Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-05-11

persons who, prior to the year 1861, pur
. chased school lands in the parish O.
VIM.
Mr.. Pinchback raised the point of or.
der that the resolution, giving each
Senator the right to call up bill, did
not carry with it the suspension Of the
rules. when a measure was called up out
of order
The Chair interpreted the rule to
mean that the mere calling of the bill
brought the measure before the Senate
for action.
Mr.. Blackman moved to amend in SEC
ton one by inserting, after the word
sections" the words Gin tho various
townships throughout the State and to
strike out the words situated in the
parish of VIM"
Adopted.
And to strike out the preamble.
Adopted.
House bill No. % was taken up and
read for information.
MIR. Thomas moved that Senate bill
No. 100 be considered engrossed.
Adopted.
The constitutional rule was then sus
pended by a four-ffths affirmative
vote, the bill read its third and last
time. and finally adopted on o cali
OF the yeas and nays by the following
vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Blackman,
Bowman, Butler, Campbell, Daigle, Fish,
tutch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker,
Ingraham. jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch,
holland, Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan, Raw,
Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson
Twitchell, Whitney-3O.
Nays: Barber, COPELAND, O'Hara, Todd,
WilcOx-5.
The title was adopted.
The Secretary then called up the name
OF Mr.. Butler, who called up House bill
No. II, to be entitled an act to reimburse
certain taxes illegally imposed and col
lected under act No. IS. approved April
4, 1866.
Adopted on second reading.
Mr.. Butler moved a suspension of
the rules to put the bill to its third
reading, and called the previous ques-
ton.
The main question was ordered.
The constitutional rule was then sus- !
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
The Secretary called the name of Mr..
Campbell, who called up Senate bill No.
IA, to be entitled an act relative to the
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
Company, to provide for the extension of
the main line of their railroad to the lily
of New Creams, for the building of one
or more branches to the main line of said
to regulate judicial proceedings
in certain cases, and to facilitate and aid
the construction and secure the Lain
of said railroad within the State
of Louisiana.
The bill was taken up and read in part,
when, on motion of Mr.. Raglan, the read
ing was dispensed with.
MI Blackman moved to adjourn, which
the Senate refused.
The bill was amended in section four
teen, at end of line seventy-eight, BY
adding the following:
That the first mortgage bonds issued
'y said company on that part of its rail-
'oad from Lewisburg to Pearl river, q
distance Of forty-eight miles, for the sum
If 100000, or $l2,5OO per mile, executed
before Robert J. Ker, notary public, in
he city of New Orleans, on the first day
# October, 1870, are hereby recognized ]
IS portion of said first mortgage bonds
to be issued on the whole line
# the company's roads within the State
# Louisiana.
Mr.. Campbell moved to adopt the bill
IS amended.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Adopted.
The constitutional rule was further
suspended by o four-ffths affirmative
ote, the bill read its third and
ast time. and finally adopted with its
itle ,
The Secretary then called the name of
1r Coupland, who called up House bill
10. 22O, to be entitled ON act making an