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


crossed, the following bills, to-wit:
Senate bill No. 279, an act to provide for
the government of the city of Baton Rouge,
and the administration Of the affairs
thereof.
THOMAS H. holland, Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON ENRoLLxKNr,l
February 1872. )
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolment and En-
grossment, beg leave to report as duly en-
crossed, the following concurrent resolution:
Senate concurrent resolution IN accord
ance with section 1913, of the Revised Stat
uteS.
THOMAS H. holland, Chairman.
Mr. Blackman moved that the Commit
tee on Printing be instructed to report on
the printing bill tomorrow.
SO ordered.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Twitchell:
OF bill entitled an act to incorporate
horse railroad company from Grand Ecore
to NatchitOches.
By Mr.. Barber:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
an act to organize and equip uniformed
militia, approved April 3, 1870.
By Mr.. Swords:
OF bill to be entitled an act to amend
an act entitled ian act to extend the limits
of the parish of Orleans. and to change the
boundaries of the parishes of Orleans and
Jefferson, and to consolidate the cities of
New Orleans and Jefferson. and to provide
for the government Of the city of New
Orleans and the administration of the affairs
thereof" approved March l6, 1870.
BY Mr.. Ray-Of the following entitled
bills
OF an act to amend article GA of the
Code of Practice.
OF an act to amend articles 675, 679, 6S3,
FOG, 7O7, 7OS, 7l3, us, 7lS, and 4O2 of the
Code of Practice, and to repeal articles 6S4,
6S5 10 and 403 of the Code of Practice of
the State of Louisiana
OF an act to regulate certain criminal
proceedings in the district and parish
courts.
Of an act relative to the crimes of perjury
and subornation of perjury.
Of an act to create levee district to be
composed of the parishes of Richland'
Morehouse, that part of Carroll and Frank
lin west of the Bayou Macon, and of Qua
chita and Caldwell east of the Ouachita.
Of an act for the relief OF William p
Harper.
BY Mr.. Todd:
Of bill to be entitled an act to change
the name of Anna Betz.
By Mr.. Daigle:
OF bill to be entitled an act for the re-
lief of Alexander Lazano, Soloman W. An
drus, Benjamin F. White, John H. Over
ton. Joachim Joubert, Henry L. Garland,
Gabriel Lyons, Egbert o. Hays, Jacob
Lyons, Abraham Hartman, William p Har-
man, and Therence Isansonne, of St. Lam
dry parish.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced ac-
cording to previous notice:
BY Mr.. Twchell:
y Senate joint resolution No. %. to be en-
titled joint resolution addressing out of
the parish of Sabine, for reason of absence
from the said parish and failure to dis
charge the duties of his Office.
Passed its first reading.
ACTION ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEES LYING
OVER.
Mr.. Harris in the chair.
The amendments recommended by the
committee of conference and concurred in
by the House, were taken up for considera
ton.
The first amendment was read:
In section two, line seventeen, strike out
the words 1.-TWO thousand and insert
" eighteen hundred"
Mr.. Blackman moved that the amendment
be adopted.
THE President in the chair.l
Mr.. Todd moved that the Senate concur in
the first amendment.
Mr., Smith raised the point of order that
the committee of conference had no author
ity to offer amendments to the bill.
The President stated that that question
was not under consideration, as the question
now was whether the Senate should concur
in the amendments adopted by the House on
the recommendation of that committee.
On call of the yeas and nays the Senate
refused to concur in the first amendment by
the following vote:
Yeas-AndersOn, Antoine. Barber, Butler,
Gallup, Harris, Hunsaller, Kelso, McMillen,
holland, Raglan, Smith. Swords, Todd,
Twitchell-l5.
Nays-Blackman, Bowman, Coupland,
Daigle, Herwig. Ingraham, jerks, Lewis,
Lynch, OHara, Pinchback, Ray, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Wilcox-l6.
Mr.. holland moved to indefinitely post
pone the consideration of the amendments,
Senate refused by the following vote:
Yeas-Butler, Gallup, Harris, Ingraham,
holland, Pinchback, Kagan, Todd, Wilcox
Nays-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman, COPELAND, Daigle, Herwig,
Hunsaker, jerks, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch,
McMillen. O'Hara, Ray Smith, Swords,
Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Twitchell-22.
The second amendment was read.
In line thirty nine strike out the words
eighteen hundred" and insert in lieu
thereof the words sixteen hundred"
Mr.. Blackman moved that the Senate do
not concur.
Adopted.
The order of the day beng called, Mr..
Blackman moved that it be postponed I'M
til halfpast one o'clock
Adopted.
Mr.. Hunsaker offered an amendment to
House bill No. 2S5.
Mr.. O'Hara raised the point of order that
the Senate could not consider the amend
ments offered by the committee
The President held the point not we'll