New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-09

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Laid over.
BY Mr. Thompson:
Resolred, That the Committee on Rail
roads be requested to report back to the
Senate, on tomorrow, the act in relation
to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg railroad.
Laid over.
Mr.. Blackman called up Senate bill No
$50, appOrtionment bill, and the report OF
Judiciary Committee accompanying, pend
ing the reading of which the President
called for the order of the day.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Substitute for Senate bill No. pa, to be
entitled an act to amend and reenact sec
tons one, three, four eleven, thirteen, fit
teen, sixteen, nineteen, twenty-one, twenty
two, twenty-six, Twenty-Five, thirty-three,
thirty-four thirty-fve, thirtysix, thirty
eight and forty-two of an act entitled " An
act to provide for the revision and correction
of the list of registered voters of the State,
the appointment of the various officers nee
essafy therefor, and to prescribe the duties
powers and compensation of the same; to
prescribe certain duties for the sections of
the cemeteries of New Orleans; to prescribe
the penalties for the violation of the law !;
tain parishes .and wards" approved March
l6, 1870; and to repeal sections seventeen
and forty -one of the said above entitled act.
Mr.. McMillen, in compliance with notice
of yesterday, offered the following as sub
stitute for section five:
That the Governor, by and with the adj
vice and consent of the Senate, shall ap-
point the supervisors of registration for all
the parishes of the State and the wards of
the city of New Orleans, these appoint
ments to be made, if practicable, during the
session Of the Senate, and if not, they shall
be made at least four months before any
general election.
Mr.. Harris moved to adopt the substitute,
and called for the previous question on the
motion to adopt.
On call of the yeas and nays the SEN
ate ordered the main question by the fol-
lowing vote
Yeas-Barber Butler, Campbell, Gallup,
Harris, Hunsaker, jerks, Lynch McMillen,
holland, Raglan, Ray, Swords, fSypher,
Thomas, Todd, Twitchell-I7.
Nays-Antoine: Blackman, Bowman,
COPELAND, Daigle, Herwig, Ingraham,
O'Hara, Pinchback, Smith. Thompson-1l.
The question then recurring on the mo-
ton to adopt, on a call of the yeas and
nays, the Senate adopted the substitute for
section five by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Blackman,
Butler, Campbell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsa-
ker, jerks, Lynch, McMillen, holland,
O'Hara, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Smith,
Swords, Thomas, Todd, Twitchell-2l.
Nays-Antoine. Bowman, COPELAND,
Daigle, Herwig, Ingraham, Sypher, Thomp
sons.
Mr. Blackman moved to reconsider the
vote just taken.
Mr.. Ingraham gave. notice that he de-
sired to spread his protest to the adoption
of the section upon the minutes the
Senate.
Mr.. McMillen moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
ordered the motion to reconsider to lie on
the table by the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell. Harris, Hunsaker, Kelso, Lynch,
McMllen,. holland, Pinchback, Raglan,
Swords, Todd, Twitchell-l5.
Nays-Antoine, Blackman, COPELAND,
Daigle. Gallup. Herwig. lngraham, O'Hara,
Ray, Smith, Sypher, Yhomas, Thompson,
Wllcox-14.
Mr.. Todd moved the following amend
ments to lines five and six, in section
thirteen of the bill. Strike out the words
Jefferson" in both lines.
Adopted.
Mr.. Campbell offered the following as an
additional section:
Be it enacted. etc, That no one who is
or has been member of the present Gen
eral Assembly. nor any person who acted as
registrar at the last election shall be APP
pointed Registrar or clerk of registrar
under this act.
Mr.. Hunsaker moved to lay the add
tional section of Mr.. Campbell on the
table.
On cali of the yeas and nays the Sen
ate refused to order the section to lie on the
table by the following vote:
Yeas-Barber, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker,
jerks, Kelso, McMillen, holland, Raglan.
Swords, Todd, Twitchell-l2.
Nays-Anderson, Antoine, Blackman,
Bowman, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND,
Daigle, Herwig, lngraham, Lynch, OHara,
Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Sypher, Thomas,
Thompson, Wilcox-19.
Mr.. McMillen moved the point of order
that the bill was on third reading, and was
not susceptible of amendment.
The chair held the point not well taken,
the bill being on second reading.
Mr.. O'Hara moved to strike out the
words: Nor any person who acted as reg
istrar at the last election"
Adopted.
The question required on the motion Of
Senator Campbell to adopt the amendment
as an additional section.
On call for the yeas and nays, the Sen
ate adopted the section by the following
vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Blackman,
Bowman, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND,
Daigle, Herwig, Ingraham, Kelso, Lynch,
McMillen, O'Hara, Ray, Smith, Sypher,
Thompson, Todd, WilcOx-20.
Nays-Barber, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker,
jerks, holland, Pinchback, Raglan, Swords,
Twitchell-l0.
Mr.. Blackman offered the following as an
additional section:
Be it further enacted, etc. That in the
city of New Orleans there shall be regis
trars appointed for each ward, one from
each political party, on the recommends
ton of the Executive Central Committees
of each party.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the additional
section on the table.
On call Of the yeas and nays the Senate
ordered the section to lie On the table by the