New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

pended Dy fCuf-n1CnS anrmatlVe vote, Tile
bill put on its second reading, and ordered
printed.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. holland:
Resolred, That the Committee on Rail
roads be instructed to inquire whether the
Company intend to complete the construc
ton of their road as provided for in theil
charter-said company having stopped
operations beyond the town of Donaldson
vile. The committee to have power to
send for persons and papers, administer
oaths, etc.
Laid over.
By Mr.. Gallup:
Resolved, That no Senator shall be allowed
to speak longer than ten minutes, and only
twice on the same subject.
Laid over.
BILLS ACTED ON OUT OF THEIR REGULAR
ORDER.
Mr.. Blackman called up substitute for
Senate bills Nos. 275 and 276, to be entitled
an act providing for the election of State
Printer, and defining the duties and fixing
the compensation of the same, and provid-
ing for State, judicial, parochlal and mu-
nicipal printing, and for printing tie de-
cisions of the Supreme Court, the rules
being suspended on a division, by vote of
twenty-four yeas and four nays.
On motion of Mr.. Blackman, the bill was
fixed as the special order for Tuesday next,
Immediately after the reading Of the journal.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, and on a call
of the yeas and nays, the rules were sus-
pended to take up House bill No. 1893, to be
entitled an act to establish the Under
writer's Association of New Orleans, by the
following vote:
Yeas-Antoine, Barber, Blackman, Bow
man, COupland, Daigle, Ingraham, Lewis,
Lynch, McMillen, Pinchback, Ray, Smith,
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Twitchell, Viii
cox-lS.
Nays-Butler, Gallup, Harris. Hunsaker,
Kelso, O'Hara, Todd.
Passed its first reading.
The Senate refused to suspend the con-
stitutiOnal rule to put the bill on its second
reading, by the following vote, four-ffths of
the members present not voting in the
affirmative:
Yeas-Antoine, Barber, Blackman, Bow
man, COPELAND, Daigle, Ingraham, Lynch,
McAIillen, Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Twitchell. Wilcox-l7.
Nays-Buter, Gallup, Harris. Hunsaker,
Kelso, Lewis, holland, O'Hara, Todd-9.
Mr.. Thomas, by unanimous consent,
called up Senate bill No. 322, to be entitled
an act to amend and rec nact sections 1927 !,
1928, 1929 and 1880 of the Revised Statutes
OF Louisiana for 1870, and to divide the
State into judicial districts; to fix the terms
of holding courts in the parishes throughout
the State; to fix the salaries of district
judges, and specifying how the warrants of
said judges shall be received in payment
of taxes and licenses, and for other pur-
poses.
Mr. Thomas moved that the bill be read
section by section.
Adopted.
The first section was read.
Mr.. McMillen moved to change the order
in which the names of parishes occur IN
line fifteen, so as TO read ''Concordia. Ten
sas, Madison and Carroll"
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Todd, section one was
adopted as amended.
The order Of the day beng called was,
on motion Of Mr.. Ray, temporarily sus-
pended for the consideration of the above
bill.
Section two was read.
Mr.. Hunsaker offered as an amendment
to section two. to be added TO the end of
the section, the bill reported by the Judi
ciary Committee a. an original bill, to be
entitled an act to provide for the appoint
ment of deputy clerks for the district courts
of the parish of Orleans: to define the
qualifications and duties thereof. and fix
the compensation of the same.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, the bill and
the day for Wednesday next at two O'clock
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The amendment was ordered printed.
Mr.. McMillen moved that the rules be
suspended to take up the election bill
On call Of the yeas and nays, the rules
were suspended by the following vote;
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine. Blackman,
Butler, COPELAND Daigle, Herwig. Ingra-
ham, Lewis, Lynch, McMillen, Ray, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Wilcox-l7.
Nays-Barber, Campbell, Gallup, Harris,
Hunsaker, OHara, Twitchell-7.
The Senate then took up for considera-
ton substitute for Senate bill No. 273, to be
entitled an act to amend and re-enact sec
tons FIVE, six, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four
teen, twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty-eight,
twenty-nine, thirty-tive, thirty-six, thirty
nine, forty-one, fifty-three, ffty-nine, sixty,
sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-one, seventy
three, eighty-two and to repeal sections
twenty-three, twenty-seven, ffty-one, fifty
two, tifty-four, ffty-five and fifty-seven of
an act entitled San act TO regulate the
conduct and to maintain tie freedom and
purity Of elections; to prescribe the mode
Of making, and designate the officers who
shall make the returns thereof; to pre-
vent fraud, violence, intimidation, riot,
tumult, bribery or corruption at cleo
tons, or at any registration or revision of
to limit the powers and duties
Of the Sheritfs of the parishes Of Orleans
and Jefferson; to prescribe the powers and
duties Of the Board and officers of the
Police in reference to cleo
lions; to prescribe the mode of entering
IN the rolls of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiyes the names of members; to en-
power the Governor to preserve peace and
order; to enforce the laws and to declare
martial law during registration and cleo
ions; to limit the powers and duties of the
Mayors of the cities of New Orleans and