New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-22


Lies over.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The motion to adopt the minority relsori
Of the Committee on Apportionment wa
then taken into consideration.
Mr.. Blackman moved to lay the minority
report on the table. which the Senate re
fused.
Mr.. Ray moved the adoption O: the sub
stitute as whole.
Mr.. BIackman moved to amend. in line
seven. after the word districts" by adding
the following words: THAT the apportion
ment be made by taking the census OF 1876
as the basis. which, on motion OF Mr.. Ray
was laid OF the table.
Mr.. Pierce moved TO amend by .ubsti
tuting for lines twenty-three. invent! foul
and twenty-five the following:
THAT the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Four.
teenth wards OF the city OF New Orleans
shall be attached to the Tenth and Eleventh
wards and form one Senatorial! District
and elect two Senators"
Mr.. Ray moved the following az :. s;ibSii
tute for Mr.. pierce's amendment:
That the Twelfth, Thirteenth and -Four
teenth wards of the city of New Orleans be
added to the Senatorial District composed
OF the parishes OF Jefferson. st. Charles and
St. John the Baptist, and that they shall
form one district and elect two Senators.
Adopted.
NJ. A,.orcop ,pox- al To s,i1- s., 1ipas
:orty-threc and torty-four the word ''Laia
yette."
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the mo, on OF :he
table.
Adopted.
Mr.. Couplanc moved to strike out the
word two in line one hundred anI ten
and insert the word ''three."
Mr.. Ray moved to lay the motion OK tine
table.
The yeas and nays bein: called Vii. tie
following result:
Yeas: Anderson. Antoine. Barber. Butler
Gallup. Harris, Hunsaker. kelso. Lewis
McMiilen. O'lIara. Raglan. Ray. Smith
Swords, Twitchell. Wilcox--E.
Nays: Blackman, Bowman. Campbell
COPELAND. Fish, Futch. Herwig, lngraham,
holland. Pierce, pinchback. Thompson.
Todd-l1.
Mr. Pierce moved to strike on: 'lie word
three" and insert the word five in line
one hundred and sixteen.
Mr. Harri. moved 20 lay the n"t;on az
the table.
Carried.
Mr.. Blackmar moved to strike out. il line
one hundred and thirty-three. 'hc word
two" and insert The word three
Mr.. Ray moved to lay :hc melton Cn :le
table.
The yeas and nays wcl. called viii. tic
following result:
Yeas: Antoine. Barber. Butler. Campbell
Harris. Hun aller. kelso. McMillen. O'Hara,
Pinchback. Raglan. Ray. Smith. Swords.
Todd, Twitchcll. Wilcox-T.
Nays Anderson. Blackman. Bowman.
Coupiaud. Fish. Futch. Gallup. Herwig.
Ingrlian,. jerks. holland. Pierce. .Aolnp
son-i".
Nr Fr:cL moved TO amend. in i.ne one
hundred an! ski, four by. striking ont the
word .'one." and inserting the word ":wo.'
Mr. Ra. moved 10 lay the motion OF Vie
table.
Adopted.
Mr. CoupianI moved to strike GU. ~
word two" il line one hundred anC forty.
eight, ana insert the word "one.'
Mr. Ray mo"ed 10 lay the motion o. lie
table.
The ysas and nays were caiieG " H. tic
following result:
Yeas: Anderson, antoine, Barrier. Butler,
Campbell. Gallup. Harris. Hunsaker. jerks.
kelso. Lynch. McMillen. holland. O'Iiara,
Pinchback, Ragan. Ray, Smith. Todd.
Twitchell. Whitney. WilcoX-G}.
Nays: Blackman. Bowman, COPELAND
Fish, Fu,ch. Hcrwig, Ingrallaln, PieIce,
Thompson.
NJ. Pinehback called for The previous
question on tie motion to adop; the min.
ogity report. as substitute for tire majority
report.
Tie main question was ordered, and OF a
call OF the yeas and nays, the substitute
was adopted by the following vote
Yeas: Antoine. Barber, Butler, Campbell.
Fish, Gallup, Harris, Herwig. Hunsaker.
jerks, KelSo. lynch. McMillen, holland,
C'Hara. Pinciback. Raglan, Ray, Swords.
Todd. Twitchcll, Whitney, Wilcox-2;.
Nays: Anderson. Blackman. Bowman.
Coupland, Futch, Jngrahaln, Pierce. Smith.
Thompson.
The President, in accordance wit! pre-
vious resolution. appointed the i"!owin .
committee to define the duties ard prescribe
The pay o. the official reporter: Lynch. AZ
derson ana Fish.
Or motion OF Mr. Blackman. i" >"nate
went into executive session.
Executive session having bac'2 ld}s"''.
Mr.. Blac]5man ,noved TO adjourn.
Adopted.
The President then announce. tE&. .ie
Senate stood ad iourued until Saturday, ne
tw ntr-iirs. instant, at twelve o'clock N.
CHARLES II. MERRITT.
Secretary Of the Senate.
Tne recent concerts at the Odd Fellows
Hall. gwen by Miss Adelaide Phillips
afforded conclusive proof of the superior
excellence OF the Chickcring square bell
treble piano, Of which A. l.. Blacklnar, No
2N1 Canal street, is the agent. There is no
better place 20 test all the qualities OF "A
first class instrument ike the Chickering
snuara than large room such as the Odd
Fellows Hall This is more particularly
true as TO the power of the instrument, 1oi
every other distinguishing qualits, tone
touch, equabiNtv Of temperament and dnra
blity Of structure, has years ago been cou-
ceded TO the Chickering. At the first con
cert of Miss Phillips, when the CHECKER
inn WIS used as q solo Instrument. the result