New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-08

four. six. twenty seven, thirty four forty
seven, forty eight and forty -nine Of an ac
to amend and 1e-enact an act to establish {
Metropolitan Police District, etc.
Senate bill No. 33l, to amend articl,
644 Code of Practice.
Senate bill No. 1872, to authorize the Nortl
Louisiana and Texas Railroad Company t.
substitute stock of said company instead O
second mortgages in favor Of the State
| etc.
| And requested the signature of til.
Speaker to enrolled bill "to authorize tn,
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburs
Railroad Company to select their point o
commencement" etc.
| Mr.. jerks moved to suspend the rules tt
take up Senate bill No. 392, relative to the
North Louisiana and Texas railroad, etc.
| On call of the yeas and nays the motor
to suspend the rules was adopted by the fol
lowing vote:
| Yeas-Antoine, Barber, Bowman, Bat
Ter, Daigle, Futch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig
Hunsaker, Ingraham, jerks, Kelso, Lewis
holland, Pinchback, Kay, Smith, Swords
Sypher. Thompson, Todd, Whitney, vii
| cOx-24.
Nays-Blackman Coupland, Lynch, Nc
Millen, Thomas. Twitchell-6.
The bill was taken up.
Mr. McMillen moved the further consid
Grafton of the bill be postponed indet
nitely.
The Senate refused by the following vote
toadopt the motion:
Yeas-Hunsaker, McMillen, Thomas-3.
| Nays-AnGerson, Antoine, Barber. Bow
man. Butler, Campbell. COPELAND, Daigle
Futch Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Ineraham
jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, holland
| O'Hara, Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Swords
| Sypher. Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Whit
| ney, Wilcox-29.
Mr.. McMillen then moved that the bill be
ordered printed and fixed for the special or.
der Of the day for tomorrow Thursday at
| one o'clock.
Mr.. jerks moved to lay the motion on the
table.
On call Of the yeas and nays, the motion
to table was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND,
Daigle, Futch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, In
graham, jerks, kelso, Lewis, holland,
| O'Hara, Pinchback. Ray, Smith, Swords.
| Sypher. Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Twirch-
ell, Whitney. Wilcox-30.
Nays-Hunsaker, Lynch, McMillen-3.
Mr.. jerks moved that the bill be consid-
cred engrosseG.
On call of the yeas and nays the motion
was adopted by the following vote:
ID
man. Butler. COupland. Daigle, Futch. Gal
holland, O'Hara. Pinchback. Ray, Smith,
Swords. Sypher, Thompson. Todd, Twitchell,
Whitney, Wilcox-26.
Nays-Rlackman, Hunsaker, Lynch, Nc
Millen, Thomas-5.
Mr.. jerks moved to suspend the constitu-
tional rule to allow the bill to go to its third
reading
On call Of the yeas and nays the motion
to suspend the rule was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Antoine. Barber. Bow
man, Butler. Campbell. COPELAND, Daigle,
Futch. Gallup, Harris. Herwig, Ingraham,
jerks. helso, Noland O'Hara. Ray. Smith,
Swords Sypher, Thompson, Todd, Twitchell,
Whitney. Wilcox-26.
Millen. Pinchback, Thomas-6.
The bill was read its third and last time,
and finally adopted with its title.
Mr.. Campbell moved to suspend the rules
to take up report Of the Committee on
Elections relative to the contest between
w. l.. McMillen and Curtis Pollard.
The motion TO suspend the rules was
adopted by the following vote
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Barber Black
man. Bowman, Butler, Campbell, Daigle,
Futch, Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker,
jerks, kelso, Lynch, holland, Pinchback,
Ray. Smith. Swords, Sypher, Thomas,
q.
Nays-Lewis. O'Hara, TOdd-3.
The following report was then taken up
COMMITTEE on ELECTIONS,
February 20, 1872.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Elections, to whom
was referred the papers il the case of Pol
lard VS.. McMiilen. January 9. 1871. beg
leave to report that we find no grounds
for contest. The committee. therefore,
respectfully recommend that Senator w.
L. McMillen be confirmed in his seat.
N. H. TWITCHELL, Chairman.
Mr.. Campbell moved to adopt the report
of the committee, and that Mr.. McMillen
be confirmed in bis seat.
Mr.. Lynch moved the previous question
on the motion.
The main question was ordered, and the
report was adopted confirming Mr.. MclIil-
len in his seat.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The President then announced that the
time tor the consideration of the order of
the day had arrived, it being the general
bill, the unfinished business
of last evening.
The question pending was on the item Civ
ing John II. New ten thousand dollars.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out "ten thou
sand" and insert twenty-five hundred
Mr.. Campbell moved to strike out ten
and insert five thousand
On call of the yeas and nays, the mo
ton of Mr. Ray was adopted by the follow
ing vote;
Yeas Blackman, COPELAND, Daigle,
Futch, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker, Ingra-
ham, Kelse, Lewis, OHara, Ray, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Twitchell, Whitney
IL.
Nays-Barber, Butler, Campbell, jerks,
Lynch, McMillen, holland, Pinchback,
Smith, Swords, Todd, Wilcox-l2.
Mr.. McMillen moved to add to line 326
the following:
For the maintenance and tuition of one
hundred and thirty-two beneficiary cadets
in the Louisiana State University. three
hundred and fifty dollars each per annum,
forty six thousand two hundred dollars.
Adopted.
Mr. UnnaaIrer ntfarod tho Co