The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-03-12

tain cases Of title to lands Tor sites of
light stations on the coa:ts and waters of
this State, which was reported from the
Committee on Federal Relations, with
certain amendments, to wit: The enact
ing clause and change Of the name OF
county for parish, etc, to make the bill
in form, which were duly adopted. Bill
considered engrossed for third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by a four-ifths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with it's title.
Mr. Thomas by unanimous consent,
called up Senate resolution authorizing
the Committee on Charitable Institutions
to take clerk to visit the institutions,
which was finally adopted.
Mr. OHara called up House joint res
olution No. 142, directing the Bayou La
fourche Canal Company to replace the
rear gates of their locks.
The resolution was being read, when
Mr. Hunsaker moved to dispense with
further reading of the resolution.
The yeas and nays were called on the
motion to suspend reading.
The Senate refused to suspend the
reading by the following vote !" 'i-
Yeas: Blackman, Hunsaker, Raglan,
Ray, Sypher, Thomas-6. I''' 3'' -''.'
Nays: Anderson, Barber, Bowman,
Butler, Campbell, Daigle, Gallup. Her
wig, lngraham, jerks, Kelso. Lewis,
Lynch, holland, O'Hara, Pinchback,
Swords, Thompson, Todd, 7witchell,
Wilcox-21.
The resolution passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus.
pended by four-ifths affirmative vote
the bill put on its secoud reading, and
referred to the Committee on Drainage
Canals and Inland Navigation.
Mr.. Thomas, by consent, called ur
House bill No. 81, to be entitled an ac'
for the relief of John L. Lewis, Of the
parish Of Claiborne.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-6fths affirmative vote
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Jr. Antoine called up Senate bill No
1O7, to be entitled an act to incorporate
the city of Shreveport, in the parish O.
Caddo, to define its limits. and to pro
vide for its better police and municipal
government.
The bill was considered engrossed fol
third reading.
The constitutional rule was further
suspended by four-Gfths affirmative
vote, the bill read its third and last time
and finally adopted with its title.
Mr. Lynch, by consent, called up Sen
ate bill No. l47, to be entitled an act Il
amend and re-euact section two Of an acj
entitled can oct to provide for the pay
ment or funding Of the floating debt o
the State by issue and sale, or exchang
ing of State bonds approved March 16
1870, and to repeal section three of sait
act.
The bill was considered engrossed fol
. third reading. ..
The constitutional rule was f,lrthel
suspended by four-fifths affirmative
vote, the bill read lis third and last time
and finally adopted with its title.
Nr. Ray called up House bill No. 8, t.
be entitled an act to provide for supply
ing the loss of public records and othel
papers consumed by the burning Of tn
courthouse of the parish of Morehouse
on the sixteenth of March, 1870.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then SuS
pended by four-6fths affirmative vote
and the bill put for its second reading.
Tho constitutional rule was furthe
suspended by four-6fths affirmative
vote, the bill read its third and last time
and finally adopted with its title.
MIR. Harris called up the substitute
for Senate bill No. 80, to be entitled al
act to amend and re-enact section tw'
thousand and twenty-five of the Reyise'
Statutes, approved March "A, 1870, fix
ed the salaries of the parish judges.
The bill was fixed for special order 70
Wednesday next at one o'clock.
The bill was fixed for the special orde
f.