The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-04-23
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
OF TIE
PROCEEDINGS o. THE SENATE
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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The Chair stated that two-thirds OF
the members present could suspend the
rules; that the Chair called for objections
and only one member made objection:
he therefore declared the rules sus- I
pended.
MIR. Hunsaker moved to make the bill
the special order for Monday next r..
Mr.. Lynch moved to lay the motion
on the table. a
The yeas and nays were called, and the
m otion adopted by the following vote:
Yeas Antciaa, Barber, Blackman, Bowman.
Butler, Campbell Daigle, Fish, Futch, Gallup,
Herwig, Ingraham, Lewis, Lynch, McsIillen.
holland, O'Hara, Pierce. Pinchback, Ray.
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Whitney
Nays: Harris, Hunsaker. Raglan. Smith.
Twitchell-5. ..tct
The bill was fixed for two o'clock this
evening.
Senate bill No. 70. was taken up from
third reading file, to be entitled an act to
fix the salary Of the Chief Justice and As
sociate Justices OF the Supreme Court.
On call of the yeas and nays the bill
was adopted on its third and last reading
by the following vote:
Yeas: Antoine, Barber, Bowman, Butler.
Campbell, Dairle, Fish, Futch, Gallup, Har-
ris, Herwig, II lnsaler, Ingraham, Kelso,
Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, holland, O'Hara,
Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Sypher,
Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-27.
Nays: Blackman, Smith, Thomas, Thomp-
son, Todd-5.
The title was adopted.
Senate bill No. 1913, to be entitled an
act to amend and re-enact section eleven
of an act entitled ''an act to incorporate
the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad
Company" approved September 26, 1868.
Mr. Ray called up the amendment to
strike out the word twenty" in line fifty
nine, and insert the word twenty-five
Mr.. Ray moved to adopt the amend
ment of the committee.
Adopted.
The bill was considered engrossed for
a third reading.
The constitutional rule was further sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote,
the bill read its third and last time, and
finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. O'Hara moved that the order OF
the day be postponed till two o'clock.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to suspend the rules by the re-
quisite two-thirds vote.
Yeas: Barber, Campbell, Fish, Gallup,
Harris, Herwig, Ingraham, Lewis, Noland'
OH IRA, Pierce, Raglan, Ray, Smith, Swords,
Sypher, Todd, Twitchell-18.
Nays: Antoine, Blackman, Bowman, But
Ter, Daigle, Kelso, Lynch, Pinchback, Thorn
as, Thompson-1O.
The Chair announced the order of tho
day.
Senate bill No. "a was taken up
Mr.. Bla,.kman moved to take up tho
bill section by section.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to postpone the
consideration of this bill until Monday
next, at 2 p. m.
Mr.. O'Hara called for an executive ses-
sion. On being duly seconded, the Chair
ordered the Senate Chamber to be cleared
of all except Senator's
Executive session having been raised,
sIr. Swords moved to take recess until
seven o'clock.
On call of the yeas and nays, the mo-
ton was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Fish, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsak-
er, Ingraham, jerks, Kelso Lewis, Lynch,
Pierce, Pinchback Smith, Swords, Sypher,
Twitchell, Whitney-21.. 50
Nays: Antoine, Blackman, Bowman, Dali
gle, holland, O'Hara, Raglan, Ray, Thomas
Thompson, Todd, Wilcox-12.
The Chair announced that the commi.
tee of the city delegation would meet tc
morrow at their rooms, at ten o'clock.
The Chair announced that the Senat
had decided to take recess until seven
O'Clock.