New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-28

tances from the dOmicile of members Of
the General Assembly to the State House,
fixing the mode Of ascertaining the per
diem of members Of the General Assem- bly,
for the time engaged in going to and re-
turning from the State House, and the
mileage to be paid, and the number OF en-
plOyes of the General Assembly, and their
compensation, and defining their duties,
and making an appropriation to defray the
expenses of the General Assembly.
Also informed the House that the Senate
had indefinitely postponed the following
House bills Of the session of 1871:
House bill No. 239, to be entitled an act
to authorize the police jury Of the parish
of Morehouse to issue the bonds OF the
parish to the amount not exceeding
$4,000.
House bill No. %, to be entitled an act
for the relief of Clark H. Remick, tax col
lector in and for the parish of Vermilion.
House bill No. 1873, to be entitled an act
to repeal an act entitled AN act to estab
lish Board of Public Works for the State
of Louisiana, and to define the duties of the
same,' approved September 8, 1868.
Mr.. Anderson rose to question OF privi-
lege, relative to an article appearing in this
mornings edition OF the National Repub-
Hcan, and requested that the Committee on
Finance be instructed to make thorough
investigation into the legality Of the certiti-
Gates of Indebtedness therein referred to-
Mr.. Campbell moved that the Finance
Colnmitte be so instructed
Mr.. Ray raised the point Of order that the
motion of Dir. Campbell was out OF order
The President decided the point not well
taken.
Mr.. Ingraham offered the following as a
substitute for Mr.. Campbelrs motion:
Resolred. That committee of three mem
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. 50 Of the extra session of 1870, and
of the first section of the act amendatOry
thereto, No. 43, of 1861, and particularly to
ascertain whether said board Of hquldatOrs
| under said acts paid any claims against the
State not authorized by said acts, or which
had not been sanctioned by law, OF 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 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-
Is.
Nays-Antoine, Blackman, Bowman,
COPELAND, Herwig, Ingraham, Smith, Sy
pher, Thompson, Wilcox-lO.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. O'Hara:
OF bill to be entitled an act to enforce
article 1913 of the constitution.
By Mr. Ray:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of the sufferers by fire of Monroe.
Also, of a 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 Mr.. Blackman, the latter
rule was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced ac-
cording to previous notice:
By Mr.. McMllen:
Senate bill No. 2SI, to be entitled an act
to define and punish bribery.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
| pended by four-fifths 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:
Ycas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Camp
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks,
Kelso, holland. OHara, Raglan, Ray,
Swords, Sypher, Twitchell-l6
Nays-Blackman, Bowman, COPELAND,
Herw;g, Ingraham, Lynch, McMillen,
Pinchback, Smith, Thompson, Wilcox-1l.
By Mr.. Raglan:
Senate bill No. 2s2, to be entitled an act
to GLOW the parishes of St. James and East
Baton Rouge to retire their floating in
| debtedness, and to issue bonds therefor.
p.ssad its first readinp
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-ffths affirmative vote, the
bill put on it's second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Ray:
Senate bill No. 2S3, to be entitled an act
providing for the organization and maiute
nance of public schools throughout the
State of Louisiana, and for the repeal OF &C,
No. 6, approved March l6, 1870, except Ger
tain sections thereof, and for the repeal Of
act No. 8, approved February 25, 1871.
Passed its first reading.
Also, Senate bill No. 2Sl, to be entitled ar
act to punish bribery and attempting tt
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 al
act chartering the Monroe, Bastrop ant
Arkansas Railroad Company, defining tn
powers and duties of said company, ant
authorizing the company to issue its bonds
and to mortgage the property Of the com