New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-13
Third Days Session.

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Pursuant to adjournment the Senate met
aG twelve o'clock.
Hon. a. B. Harris, Lieutenant Governor
and President, called the Senate to order
On call Of the roll there was found not q
quorum present, whereupon the President
directed the sergeant-at-arns to bring in
absent members. On the second call of the
roll there answered to their names the fol
lowing Senators:
ster, Burch, Cage, Harris, Harper, Ingra-
ham, jerks, kelso, holland, Pollard,
Stamps, Sypher, Twichell, Weber, Whar-
ton, Worrall, E. f. Herwig-20
Prayer was offered by the Rev. C. H.
Thompson.
The minutes of the two previous DAYS
sessions were read, corrected and approved
by the Senate.
RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. Ingraham introduced the following
Joint resolutions, which lie over under the
rules
Joint resolution requesting the President
and Congress Of the United States to re-
store the use and property of the Branch
Aint to the city Of New Orleans to be
used as State House and for city pur-
poses.
WHEREAS, The city of New Orleans and
the State of Louisiana are greatly impover-
ished, and for want Of suitable public buIld- |
Ings annually eXpend large sums of money |
for State House and various CITY Offices, |
which could all be accommodated in the |
United States Branch Mint in the city of |
New Orleans; and
Whereas, In donating to the United States
Che ground whereon to erect mint, the
city of New Orleans made said donation
conditional upon the use of said property
solely for a mint; therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of |
Representatives of the State of Louisiana,
in General Assembly convened, That the
Governor be and is hereby requested and
authorized to apply to the President and
Congress of the United States for the
restoration of the use and property Of said
Branch Mint to the city Of New Orleans,
that the same may be used as State House |
and Tor city purposes
j oint resolution authorizing the Governor
to contract with the city Of New Orleans.
or other authority, for the use as q State
House of the Branch Mint in the city of {
New Orleans, or part thereof 8
be 1t resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives. of the State of
Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That the Governor be and is t
hereby duUHOTlL6u ana requested to lease
from the city Of New Orleans, or other au- :
thority, the Branch Mint in the city of New !
Orleans, or SO much thereof as may be | !
necessary, for a State House. wherein shall | +
be held the sessions OF the General Assem- =
oily of the State. and wherein shall be held +
oil State offices located in the city of New =
Orleans =
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. +
Mr.. jerks asked suspension of the rules q
% introduce a bill entitled IAN act to estab- s
ish an additional district court for the par .
sh OF Orleans, and define and limit the
Jurisdiction and to determine the powers a
hereof; to provide for the transfer of GER Il
ain causes now pending before certain s
Their district courts for eaid parish TO the a.
curt hereby created: to authorize the Gov I'll
rnor to appoint judge and clerk for said p
curt, and to provide a court room for said 81
curt; to abolish the Seventh and Eighth
district Courts of the parish of Orleans to
rovide for the transfer of the records and =,
tits in said Seventh and Eighth District Nj
ourts to other courts in said parish"
On motion OF Mr.. jerks, the aforesaid G.
ltitled bill was, under the suspension Of =.
o rules, taken up and put on its first read i!
g. and was read at length by the Secre-
ry to the Senate. fl
On motion Of Mr.. jerks, the constitu- NJ,
nal rule was suspended by the requisite de
If fifths Of the members of the Senate in
Drum present, and the bill put on its sec
4 reading on the same day, and was con /.
cred engrossed; under further suspen- NV
O of the constitutional rules, duly read ~"
/ ordered to q third reading. -
he bill was finally read third time and 10
,pted, with its title to stand as stated, on ie'
Ill of the yeas and nays, by Mr.. Butler az,
the following vote: piU
Blunt, Butler, Brewster, ll0'
oh, Cage, Harris, P. +. Herwig. Z. +. Cor
wig, Harper, IDgraham, jerks, kelso, cree