New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-07
Evening Session.
SENATE CHAMBER.
Wednesday, March l, 1871.

Harris. Herwig. Hunsaker. lngraham
jerks, Kelso, Lewis. Lynch, McMillen. No
land. O'Hara. Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan
Raw, Smith. Swords. Sypher. Thomas
Thompson, Todd, Twitchell. Whitney. vii
cOx-36.
Reading OF the minutes dispensed with.
MESSAGES FROM THE House.
Resolution that the Speaker of the House
be authorized to appoint committee o.
five 20 confer with like committee o
three, 10 be appointed by the President o
the Senate. regarding the various bills il
the Senate and House. with a view to expe
diting the passage of all such as may be de
sired by the members Of the respective
houses. provided that this committee shall
introduce no new bills nor any bills upor
any subject which has been passed upon 10y
the House.
MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.
The Secretary presented to the House
and informed that body that the Senate
had passed over the Governors veto. by
the constitutional two-thirds vote. the fol
lowing bills, viz:
For the relief of James Q. Nixon. late
State Printer.
Making an appropriation to pay Simeon
Belden, Attorney General, for collection of
State taxes in the parishes of Orleans and
Jefferson.
And returned, with amendments. House
bill No. l32, TO provide for the deepening OF
the water on the bar existing at Pass
a-rOutre, etc.
CoxMlTrRR on ENROLMENT [
New Orleans March |, 1871. )
To tie Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives:
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on Enroll
ment beg leave to report the following bills
as duly enrolled, viz:
Senate bill No. l52, entitled an act to
incorporate the Alexandria. Homer and
Fulton Railroad Company, and to grant
State aid thereto.
Also, Senate bill No. 2i5. entitled an act
for the relic; Of Centenary College Of Lou
isl ana
Very respectfully. etc.
p. b. S. PINCHBACK.
Chairman Committee on Enrolment.
Mr. Blackman, under a suspension of the
rules. introduced a joint resolution to raise
Joint committee to collect from the United
States the value OF cotton and other prop
erty turned over 10 the United States by
the State al The time OF the surrender.
Passed is first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sls-
pended by a tour-tfths affirmative vote. and
the resolution put on its second reading.
The resolution was considered engrossed.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended BIZ a iour-tifths affirmative vote,
and tie resolution put on its third reading,
and finally adopted with its title.
Ny. Wilcox moved for a suspension of
the rules 10 take up House bill No. l32 on
its third reading.
On call Of the yeas and nays. the Senate
decided 20 take up the bill by the following
vote:
Yeas: Anderson. Barber. Butler, Camp
bell. Daisle, Fish. Gallup. Harris, Herwig,
Hunsaker, Ingraham. jerks, Lewis. holland.
Raglan. Ray. Smith. Swords, Sypher, Thomp-
son. Whitney. Wilcox-2.
Nays: BIackman, COPELAND. Futch, kelso,
Lynch. McMillen, Pierce, Pinchback,
Thomas.
The bill was taken up. and on call Of the
yeas and nays. was finally adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas: Anderson. Barber Butler. Camp
bell. Daigle. Gallup. Harris. Herwig. Hun
land. O'Hara, Raglan Ray, Smith, Swords,
Sypher. Thompson. Todd, Twitchell, Whit
nev. Wilcox-25.
Nays: Blackman. COPELAND, Fish, Futch.
Lynch McMillen. Pierce, Pinchback.
Thomas-o.
The title was adopted.
Mr.. Sypher moved suspension Of the
rules to take up Senate bill No. lib.
On a call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused by the following vote:
Yeas: Gallup, Harris. Herwig. Hunsaker.
jerks. Lewis. holland. O'Hara. Pierce.
Raglan. Swords. Sypher, Whitney, vii
cox-1i.
Nays: Anderson. Barber, Blackman.
Butler. Campbell. COPELAND. Daigle. Fish.
Futch. Ingraham, kelso. Lynch. McMillen.
Pinchback. Ray. Smith. Thomas, Thompson.
Todd. Twitchell-20.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to take up the veto
message OF the Governor upon Senate bill
No. 1874. to be entitled an act making appro-
priation to pay Simeon Beldon for collec-
ton of State taxes in the parishes of Or
leans and Jefferson.
On a call Of the yeas and nays the Sen
ate decided to take up the message by the
following vote:
Yeas: Barber. Butler. Campbell. Coup.
land. Gallup. Harris. Herwig. HunsaRer,
Ingraham. jerks, kelso, Lewis. holland,
OHara, Raglan. Smith, Swords. Thompson
Todd, Twitchell. Whitney. Wilcox-22.
Nays: Anderson. Blackman. Daigle. Fish
Futch, Lynch. McMillen, Pinchback
Pierce, Sypher, Thomas-ll.
The President then put the usual ques
ton to the Senate, Shall the bill become a
law, the veto of the Governor to the con
trary Notwithstanding"
On call of the yeas and nays. the Senate
decided to pass the bill by the following
vote, two-thirds of the members present
having voted in the affirmative:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Butler
Campbell. Gallup, Harris Herwig. Hun
saker, Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis, No
land, O'Hara, Raglan. Smith, Swords
Sypher, Thompson. Todd, Twitchell, Whit
ney, WlcOx-A.
Nays: Blackman, Daigle, Fish. Futch
Lynch, McMillen, Pierce, Pinchback
ThOmas-9
Mr. jerks called up the veto message o.
the Governor of Senate bill No. o5, to be en-
titled an act for the relief of James q
Nixon, late public printer
The Senate decided to take up the bill.
The President then put the usual queS
ton to the Senate: Shall the bill become
law, the veto of the Governor to the con
| trary notwithstanding"