New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-30

Mr.. Ray raised the point of order that the
motion of Mr.. Campbell was out of order.
The President decided the point not we'll
taken.
Mr.. Ingraham offered the following as a
substitute for Mr.. Campbelrs motion:
Resolved, That committee of three men,
bers of the Senate be appointed by the Pres
ident of the Senate for the purpose of inves-
tigating the action Of the board Of liQuida-
tors constituted under the second section of
act No. 60 Of the extra session of 1870, and
of the first section of the act amendatOry
thereto, No. As, of 1861, and particularly to
ascertain whether said board of liquldatOrs
under said acts paid any claims against the
State not authorized by said acts, Or which
had not been sanctioned by law, or the pay
ment of which were prohibited BY the con
stitution, and to ascertain to whom any such
claims have been paid, and who was the
owner OF the claim at the time of payment,
and any other information which may be
serviceable to the State; and that said COM
mittee be and are hereby authorized to send
for any and all vouchers, books, papers, or
other evidence necessary for their investiga-
ton, and for all persons and witnesses they
may deem necessary, and to report by bill
or otherwise.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to refer the subject
matter to the Committee on Judiciary,
which was adopted, on a call Of the yeas
and nays, by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris: Hunsaker. jerks,
Kelso, Lynch. McMillen, holland. O'Hara,
Raglan, Ray, Swords, Thomas, Twitchell-
Nays-Antoine, Blackman, Bowman.
COPELAND, Herwig. Ingraham, Smith, Sy-
pher, Thompson, WilcOx-lO.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. O'Iara:
OF bill to be entitled an act to enforce
article 1913 of the constitution.
BY MIR. Ray:
Of bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of the sufferers by fire of Monroe.
Also, of bill to be entitled an act to
amend the charter of the city of Monroe.
The President requested the sense of the
Senate as to whether bills should be taken
up for first reading, on previous notice, as
sent to the desk of the Secretary, or only as
called up by the Senator introducing them,
addressing the President for that purpose.
On motion of MIR. Blackman. the latter
rule was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced ac-
cording to previous notice:
BY Mr.. McMillen:
Senate bill No. 2Sl, to be entitled an act
to define and punish bribery.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by a four-tifths affirmative vote,
the bill put on its second reading, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary. on
call of the yeas and nays, by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks,
Kelso, holland. O'Hara, Raglan, Ray,
Swords, Sypher, Twitchell-l6.
Nays-Blackman, Bowman. COPELAND.
Herwig, Ingraham, Lynch, McMillen,
Pinchback, Smith, Thompson, Wilcox-1l.
BY Mr.. Raglan:
Senate bill No. 2S2, to be entitled an act
to allow the parishes of st. James and East
Baton Rouge to retire their floating in
debtedness, and to issue bonds therefor.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-tifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on its second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Ray:
Senate bill No. 2S3, to be entitled an act
provid;po for ba nrOop;1atinp apd ,painta
nance of public schools throughout the
State of Louisiana, and for the repeal of act
No. 6, approved March l6, 1870, except GER
tain sections thereof, and for the repeal of
act No. s, approved February %, 1871.
Passed its first reading.
Also, Senate bill No 2S4, to be entitled an
act to punish bribery and attempting to
bride in certain cases, and in regard to the
competency Of witnesses in certain crimi-
nal cases.
Passed its first reading.
Also, Senate bill No. 2Sj, to be entitled an
act chartering the Monroe, Bastrop and
Arkansas Railroad Company, defining the
powers and duties of said company, and
authorizing the company to issue its bonds,
and to mortgage the property Of the COM
authorizing the sale, lease or consolidation
of said railroad.
Passed its first reading.
Also, Senate bill No. 2S6, to be entitled
an act to incorporate the Monroe Bridge
Company, and to authorize the company to
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corpOrated company may do.
Passed its first reading.
Also, Senate bill No. 2S7, to be entitled
an act relative to services of subpenas, in
terrogations. motions and interlocutory or
ders, and also relative to the demand and
notice required by law in hypothecatory ac
tiOns.
Passed it's first reading.
Also, Senate bill No. 2SS, to be entitled
an act to amend and re-enact section 629
of the Revised Statutes, relative to the
community of acquests and gains.
Passed It's first reading.
AlsosSenate bill No. 2S9, to be entitled
an act to repeal an act entitled "An act to
reimburse certain taxes illegally imposed
and collected under act No. So, of 1865, be-
ing act No. SO of 1871.
Passed its first reading.
Also, Senate bill No. $50, to be entitled an
act abolishing the funds known as the Semi
nary fund, free school fund and the re-
demption of State debt fund, and transfer
ring the funds thereof to the general fund
in the State treasury, and authorizing the
sale and exchange of the bonds SO trans
ferred, payable or exchangeable in warrants