New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-26
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Nays: COPELAND, Daigle, Futch, Herwlg,

and finally adopted.
The title was amended and adopted: An
act recognizing the police juries OF this
State, prescribing the number thereof and
the mode of their election, and fixing theil
duties and compensation
The Secretary called the name OF Mr..
McMillen, who called up House bill No 27!,
| to be entitled an act to release the State
| from it's obligation to guarantee the second
mortgage bonds of the New Orleans, Mobile
and Chattanooga Railroad Company. under
| an act of the General Assembly, approved
February q, 1870, by the subscription, on
the part Of the State, to the capital stock
of said corporation, and to regulate the
conditions Of such subscription, and to
secure the construction of the road of said
corporation from Vermiionville to Shreye-
| port.
| Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then Sis
pended by the following vote, and the bill
read its second time:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Bow
man. Butler, Campbell, Daigle, Fish, Gal
lup,. Harris. Herwig, Hunsaker, 1ngraham,
jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, MeMiIlen'
Twitchell, Whitney, WilcOx-3l.
Nays: Blackman, Futch, holland, Sy-
pller-4.
MIR. Sypher moved to strike out the words
lone mill'' in the second section.
Mr.. Blackman offered the following as an
additional section:
SEC. Be it further enacted etc, That the
State shall take the same amount Of stock
in the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad
Company, and the Alexandria. Homer and
Fulton Railroad Company and all the pro-
visions OF this act in reference to the
Chattanooga and Texas Railroad Company
shall be applicable and be enforced as to
the other railroads mentioned.
Mr.. McMillen moved to lay the amend
ment on the table.
On call OF the yeas and nays the amend
ment was tabled by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Bow
man, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND, Daigle
Fish, Futch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hun
saker. Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis,
Lynch, McMllen, Pierce. Pinchback, Raglan.
Ray, Smith, Swords, Todd, Twitchell, VIII
cOx-9.
Nays: Blackman, holland, Sypher, Thomas
Thompson-5.
Mr.. Sypher raised the point of order, that
rule fifty -four was violated and that it was
the duty of the Chair to see the rule pro
perly enforced.
The Chair direrted the attention OF the
Senator to rule sixty-three, which allowed
any Senator to invite citizen to occupy a
seat on the floor.
Mr.. McMillen moved to adopt the bill on
its second reading, and called for the pre-
viOus question.
The main question was ordered by the
following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Bow
man, Butler, Campbell Dagle, Fish, Gallup.
Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker. InSraham.
jerks. kelSo, Lewis, McMillen, Raglan.
Smith, Swords, Todd, Twitchell. Whitney.
WilcoX-2i.
Nays: Blackman, COPELAND Futch.
Lynch. holland, Pierce. Sypher, Thompson.
Thomas.
On call Of tie yeas and nays The bill
was adopted on second, reading by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas: Anderson. Antoine. Barber. Bow
man. Butler. Campbell. COPELAND. Daigle,
Fish, Gallup, Harris, Herwig. Hunsaker,
1ngraham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis. McMillen.
Pinchback. Raglan; Ray, Smith, Swords,
Nays: Blackman. Futch, Lynch, holland,
Pierce, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson-S.
On a call OF the yeas and nays the Senate
refused 10 suspend the constitutional rule
to put the bill on its third reading by lie
following vote:
Yeas: Barber. Bowman. Butler Campbell.
Daiglc. Fish, Gallup. Harris, Herwig, Hun
saker, lngraham. jerks. Lewis, McMillen.
Raglan. Ray. Smith, Swords, Todd, Twitcheli.
Whitney, Wilcox-22
Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Blackman.
Coupland, Futch, KelsO, Lynch, holland.
Pierce, Pinchback, Sypher, Thomas. Thomp-
sOn-l3.
MIR. McMiilen moved the bill be made the
special order of the day for tomorrow at
one o'clock.
MIR. Ingraham raised tie point of order
that Mr.. McNlillen having under the rule of !
calling up bills, called a bill. and that bill |
having been disposed of by the Senate, the
motion was out Of order.
Point of order was sustained
Mr.. Raglan then moved to suspend the |
rules Of the Senate to take up Senate bill |
No. 272.
On call of the yeas and nays, the rules |
were suspended by the following vote:
Yeas: Barber, Bowman, Butler, Camp
bell, Daigle. Fish, Gallup, Harris, Herwig,
Hunsaker, Ingraham jerks, Lewis, Lynch, |
holland, Pierce, Raglan, Ray, |
Smith, Swords, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney,
Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Blackman.
COPELAND, Futch, Kelso, Pinchback, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson-lO.
On call of the yeas and nays the bill
was made the special order for tomorrow
at one O'clock by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber Black
man, Bowman, Butler. Campbell, Daigle,
Fish, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker,
Millen, Noland Pierce, Pinchhack. Raglan,
Ray Smith, Swords, Todd, Twitchell, Whit
ney, WilcoX-30.
Nays: Futch, Sypher, Thomas. Thomp-
sOn-4.
On motion to adjourn the Senate refused.
IN call of the yeas and nays, by the
vote:
Yeas: Blackman, Bowman. Fish. Futcb.
Lynch, Thomas, ThOmpson-7.
Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Butler. Comn-
'ell. Daisle, Gallup, Harris, Herwig. Hunsa-
ler, lngraham, jerks, kelso, Lewis, McMil-
en-, holland, Pierce, Pinchback. Raglan. Raw.
smith, Swords, Sypher, Todd. Twitcbeil'
Whitney, Wilcox-26.
The Secretary called the name of Mr..
NOlanu, who called nm Hnuso b;ll ", on