New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-25
Nays-Bowman, Daigle, Themas, Thomp-
SOM.
Mr.. Bowman moved that the Senate take
a recess until half-past seven O'Clock this
evening.
Adopted.
Evening Session.

| Evening SchSlOus
The Senate met pursuant to the order of
recess.
Presentation. P B. S. Pinchback, Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Sen
ate, and Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Bar
Der, Biackman, Bowman, Butler, Campbell,
COPELAND, Daigle, Gallup, Harris, Herwig,
Hunsaker, Ingraham, JenkS Kelso, Lewis,
| Lynch, McMillen, holland, O'Hara, Ray,
Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas Thompson,
Twitchell, WilcOx-31.
The President announced that the un-
finished business Of the days session was
the order of business, it being the amend
ment of the title to the election bill.
Mr.. McMillen offered the following, to be
the title of the election bill, which was then
adopted:
An act to be entitled an act to regulate
| the conduct and to maintain the freedom
and purity of elections to prescribe the
mode of make returns thereof; to provide
for the election of returning officers, and
defining their powers and duties; to pre-
scribe the mode of entering ON the rolls of
the Senate and House Of Representatives
the names of members, and to enforce ar
| ticle 1913 of the constitution.
Mr.. Todd moved to suspend the rules TO
take up Senate bill No. 26S, to be entitled
an act to provide for the expenses Of the
State militia.
On a call of the yeas and nays, the Sen
ate refused to suspend the rules by the fol
lowing vote:
! Yeas-Antoine, Barber, Butler, Campbell,
Coupland, Gallup, Hunsaker, Ingraham:
jerks, Kelso, holland, Smith, Swords, Todd
| ii.
Nays-Blackman, Bowman, Daigle,
Harris, Herwig. Lewis, McMillen, O'Hara,
Ray, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Wilcox
-i3.
| SPECIAL ORDERS.
| House bill No. 309, to be entitled an act
to incorporate the Comique Variete Asso-
| citation of New Orleans, was taken up in
| regular order.
| Mr.. jerks moved that the further con-
sideration of this bill be postponed until
| Tuesday next, the twenty -seventh instant,
! and be made the special order at one
! o'clock.
| On call of the yeas and nays, the Senate
refused to postpone the bill by the following
| vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Blackman, Daigle, KEEL
so. Ray, Sypher, Thomas, ThOmpson-S.
Yeas-Antoine, Barber, Butler, Campbell,
| COPELAND Harms, Herwig, Hunsaker, lngra-
ham, jerks, Lewis Lynch McMillen, No
land, O'Hara, Smith, Swords, Twitchell.
Todd, Wilcox-20.
Mr.. jerks moved that the bill be indef-
nitely postponed
! Mr.. Blackman moved to lay the bill on
the table.
On call of the yeas and nays, the bill was
| ordered to lie on the table by the following
vote:
man, Campbell, Coupland, Daigle, Herwig,
| jerks. Ke!so, Lynch, McMillen, Ray,
Swords, Thomas, Thompson, Wilcox-H.
Nays-Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, 1ngra-
ham, Lewis. holland, O'Hara, Smith. Todd,
| Twitchell--l0.
| SECOND SPECIAL ORDER.
| Substitute for Senate bills Nos. 297, 345
! and 3i6, to be entitled an act to amend
| and re-enact sections two, three, four,
six, twenty-seven, thirty -four, forty-seven,
forty-eight and forty nine of an act en-
titled IAN act to amend and re-enact AN
act to establish Metropolitan Police Dis
trct. and to provide for the government
thereof approved March 8, 1869; and to
provide for the reduction of the expense of
the Metropolitan police force" came up
| the next in order.
Mr.. Lynch moved to take up the bill sec
ton by section.
Adopted.
| The first section was then adopted.
| The second section was then read.
Mr.. Ingraham then moved to strike ont
all after the word pay" TO the end of the
| section.
Adopted.
Mr.. Swords moved to add, after the word
commissioners, in line fourteen. the follow
ing words: And the Superintendent OF the
Metropolitan Police shall be ex otficlo a
commissioner"
The motion was ordered TO lie on the
| table.
Section two was then adopted as
! amended.
Mr. lngraham offered the following az .
substitute for section three:
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
section four of an act approved March
1863. and numbered ninety-twO, be amen
! ed and re-enacted so as to read as follow
| That one commissioner OF the Metropollt
| Police shall be appointed by the Cover,
of the State OF Louisiana, with the adv
and consent of the Senate, and one G.
missioner OF police to be elected by thet
Council, and shall hold office for the tn
of two years, or until their successors e
have been duly appointed and qualifie
Mr.. Swords moved to lay the subs
en- the table. lie
On call of the yeas and nays, TIN
stitute was ordered to lie ON the t.
the following vote,
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine. Barber
man, Campbell. Daigle, Harris, House
ntd mo't TnJd 4 ~ having e
Nays-Coupland, Herwig, Heaker Br
Ingraham Lewis, Lynch, Ray, She roll "
pher. Thomas, Wilcox-ll. nbers ans
Mr. Ray moved to strike out al neaker r
word "qualitied,' in line fifteen. tome, Bak
Mr. Swords moved to lay the lot. Blunt.
the table. ,v;dsn' "a NJ
On call of the yeas and nayaulkner. For
to Law on the table was adopteamp, Willial
lowing vote: ~. Haol'
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, CIurrav Nv
ris, Hunsaker, Ingraham. Stamns Stan+
Lynch, holland, O'Hara, Pinct ION Tnnnn;r !
Todd-l4. tjon) Washine
Nays-Antoine, Blackmf n W;lI,ams
FINES Tbomnson Wilcox Quorum pre-
Mr. swords moved to ado Upon motor
of tho hill ton. Senate bill
| A,. taken up for C,