New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-20

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 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 call
of the yeas and nays, the rules were sus-
pended to take up House bill No. 1898, 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, COPELAND, Daigle, Ingraham, Lewis,
Lynch. McMillen, Pinchback, Ray, Smith,
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, TWltcLell, Will
cOx-lS.
Nays-Butler, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker,
Kelso, O'Hara, Todd.
1 dSStu us uIst
The Senate refused to suspend the con-
stitutional rule to put the bill on its second
reading, by the following vote, four-titths OF
the members present not voting in the
affirmative:
Yeas-Antone, Barber, Blackman, Bow
man. COPELAND, Daigle, Ingraham, Lynch,
McMillen, Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson Twitchell, Wicox-H.
Nays-Butler. Gallup, Harris. Hunsaker,
Kelso, Lewis, holland, O'Hara, Todd-s.
Mr.. Thomas, by unanimous consent,
called up Senate bill No 322, to be entitled
an act to amend and rec nact sections 1927,
1928, 1899 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. McMilen 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 as 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
amendment were made the special order of
the day for Wednesday next at two o'clock
P. NJ.
The amendment was ordered printed.
| MT. McMllltn moved lllat TIC GtiicS NC
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, lngra-
| ham, Lewis. Lynch, McMillen. Ray. Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Todd Nllcox-H
Nays-Barber. Campbell. Gallup, Harris,
| Hunsaker, O'Hara, Twitchell-1.
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 mine, thrty-tive, thirty-six, thirty
nine. forty-one, fity-thrce. tifty-nine, sixty,
| sixty-nine, seventy, seyenty-one, seventy
three, eighty-two; and TO repeal sections
twenty three, twenty-seven, fltty-one, fifty
two, fifty four, fftyiv and fifty seven Of
an act entitled AN act to regulate the
conduct and to maintain the 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
registration; to limit the powers and duties
of the Sherifts of the parishes of Orleans
and jefferson; to prescribe the powers and
duties of the Board and officers of the
Metropolitan Police in reference TO cleo
tions; to prescribe the mode of entering
on the rolls of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives 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
tions; to limit the powers and duties of the
Mayors of the cities of New Orleans and
Jefferson with regard to elections; to pro
hibit district and parish judges from issuing
certain writs to commissioners OF election;
to make an appropriation for the expenses
of the next revision of the registration and
of the next election, and to enforce article
I03 of the constitution" approved March l6
1870.
Section eleven was then read, to be
adopted as section thirteen.
Mr.. Ray moved to add at the end Of line
thirteen the following words: "betore
opening the box
Mr.. McMilIen moved to lay the amend
ment on the table.
Refused.
Mr.. Ray moved to adopt the amendment
Adopted.
Mr.. Blackman offered the following
amendment, to be added after the word
present" in line twenty, section eleven