New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-18

1872 and 1873.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote, the
bill put on it's second reading, and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr.. Sypher:
Senate bill No. 800, to be entitled an act
to increase the territory and territorial Ju-
risdiction of the parish of St. Mary.
Passed its first reading.
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 OF Corporations and
Parochial Affairs.
BY Mr.. Twitchell:
Senate bill No. 367, to be entitled an act
to provide for the transfer from the parishes
of Caddo De Soto, Natchitoches, Bossier
and Bienvlle to the parish of Red River OF
certain pending suits, prosecutions, criminal
proceedings, .oppositiOns, unsettled success
sions and ex parte proceedings, and to di-
rect the clerks of the district courts of the
said parishes respectively to record the
same. and how the same shall be transmit
ted, and for other purposes.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
| pended by a four-fi affirmative vote, the
| bill put on its second reading and referred
| to the Committee on Judiciary
The following bill was introduced without
| previous notice by unanimous consent:
By Mr.. Harris:
Senate bill No. 365, to be entitled an act
| to amend and re-enact section one of an act
entitled "An act to amend an act to extend
the limits of the parish of Orleans etc.
approved March Is, 1870, and to prescribe
additional regulations for the government
of the corporation of the city of New Or
leans, approved March 10, 1871; and to
amend and re-enact section nine of an act
entitled "An act to extend the limits of the
parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, and to
provide for the government of the city OF
New Orleans and the administration of the
affairs thereof etc, approved March 10,
1870.
Passed its first reading.
The constitutional rule was then suspend
ed by a four-fifths affirmative vote, the bill
put on its second reading by the following
vote.
Yeas-Anderson, Barber. Bowman. But
Ter, COPELAND, Gallup, Harris, lunsaker'
, Ingraham jerks, Lewis. Lynch, McAllilen,
holland, O'Hara, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray,
Svpher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Twitch
ell, WilcOx-2f.
Nays-Blackman, Daigle, Smith,
The bill was ordered printed and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. Lewis moved to suspend the rules
and consider House bill No 3d. to be en-
titled an act for the reliet of Bramsteln q
Bender. which the Senate refused on q
division by vote of III yeas and nays.
Mr. Barber moved to suspend the rule:
to consider the following resolution:
Resolred. That from and after Monday
the twelfth instant, the Senate do hold
night sessions. commencing at halfpas
seven o'clock 2. NJ.
The rules were suspended to take up the
resolution on 4 division by the following
vote:
Yeas-lS. Nays.
Mr. Lynch offered the following as sub
stitute for the resolution, ana moved it;
adoption:
Resoired That from and after Monday
the nineteenth instant, the Senate shall
meet at eleven o'clock A. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Hunsaker, the sEbsti
tute was ordered to lie on the table.
lIr. Lynch offered the following as a sub
stitute for the resolution:
Res0lred, That no member of the Senate
shall speak longer than five minutes on TIT
same subject. except by the unanimous con
sent of the Senate: provided, that the Ill
PRODUCER OF any any matter, or the membe
having any subject in charge, may have tiv'
minutes additional to close the debate
The President decided the substitute on
of order, as not being upon the same sub
iect matter as the resolution.
Mr.. Lynch raised the point Of order tina
the object of each was to expedite business
hence one proper substitute for the other
The President held the point not wei
taken.
Mr.. Barber moved to amend the resolu
ton by requiring night sessions to com
mence from and after to day.
Mr.. holland moved to substitute "fron
and after Monday, the nineteenth instant.
Amendment accepted
The resolution was adopted as amended
Mir O'Hara gave notice that he would tc
morrow move to amend rule No. SO of tn
Senate.
Mr.. Blackman moved to suspend the rule
to consider the appropriation bill, bein3
Senate bill No 257, substitute for IIous
bill No. 39l.
The rules were suspended on a division
by a vote of twenty-four yeas no nays.
Senate bill No. 257, substitute for Hous
bill No. 39I, to be entitled an act to appro
pirate the sum of 5000 900 to pay the mile
age and per diem of officers, members, EN-
ployes, and contingent expenses Of tn
General Assembly of Louisiana of the ses
sion commencing January l, 1872, and til
extra session Of the Senate cOmmencin
December 6, 1871, and to repeal act No. 5
!, of 1862 returned from the House wit
amendments.
Which, on motion of Dir. Ray, the Senat
concurred in.
The House amendments to sec ton tw
were then read, as follows:
The House amendments to section on
were read as follows:
l. Relating to the parish of Vermilion
strike out 1.-TWO hundred and five miles
+ and insert 1.-TWO hundred and fifty miles"
2. Relating to the parish of Caldwell
strike out "four hundred miles" and inser
) -four hundred and fifty miles,"
| 2 RelatinU tO the narish of Ouachita