The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-09

m SENATE CHA1BEB, |
Saturday, January Z, 1871.
Present: Hon. o. j., Dunn, Lieutenant Cover |
nor and President of the Senate, and Messrs
Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Blackman, Bowman. |
Butler, Campbell, Coupland, Daigle. FISH
Futch. Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker, In
graham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, McMillen,
holland, OHarra, Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan,
Ray, Smith, Swords Sypher. Thomas, Todd
Twitchen, Whitney, Wilcox-35
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Burch
Mr.. Whitney moved that the reading of the
minutes of the previous days proceedings be
dispensed with.
Adopted.
No corrections. ~
Mr.. Raglan offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That committee of three be elected
to examine and inquire what disposition was
made of the five million (s5, 00O, o00) dollars
bonds for the use of the city Of New Orleans,
and authorized by an act of the General Assem-
bly of1S6S and that the committee be empowered
to send for persons and papers, and that the
committee be allowed one clerk. ls
Laid over.
The Secretary announced the fling Of pap
of J. P. Newsham, contesting the seat OF Sena-
or jerks.
Mr.. Lewis moved that House bill No. be
taken up and put upon its first reading.
Adopted, and bill read its first time.
Mr.. Lewis moved that the rules be suspended
and the bill read its second time.
Adopted, and bill read its second time.
Mr.. Todd moved that the bill be referred.
Mr.. Lewis moved to lay the motion to refer
on the table.
| Adopted. elff.
Mr.. Lewis moved that the bill be adopted on
its second reading.
Adopted.
The Constitutional rule was further suspend
ed by four-ffths affirmative vote, on q division
yeas %, nays 2, the bill read its third and last
time and finally adopted with its title. ~
By unanimous consent the joint resolution
introduced yesterday by Mr.. Blackman was then
taken up and read.
Mr.. Blackman offered the following amend
ment, to be substituted for all that portion Of
the first resolve down to and including the words
''to advocate"
Resolved, That We cordially lndorse the action
of our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress in their attempt to have said DISABILITIES
removed, and we earnestly request them to adj
vocate.
| The Joint resolution was being discussed
, when a message, enclosing the following resoiu
TONS was received from the House.
Whereas, 1t has pleased an all-wise Prov
dence. to remove from our midst our fellow re
, preventative from the parish of Assumption. tn
Honorable Joseph s. Douglass therefore be
Resolved, That in respect to the memory
| our late colleague the Honorable Joseph s
Douglass, that this House do now adjourn t
meet on Monday, the ninth day OF January
twelve o'clock NJ, and be it further
/ Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be di
: rected to transmit copy of these resolution t
+ the Senate.
r WHEREAS, Joseph rOHicial, member cleo
from the parish of East Baton Rouge, was kille
# in the riot at Baton Rouge, on the night
: November the seventh therefore be it
n Resolved That in respect to the memory of on
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Monday, january 9, at twelve o'clock, and be
= further
s Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be d
l. rected to transmit copy of these resolutions
e the Senate, and to his widow. ...
Mr.. Pinchback moved that out of respect
1t the memory of our deceased colleagues tn
l. Senate do now adjourn.
Adopted.
:. Previous to the announcement of adjourn
ment the President made few remarks, cal
Il ing the attention of the Senate to certain stat
, ments regarding himself occurring in the Me
sage of the Governor vetoing the bill entitled
II act to amend the Metropolitan Police act, an
stated wherein said statements were incorrec
!. and then announced that the Senate stood &c
% journed until Monday, the ninth instant,
twelve o'clock NJ
. CHARLES H. MERRITT,
of Secretary of Senate.
/Tn ho Continued IN our meat.