New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-18

a majority Of the qualified voters of that /
n,rtion of the parishes of Natchitoches and
Caddo residing within the limits specified \
in section two of this act approve tie same,
as hereinafter provided !.
Second amendment: 4
Add-.Stc. I3 Be it enacted, etc. 4
that in case the parish OF Rcd River is t
established as hereinafter provided. it shall y
INV the expense of taking the sense OF the s
nu,,ified elcc tors thereof, us provided in
section fourteen OF tins ACT: Otherwise it &
shall be paid by the parishes OF Natchi- &
tochcs and CaddO.'
Third amendment: &
SEC. II. BE it enacted. etc. That the Z
S:Inrrvisors of Election of the parishes OF &
\,trbitochcs and CaddO shall give fifteen .
DAVIS notice in the public journal i'll said 5
n.r:scs. that a vote of the quailhed cleo Il
tors residing in that portion OF the parishes
of Na+cl,itochcS and Ca'ido included within
tta limits ,uccified in section two of this {
ac1 will be taken on the first Monday in
Nav. 1871, to approve or disapprovc this.
act that the voters SHALL have written or
printed upon their tickets the words Tor
or "a gaillst' the new parish. ana the super +
yisors snail make returns Ut the votes 80
cast to the Returning Board al New Or.
leans. as provided by law for elections, and
fit shall appear to said Returning Board
that a majority of the legal votes 80 cast
a,,uyovc this act. then this act shall take
eject and be in full force.
The bill. as amended. was considered az
cnrrosscd and under a suspension OF the
constitutional rule placed upon It's third
readin. and final passage its title adopted,
and notice of concurrence ordered to De sent
to the Senate.
\ motion for IL reconsideration ot the vote
Oh he final passage OF tine bill. ana motion
~ ,av that on the table. were adopted on
motion of Mr. Devices. OF De Soto
House bill No. 81 an act to purchase five
thousand copies OF II treatise on attach
mrut.. with notes on the other conservatory
writ, under the laws OF the State OF t-ousl-
ana. Dy kinlball A. Cross. was taken up on
its third reading, finally passed. rs title
adopted. and ordered to be sent to the
senate for concurrence.
House bill No. l32. an act to provide for
the Deepening of the water on the bar ex-
i,t;ur at P.,ss-;,-rOutre, at the mouth of the
Nis,.s.;ppi river, was taken from the table |
on motion of Mr. Brown. OF Ascension
The constitutional rules making it neces
.ary t. consider the bill in committee of the
whole were suspended. .
The bill was considered cngrOssed. and. &
under a suspension of the constitutional
rule. placed upon its third reading and final 4
passage, whercon the yeas and nays were
demanded by Messrs. Barrett and Kennel
o. Orleans. with the following result;
Yeas: Abel, Adolp he, Antoine, Barrett,
Barrow, Belot. Bentley, Blunt, Bowen,
I;rou,sard Brown. Buchanan. Buckingham,
Burch. Crawford, DarinsburE: DAVIS,
Demas Devices, Faulkner, Floyd. tontelieu,
Ga,ldis. Gardner. Garstkanp, T. Harper,
W. Harper, Hampstead. Huston. Hyam,
Kparson kenner, La Salinere, Laurent, i
H. Lott. J. +. Lott, Lynch. MahOney, Marie,
McCarty. Mcfarland. Moore, Morphy, Nor b
ris Murray. Oplatek. Otto, Overton, Quinn,
Raby Riley, Ringgold Sartain, Smith. Souer, Il
Stanton. Tounoir, iureaud. Ullman. Nerret, I
Washington. OF Assumption. Washington,
ot Concortiia. Waters. Whey!and. +. VII &
liams. II. Williams. Wilson, lorks, s
Ioun.-69
Nays: Baker. Barker, Bicklam. Brewster, g
Butler, Chtchcre. Cochran. Darby, DIIriO, q
Ellis. Marvin, Matthew'S Meadows. Mon
cure. Nelson. Pond. Stevens, Tatman,
Thompson. Wands. Wocrall-2l.
lis title being adopted, it was ordered to 4
be sent TO the Senate tor concurrence.
Mr.. Waters. Of Orleans. moved recon 4
Sidcraton of the vote taken yesterday OIL q
! House bill No. 40 an act for the relief Of Il
Jacob Strauss, by which it was indefinitely 4
| postponed.
| Carried.
Mr.. Harper, of St. Charles, raised the fol-
lowing point of order: That when a cues
ton is postponed indefinitely the same can
not again be taken up during the session;
that the motion Just carried is il violation
OF the rules of the House. we having no
right to reconsider that vote
The Speaker decided the point well taken.
Senate bill No. 93. bill to be entitled an
act for the relief of James o. Nixon. late +
public printer, was taken up and referred to
the committee of the whole. on motion Of s
Mr.. Carr. of De Soto
iaOn motion of Mr.. kenner of Orleans the B
| House resolved itself into a committee Of f
the whole to consider House bill No. l3l B
! and other bills.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. Ullman, of Orleans. in the cha.r.l I
! After considering
House bill No. 1871, an act to grant the aid :
of the State to the Lafourche and Terre Z
bonnie Draining and Land Imp rovement 4
Company;
House bill NO 1863, an act for the relief Of
the heirs of J. ii. Wisncr and his deputy,H.
G. Dobson;
House bill No. no, an act for the relief Of
William Burlel:
House bill No. IA. an act for the relief Of
Mrs. Felonisc liaydcl. of the parish of JEFF
| telson:
House bill No II. an act for the relief Of
| w. Il. Lyman;
House bill No. ~ an act for the relief Of
f. North Cullom, of the parish of Avoyelles
and for other purposes;
House bill No. 10. an act for the relief of
Mrs. L. }. Normand. and TOR other pur
poses;
House bill No. l65. an act for the improve
ment OF the navigation OF Bayou Lacombe
House bill No. l6i, an act for the i'm
provcment Of the navigation Of the rivers
Tchctuncta and Bogue Fala:
Senate bill No. t. bill to be entitled an
act for the relief of Norbert +. Scopini and
Francis Lattier.and to pay the damages due
and assessed on the tenth dav of Nav. 1869,