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

the constitution of the State, and that
said committee be empowered to send
for persons and papers.
Mr.. Lewis moved its adoption.
Mr.. McMillen moved it be. referred to
the Committee on Elections.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to amend by refer
ring to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. McMillen accepted the amend
ment
Mr., Lewis moved to lay the motion to
refer on the table.
Ar, McMllen called for the yeas and
nays.
The motion to lay on the table was ad-
opted by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Blackman, Bowman,
Butler COPELAND, Daigle, Futch, Ingra-
ham, Kelso, Lewis. holland, O'Hara,
Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith,
Tedd-18.
Nays Campbell, Fish, Gallup, Har-
ris, Herwig, jerks, Lynch, McAfillen,
Swords, Sypher, Twitchell, Wilcox-42.
| Mr.. Lewis then moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Mr.. McMllen moved the resolution be
laid on the table.
Mr.. Lewis called for the yeas and nays
on the motion to table, which the Senate
refused by the following vote:
Yras: Anderson, Campbell, Fish, Gal
lup, Harris, Herwig, jerks, Lynch, Nc
Millen, holland, Pierce, Swords, Sypher,
Wilcox-14.
Nays: Antoine, Blackman, Bowman,
Butler, COPELAND, Daigle, Hunsaker, In
graham, Kelso, Lewis, O'Hara, Pinch
back, Raglan. Ray, Smith, Todd-16.
Mr. Lewis then moved to adopt the
resolution, and moved the previous ques-
ton.
Mr. McMillen called for the yeas and
nays upon the ordering of the main
question.
Yeas Anderson, Antoine, Barker,
Blackman, Bowman, Butler, COPELAND,
Daigle, Fish, Ingraham, Kelso, Lewis,
O'Hara, Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Todd
III.
Nays : Campbell, Gallup, Harris, Her
wig. Hunsaker, jerks, Lynch, MclMillen,
holland, Pierce, Raglan, Swords, Sypher,
Twitthell, Wilcox-15.
The Chair declared the main question or
dered.
Mr.. McMillen called for the yeas and nays
on the motion to adopt.
The Senate refused to adopt the resOlu-
ton by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Bowman, But
Ter, COPELAND, Daigle, Kelso; Lewis, O'Hara
Pinchback, Ray, Smith,.
Nays: Barber, Campbell, Fish, Gallup,
Harris, Herwig, Hunsacher, Ingraham,
jerks, Lynch, McMillen, holland, Pierce,
Raglan, Swords, Sypher, Todd, Twitchell,
Wilcox-19
Mr. Todd called up the following resolu-
ton:
Resolced, That committee of three be
appointed by the Chair to examine and in
quire into what disposition was made Of
5000, 642 ~, which was collected as Metro
politan fund, the said police force being now
paid in checks instead of currency, as re-
qrired by law.
But pending the consideration of the same,
the order of the day was announced by the
Chair.
BILLS ON THIRD READING:
Substitute to Senate bill No. 40. to be E
titled an act to apportion the State into s.
atorial Districts. and to fix the numb u
Representatives to be elected from sale p
ishe and Representative Districts in tn sg...
and designating in what Districts s .-..s
are to be elected, where there has been a
change in the Senatorial Districts, and, re-
pealing all other laws on the subject.
| The bill was read its third and last time
and, on call of the yeas and nays, finally
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Barber, Butler Campbell,
Fish, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker,
Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Nc
Millen, O'Hara, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords
Sypher, Thompson, Todd, Twitchel, vii
cox-24.
Nays: Anderson, Blackmann, Bowman,
Coupland, Daigle, Futch, Pierce, Pinchbach
l-9.
On motion of Mr.. Wilcox, the title was
adopted.
Mr.. Pinchback moved to adjourn.
Adopted.
The President then announced that the
Senate stood adjourned until Tuesday, the
twenty-fourth instant, ct twelve o'clock NJ.
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