New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-17
Evening Session.

till seven o'clock this evening.
Adopted.
Evening Session.
The recess having expired, the Senate
was called to order y the President Hon
O. }. Dunn.
Present: Hon. O. J. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate;
Messrs Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Black
man. Bowman, Batter. Campbell. COPELAND.
Dai.le Futch. Gallup, Harris, Her
wig. Hunsaker. lngrahan. Jenhs, hei>",
Lewis. Lynch, holland, O'iiara, Pierce.
Pinchback Kagan, Ray, Smith. Swords.
Syphtr. Thomas. Thompson. iW.tchtIl.
Todd Whitney, WilcoN-3i.
The consideration of Senate bill No. 3
was then resumed.
The subject. was then tabled subject to
call hy the following vote. on a call OF the
yeas and nays
Yeas: Antoine. Bowman, Coupland,
Daiulc. Harris. Ingrahalu. jerks. NelSo.
Pinchnack. Tholra>. Todd, Twitche!i-i2.
NAYS: Barber Biacknan. Campbell. Gal
lup. Hcrwig. Hunsakcr. Lewis. Pierce.
Raglan. Sypiicr. Nlcox-ll
Thenext special order. substitutes iul Sen
ate bills Nos s. and lo5, TO establish DE Fiji
tcen-h and Sixteenth Judicial Districts. etc,
was then taken up.
Tie blanks in section two. lines twelve
and thirteen with the words frs MAJ"
and "Octoner." in lines fifteen and sixteen
the worts first April and "SeIJeIn-
Der
In section three" lines eleven and
twelve. The words April and " October"
lines seventeen and eighteen, lie words
March ard &" September
A motion was then made to postpone tnr-
tier consideration Of the bill untji 20
morrow, which the Senate refused Oh a
division-ycas /, nays Is.
The bin was thea referred 20 lie 0e.cga-
tons representing the districts affected.
\ call for executive session heiry duly
seconded. the President ordered he Senate
and l"bnies cleared.
The Senate having risen from executive
session. Mr.. BIackluan asked ter a slspen-
sion of the rules 70 take up Senate bill No.
l49 famending the election law, which the
Senate refused by the following vote. viz:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine. iBlackmat,
Bowman. Cou,land. Daigle. Futch. ke'so.
Lewis, Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Thomas,
Whitney-i4.
Nays: Barber, Butler, Campbell, Gallup,
Harris, Herwig. IIunsaker, Iugrahanl,
jerks, Lynch, Nolan1, OfIara. Pierce,
Raglan, Swords, Sypher, Todd, Iwitchell,
WilcoX-l3.
A motion was then made 70 adjourn,
which the Senate refused by the following
vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Blackman. Bowman,
Futch, Harris, IIcrw;g, I!uns;tkcr. kelso,
Lewis. Lynch, OHara, Twitchell, Pinch
back Wlitncv-l4.
Nays: Anderson. Barber, Butler. Camp
bell, Coupland Daigle, Gallup. Ingrahan,
holland, Pierce. Ragau, Ray, Smith. Swords,
Sypher, Todd, Wilcox-E.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson. Senate bill
No. lS7, to amend IAN act to remove Oh
strllctions in the Bayou Courtableau, and to
improve the navigation of the same. ar-
proved March 2S 1867, WAS taken up from
second reading file and read.
4 motion to postpone the consideration
one dav. and to lave the bill and petition
presented by Mr.. Anderson printed in the
journal, was tllcn ordered 70 lie on the table
On a motion to adjourn being made. tue
Senate refused the same by the following
vote:
Yeas: Barber Blackman. Bowman, Comp
land. Harris. Lewis. Lynch, Pierce, Pinch
back, Swords, Twitchell-ll.
Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Butler, Camp
bell, Dai@le Futch. Gallup. Hcrwl@. Hun
sakcr. Ingraham. kelso. holland, oliara
Raglan. Ray. Smith, Svphcr, Thomas
Thompson, Todd-30.
Mr.. Lynch moved to refer the bill 10 a
committee TO be composed OF Senators An
derson, Harris and Kelso.
Mr.. Harris moved to table the motion OF
reference. which the Senate refused hy the
following vote:
Yeas: Campbell. Harris, Herw:g. Hun
saker. Lewis. OIIara. Raglan, Rays.
NAYS: Anderson. Antoine. Barber. Bow
man, Hntler Dai"le. Futch, Gallup. lngr:;
ham. Kclso. Lynch. holland. Pierce. Pinch
back. Smith. Swords, Sypher. Thomas
Thompson. Todd-20.
\ call for executive session being daily
seconded. the President ordered the lobble'
cleared and doors closed.
Executive session being raised, consldera
ton of Senate bill No. lS7 was resumed
when the President appointed the following
| committees:
Committee to consider the petition G
Charles Delamore and others-Nessrs
Sypher and Ray.
Committee to examine the report Of thu
commissioners to distribute funds during
the smallpox epidemic in St. Helena ant
Liyingston-Messrs. Thompson, Smith ant
| Ingraham.
Mr.. Swords moved to adjourn.