title.
BILLS ON SECOND READING
Senate bill No. u was called up, and OF
motion of Mr.. Raglan. was referred to the Com
mittee on Penitentiary.
Senate bill No 63, TO be entitled an act to in
corporate the New Orleans Drainage Company
and to provide for the drainage of New Orleans
was called up and referred to the Committee or
Drainage.
Mr. Todd called for an executive session.
Mr. Bowmap;poved to adjourn.
On call of the yeas and nays, Senate refused tc
adjourn by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Bowman, Daigle,
Futch, jerks, Pinchback, Swords, Whitney,.
Nays: Barber, Butler, Campbell, Coupand,
Fish, Gallup Herwig, Hunsaker, Ingraham,
Lewis holland, Pierce, Raglan, Smith, Todd,
Twitchell, wilcox-17.
The Senate then went into executive session. .
The Senate having risen from executive ses.
sion
Mr.. Pierce called up a bill entitled an act ia
amend and re-enact an act entitled "An act to
establish Metropolitan Police District, and to
provide for the government thereof" approved
September IA, 1868, approved March 8, 1869,
which was referred to the delegation from the
Metropolitan Police District
Mr.. Pinchback moved to adjourn.
On call of the yeas and nays the motion was
adopted, by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson Antoine, Blackman, Bowman,
COPELAND, Daigle, Fish, Futch, Harris, jerks,
Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, Pinchback, Ray,
Smith-16
Nays: Barber. Butler, Campbell, Gallup, Her.
Wig, Hunsaker, Ingraham, holland, OHara,
Pierce, Raglan, Swords, Todd, Twitchell, Wilcox
is.
The President then announced that the Senate
stood adjourned until Wednesday, the twenty
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